0 Have you met Phaedra yet?

You may not have heard about her yet but Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Green For All. This is a non-profit organization that promotes a clean energy economy.

Phaedra represents a new generation of African American youth activists who are looking out for the environment. As a visionary and sustainability advocate, she leads this national organization with a clear mandate of promoting the well-being of people and communities in a green economy.

The US is behind in green economy. In some parts of the country, you won't even find recycling boxes in schools and offices. Many Americans are just not thinking about what it means to recycle, reuse, and reduce. In these times of job losses, bankruptcy, or repossessions, it seems like a luxury to worry about the environment, doesn't it?

Well, it isn't.

An economy based on oil is one of the reasons that this country is falling apart. It is simply unsustainable. Coal and gas (with its fracking horrors) are no better. Short-term economic gains while poisoning water wells, fishing shores, and the air we breathe lead to long-term losses. What is the solution, then?

It may very well lie with Phaedra and other youth activists who are interested in a clean energy economy that puts people back to work and saves the environment from costly degradation. The future is bright, folks! You just gotta believe.

Check out Phaedra and others at Power Shift 2011, a youth-led conference to take on the fossil fuel industry. 10,000 young people showed up and got fired up.

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0 iPad dun stole your jobs America!

According to Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., the ipad dun stole your job! You betta hide yo kids, hide yo wife and hide yo husband too, cause Steve Jobs' next invention may steal them too!

Oh my dearness....He is NOT serious!

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Well, 'mr. damn confused about where the world is heading', how about I give you a list of jobs that need to replace the paper based industry and would keep people employed for many years to come. And here is the real shocker, it will help preserve our health and environment over time.

1) Recycling plants - Reusing all products, paper, plastic waste we have been buying like they were goin' out of style.

2) Work on renewable energy - Energy companies are expanding on products, such as solar energy equipment production, sales, distribution and installation.

3) Sustainability Coordinators - Educating and expanding upon the sustainability market in educational institutions as well as companies.

4) Organic food/Sustainable farming - Expanding on available organic farms to reduce prices to make them more affordable for everyone and to change the standards for a healthier community.

5) Urban planning to reduce the carbon footprint - Finding ways to engage the population to find alternatives to gas guzzling vehicles (car pool, electrical buses) or redesigning streets to allow for non-vehicular modes of transportation (bikes, roller blades) to have space to safely travel.

The iPad is no different than a computer. When they were first introduced, many jobs become redundant but that didn't stop industries from creating jobs to accommodate the technological shift. Now that we are going paperless in more places, we have to get creative in how to create new jobs to accommodate this shift. I think the environment is where we need to focus but that's just my humble opinion.

Maybe Congressman J.J Jr could take a look at Wall Street as the potential culprit in this colorful demise. But then, I would be asking him to state the obvious, which is frowned up in Washington.

Congressman J.J Jr. hush now about things you don't understand! Now, please focus on Trump's toupee and tell us if it growls at people when they get too close.

*All this foolishness got me typin' like Madea*

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