Green Options » democratic national convention http://greenoptions.com/tag/democratic-national-convention Posts tagged 'democratic national convention' Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:22:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Speaks on Energy, the Environment, and Obama at DNC Sunfest [w/video] http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/30/robert-f-kennedy-jr-speaks-on-energy-the-environment-and-obama-at-dnc-sunfest-wvideo/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/30/robert-f-kennedy-jr-speaks-on-energy-the-environment-and-obama-at-dnc-sunfest-wvideo/#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:22:52 +0000 Timothy B. Hurst http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/30/robert-f-kennedy-jr-speaks-on-energy-the-environment-and-obama-at-dnc-sunfest-wvideo/ Clear skies and Colorado’s strong, high-altitude sun provided an appropriate setting for a solar energy event at this week’s Democratic National Convention. Held in and around Coors Field in Denver, the event mixed two of my favorite things–renewable energy and politics–at one of my favorite places to be–a baseball park. Unfortunately, there was no baseball.

Outside the stadium was the normal smattering of solar demonstrations, booths, and vendors, Inside the stadium was a political rally of sorts; mixing music with speakers, including an impassioned talk given by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/30/robert-f-kennedy-jr-speaks-on-energy-the-environment-and-obama-at-dnc-sunfest-wvideo/feed/ Oil and Natural Gas Industry Playing McSame Dirty Games, Scaring Many to Ballyhoo Few http://sustainablog.org/2008/08/28/oil-and-natural-gas-industry-playing-mcsame-dirty-games-scaring-many-to-ballyhoo-few/ http://sustainablog.org/2008/08/28/oil-and-natural-gas-industry-playing-mcsame-dirty-games-scaring-many-to-ballyhoo-few/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:35:39 +0000 Adam Williams http://sustainablog.org/2008/08/28/oil-and-natural-gas-industry-playing-mcsame-dirty-games-scaring-many-to-ballyhoo-few/ Big Oil, Big Money, Big Slap in the Face.

Unfortunately, I fear that slap won’t register properly with enough people in the status quo, those who cling to oil and more oil as if it’s the only way forward.

During a commercial break from MSNBC’s coverage of the final night of the Democratic National Convention held in Denver, the American Petroleum Institute, the trade organization for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry, ran a spot touting domestic oil and gas reserves that Democrats are keeping us Americans from reaching.

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]]> http://sustainablog.org/2008/08/28/oil-and-natural-gas-industry-playing-mcsame-dirty-games-scaring-many-to-ballyhoo-few/feed/ Convention Conversation: Is Obama “Presidential” Enough? http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/28/convention-conservation-is-obama-presidential-enough/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/28/convention-conservation-is-obama-presidential-enough/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:02:04 +0000 Timothy B. Hurst http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/28/convention-conservation-is-obama-presidential-enough/

Wednesday morning I attended a rooftop “Convention Conversation” at the Denver Athletic Club sponsored by The Denver Post, Politico, and Yahoo!  The event featured former Senator Tom Daschle, presidential historian Michael Beschloss, and Representative Rahm Emmanuel. And though I thought I was late when I rolled in at 8:26, the busy Rahm Emmanual arrived fashionably late at just around 9 for the 8 AM event. Fortunately, the breakfast-time meeting didn’t kick off until about 8:45, after this under-rested, hungry blogger was able to capitalize on some free coffee, fruit and bagels.

The topic on the docket was whether or not Barack Obama had “the right stuff” to be the President of the United States. Panelists discussed the personal qualities that have distinguished the nation’s greatest presidents and whether or not Obama possesses them.

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/28/convention-conservation-is-obama-presidential-enough/feed/ DIY at the DNC http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/08/28/diy-at-the-dnc/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/08/28/diy-at-the-dnc/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:05:38 +0000 Autumn Wiggins http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/08/28/diy-at-the-dnc/ Are you admiring the crafty hats donned by democratic delegates at this week’s convention? They get patriot points for glitter, but MSNBC’s Chris Mathews took the cake with his kinetic hair sculpture. It reminds us all of the important part wind power can play in our renewable energy needs.

That’s not exactly what I had in mind for the focus of this post though. Protests are a great example of craftivism that easily tips the scale to activism. After all, you can’t buy “Fuck the War” signs at Wal-Mart.

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]]> http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/08/28/diy-at-the-dnc/feed/ Democratic Convention Organizers See Green http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/27/democratic-convention-organizers-see-green/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/27/democratic-convention-organizers-see-green/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:13:52 +0000 Shirley Siluk Gregory http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/27/democratic-convention-organizers-see-green/ Sascha Brück at Wikimedia Commons under a GNU Free Documentation license to publish.)Organizers of the Democratic National Convention now in full swing in Denver have taken a lot of steps to reduce both the event’s carbon footprint and its overall impact on the environment. In fact, they say their mission is to produce "the most environmentally sustainable political convention in modern American history."

Among the green innovations presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama, Democratic leaders and and delegates are encountering:

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]]> http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/27/democratic-convention-organizers-see-green/feed/ The Democrats Promise "The Greenest Convention Ever" http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/25/the-democrats-promise-the-greenest-convention-ever/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/25/the-democrats-promise-the-greenest-convention-ever/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:44:06 +0000 Tom Schueneman http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/25/the-democrats-promise-the-greenest-convention-ever/ This is a guest post by freelance environmental writer Tom Schueneman, publisher of GlobalWarmingisReal.com

The Democratic Convention will make the Pepsi Center in Denver the center of blue and green.

Monday marks the beginning of the Democratic National Convention in Denver and what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promises will be

“…the greenest, most sustainable, most successful political convention in history.”

Plans began a year ago for a green convention and will address all aspects of the event, from construction, travel, energy, waste recycling, sustainable materials, carbon footprint, and “decommissioning”; right down to the biodegradable balloons and a fleet of experimental cars powered with clean fuel made from Coors beer - and it’s all I can do to resist the obvious joke on that one - the DNCC is pulling out all the stops.

The Democratic Green Team

Andrea Robinson is the first-ever “Director of Greening” for the DNC. Ms. Robinson created the sustainability plan for the event is charged with overseeing what is hoped will be a “long-term legacy” of sustainability in Denver.

Jaime Nack, an environmental consultant and marketing strategist, joined the team last March and is charged with managing the day-to-day greening plan for the convention.

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/25/the-democrats-promise-the-greenest-convention-ever/feed/ Dems Red-Faced over Green-Menu Minutiae http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/07/14/dems-red-faced-over-green-menu-minutuae/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/07/14/dems-red-faced-over-green-menu-minutuae/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:56:43 +0000 Timothy B. Hurst http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/07/14/dems-red-faced-over-green-menu-minutuae/ The Denver host committee for the Democratic National Convention has softened requirements in a document that called for caterers to be “lean and green.” Amid criticisms that the requirements were too stringent and downright peculiar, officials are now calling the 12 stipulations laid out in a May Request for Proposal to caterers only “guidelines.”

The May request asked caterers to make “every effort” to accomplish healthy goals and called for:

  • Three-colored meals selected from the following palette: red, green, yellow, purple and white.
  • No fried foods.Half of the plate should belong to fruits and vegetables.
  • The use of 70 percent organic or Colorado-grown ingredients.

Now, the Host Committee has issued a clarification called “Friction Fuels Frivolous Food Fight” to allay criticism and stop the spread of “misinformation.”

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/07/14/dems-red-faced-over-green-menu-minutuae/feed/ Dems Aim to Leave Green Legacy in Denver http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/05/20/dems-take-steps-to-leave-green-legacy-in-denver/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/05/20/dems-take-steps-to-leave-green-legacy-in-denver/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 20:30:10 +0000 Timothy B. Hurst http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/05/20/dems-take-steps-to-leave-green-legacy-in-denver/ greening the democratic national convention, environmental legacy in Denver My colleague Jennifer Lance recently wrote that both of the major parties would be trying to “out-green” each other for this summer’s national conventions. Republicans and Democrats alike have made efforts to green (or appear to green) what is, for all intents and purposes, a very non-green affair. But Democrats want this August’s convention in Denver to serve as a blueprint for not only how to make a convention greener, but how to make the host city greener long after the convention has ended.

“We are hoping that everything we are doing for greening (the convention) has some legacy value,” said Parry Burnap, “greening” director for the host committee. The committee has launched plans for local river clean-ups, tree-planting and tree care events, and is sourcing its food from local and organic sources. Other programs aimed at leaving a legacy include (after the jump)…

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