50 foot Solar Peace Sculpture with Laura Martorella - podcast 7
8 Mar 2010 , Carolyn Parrs
Many of you might not know that what I do in my day job is green marketing. And part of my work is getting the word out on green businesses and organizations through social media. I met my guest today just that way. Laura Martorella captivated me with a very intriguing project called the Solar Peace Sculpture. A 50 foot peace sculpture that artist, Fred George, visions in key cities around the world. Its contents: oil barrels, solar panels and interactive media. When asked why a 50 foot sculpture, Fred said, "To sound a global alarm of our crisis of consumption.” What does it bring up in you?
About my guest. Laura Martorella is the producer of the Solar Peace Sculpture Project. She is also an artist in her own right -- a photographer and documentary filmmaker. You can check out her work at My Tribe Media.
I want to hear from you! Women of Green is about turning up the voice of the feminine in the green movement. I want to hear your voice. Tell me what the Solar Peace Sculpture stirs in you? Post it in our comment box below. Your voice matters.
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The Non-toxic Life with Liberty Phoenix Lord - podcast 6
27 Feb 2010 , Carolyn Parrs
My guest today is one of the reasons this show exists. Liberty Phoenix Lord took a deeply painful experience, the loss of her baby, and started a green business so no other mother would have to ever experience what she did.
Today, she is the owner of INDIGOGreen, the premier green building store in Gainesville, FL., that provides healthy products for homes and offices nationwide. Listen to her unbelievably moving story right here on Women Of Green.
About my guest: Liberty Phoenix Lord has been a resident of Gainesville, FL since 1989. She is married and has 3 beautiful children; and is on the Board of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC the heart of Florida chapter). Liberty owns and runs INDIGOGreen, a Green Building supply store. The mission of INDIGO is based on her commitment to the environment and the health of our planet.
Women of green, I want to hear from you! If you were the Queen of the Universe, what would you do to fix the mess we’re in? Our comment box is below!
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Thank you David! It takes many people to bring you Women Of Green each week. I would like to thank David Wolf, my friend and audio technican. David is also the host and producer of Smallbiz America Radio. Check it out!
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The Greening of Detroit with Rebecca Salminen Witt - podcast 5
17 Feb 2010 , Carolyn Parrs
Rebecca Salminen Witt has dedicated herself for the past 13 years to greening of Detroit. And she has her job cut out for her. More than half the citizens have moved out. Houses are selling for as low as $15,000.00. And one recent article, an estimated 40 acres of land inside Detroit’s city limits are abandoned. Is that the bad news? Or is that the good news? Listen in!
About my guest: Rebecca Salminen Witt is the President of The Greening of Detroit, a non-profit organization devoted to promoting planting, environmental education and environmental advocacy in the City of Detroit. You can contact Rebecca here: rebecca (at) greeningofdetroit (dot) com; www.greeningofdetroit.com.
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Thank you Nicole! It takes many people to bring you Women Of Green each week. I would like to thank a dear friend and our wildly talented Art Director at Mind Over Markets, Nicole Rassmuson.
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Localmotion with Vicki Pozzebon - podcast 4
12 Feb 2010 , Carolyn Parrs
Think Global. Act Local. We’ve all heard that mantra. My guest, Vicki Pozzebon, lives and breathes that 24/7. She’s the Executive Director of the Santa Fe Alliance, an all-volunteer organization dedicated to supporting and helping sustain independent, locally-owned businesses, and she's here to tell us what's up in our local economies and how to make yours thrive.
Vicki's contact info:
Vicki Pozzebon, Executive Director of Santa Fe Alliance
505 989-5362
Vicki (at) santafealliance (dot) com
Other Resources:
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies
Photo of Vicki: Anna Hansen (photographer)
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You Say You Want a Mamalution? with Imani - podcast 3
12 Feb 2010 , Carolyn Parrs
You say you want a Revolution? Well, if it’s up to my guest, it would be a Mamalution. And John Lennon would be proud of her because Imani has been simmering this idea for a long time and now with the release of her new book, The Absence of Soil, her goal is to access 5 million consumers, mostly women to redefine how business is done.
Imani, author of The Absence of Soil & Visionary behind The MAMALUTION
To contact Imani call 860.983.5276
Follow her on Facebook @ the Mamalution & Twitter.com/Mamalution
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