Green Light would like to send out a huge Thank You to a few volunteer groups that really went above and beyond last week. First, there was Erica and her friends from South Texas, who brought all their own energy efficient light bulbs. We also had two groups that each … [Read more...]
Holy Volunteers!
We are proud, proud, proud to report that we've had just an incredible turn out of volunteers this year for Spring Break. Since it kicked off last Monday, we've had over 150 volunteers come out to help us install light bulbs all over the city. Being the small nonprofit that we … [Read more...]
Let’s talk about STUFF.
Today, we'd like to talk about stuff. And that's not just a vague conversation starter. We really want to talk about: STUFF. Here in America, we have a lot of it- clothes, gadgets, tools, and toys. There are lots of facts out there about the amount of stuff that Americans … [Read more...]
Faces of Green Light: After 74 years, Barbara goes green
During the past 3 years, Green Light has installed energy efficient light bulbs in over 8,000 New Orleans homes. To give you a sense of the work we're doing, each week we feature one of our participants. This week, we visited Barbara in Gentilly. Barbara was extremely … [Read more...]
Another Interesting Read by Jeff Goodell
So Jeff Goodell, the author of Big Coal, is at it again. His newest book, which hits stores April 15, is called How to Cool the Planet: Geoengineering and the Audacious Quest to Fix Earth's Climate This time around, Mr. Goodell tackles the relatively recent development of … [Read more...]