Posts by Shao Zhi Zhong
Environmental Expert Profile: Sara Chandler
Green 2.0’s Environmental Experts of Color Database offers an expansive set of leaders on environmental and environmental justice topics. Our convening power ensures a wide range of experiences and backgrounds. The leaders represented in this database hold invaluable knowledge and a more representative set of perspectives on vital environmental issues.
Read MoreOpinion: Native Americans need voice in solving water issues
By Andres Jimenez, Executive Director of Green 2.0, and Michael Roberts, Executive Director of First Nations Development Institute. Read at The Denver Post. The Supreme Court’s recent 5-to-4 decision in Arizona v. Navajo Nation continues a legacy of restricted water access for Indigenous peoples and limits their access to abundant drinking water, clean drinking water, and adequately treated residential…
Read MoreOpinion: Affirmative Action decision puts pressure on environmental equity movement
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week regarding affirmative action threatens almost 40 years of progress at leveling the field in college admissions. The decision is a huge step backward for prospective students and not only threatens college admissions but may very well impact the current face of the workforce that affirmative action helped change.
Read MoreJoint Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down Affirmative Action in College Admissions
Today, seven top environmental organizations released a joint statement following the Supreme Court’s decision on the future of affirmative action programs in college admissions. These groups include Green 2.0, Union of Concerned Scientists, National Wildlife Federation, Greenpeace USA, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), The Nature Conservancy, and League of Conservation Voters.
Read MoreGreen 2.0 Names Hip Hop Caucus President Reverend Lennox Yearwood Jr. as New Board Chair
Today, Green 2.0, the movement builder working to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the green movement, named Reverend Lennox Yearwood Jr., President and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus, as its new Board Chair.
Read MoreGreen 2.0 Urges National Audubon Society to Address Longstanding Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Issues
Green 2.0 – the movement builder working to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the green movement — today condemned the National Audubon Society’s failures to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. A recent report by E&E News highlights concerns, both internal and external, over Audubon’s culture and lack of action. Repeated staff complaints of a toxic work environment at Audubon — combined with repeated turnover of staff in its diversity office — are alarming and unacceptable. People of color remain underrepresented in positions of leadership at Audubon, despite some progress over the last few years.
Read MoreGreen 2.0 Launches New Podcast Series to Diversify the Green Movement
Green 2.0 – the independent campaign working to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the green movement – today announced the launch of their podcast “The Green 2.0 Movement,” a new go-to podcast discussing the unique challenges of people of color in the environmental movement.
Read MoreGreen 2.0 Releases Annual NGO & Foundation Transparency Report Card, Reveals Diversity Progress But Many Foundations Remain Silent
Green 2.0 – the independent campaign working to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the green movement – today released its sixth annual NGO and Foundation Transparency Report Card which found growing diversity in environmental organizations, but that the share of people of color in senior roles decreased slightly. This year’s report had a record-breaking 20 foundations participating, but more transparency and participation is required from funders to build a more representative movement. The Report Card launch is supported by a video of key takeaways, featuring award-winning actress and philanthropist Rosario Dawson.
Read MoreWhy Congressional Candidates Should Talk About Climate Change
A recent memo from the research firm Global Strategy Group and Green 2.0, a group that advocates for diversity in environmental activism, builds-off that finding. It shows both that a majority of voters of color rate climate change as a top concern, and that a significant share of them are motivated to do something about it.
Read MoreGreen 2.0 Releases First-of-its-Kind National Poll on Voters of Color & Climate Change
Green 2.0 – the independent campaign working to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the environmental movement – today, released a first-of-its-kind national poll that found 62% of voters of color are more likely to support candidates who prioritize climate action, climate change has broken through as a top tier issue on par with abortion/reproductive rights and gun violence, and that a majority of voters believe that organizations working to address climate change should be racially and ethnically diverse.
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