Say hello to our new Green Girls Global editor Lou Taylor!
Lou is an ethical fashion stylist passionate about creativing outfits which have a positive story behind them. She is inspired by ethical fashion pioneers like Katherine Hamnett and Safia Minney and hopes that in the future ethical fashion becomes a natural part of peoples every day life.
Find out more about Lou visit her editor profile page.
Welcome to Green Girls Global Lou! I for one am looking forward to reading your ethical fashion articles x
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The environmental charity Earthwatch are hosting the first of their Expedition Open Days for 2009 in their Oxford Office Mayfield House 256 Banbury Road Oxford OX2 7DE from 10.00am -1.30pm on Saturday 24th January.
This is your opportunity to meet the Earthwatch team get the lowdown on what they do why they need you and what to expect from the Earthwatch volunteering experience on environmental research projects in the field.
Free to all but by ticket only light refreshments and a sandwich lunch will be provided on the day.
For tickets and more information contact their Events Department on (01865) 318856; events@earthwatch.org.uk
Visit www.earthwatch.org/europe/open-days-09 to find out more.
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An event for anyone in the construction or building trade The Day Of Reclamation takes place in Brighton on 27th March 2009

Hosted by Tiger Enterprise Ltd this event has pulled together key industry experts leading a packed schedule of talks and discussions about the important issues in sustainable construction. Including how to save money by using reclaimed materials how to use reclaimed building materials and how to implement your site waste management plans efficiently. The varied and entertaining seminars will provide some of the main talking points for the event.
This event will also include a selection of interesting and interactive stalls including BRE and Remade S.E Brightons Green Centre and Brighton and Hove City Council.
For more information about attending or having a stall contact event@reuseitdontloseit.co.uk
This is a free event with limited places so book early to avoid disappointment. To find out more and to register visit www.reuseitdontloseit.co.uk
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Fairtrade Fortnight 2009 begins on Monday 23rd February. For those two weeks groups and individuals will be holding events up and down the UK to raise awareness and celebrate Fairtrade.
The Gedling Fairtrade Group is no exception. We have teamed up with The Cooperative students from the School of Art and Design at Nottingham Trent University Redhill Comprehensive School and Fair2All to bring to Nottinghamshire the 2009 Fabulous Fairtrade Fashion Show.
The show takes place on Wednesday 4th March at Redhill Comprehensive School. Doors open at 7.30pm and the show begins at 8.00pm.
Come along and enjoy the live music whilst you browse the Fairtrade stalls from local businesses and organisation. After the show you will have a chance to buy the lovely Fairtrade clothes and accessories.
Tickets are priced at just

Recent warmer days and sunshine tell us that the summer is nearly here. A time for festivals fairs and outdoor fun. So heres a round up of a few summer events coming up this year

The Green Roadshow
Between May and August at a variety of venues in the UK
A travelling circus with green themed entertainment and activities
www.greenroadshow.co.uk
Nottingham Greenweeks
From 23rd May to 14th June at lots of locations in Nottinghamshire
All kinds of activities and events including workshops stalls seed swaps and art & music festivals
www.greenweeks.org
Veggie Pride UK
16th May Birmingham
A celebration of vegetarian and vegan lifestyles with stalls entertainment and activities.
www.veganmidlands.org.uk
National Vegetarian Week
18th 24th May UK wide
Events throughout the UK celebrating vegetarianism
See the Vegetarian Society website for listings
Sustainability live!
19th May Birmingham
A business exhibition and networking event
www.sustainabilitylive.com
Sustainable Events Summit
22nd May London
How to make your events more sustainable
www.sustainableeventssummit.com
GreenFest
14th June West London
Music stalls and fun for kids. Bring a picnic!
www.greenfest.org.uk
theKey.to
1st 4th July Berlin
An international event for green fashion sustainable lifestyle & culture
www.thekey.to
EcoVillage at the Kent County Show
17th 19th July Kent
Entertainment and information on living a greener life.
www.theecovillage.co.uk
Big Green Gathering
29th July 2nd August Somerset
5 days of music crafts food markets and more
www.big-green-gathering.com
Some of the events listed above come to us courtesy of the fabulous Greenfinder by our very own Green Girl Kate. For more UK events throughout the year keep in touch with Greenfinders events listings.
If youre involved in organising an eco event let us know about it and well share it here on GGG.
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If youre a green blogger and havent heard about this meetup where have you been?
This is the first hopefully of many meetups hosted by Al Tepper of ooffoo Natural Collection and Ethical Superstore (and the well loved City Hippy of course).

The event will take place on 8th June in London with special guest Nick Aster from TriplePundit.com (previously of TreeHugger and MotherJones) and there will even be a special prize for one particularly wordy guest.
Want to find out more? Then visit the Green Blogger Meetup page on Facebook. Do let Al know if youre planning on going along so he can keep up with numbers.
Some of the Green Girls Gloabl and Green Guys Global folk might see you there!
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Now autumn is in sight I thought it would be a good time to share upcoming green events for the next few months

Ludlow Green Festival
29th and 30th August Ludlow Shropshire UK
A weekend festival of stalls music and activities to raise awareness about the environmental challenges facing us all.
Find out more about Ludlow Green Festival

Llanfyllin Workhouse Green Fayre
29th and 30th August Llanfyllin Wales UK
A family friendly weekend with green arts crafts and music.
Find out more about the Green Fayre at Llanfyllin Workhouse

The Great Big Green Wedding Fair
5th and 6th September Liverpool UK
For eco couples looking for ethical and green wedding traders
Find out more about the Great Big Green Wedding Fayre

Ozone Day 2009
16th September International
Led by the United Nations Environment Programme. The theme this year is

Im very happy to announce that GGG has been listed in Fashion Evolveds 2009 Evolved Blogger list!
Amanda Quraishi of the award winning blog Fashion Evolved is showing her appreciation for fellow writers highlighting their individual voice regular updates and excellent writing.
Here is what the lady herself says about the Evolved Blog list:

With the Christmas season a few weeks away now I thought it would be a good time to update you all on the upcoming green Christmas fairs fetes and gatherings this month and next. If youre like me and find the High Street slightly souless and far too hectic in the run up to Christmas try searching out a local green Christmas event near you where you can buy from independent handmade and green traders.
The one thing I love when I visit these sort of events is the sheer variety of stallholders exhibiting. You may get an international charity selling sponsored goat gifts and farm tools next to crafters who have refashioned reclaimed fabrics into wonderful recycled creations next to beautiful willow sculptures and woodland crafts. Its often a great way to spend a wintery afternoon and one Id recommend to all of you looking for gifts that make a difference this Christmas.
To kick off the round up of seasonal fare Im organising GreenFinders third Green Christmas Fair in Leamington on Saturday 12th December 11-3. There will be green and ethical stalls along with refreshments Dr Bike and a clothes swap. Green Santa and his elves will putting in an appearance too. More details here.
In Birmingham the local Friends of the Earth group are holding a Green Christmas Fayre on Saturday 19th December at the Exchange Building in Mosely from 11 till 4 and just a few miles down the road in Solihull Fat Fluffs the rabbit rescue centre is hosting a festive fundraiser on Saturday 12th December 12-5.
In Brighton there will be a Jingle Bells and Eco Tales event on 13th December 11-4 at the Old Gas Works opposite the Brighton Marina. Green Santa will have his own green living grotto and there will also be carol singers green speakers and an array of stalls for all the family.
Monkton Wyld Court in Dorset are holding their winter fair on Saturday 28th November 11 till 4 and again there will be a host of seasonal activities going on for all ages.
If you are keen to find eco events near you do sign up for my monthly green events e-newsletter here and to view more green event listings please click here.
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April 2010 Update: The brand new global green transition blog TransitionVert.com is now live! This fantastic new site has been launched by one of our former Green Guys Gareth and is one of the worlds few multi-lingual blogs on the internet. Find inspirational articles videos and polls on all things green as the Transition Vert team Write Share Change.

So this is the last post from Green Girls Global for now. We are taking an indefinite break from our blogging here to work on all the other things that busy green girls do.
Heres a great big thank you to all of the editors for their brilliant writing over the past few years and to guest contributors who have brought their news views and ideas into the mix. Of course the biggest thanks is to our lovely readers whether they are new ones who have just discovered us or those from back in the day. Thank you!
Weve had lots of fun running Green Girls Global and Green Guys Global and were really proud of the things weve achieved in such a short time. Some of the highlights include having features in the Times Online and Marie Claire being involved in the fabulous Eco Chic Weekly and selling our own stylish organic t-shirts created by the very talented artist and Green Girl Lee Tracy.
Whats next for the girls and guys of GGG? Well we all have our own businesses projects and blogs that keep us very busy. Take a look at our editors page to see what were all up to. Mine & Jezs Green Hosting company will continue to host the site as theres just too much good stuff here to take it down and Green Guy Gareth will be back again soon with an exciting blog of his own so watch this space!
For now please do keep enjoying the articles here on the blog and thank you again for all your support.
Love from GGG x
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BP today announced that it has approved initial payments toward 90% of commercial large loss claims that have been filed as a result of financial losses of the Deepwater Horizon incident and spill. Using an accelerated process BP approved payments of 337 checks for a total amount of $16 million to businesses that have filed claims in excess of $5,000. Initial payments began over the weekend and will be completed this week. The remaining outstanding commercial large loss claims are awaiting documentation and are continuing through the process.

The acceleration of commercial large claims payments will help ease the burden on impacted businesses by providing access to money in a short period of time.