The House of Representatives is ‘greening up’ its act with a series of measures championed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Chief Administrative Officer Dan Beard, which will not only make it a carbon neutral operation, but will reduce the Capitol’s carbon footprint by half in ten years. Let’s start with what’s on the menu! The cafeteria’s green makeover includes an 85 percent fresh menu from local food sources with 150 miles of Washington D.C., hormone free meats, and compostable plates and beverage cups made from sugar cane and cornstarch.

Within six months of the Pelosi/Beard Green Team taking action, the House began using 100 percent post-consumer waste recycled paper, switched to incandescent bulbs, and set up bike racks around the Capitol grounds. More green steps are underway, with the House buying wind power to offset its electricity, and switching from mostly coal burning to all natural gas for its share of heat and air conditioning, supplied by the Capitol Power Plant.

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Cindy Crawford has had an Eco-Awakening. The supermodel will now be writing a Green Beat blog about the environment on Vanity Fair’s VF Daily website. The former host of MTV’s “House of Style” admits she’s “no Al Gore” but rather hopes to be viewed as your typical working mother with children, concerned about their wellbeing and the future of the world they will inhabit.

Indeed, Crawford tells her “eco-awakening” started as a direct result of her children who attend a very environmentally aware school and made a habit of giving their mother guilt trips over unsound environmental practices around the home. She started by making little changes, one step at a time, like unplugging electrical items like toasters, television sets and cell phone chargers when not in use. Then she made the switch to recycled paper products (sans toilet paper) for her home paper needs–and now she’s considering buying the recycled T.P. after all. Lastly she looked into water filtration systems for the home in order to switch from wasteful plastic bottled water to tap. She started using a PUR filtration system at home and is now working with the company to design a reusable aluminum bottle for a program called “Thirsty for Change”.

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Singer Jack Johnson is collaborating with a host of non-profit organizations around the world on a new interactive network to inspire music fans to create positive change. The theory behind the project called All At Once Campaign is: an individual action, multiplied by millions, creates global change. The All At Once Campaign is a new social action network that operates both online and at Johnson’s shows to connect music fans and nonprofit organizations. With a forum for people to discuss, connect, learn and inspire.

Jack Johnson is currently touring and has insisted on keeping the shows’ environmental impact as low as possible, keeping with the All At Once mentality. His efforts include reducing waste by encouraging venues to use

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