We have a LOT of cool announcements/updates about the year ahead that will be coming during the next few weeks, and an all new website we are prepping to launch any day now, so stay tuned for more info and opportunities to get involved this year!
Since we heard Ed Begley Jr. on the radio here in LA this AM, we thought today would be an ideal to announce our Green Ambitions for 2007. We are very excited to renew our commitment to going green this year. While we always make every effort we can to minimize our impact on the planet and those that produce the goods we use, being on the road all year is a very consuming and polluting business, so we want you to help us in setting the example of making our ecological imprint as minimal as possible. Some of our current plans include:
1. Moving all of our print materials (we print all of that stuff you pick up at our booth, even when it's for our partners!) to eco friend paper – no old growth, using only recycled stock, non-toxic ink, and we're going to make our designs even cooler so you'll feel really guilty if you pick up our stuff only to throw it away!
2. Switching to less gas consuming/more eco friendly trucks and vans. Believe us, we'd MUCH rather be running on hybrids, saving the environment and gas, but we've yet to find a truck or van that will fit our space and durability needs that can do so, and riding bikes just isn't gonna work. So, for now, we are looking to switch to trucks and/or vans that can help to cut down on gas consumption and on the emissions we release when on the road.
3.Promoting recycling on the tours we take part in. We're going to work with our touring partners even more to try to increase recycling.
4. Taking more environmental groups out on the road with us! What bugs us more than anything is the lack of an environmental presence on so many of the tours and festivals we are at – we're making it our objective this year to get more and more of our environmental partners out and into the world, spreading the message about their important work.
Lokahi is an organization that prides itself to being open to anything and everything, and we know we've only hit the tip of the (quickly melting) iceberg as far as what we can be doing to 'Green Up'. So send us your ideas and suggestions on how we can go greener – we'll be featuring some of the best ideas on our blog this spring! And we need help reaching those objectives we listed above – if you have any suggestions on printers, eco friendly vehicles, recycling programs and more please get in contact with us: make a comment on this blog, send an email to info (at) lokahioutreach (dot) org, or send us a myspace message.
Thanks – we look forward to hearing your ideas!
Ed Begley Jr
lokahi
going green
environment
grassroots campaigning
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