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03/05/2021

In light of women’s history month... let’s highlight some amazing women environmentalists! Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize - she was also the first female scholar from East and Central Africa to receive a doctorate in bio and the first female professor in her home country Kenya. She started a grass-roots movement called the Green Belt Movement that encouraged those in her community to plant trees. Maathai contributed to the planting of over thirty million trees (Nobel Peace Prize Org).

02/22/2021

The COVID-19 Pandemic has affected and continues to affect us all in countless ways and hit the entertainment industry hard, Earth Angel included. We didn't reach all of our goals we set before the pandemic, but we still want to share the impact we were able to make and accomplish since our last report to uphold our values of accountability and transparency. Find some highlights above and find the rest of our impact statement through the link below. 💚🎬 https://www.earthangel.nyc/our-impact

02/16/2021

In March, several of PIA's members and lobbying team are meeting with state elected officials at a crucial time for state budget negotiations.  We want to hear from stakeholders in the film community! Join us for our Industry Roundtable so we can take your concerns to Albany to express the priorities of New York state’s film community. Check the link below to sign up for our Industry Roundtable! https://hopin.com/events/industry-roundtable-the-road-to-albany?ref=b72c82461156

02/09/2021

Throughout the month, we're highlighting some amazing Black environmentalists who have been doing the work and paving the way towards environmental justice. We will continue to highlight and amplify the work of BIPOC environmentalists not only this month but throughout the year.

•Will Allen: "Will Allen is the son of a sharecropper, former professional basketball player, ex-corporate sales leader and now farmer. The founder and CEO of Growing Power Inc., he has become recognized as one of our preeminent thinkers on agriculture and food policy and is a leading authority in the expanding field of urban agriculture....using methods he has developed over a lifetime, Allen specializes in bringing healthy food to under-served communities using a unique growing system he developed himself."
•George Washington Carver: "Carver’s innovation in the field of crop rotation are considered breakthroughs in resource conservation, by preserving soil and making farms more productive. He observed that nature produces no waste — what is consumed is returned to the whole in another usable form. Carver believed that in the natural world everything is part of the whole."
•Dr. Beverly L. Wright: "Wright is an environmental justice scholar and advocate, author, civic leader and professor. She is the founder of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, which addresses environmental and health inequities along the Mississippi River Chemical Corridor."

https://sfenvironment.org/article/celebrating-black-environmentalists-during-black-history-month

02/08/2021

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02/05/2021

As of a few weeks ago, Earth Angel has officially diverted 10 MILLION POUNDS of waste from going landfills! We are so proud and hopeful for the future of sustainable production as we break this milestone! We couldn't have done it without the help of our Eco PAs, waste partners and rockstar green crew members. Here's to another 10 million!

02/01/2021

"My activism for racial justice and my activism for climate justice are one in the same... communities who are most impacted by police brutality are the same communities that are most vulnerable to climate change" - Rev. Yearwood.

We are inspired by Rev. Yearwood's activism - definitely an eco-warrior to acknowledge! 💚 Check out the piece he wrote about his experiences as a climate activist through the link below!

https://www.shondaland.com/act/a32905536/environmental-justice-racial-justice-marginalized-communities/

01/25/2021

On our green sets, we have a lot of HMU Artists ask us what they can do to help keep their department green. Here's a few of our recommended steps: 1. swap out disposable make up wipes for a reusable makeup cloth! They just need water to work and can be cleaned in the laundry. 2. Repurpose those used mascara wands through Wands for Wildlife! This organization takes mascara wands to help Wild Caregivers clean critters. 3. Check if you can recycle your empty make up containers or if they can be sent back to the manufacturer. Even HMU can be green 😉♻️💄

01/25/2021

BREAKING! IATSE formally offers labor and infrastructure to White House COVID Response Team and FEMA in the effort to build field vaccination sites. Building back together and better! https://www.facebook.com/iatse/posts/3988776674466472

BREAKING: IATSE formally offers labor and infrastructure to
White House COVID Response Team and FEMA in the effort to build field vaccination sites:

01/15/2021

Join PIA : Production Initiatives Association for a conversation with a panel of experts regarding New York's current political climate, and why film industry small businesses are key economic recovery drivers.

2021 will be a pivotal year and PIA wants you informed and ready for the road ahead. Learn why keeping the New York state film incentives in place are more important than ever.

RSVP link below:
https://bit.ly/3biuTMx

01/10/2021

Homero Gómez González grew up in El Rosario in western Michoacán. He came from a logging family and was a logger before becoming an environmental and anti-logging activist. He worked to conserve butterfly populations in rainforests and eventually managed a Monarch Butterly Preserve. He passed away early last year for a reason that is still not known — many believe it had to do with his activism against logging. We recognize Homero Gómez González as an eco warrior who lived his life protecting our earth. 💚🦋🌏

01/07/2021

Renee Lertzman, PhD has been a pioneer at the intersection of psychology and climate change for more than 20 years. She wrote about climate grief and anxiety back in 2015 and is now leading Project Inside Out. Hot Take was able to interview Dr. Lertzman and we love the advice she gave on managing climate grief, anxiety and practicing compassion. Swipe to see our favorite words of hers from the interview and check out the rest through the link below. 💚🌏

https://realhottake.substack.com/p/dr-rene-lertzman-on-climate-grief?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cta

01/02/2021

On our green sets, about 73% of all waste is diverted from landfills. Way to go, team! 🥳 think we can get up to a 80% diversion rate in 2021?! 😉💚♻️ happy New Year from the EA team!

12/20/2020

Since 2013, we have avoided 8,488 metric tons of CO2e from entering the atmosphere through diverting waste, using clean energy and making many other eco adaptations on set.

That amount of emissions would fill up 8,488 ten yard diameter balloons! (Environmental Defense Fund). 🤯🌏💚

12/14/2020

Earth Angel's cover photo

12/10/2020

Drumroll please...our meals donated to date count has reached 126,000!!! That's enough to feed everyone in Madison Square Garden six times! Big thanks to our amazing Eco PAs and food recovery partners for making this milestone possible. #dataDecember

12/09/2020

It's not enough to recover from the pandemic back to "business as usual." We must recover while simultaneously addressing climate change and social inequality. "ARCHES, a new policy proposal from Robert Perkowitz and Nigel Purvis, is a plan for creating a strong, resilient and inclusive recovery from COVID-19. Through ARCHES, America would mobilize trillions over a decade to prevent future pandemics, reboot the U.S. economy, generate millions of good, resilient jobs for working and underserved families, and reduce U.S. climate pollution by more than half by 2030." Stay informed on these issues and make it clear to your elected officials that we must prioritize a green recovery. More info through the link in below! 👊♻️🌎https://grist.org/sponsored/rebuilding-communities-with-climate-action-amidst-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR1oHr2wr50YLfN115aeEIoc9x4QnG26eiEyVD3LNXL-OOFoX2Hbd-Hh1hY

12/07/2020

CAN YOU HEAR US? is an amazing new campaign promoting the Hulu documentary, I AM GRETA, and amplifying local climate action efforts. In the link below, you can find the campaign online and even get a personalized action plan to help fight the climate crisis. 👊💚

https://canyouhearus.org/

12/07/2020

This December, we'll be sharing our favorite Earth Angel data findings with you! To kick it off, we conducted a survey with the NYC Production Community's participation! The survey respondents were comprised of a wide variety of crew members and the results were clear: folks are eager to raise the bar on sustainable production! We found that 92% of people working in the film industry think sustainable production is important and 74% of those working in the film industry prefer working on a green set. #dataDecember ♻️🎬💚

11/24/2020

NEW ANGEL ALERT! 😇 Meet Ariell Lawrence, Earth Angel's Eco Health & Safety Specialist and integral part of our new Clean & Green package! Ariell served in the U.S. Public Health Service as an Environmental Health Officer after graduating from the University of Georgia's College of Public Health. She worked with the Indian Health Service and the National Institutes of Health. While serving at the NIH, Ariell performed sustainability work and completed a detail in the Office of the Surgeon General during the 2014 Ebola outbreak. Since 2016, she has worked on film and television crews on both scripted and documentary projects. She maintains an awareness of the nexus between public health and sustainability in the built and natural environment. She made her debut in the Eco Department with Earth Angel on the Barry Jenkins limited series "Underground Railroad." Welcome, Ariell!

11/18/2020

Earth Angel is proud to be a member of PIA : Production Initiatives Association, an organization advocating for film industry vendors in support of a strong and sustained film tax credit, as well as community impact. If your business serves the film industry, join us or learn more at goforpia.org. 🎬

11/17/2020

We are so excited to be joining the Future of Film Summit this Friday to talk sustainable production along with Sam Sutaria, Lyndsay Duthie, and Melanie Dicks! 👊💚

"In partnership with WaterBear Network, Future of Film is exploring the steps productions can take to achieve a sustainable practice and the role new technologies could play!"

Get your tickets now through the link below! We're so excited to be a part of this.

https://www.futureoffilm.live/purchase/future-of-film-delegate-pass/online-event/91606865

11/02/2020

eco tip time! single-use plastic cutlery contributes to 6 million tons of waste in our landfills annually. 😳 a feasible solution to divert that waste is bringing our own cutlery from home when going out and opting out of plastic on food delivery apps!

10/30/2020

Did you hear the news? Earth Angel’s “Clean & Green” package is finally here! ♻️👊  Our new offering is a comprehensive collection of products and services to help productions meet COVID compliance standards in an environmentally responsible way. Check out all of the details through the link below on how you can get:
-Qualified Eco PAs who are also now trained in disinfection/sanitization
-Over $15,000 in savings from Clean & Green vendor partners

https://www.earthangel.nyc/clean-n-green

10/28/2020

Trash Talk | Earth Angel's Fall 2020 Newsletter

ICYMI, our fall newsletter edition of TRASH TALK is out! 🗑️♻️💚 check out the latest earth angel news including our brand new covid-19 response package, and an important sustainability survey for NY productions — available through the link below!

https://mailchi.mp/earthangel.nyc/trash-talk-earth-angels-fall-2020-newsletter

#newsletter #trashtalk #earthangel #fall2020

Hi fellow green set enthusiasts! We hope you’ve been taking care as we recover from the worst of this pandemic. The weather is cooling and fall is officially here. We have exciting news to share with you and hope you enjoy reading and seeing what we angels have been up to.

10/19/2020

California! This election will mark what is to come for the future of our climate. Today is the last day to register to vote. Check your voter registration through the link below and make sure you have a voting plan.

https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/

10/15/2020

It's Latin Heritage Month and there's a problem within the representation these folks face in Hollywood and beyond. When Latine folks "are onscreen, [they're] usually depicted in narrow ways. A 2019 Opportunity Agenda report found that 25 percent of Latino immigrant TV characters were portrayed as employed, while 88 percent were represented as incarcerated or the perpetrators of crime." When watching/reading/seeing media, we must call out stereotypes and other harmful images of POC and push for better. Find the report through the link below! Collage Art by Alan Lopez for Remezcla.

https://www.opportunityagenda.org/explore/resources-publications/power-pop/executive-summary

10/08/2020

Hi, it's us again with your friendly reminder that voting is one of the most impactful ways you can protect our planet. So, New Yorkers!! Are you ready to vote? Reminder that the last day to register in New York is tomorrow, October 9th. Let's make sure our voices are heard. 🔉👊 check your registration status through the link below.

https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/

10/07/2020

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10/06/2020

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10/05/2020

Today is the last day to register to vote in 13 states!!!!!: Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina Tennessee, and Texas. Check if you're registered to vote through the link below. 👊 make your voice heard. https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/

09/30/2020

We are thrilled to present our video for the United Nations Summit on Biodiversity, premiering today! 75% of the Earth’s land surface and 66% of the oceans have been significantly altered by human actions. We have a responsibility to heal what we have destroyed and we can't accomplish that without engaging all sectors of life, including the media industry. This video marks the beginning of a much larger industry initiative coming soon! Check out the link below to sign up to get involved! www.earthangel.nyc/globalgreenmedia

09/25/2020

Today is Global Day of Climate Action organized by Fridays for Future. 💚♻️ The link below will take you to see what climate strikes are going on near you today. Share with us how you're showing up to fight climate change 👊 https://fridaysforfuture.org/action-map/map/

09/25/2020

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09/18/2020

Join Earth Angel as we watch and listen to influential leaders, researchers, and scientists talk about the existing solutions and practices that are restoring the biodiversity and balance of our Earth organized by Project Drawdown. The event takes place from 7-9 pm EST on September 21st -- register through the link below!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drawdown-2020-climate-week-event-tickets-114185375532