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Generation Green: What Are You Doing to
Redefine Our Future?
GreenbuildExpo.org
is looking for your videos
Let's face it. So
far 2010 hasn't been exactly kind. Every day has seemed to bring a new
natural (or unnatural) disaster, partisan discord across the country,
and economic news that has kept the world in a state of nervousness and
doubt. We started the year with a devastating earthquake in Haiti and
wretched weather that plagued much of the country with school closings,
travel interruptions and power outages. Most recently, our eyes have
been glued to the terrifying images of an oil spill that threatens the
Gulf, its wildlife and the livelihood of tens of thousands of people.
But there are bright spots, as well –
many, many of them – and the green building community is at the heart of
that optimism. Which is why, in the midst of this year that demands
solutions, we want to know:
Generation Green, what are you
doing?
Less than six months from Greenbuild
2010, which promises to be the biggest Greenbuild yet, we hope you're
taking this year's theme to heart. "Generation Green: Redefining Our
Future." Every day, in ways big and small, our community is taking
important steps to redefine our future.
Send us your videos!
Please visit www.greenbuildexpo.org/GenGreen today and let
us know: What are you doing to redefine our future? Generation Green is
not an age group. It's not about politics or personality, demographics
or geography. It's all of us. You are Generation Green, and your ideas
will inspire the world to act today. And they may be featured at
Greenbuild 2010 in Chicago!
What are you doing to
take advantage of this watershed moment, when we can push the reset
button on the hope that ushered in last year and use it to reignite our
energy for the changes we need to move us forward?
What are you doing to
help the people in Haiti and along the Gulf Coast?
What are you doing to
support clean energy development? To promote green jobs and a clean,
green economy? To push forward retrofits for existing buildings and
infrastructure? To get your child in a green school or make sure that
there is one in your community?
No action is too small, no goal too
idealistic, and no person too young or too old or too powerless to make a
difference. We want to hear from everyone – you, your kids, your
grandparents. Your colleagues and your classrooms; your mayors,
governors and Congress members; your PTA board and your USGBC Students
group.
We're not looking for expensive,
well-produced videos. Your ideas can be simple or profound, general or
specific. Just tell us, in 30 seconds or less, how you are building a
future of economic, environmental and social prosperity.
Visit www.greenbuildexpo.org/GenGreen
to learn how to submit your video and to see what the rest of
Generation Green is doing.
Also, be sure to visit www.greenbuildexpo.org/outreach
to get Greenbuild and Generation Green buttons, banners, graphics and
Twitter widgets for your blog or website.
Together, we will redefine the future.