Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 04.09.2012
Green jobs pay higher, are more available to those with only a high school degree -- and are growing faster than jobs in the rest of the economy. It's a smart sector in which to invest.
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 03.16.2012
When Dr. King was assassinated, it was 1968. President Obama was 7 and EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson was 6. Many of the African-American leaders who now carry the torch of justice that King lit were young when he died.
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 12.18.2011
We have a choice. America can either improve our water systems or we can weaken them.
Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 12.18.2011
Let's keep the dialogue civil. We can reach out and try to explain to others why protecting the environment and the economy are not mutually exclusive.
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 11.09.2011
What the president demanded last night wasn't green jobs, it was jobs. Period. And not a moment too soon, of course -- too many of our friends, family members, and neighbors are looking for work.
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 11.01.2011
The beauty and danger of capitalism is that it's survival of the fittest. Some companies survive and thrive. Many don't. Unfortunately, Solyndra, a Bay Area solar panel company, didn't.
Sally T. Prouty | Posted 09.27.2011
One of the biggest challenges in today's world is figuring out how to connect people to jobs. According to reports at the recently held Clinton Global...
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 06.19.2011
Let's make this Earth Week not just a celebration of the planet, but also a time of action. Let's use this momentum to ask ourselves if we can do more to help open eyes, change minds and inspire action from others.
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 05.25.2011
While you were brushing your teeth this morning, did you ever, for a moment, think that the water coming out of your faucet would make you nauseous or damage your kidneys?
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 05.25.2011
The Environmental Protection Agency's new mercury and air toxics rule doesn't require that power plants emit floral-scented perfumes, but just that the lowest acceptable levels be a little higher.
The Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011
Today, as HuffPost and AOL unite to launch the Huffington Post Media Group, we're celebrating by making a statement about the importance of giving bac...
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 05.25.2011
In the hazy zone between those who see opportunity in the burgeoning green energy economy, and those reactionary ideologues trying to maintain the status quo, lies Fox News' parent company News Corporation.
The Huffington Post | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 05.25.2011
"When you go from using food stamps and all of a sudden you have the power to support yourself, it changes the way you see yourself, it changes how th...
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 05.25.2011
History is comprised of a series of fleeting moments. But, every so often, our nation has an opportunity to chart a new and fairer course for future generations. We are at such a moment.
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 05.25.2011
Earlier this week, behind closed doors, top aides to members of the House energy and Senate environment committees met with industry lobbyists to plan a public relations war against measures to protect and enhance our environment.
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 05.25.2011
It is time for the nation to wake up and fight for a green economy that addresses the health and opportunity of all communities. It will take a collective effort to make this happen. This is where we can learn from Dr. Martin Luther King.
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 05.25.2011
Turning on your faucet shouldn't be a high-risk venture. Parents shouldn't have to worry whether or not the water in their homes is safe for their children to drink.
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 05.25.2011
Why would anyone want to sacrifice both the environment and the economy? Because one group would profit: dirty energy companies who want to keep polluting.
Sally Kohn | Posted 05.25.2011
The One Nation Working Together march did not draw as many people to the Washington Mall as Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally a few weeks prior. A...
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 05.25.2011
Since Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Region has spent five years showing us where America is falling short.
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 05.25.2011
Shifting environmental burdens to the most vulnerable among us is a sad inheritance left us by the last century. We must build the next century in the image of tomorrow's triumphs.
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 05.25.2011
On April 22nd, 1970, twenty million Americans took action for the first Earth Day, marking the unofficial birth of the modern environmental movement. ...
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 05.25.2011
This morning the world lost an unwavering champion of justice and freedom, when "the godmother of the Civil Rights Movement" passed away at the age of 98.
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 05.09.2012