GREEN BALL

The 2009 Green Ball
January 19, 2009 (AIM 168 Real Estate)

“The 2009 Green Inaugural Ball celebrates the new green economy that will advance clean and efficient energy, create new jobs, reduce global warming and protect America’s natural heritage.

”The 2009 Green Inaugural Ball celebrates the inauguration of Barack Obama and Joseph Biden and the opportunity to work with the new Administration and new Congress to grow the clean economy that will create shared prosperity for all. The Host Committee includes more than more than 75 environmental, labor, civil justice, youth, and business groups who are promoting clean energy policies, bringing the technologies to market, and creating the green jobs that will be at the heart of America’s economic recovery…

“100% of the carbon footprint of the event is being offset with high quality carbon offsets from Native Energy…"

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“…Honorary Chair Former Vice President Al Gore; Van Jones, Founder & President, Green for All; Rev. Jim Ball, President, Evangelical Environmental Network; Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Defense Counsel Rosina Bierbaum, Dean of the School of Natural Resources and Environment, Univ. of Michigan; Denise Bode, CEO, American Wind Energy Association; Chris Chafe, Executive Director, Change to Win; Aimee Christensen, National Co-Chair, Clean Tech & Green Business for Obama; Gene Karpinski, CEO, League of Conservation Voters; Carl Pope, Executive Director, Sierra Club, Rhone Resch, President, Solar Energy Industries Association; Jerome Ringo, President, Apollo Alliance; Roger Rivera, President National Hispanic Council, Larry Schweiger, President and CEO, National Wildlife Federation; Bill Stetson, Energy and Environment Rapid Response Team, Obama for America/DNC National Advisory Board; Jessy Tolkan, Executive Director of Programs, Energy Action Coalition.

Executive Produced by Kevin Wall and Live Earth, the event will feature performances by world-renowned artists will.i.am., Melissa Etheridge, Maroon 5, John Legend, and Michael Franti…

“The 2009 Green Inaugural Ball Host Committee [and] 2009 Green Inaugural Ball…sponsors…[listed in the article]…”