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Obama’s Inauguration Will Be the Greenest Ever
Obama’s Inauguration Will Be the Greenest Ever
redgreenandblue.org — This is a guest post by Caitlin Sislin, a public interest environmental attorney in Oakland, California and founder of the Transformative Advocacy program of Women’s Earth Alliance . Barack Obama is committed to slowing and reversing climate ... (more) Obama’s Inauguration Will Be the Greenest Ever
Five Green Aspects of Obama's Inauguration
Five Green Aspects of Obama's Inauguration
treehugger.com — Photo of the presidential seal by eschipul @ flickr. Let's just say up front that nobody claims the Inauguration will be deep green - events like this, by their very nature, require a huge amount of car and plane travel , entailing a ... (more) Five Green Aspects of Obama's Inauguration
 President Barack Obama 2009 Inauguration and Address (video)
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President Barack Obama 2009 Inauguration and Address (video)
youtube.com — http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/vidLink.php?b=12324710 98&e=1232472408&n=001President Barack Obama took the oath of office as the 44th presiden... (more) President Barack Obama 2009 Inauguration and Address ...
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Obama Inauguration to be Greenest Ever
Green Daily — Filed under: News, Polit-ecoIt comes as no big surprise that the upcoming inauguration celebrations for President-elect Barack Obama will be the greenest ever. What steps ate being taken to green this national event? The EPA will be advising party planners on how to make things go green. Two of the inaugural balls will be carbon neutral. Official events will feature organic food. There will be valet parking for those on bicycles. Public restrooms will nix the paper ...

Celebrating the Inauguration the Green Way
Tiny Choices — ... I saw some flyers in NYS for a day bus trip to DC that was leaving at MIDNIGHT in order to get people down there in time. Amtrak added additional capacity and Barack Obama has been on a well publicised whistle-stop tour on his way into town. This is a chance for public transit to shine!  Anyone else going to be in DC for the inauguration? Leave a comment or send a @tinychoices tweet (or direct message)! [[Photo from flickr user ajagendorf25 via creative commons license.]] ...

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Visit TreeHugger's Inauguration Page
treehugger.com 1/20/2009 — Even usually blasé New Yorkers were out in force to watch Obama in Times Square- some things are better in a crowd. Does this save energy to have thousands watch a few monster screens or stay at home watching thousands of little ones? Other ...
Eco-Friendly and Educational Inauguration Activities to Do with Your Kids
ecochildsplay.com 1/21/2009 — You and your kiddos have some green Obama souvenirs , right? Well, even if you don’t (and even though my four-year-old voted for McCain ), there are some fun, educational, and eco-friendly ways to help your kids celebrate our upcoming ...
Obama Could Be Just the Third President in History to Mention the Environment at Inauguration
redgreenandblue.org 1/20/2009 — Just under 150 years ago, African Americans participated in the presidential inaugural parade for the first time. On Tuesday, not only will an African American participate in the parade, he will be the focus of it. There will be many firsts ...