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Meet Kim Johnson: Turning Her Life Around One Garden at a Time

Posted by in Featured, Global Exchange News & Events, Midwest Green Economy, World News & Events on 21st December, 2010 | No Comments

GELTThe final installment in our Open World series, today you’ll meet Kim Johnson. Once homeless and addicted to drugs, Kim is now part of a growing movement in Detroit to revitalize the city and its inhabitants, one garden at a time.
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Renewable Energy Democracy: Obama’s Solar Panels and Deployment of Clean Energy Systems

Posted by in Midwest Green Economy, World News & Events on 6th October, 2010 | No Comments

1115_obama_blog_coverThe 2010 Climate Bill fight is over.  It’s time to forget about it and move on.  For one thing, it wasn’t very good in the first place. As David Reberts notes over at Grist, the fact that a bill didn’t pass really isn’t a result of a failure on the part of the youth climate »
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“The Social Network” and the Green Economy Revolution

Posted by in Midwest Green Economy, World News & Events on 5th October, 2010 | 2 Comments

the_social_networkAfter overcoming my hesitancy to let Facebook infiltrate another aspect of my life, I gave in and watched “The Social Network.” I’m going to go ahead and say it but, this movie is definitely a defining moment for the millennial generation, our generation. And believe it or not, but there are some key lessons the Green Economy Revolution can take away from the film.
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Uncovering Transformation

Posted by in Midwest Green Economy on 24th August, 2010 | No Comments

IMG_0716 - largeThis summer, our Michigan team is working with GreenNation on the Green Economy Leadership Training program. This entry was written by GELT-er Ayoola White.
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A Green Makeover for Detroit

Posted by in Featured, Midwest Green Economy, World News & Events on 5th August, 2010 | No Comments

GELTgroupGlobal Exchange’s Green Economy Leadership Training team appears on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 as they attempt to turn Detroit into a model green city.
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Green Freedom

Posted by in Midwest Green Economy on 27th July, 2010 | No Comments

IMG_0726 - largeThis summer, our Michigan team is working with GreenNation on the Green Economy Leadership Training program. This entry was written by GELT-er Ayoola White.
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Solutions and Survival: My Experience in a Community of Impact

Posted by in Featured, Midwest Green Economy on 22nd July, 2010 | 1 Comment

IMG_0831 - largeThis summer, our Michigan team is working with GreenNation on the Green Economy Leadership Training program. This entry was written by GELT-er Zack Holden.
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Day in the Life of a GELTer

Posted by in Midwest Green Economy on 20th July, 2010 | No Comments

GELTgroupThis summer, our Michigan team is working with GreenNation on the Green Economy Leadership Training program. This entry was written by GELT-er Zack Holden.
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Urban Growth

Posted by in Midwest Green Economy on 16th July, 2010 | 1 Comment

-2This summer, our Michigan team is working with GreenNation on the Green Economy Leadership Training program. This entry was written by GELT-er Ayoola White.
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Green Economy Leadership Training

Posted by in Featured, Midwest Green Economy on 13th July, 2010 | No Comments

PrintGlobal Exchange’s Michigan team is working with the local community in Detroit to transition it to a clean, green economy starting with Highland Park. One of our Michigan organizers, Scott Meloeny introduces the Green Economy Leadership Training (GELT) summer program.
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