Green For All is a national organization dedicated to building an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. Although often presented as “single issues” poverty, racism, and environmental degradation are interlinked, as low-income people suffer disproportionately from cancer, asthma and other respiratory ailments. Katrina was a dramatic example of the way class and race interacted with the environment. “By advocating for local, state and federal commitment to job training, job creation, and entrepreneurial opportunities in the emerging green economy ” especially for people from disadvantaged communities ” Green For All fights both poverty and pollution at the same time.”

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The Beatles hit “Across the Universe” will be the first song to be beamed into space. NASA announced that they would be sending the song into space this week through their Deep Space Network of antennas on the 40th Anniversary of the song being recorded. The song will be aimed at Polaris, the North Star, located 431 light years from earth. For the full story from the BBC, click here.

by finding out more about the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp, and its initiatives to help economically and/or socially disadvantaged students participate in the program.