Saturday, May 14, 2005

Green Cities Expo in June

From an e-mail announcement forwarded to me by Marci:

Green Cities Expo Friday, June 3 Presented by San Francisco Department of the Environment and the UnitedNations Environment Programme (UNEP)

This event is the premier showcase for World Environment Day featuring greenbusinesses committed to environmental sustainability and socialresponsibility.

Climate Change presentation by Al Gore on the afternoon ofJune 3rd.

Location: Fort Mason Festival Pavilion,
Entrance at the intersection of Marina Boulevard and Buchanan Street,
San Francisco, 94123
10:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M.
(Closes at 5:00 P.M., Sunday)

As a courtesy, we ask that you RSVP the host; (800) 821-5760

All events are subject to change. Seating may be limited. We recommend you confirm availability and directions or other concerns you may have with thehost.

Gore to participate in UN Energy & Climate Change Leadership Summit


The Energy and Climate Change Summit Saturday, June 4

Presented by Mitsubishi International Corporation Foundation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Sound Energy Systems The Energy and Climate Change Leadership Summit is a special program specifically designed for mayors, environmental directors and business leaders on developing environmentally and financially sound energy portfolios for their cities. The Summit program includes presentations on how to finance your city's energy scheme, and how to maximize economic and environmental benefits by using a comprehensive approach to dealing with energy, pollution and climate change issues. Emphasis also includes the importance of integrating conservation, efficiency and renewable in energy and climate policies. One session will be a dialogue among mayors about the successes, goals and needs in their cities. The program also features a lunch hosted by Mayor Gavin Newsom, and dinner with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore who will talk about climate change.

Please see the following list for times and locations:
Pacific Energy Center,
9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.;
Sony Metreon,
11:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.;
Ferry Building,
6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M..
Location: Metreon,
101 Fourth Street,
San Francisco, 94103
9:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M.

Breaking: Latest Gore speech centerpiece of MoveOn PAC campaign
GNN -- Al Gore's April 27th speech denouncing the GOP's threatened "nuclear option" to pack the courts with radical right wing judicial nominees will be the basis of MoveOn PAC's latest ad campaign.

In an email to MoveOn PAC members nationwide, the advocacy group announced that the ad, titled "AbsolutePower Corrupts Absolutely/The Attack On Our Courts", will run in the New YorkTimes.

Click on the link below to see MoveOn PAC's latest ad featuring Al Gore
link: http://cdn.moveonpac.org/content/pdfs/MoveOn-PAC_Gore_NYT_FINAL.pdf



Take the next step: volunteer with Al Gore-08.com
Follow the link below to sign up:
http://www.algore-08.com/index.php?option=com_facileforms&Itemid=159

Please note, that's not an endorsement of Al Gore for president in 2008. Nor is it not an endorsement. It's information. I'll avoid endorsing anyone at this site. Members are free to endorse whomever they desire. But Green Party, or other third party members, don't need to worry that they'll be coming here, provided the site is still up and I'm still involved, during that election (or 2006) to be hectored by me as to whom they should vote.

In any election cycle, if third party members feel their candidate isn't getting enough attention, they'll be right. The mainstream media isn't overly interested in third party candidates. So when we enter into an election cycle, if you ever feel that your candidate is being ignored, send a link, write something to share with the community (noting that you want to be quoted) and it will go up.

But I'm going to attempt to avoid endorsements. (I think I'll be able to do that. I decided on John Kerry in March of 2003 but didn't share that with most people around me. Many were Dean supporters or undecided. With the undecided, I printed up information on the various candidates in the Dem primary as well as anything I could find on the Green Party.)

People need to make up their own minds and we exist as a community having a dialogue. If in an election cycle, I seem to be slipping into endorsement, e-mail the site to keep me on my toes.
That doesn't mean if someone makes a remark saying back off choice or step away from support for gay rights or labor doesn't matter . . . that I won't make comments. But I'm going to try to avoid being a cheerleader for anyone candidate. (I think that's possible during the primaries. I'm less certain of that during a general election so I'm counting on third party members to keep me on my toes.)

The e-mail address for this site is common_ills@yahoo.com.