Go-Green Goes Live On Earth Day!

CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tomorrow, on Earthday, a new environmental web site will be born: WWW.GO-GREEN.COM. The site offers a wealth of information on all things green for both home and business. Everything from how to select a solar energy system for your home, to information about conservation, recycling, green construction, buying and traveling green and much more. You can even learn what those numbers on the bottom of plastic bottles mean. There is a carbon footprint analyzer that lets you know how you’re doing and suggests ways for you to do even better. The results can be saved so you can benchmark! There is no fee to use the site.

Business managers can learn how to operate a green business, conserve energy, green up their power, and build green. Home and business users can search for service providers and products by type, zip code or other parameters. Providers of environmentally-friendly products and services are urged to register and post their wares. Registering on the site is required to post.

The latest environmental news is displayed on the home page. Full and archived stories are easily accessible. Another unique feature of the site allows a user to find out what eco-events are occurring in their area, allowing the site to be a hub for local environmental activism. Environmental organizations can post their events, such as a beach or river clean up, fairs, rallies, etc. Go-Green users can choose to participate or even create their own event. Environmental organizations are urged to visit and post their events. There is no fee to post an event, product or service.

The Global Challenges section presents information on the main environmental issues affecting our future in a clear and understandable manner. Global warming, sustainable development, energy, pollution, transportation, and water and land use are discussed with the most current information. As voter decisions affecting stewardship of the planet will increase over the coming years, the site will be a critical point of reference on the issues confronting our world.

Go-Green sold 100% renewable power in California from 1997-2000 and was the second largest renewable power supplier in the state.

Contacts

Go-Green.com
Rick Kohl, 408-370-2525 ext. 47
info@go-green.com
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Green Apple Festival Joined By More Artists, Join Us.

(New York, NY – April 9, 2008) — Earth Day Network & Green Apple Festival have announced another round of diverse artists joining the eight free simultaneous Earth Day celebrations in landmark parks across the country on Sunday, April 20th. Event cities include Washington DC, New York City, Miami, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

In Washington DC on the National Mall, 19 Recordings/Jive Recording artist Jordin Sparks will perform the National Anthem. An acoustic set by members of rock band O.A.R. will kick off the festivities at noon and the Roots will headline with multi-platinum three-time Grammy award winning artist will.i.am, Ne-Yo, Doug E. Fresh, Talib Kweli and Chrisette Michele. In New York City’s Central Park, The Bacon Brothers have joined the bill. In San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart will be joined by Jon Fishman (Phish) and a troupe of leading African, Cuban and Brazilian drummers. In Los Angeles on the Santa Monica Pier, Escalera (featuring pro-skateboard legends Danny Way and Bob Burnquist) has been added.

"America's Largest Earth Day Celebration" will be presented by Chase in parks across the country - New York City (Central Park), Chicago IL (Lincoln Park Zoo), Miami FL (Bicentennial Park), Denver CO (City Park), Dallas TX (Fair Park), San Francisco CA (Golden Gate Park), Los Angeles CA (Santa Monica Pier) and Washington DC on the National Mall.

Events will combine environmental addresses by prominent speakers, the presence of a wide variety of environmental organizations and educational displays on the theme of environmental awareness. The line-up ranges from blues legends to Latin powerhouse pop stars, reggae greats, jam band favorites, conscientious hip-hop artists, R&B icons, rock bands and singer/songwriters.__WASHINGTON DC “Earth Day on the National Mall”_The Roots & Friends (Will.i.am, Ne-Yo, Doug E. Fresh, Talib Kweli, Chrisette Michele)_Gov’t Mule_Toots and the Maytals _Thievery Corp - DJ set _Warren Haynes – solo acoustic set _Umphrey’s McGee _DC Boys Choir_City Dance___*The National Anthem with Jordin Sparks_*Acoustic performance with O.A.R.
NEW YORK (Central Park)_Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder_Big Head Todd and the Monsters _The Bacon Brothers _Vusi Mahlasela_Vienna Teng
SAN FRANCISCO (Golden Gate Park)_Mickey Hart’s Mass Drums (with Jon Fishman of Phish and Tommy Lee of Motley Crue)_Yonder Mountain String Band _Brett Dennen

MIAMI (Bicentennial Park)_Menudo _Arrested Development _Baby Loves Salsa _Caravan of Thieves

CHICAGO (Lincoln Park Zoo)_Derek Trucks Band_Dirty Dozen Brass Band _Meshell Ndegeocello _Bassnectar_Chicago Afrobeat Project_Miss Lori Holton Nash _The Gwalla Gwallas _Event MC- Kyle Orton - Chicago Bears____DALLAS (Fair Park)_Los Lonely Boys_Martin Sexton _Junior Brown _Cas Haley _The Steps_George Stanford__LOS ANGELES (Santa Monica Pier)_Taj Mahal _Ziggy Marley solo acoustic _Escalera (with pro-skaters Danny Way and Bob Burnquist)_Juliette and the Licks _School of Rock Hollywood Allstars___The Frequency _Coby Brown___DENVER (City Park) _The Neville Brothers _The Benevento/Russo Duo _Rose Hill Drive

With a "small footprint, large impact" ethos for 4/20, Earth Day Network & Green Apple Festival:

* Chose parks with eco-considerations like the cities' public transportation infrastructures, pedestrian and bicycle accessibility, presence of an organic atmosphere - i.e. parks rather than concrete stadiums.
* Over 125 venues to become "Green Apple Venues" over Earth Day Weekend (4/18 - 4/20), as Festival organizers introduce eco-friendly practices/products as a new way of doing business.
* With Native Energy, a leader in the space of offsets, the entire undertaking will be made carbon neutral.
* Carry out school greening projects in 3 markets, in low-income neighborhoods


About Earth Day Network:

Earth Day Network seeks to grow and diversify the environmental movement worldwide, and to mobilize it as the most effective vehicle for promoting a healthy, sustainable planet. It pursues these goals through education, politics, and consumer activism. With year-round programs in environmental education, campus activism, global warming and international issues, Earth Day Network combines the forces of its 500,000 activists and members to mobilize action on the most pressing environmental issues. Earth Day Network has a global reach with a network of more than 17,000 partners and organizations in 174 countries. More than 1 billion people participate in Earth Day activities, making it the largest secular civic event in the world.


About Green Apple Festival:

Now entering its third year, The Green Apple Festival was founded by producer Peter Shapiro and Zenbu Media, a music media company that publishes Relix Magazine, Global Rhythm, Metal Edge and Metal Maniacs and co-produces the Jammy Awards.


Since 2006, when The Green Apple Festival began in New York City, the event has galvanized music fans, environmentalists, progressive consumers and families in a growing number of cities on Earth Day by providing "something for everyone" events with music performances, family entertainment and interactive exhibits at public locations. In 2007, capacity crowds attended Green Apple events in New York, Chicago and San Francisco, setting a one-day attendance record at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, IL, for example, with over 40,000 people present. Lending weight to the Festival's endeavors is their partnership with Earth Day Network - the non-profit organization founded by the creators of the first Earth Day in 1970.

The 39th Earth Day will be celebrated on April 22, 2008.

For additional information regarding Earth Day 2008 and the Green Apple Festival visit:_www.earthday.net_www.greenapplefestival.com


Media contacts:_Lisa Swann/Raquel Garcia _Earth Day Network _202 518-0044_swann@earthday.netThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it / garcia@earthday.netThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Earth Day And Beyond According To Google, Earth Day '08

Although Google is known for it's capabilities of search and other internet related services like Gmail, Google Docs, AdSense, YouTube and others, they have been pretty active in the environmental face too. There are quite a few projects that Google is involved in helping our earth to face the global warming problem. The Solar Power project, going carbon neutral, and Progressive Automotive X PRIZE 100MPGe car, some of the big projects that Google involved in and excel in. But there a bunch more and as the Earth Day Nears, Google is working even harder to do more. The following information is from Official Google Blog.
Google is also providing you with tools to tell the world what you're doing for Earth Day (and beyond) by uploading a message to Google's Earth Day '08 site. Get together with friends, family or coworkers, grab a camera, and take five minutes to put yourselves on the map. From the everyday to the extraordinary, we want to hear about your plans to take on climate change and make our planet a greener place.

• Hot on the heels of last week's Google Transit launch in Chicago, a whole new batch of transit agencies have made their data available on Google Maps. From Lubbock, Texas to Walla Walla, Washington, people in communities across the country will now find it easier than ever to leave their cars at home.

• I hope you'll take a moment to download the newest version of Google Earth, which launched earlier today. While you're exploring its fancy new features, be sure to check out some of the latest Global Awareness layers (found in the left-side "Layers" panel) that celebrate the beauty and biodiversity on Earth, like ARKive's Endangered Species and Greenpeace's Stop Climate Change. And I encourage you to visit the Google Earth Outreach Showcase, which features a number of environmentally-focused KMLs that can be downloaded and viewed in Google Earth.
• If you use Google Checkout to donate to a non-profit environmental organization on behalf of anyone you know, we'll generate a personal view of Google Maps that includes a marker representing your donation. The people you donate on behalf of will get an email about your contribution, and if they follow your example, their donation will be marked on your map as well. We'll connect the markers, so that you can watch how your generosity spreads as more and more people donate. Visit Checkout's Earth Day page to learn more.

Official Google Blog: We can't wait for Earth Day
tag: Earth Day, Google, Google Solar Power project, going carbon neutral, X PRIZE 100MPGe car, ARKive's Endangered Species, Greenpeace's Stop Climate Change, Earth Day '08, Google Transit, Google Maps, Google Earth,

Whole Foods Market®, Today "Bring Your Own Bag Day;" Celebrates by Giving Away Over 50,000 Reusable Bags to Customers Companywide

We usually shop a lot at Whole Foods because we like the quality of products that Whole Foods Market offer. Not only the products we get from the counters but efforts like, solar Power, BYOB, Bring Your Own Bag. We have been using the bag shown in the picture for months. The bag was a gift from Whole Foods.Now they have completely end the use plastic grocery bags and be plastic bag free by Earth Day, April 22, 2008. Way to go Whole Foods!

AUSTIN, Texas. (January 22, 2008). Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI), the world's leading natural and organic foods supermarket, announced today it will end the use of disposable plastic grocery bags at the checkouts in all of its 270 stores in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. with the goal to be plastic bag-free by Earth Day, April 22, 2008.

"Central to Whole Foods Market's core values is caring for our communities and the environment, and this includes adopting wise environmental practices," said A.C. Gallo, co-president and chief operating officer for Whole Foods Market. "More and more cities and countries are beginning to place serious restrictions on single-use plastic shopping bags since they don't break down in our landfills, can harm nature by clogging waterways and endangering wildlife, and litter our roadsides. Together with our shoppers, our gift to the planet this Earth Day will be reducing our environmental impact as we estimate we will keep 100 million new plastic grocery bags out of our environment between Earth Day and the end of this year alone."

The first U.S. supermarket to commit to completely eliminating disposable plastic grocery bags to help protect the environment and conserve resources, Whole Foods Market has declared today "Bring Your Own Bag Day" and will give out over 50,000 reusable shopping bags to customers at the checkouts this morning to celebrate today's announcement. "We hope to inspire shoppers to prompt positive environmental change by adopting the reusable bag mindset," added Gallo.

"Doing away with plastic grocery bags won't just help protect marine life, it's a key move in shifting us away from a 'consume-and-dispose' mentality," says Lisa Mastny, editor of the Worldwatch Institute report Oceans in Peril. "Disposable plastic bags can linger in the environment for more than 1,000 years and are the major debris item found on the seabed, especially near the coast."

"During our International Coastal Cleanup each year, our volunteers find hundreds of thousands of bags on beaches and in the ocean posing a threat to birds, turtles and other marine life. As people continue to learn more about the impact their lifestyle has on the environment, we find they are looking for personal solutions to global problems," said Laura Capps, senior vice president of communications and outreach with Ocean Conservancy. "We applaud Whole Foods Market for encouraging their customers to bring re-usable bags when shopping and for making better stewardship of our environment a part of their everyday lives."

Beginning immediately, each store in the Company will work on depleting stocks of disposable plastic grocery bags at the checkouts and will help raise awareness about the benefits of reusable bags. Over the next three months, stores will reduce plastic grocery bag inventories and increase selections of reusable bags for purchase.

Whole Foods Market has encouraged shoppers to bring their own bags for years by offering a refund of either five or ten cents at the checkouts, depending on the store. The Company also sells different types of reusable bags, ranging from canvas to its new large, stylish "A Better Bag" - a sound environmental choice since 80 percent of its content comes from recycled plastic bottles and it is an economical choice as well since it costs only 99 cents.

"Before Whole Foods Market decided to do away with this disposable plastic grocery bags at our checkouts, we ran tests in San Francisco, Toronto and Austin. Customers have overwhelmingly supported the plastic bag ban initiated by Whole Foods Market in these cities and applauded the progressive stance the stores have taken," said Gallo. "The response has been incredibly positive, and our customers are thanking us for doing this. Additionally, our Team Members are excited and passionate about taking this initiative, and we're finding it's created a great forum for discussion and awareness at the checkout counters."

Although the natural and organic grocer hopes to inspire shoppers to bring their own reusable bags, the Company will continue to offer an environmentally sensitive option when needed - 100 percent recycled paper grocery bags. Last year, Whole Foods Market became the first and only food retailer in North America to offer these recycled paper grocery bags made with 100 percent recycled fiber content, which also are completely recyclable.

Discontinuing disposable plastic grocery bags at the checkouts is another step in the Company's ongoing effort to provide more Earth-friendly bags and containers in its stores. Recently, Whole Foods Market stores began using all-natural fiber packaging at its salad and food bars. The fibers for the new containers come from plants that are cultivated or grow wild and are harvested annually. Additionally, the Company continues to seek alternatives to plastic bags in its bulk, produce, bakery and seafood departments.

"We realize there are many more steps to take, and we recognize it's an ongoing process to provide as much Earth-friendly packaging as possible," said Gallo. "We will continue to evaluate each department within our stores as we seek to continually improve."

More information can be found at online at www.wholefoodsmarket.com/byobag.

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