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Revision as of 23:30, 20 March 2011
Paul Glover suggests this idea
Philadelphia Green Pages:
Our city already has several prominent green networking sources: Grid, Green Jobs Philly, Sustainable Business Network, Academy of Natural Sciences, PHENND, GPEN.org, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Farm to City, Volk Libre, the Food Guide, and more.
Of these, only SBN provides a categorized catalog. Green Jobs Philly has a single page http://www.greenjobsphilly.org which is not regularly updated. Grid and Green Jobs Philly provide categorized sections issue by issue. GPEN has an alphabetical list of environmental groups.
There is not yet a categorized green catalog which sets specific green standards, allows green businesses and nonprofit organizations to enter current information free into a moderated keyword-sortable list, then welcomes the general public to browse these entries.
The availability of such a service, print and online, would accelerate participation in existing groups and stimulate new initiatives.
Here’s what I propose:
Print and online (searchable, sortable) directory comprising three prime divisions:
For-profit, Non-profit, Government.
Subject matter:
Food, Fuel, Housing, Health, Transportation, Education, Clothing, Recycling & Composting, Finance, Water, Air. Each of these would be introduced with a 200-word summary of possibilities.
The list would be moderated to admit local solution-oriented groups and programs inviting specific local action. It would not include mere crisis-oriented bad-news groups and media. It would not include mere general advocacy groups. They must invite participation in distinct actions.
Specifically preferring solutions which:
• transfer authority to grassroots groups to lower the costs of living, using environmental technologies.
• decrease dependence on fossil fuels and nuclear power.
• decrease waste of water and contamination of air.
• provide effective alternatives to automobiles.
• provide nonprofit holistic health services.
• expand regional food self-sufficiency.
• expand reliance on regional upcycled materials.
• expand local manufacture of durable essential goods.
• promote mutual aid.
• release local creativity to accomplish the above.
• provide backing for community credits and neighborhood currencies.
Purposes:
• stimulate action
• cross pollinate
• expand regional capability
• serve as resource for jobseekers, entrepreneurs, organizers, volunteers, interns, funders
INFORMATION FIELDS:
Name of group or initiative
• logo
• website
• email/s
• Facebook, Twitter, YouTube channel and other social media
• phone
• contact person 1, contact person 2
• year started
• purpose (1,000 characters)
• specific actions public can take
• internships
• staff size
• budget
• tax-deductible?
• donate, Paypal
• proposals and new groups forming: (invite people to fill holes where not already listed)
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Paul Glover
(215) 805-8330
http://www.paulglover.org