Green the Block is a campaign led by the Hip Hop Caucus and Green For All,
and a coalition of over seventy organizations.

Green the Block and President Obama Are One Year Older: But Do We Celebrate?

August 4, 2010 - 7:11pm
Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. and Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins

Rev. Yearwood and Ellis-Lamkins at the White HouseA year ago today, Green The Block was born in a ceremony held in the West Wing of the White House while President Barack Obama celebrated his own 48th birthday.

Microwave vs. iPhone

July 28, 2010 - 9:33pm
Nick Wiseman

Remember when you popped corn in a pan? If you’re under 30, you won’t. It’s been three decades since microwaves became the iconic monument of American kitchen counters. Today, you’ll find one in nine out of every ten homes. Instead of cooking, we zap, we flash, we “wave.” Speed counts; convenience reigns.

Food Justice Now

July 28, 2010 - 9:28pm
Nikki Henderson

Nikki HendersonI entered the food justice movement two years ago at the Kellogg Foundation’s Food and Society conference, as a bright-eyed convert from the green jobs movement. I learned my bearings in bits and spurts along the way, with help from a thriving community that willingly accepted me and now calls me one of its own.

Healthy Food, Healthy Communities

July 21, 2010 - 9:57pm
Julian Mocine-McQueen and Sean Muldoon, Green the Block

Healthy Carrots!This summer, Green The Block is ready to celebrate the great summer tradition of breaking bread with friends and family with our Healthy Food, Healthy Communities Celebration!

But it's not just any food we're using in our celebration. We're celebrating healthy, local food and the choices we make when it comes to our diet.

This June, Stay Cool with Green The Block!

June 2, 2010 - 2:56pm

This June, Stay Cool with Green The Block!

This June, Green The Block focuses on ways to save money and avoid the summertime heat with our Stay Cool Campaign. Sign up to organize a weatherization event in your community!

Wrapping Up the Tour: Surprises and Lessons

May 12, 2010 - 6:40pm
Julian Mocine-McQueen and Sean Muldoon

Green The Block's Julian Mocine-McQueenAs we arrived in Maine on April 6th, there was a lot we didn’t know. We were departing on a journey that would take us through over a dozen states and to 17 different campuses.

Drake Goes Green and Gains a New Fan

May 10, 2010 - 3:00pm
Ayana Meade

Author Ayana Meade with DrakeBig ups to Drake for leading today’s hip-hop generation in a greener direction. Being that I’m an Environmental Journalist, I was delighted when I got the news that I had won free passes from Green For All to see Drake at Cornell University in Ithaca New York on the last leg of his Campus Consciousness Tour.

Throw a green graduation party with Green The Block!

May 6, 2010 - 6:26pm

Earth Day on Every Block was a huge success!

Over 5,000 people pledged to bring Earth Day to their blocks, and together we held more than two dozen events around the country.  Check out pictures and videos of some of the events on our blog.

Now that we've celebrated 40 years of Earth Day, it's time to look forward!

This May, Green The Block focuses on the future by highlighting the "Green Grad Generation." 

Earth Day on Every Block: Los Angeles

May 6, 2010 - 12:22pm

Green The Block Earth Day Global Chillin eventApril 24, 2010: LA chillin…Coolin to be exact, for the ultimate celebration of life on our planet. More than 6 months ago, organic lifestyle company Broccoli City had a vision to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day in grand fashion.

Earth Day on Every Block: Syracuse

May 3, 2010 - 1:01pm

Syracuse Earth Day on Every BlockBecoming Environmentally Aware Nationwide (B.E.A.N.), an organization founded in 2009 with the purpose of educating people in urban areas about ecological and environmental processes as it relates to their everyday life, and Cooperative Federal had an overwhelming victory for the environment!

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