Friday, March 05, 2010

Global Green USA

Global Green, USA held its 7 th ANNUAL PRE-OSCAR PARTY on Wed March 3rd in Avalon Hollywood.

Purpose: GREENER CITIES FOR A COOLER PLANET

Benefitting Global Green's initiatives to fight climate change by creating healthy, green communities

Founded in 1994 by activist and philanthropist Diane Meyer Simon, Global Green is the American Arm of Green Cross International (GCI), which was created by President Mikhail S. Gorbachev to foster a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure future by reconnecting humanity with the environment.

Global Green USA is the only national environmental non-profit headquartered in Southern California with offices in New Orleans, Washington DC, and New York, and is one of 31 national GCI affiliates throughout the world.

Mission

Global Green is working to address some of the greatest challenges facing humanity. In the United States their work is primarily focused on stemming global climate change by creating green buildings and cities.

Internationally, Global Green and its affiliates are working toward:
Eliminating weapons of mass destruction that threaten lives and the environment
Providing clean, safe drinking water for the 2.4 billion people who lack clean water
Results: The organization was founded in order to create a new approach to solving the world's most pressing environmental challenges. Global Green's unique approach merges innovative research, cutting-edge community based projects and targeted advocacy that:
Educates hundreds of millions of people annually
Leverages billions of dollars for environmental initiatives
Implements ground-breaking environmental policy
Improves the lives of tens of thousands in low-income communities

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