(1% staff, artists, and friends after Madi Diaz’s Sundance performance. Front: K.S. Rhoads, Melody Grote, Madi Diaz, Kyle Ryan, Erin McCarley, Sue Devine Back: Terry Kellogg, Susan Comfort, Grace Kronenberg, Lisa Pike Sheehy, Jake Whitcomb)
After a running start to the year with a strong 1% presence at the Outdoor Retailer winter show and Sundance, we’re rolling into 2010 with an ambitious schedule of events from Montreal to Hawaii.
Where you can find us in 2010:
Natural Products Expo West Anaheim, CA March 12-14
Mountain Equipment Co-op/1% for the Planet Canadian Tour Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal April (See here for tour dates) Featuring 1% for the Planet member and musician Chris Velan performing in seven cities and MEC stores across Canada
Kokua Festival Honolulu, HI April 23-25 Jack Johnson (1% member #50) headlining, benefiting 1% recipient, The Kokua Foundation
Social Venture Network Spring Conference Stevenson, WA April 29-May 2
Ceres Conference Boston, MA May 5-6
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility Spring Conference Burlington, VT May 17
Sustainable Brands Monterey, CA June 7-10
Slow Money National Gathering Shelburne, VT June 9-11
LOHAS Forum Boulder, CO June 23-25 1% is a proud sponsor of the 2010 LOHAS Forum
Forecastle Festival Louisville, KY July 9-12 Music, Art, and Activism on the banks of the Mississippi River
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market Salt Lake City, UT August 3-6
Opportunity Green Los Angeles, CA October 6-8
Austin City Limits Austin, TX October 8-10
Natural Products Expo East Boston, MA October 14-16
We’ll keep you posted on any changes or additions to this list, as well as any international events staffed by our stellar volunteers. Several of these events are likely to feature presentations by CEO Terry Kellogg, and 1% Board members, so be sure to stay tuned for updates. Are you planning to attend any of these events? Have an event to suggest that’s missing from our list? Let us know—grace@onepercentfortheplanet.org or @1percentFTP
During our recent jaunt to Utah, we had the pleasure of catching up with a slew of members and non-profit recipients. At the Outdoor Retailer show, we were happy to share the Backcountry Village with the recipient non-profits Winter Wildlands Alliance and Protect Our Winters, and 1% member company, Green Laces, and to learn more about what they’ve been up to.
Pro soccer player Natalie Spigler founded Green Laces on a simple premise: give athletes an easy way to green up their act. Athletes, ranging from Olympians to NFL players, and everyday folk make a promise to incorporate an environmentally friendly behavior into their daily routine, and to wear green shoelaces signifying their commitment to the environment. Much like the ubiquitous yellow Live Strong bracelets raise awareness and much-needed funds for cancer research, Green Laces aims to make their all recycled, sustainably packaged laces a mascot for the environment.
Forty percent of each Green Laces purchase funds 1% recipient non-profits, like Protect Our Winters, 350.org, and the Surfrider Foundation. What’s more, when you purchase your own pair of Green Laces, you can select which of the featured non-profits you’d like to support with your purchase.
This Saturday we encourage you to drop all plans, grab your circle of friends and family, and join the big circle, our global community, in action for 1% for the Planet Non-Profit Partner 350.org’s International Day of Climate Action. Voice, act, dance, paddle, ring, play, sing, whatever you can offer, in show of your support for the number 350, representing 350 parts per million, the scientifically backed “safe upper limit” for CO2 in our atmosphere. With creative events and gatherings across the globe, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved with this powerful message that affects us all. Click here to find out what’s happening nearest you.
How are we celebrating? You can find us at Vermont’s 350 Dance Party at Higher Ground in Burlington. Headlined by 1% for the Planet member Barefoot Truth (member since Jan. ‘08) the show will be simulcast online and on cable throughout the state so all can join.
1% for the Planet will also have a presence in New York City, circumnavigating Manhattan Island with a group in kayaks stenciled by area students.
Calling all 1% for the Planet members, if you’re participating in a 350 action this Saturday, please write me at kate@onepercentfortheplanet.org. We’d be happy to share your support with updates to our blog post here!
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2009 could mark the most significant year in climate change history as world leaders meet in Copenhagen this December to tackle a new plan for curbing global greenhouse gas emissions.
Currently, our atmosphere carries over 387 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide – the leading cause of global climate change. Our top climate scientists (James Hansen, Nicholas Stern, Rajendra Pachauri, and Al Gore) have indicated that a safe climate future rests at 350 ppm (or less). Actions across the globe will take place on October 24th - the International Day of Climate Action – to help spread awareness around this number and the forthcoming release of the United Nation new international climate change treaty.
Join 350.org’s Bill McKibben this Thursday for a briefing on this historic time in climate change and how you (and your organization) can get involved.
The call is open to everyone, so please spread the word!
Reserve your spot now for the Bill McKibben and 350.org climate change briefing on Thursday, September 24th, at 1:00 p.m. (EDT – New York time)
Space is limited, so sign up early! We’ll send you a confirmation email and the call-in information before the call, as well as information on upcoming events (you can always unsubscribe from future emails with one click).
About Bill and 350.org:
An American environmentalist and writer, Bill McKibben is the founder of 350.org, an international climate campaign. This October 24, 350.org is organizing the 350 International Day of Climate Action, with thousands of events planned at iconic places around the world. Bill frequently writes about global warming, alternative energy, and the risks associated with human genetic engineering. Beginning in the summer of 2006, he led the organization of the largest demonstrations against global warming in American history. McKibben is active in the Methodist Church, and his writing sometimes has a spiritual bent. More about Bill here →
About the 1% Brown Bag Lunch Series:
This new conference call series from 1% for the Planet aims to help educate our 1% community — members, partners, and friends — about the latest environmental topics that experts in the 1% network are working on. We’re currently looking into the topic of climate change and how individuals and organizations alike can get involved. Earlier this summer, 1% non-profit partner Clean Air-Cool Planet led our first 1% Brown Bag Lunch Series call to brief us on climate and energy legislation in the U.S. For upcoming calls, please submit your ideas to brownbag@onepercentfortheplanet.org.We are picking upcoming topics based on your requests.
Slow Money is a new economic vision lead by a dynamic network of investors, donors, farmers and activists. The goal is to, from the ground up, build local food economies and spark a “nurture capital” industry. With the release of Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms, and Fertility Mattered by Woody Tasch, the Slow Money Alliance is looking to host their Inaugural National Gathering this September 10th and 11th in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We are pleased to be a partner of this event and are excited for the caliber of speakers. Registration is still open through this link. If you can attend, we’ll be there and would love to learn with you.
We are more than delighted to share that Clif Bar & Company will be hosting a 1% for the Planet Happy Hour at the Summer Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City this week. Terry our CEO and Melody our VP will be in house to unveil a teaser of our new film due out this summer, there will be New Belgium Brewing bike bells for the first 50 attendees and co-branded Clif Bar/ 1% pint glasses to go with the free local brew.
Aside from the free beer and member giveaways, know we’ll have a wonderful attendance of true change agents in the Outdoor Retailer space. We encourage you to rally your friends and join our members and friends so we all can meet, network, and learn how you can get involved with the charging momentum of the 1% for the Planet movement! A very Happy Hour indeed . . . . we look forward to seeing you there!
Our good friends in Hermosa Beach, California, are hosting a phenomenal beach party in honor of our planet – and to benefit 1% for the Planet. You’re invited!
At 12 noon the Hermosa Beach Green Expo opens along the pier. Exhibitors will give you the opportunity to learn what strides this community is making in encouraging their local businesses to make a commitment to the planet, and how you can help!
Be sure to stick around for 6 pm as all are welcome to boogie down to the California reggae vibes of Rebelution, all to support 1% for the Planet with the Hermosa Beach community!
It’s a FREEshow– and is going to be a rocking day on a stunning stretch of Southern California beach. Including booths with green goods and services, environmental non-profits, and a blowout music concert to boot- this party is surely one not to be missed!
Mark your calendars for Sunday, July 26th and do swing by the 1% for the Planet booth to say hello – we look forward to seeing you there!
In case you have not heard, we’re pretty keen here on this earth thing. We’re a fairly active bunch too so when we hear about opportunities to get outside and enjoy this big blue marble AND show it some love in the process, we get downright excited. This September’s Climate Ride might be one of the best yet.
From Climate Ride founders Caeli Quinn and Geraldine Carter:
“The 2nd Annual Brita Climate Ride invites you to pedal your way to a new energy future! More than two hundred cyclists will join together from September 26 – 30th, 2009 to embark on a journey from New York City to the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. We’ll be making a powerful statement about the need for renewable energy and climate change awareness throughout this beautiful 300-mile bicycle ride.”
All that and it benefits amazing non-profit groups including Focus The Nation and Clean Air-Cool Planet, two organizations funded by 1% member businesses. Check out the Climate Ride website for all the important info as well as photos and videos from last year. Teams are encouraged and their is a limit on participants so sign up soon!
Going to be in San Francisco this Thursday, May 14th? Enjoy great music, art, food and drink, and doing something good for your community in the process? If that seems like a no-brainer to you too, check out Life is a Wave, the 3rd annual benefit for Save The Waves Coalition taking place this Thursday evening. STWC, a part of the 1% for the Planet non-profit network, is dedicated to “preserving the world’s surf spots and their surrounding environments”.
1% members New Belgium Brewery, SIGG, Patagonia, and Clif Bar, all supporters of STWC though their 1% commitment, are helping with the event. Rumor has it that the Dung Beetles, Clif Bar’s employee band, will be performing. Should be a total blast - all to benefit a great group doing invaluable work. Check out the STWC site or click the poster above to learn more and get tickets.
A global alliance with members representing 37 different countries thus far, we here at 1% for the Planet get quite excited at opportunities to take the movement on the road. This week we are pleased to reveal we are doing just that with a booth presence in Paris, France at the Planète-Durable tradeshow. In its second year, Planète-Durable is a unique rendez-vous with an objective for discovering concrete solutions towards a business world more respectful of our environments. Happening now, the tradeshow will run 10 am to 7 pm everyday through this Sunday the 5th. Our devoted volunteer in France, Caroline, will be available at the 1% for the Planet booth to answer questions for prospective members, current members and interested supporters. Please be sure to swing by and say bonjour!
(1% staff, artists, and friends after Madi Diaz’s Sundance performance. Front: K.S. Rhoads, Melody Grote, Madi Diaz, Kyle Ryan, Erin McCarley, Sue Devine Back: Terry Kellogg, Susan Comfort, Grace Kronenberg, Lisa Pike Sheehy, Jake Whitcomb)
