With the motto “REthink, REplenish, REcommit”, the first-ever Going Green Film Festival launches its official call for entries on July 15. The festival’s first place prizes include Hybrid electric bicycles, a tree planted in their names in Central America, Africa or Asia, as well as film and screenwriting software.

The Going Green Film Festival is the very first festival of it’s kind to focus solely on “green” filmmaking.

“More than ever, it is critical for the film industry—whether big budget or independent—to contribute towards environmental preservation,” says Festival Founder Patrice Williams. “We’ve launched the industry’s first all-green film festival to reward filmmakers who are promoting ways of producing film using alternative materials and environmentally-friendly practices, both in the office and on set.”

The Foundation for a Green Future, Inc. today announced that the second annual edition of Boston GreenFest 2009 will take place on Boston City Hall Plaza, Thursday, August 20, Friday, August 21 and Saturday, August 22.

Boston GreenFest 2009 will bring together community groups, corporations, small businesses, nonprofits, government agencies and citizens to share new technologies and ideas that can immediately change our daily lives and help bring about a more sustainable future.

Boston GreenFest 2009, the Foundation for a Green Future, Inc., and local volunteers will seek to connect with a broad audience from across all Boston neighborhoods to bring an inspiring message of action and change. Together we will work toward sustainability through art, music, fashion, discussions and interactive exhibits. By engaging participants, young and old, we will search for new ideas to reduce our impact on our planet.

The Second Annual Greener Gadgets Conference is a timely and relevant event and awards competition that highlights sustainability and innovation in consumer technology. The one day conference brings together electronics industry leaders, entrepreneurs and designers to address key green topics including product design, recycling programs, product marketing, energy efficiency and more.

Eco Gift Shopping for the Family! The Eco Gift Festival presented by Tommy Rosen and the LA Times takes place December 12-14 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Eco Gift showcases 150+ vendors with earth-friendly gifts, 15 eclectic musical performances, a Children’s Stage and a Speaker Series featuring Arianna Huffington, Michael Brune (Executive Director, Rainforest Action Network), Mallika Chopra, Josh Tickell (award-winning filmmaker, "Fuel,") Eco Designer Linda Loudermilk and much more.

Ideal Bite announces its call for nominees for the first-ever Ideal Bite’s Best in Green (B.I.G.) Awards – an awards program that will annually recognize those companies, products and services that are true leaders and innovators in the green space. Winners of the 2008 B.I.G. Awards will be announced at Ideal Bite’s B.I.G. Awards Party in November 2008 in New York City.

With more and more products “going green”, consumers are left to wonder if what they are using is really as environmentally friendly and healthy as it claims to be. Ideal Bite’s 275,000 subscribers (aka “Biters”) have come to rely on Ideal Bite for its objective, expert advice on practical and fun ways to align their eco-friendly values with their everyday decisions, from buying paraben-free cosmetics to selecting the best organic wine.

A solar tour will bring interactive educational exhibits to 50 cities in Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Minnesota and Colorado beginning Friday, August 1. The tour will span 100 days and educate municipal leaders, community members, public schools, universities and utilities on how to make solar energy a meaningful power resource for their cities. The exhibits, powered by solar energy, will be transported by colorful biodiesel-fueled trucks.

With rising and volatile energy costs and increasing environmental concerns, community leaders, citizens and energy companies are searching for more information about solar and renewable energy. The City Tour for Solar will educate city leaders and managers on how to turn a public demand for renewable energy into reality with clean, predictably priced solar electrical power. The tour will include practical information on how to plan, implement and verify the value of municipal and utility solar programs

GPS pioneer Navman offers its expertise in route planning to sustainable transport organisation, Revolve. As part of the annual People's Eco-Rally, celebrity enthusiasts Quentin Wilson, Lisa Rogers and Robert Llewellyn, will join members of the public to drive from Brighton to London in the greenest way they can. Promoting economical and greener driving, Navman has pledged the flagship S90i GPS device to each of the eco-rally vehicles taking part, assisting them in arriving via the most efficient route. For the five greenest drivers and vehicles on the day, the device will be theirs' to own!

Navman GPS devices offer the most up to date TeleAtlas maps, with 100% street network coverage for all major European countries - meaning no more getting lost at home or abroad. With the additional benefit of the S90i's onboard camera, competitors will be able to take geo-tagged Navpix of their journey along the way and upload to the Navpix library - making it even easier to share their experience with the world. To start driving more economically today follow Navman's 'Top Tips' for greener driving.

Why are many companies, facilities and organizations creating areas specifically dedicated to Sustainability and Green Initiatives? Due to the strict regulations, global warming, brand recognition, and considering that long term investments towards green initiatives yield higher returns are factors which drive the creation of these areas. “Going Green” is becoming a major factor in driving a company’s success in terms of profitability and longevity.

At this Conference, you will hear proven strategies, first-hand, from leading organizations on what they have done to:

• Develop successful strategies to reduce environmental footprints and impact their bottom line
• Implement sustainable manufacturing practices
• Design supply chain practices for minimizing environmental impact
• Execute a Sustainable Business Strategy
• Building a better brand image
• And much, much more.

Jill Buck, Founder and Executive Director of the world's largest and fastest growing environmental education plan - the Go Green Initiative - was a featured speaker at the Inaugural Annual Summit of China Green Companies in Beijing on Earth Day. She praised the China Entrepreneur Club and the Daonong Enterprise Institute for their outstanding work to develop and reward aggressive standards for China Green Companies.

"When I first began working with DEI in early 2007, I was impressed with their determination to help Chinese and multinational companies achieve remarkably high standards in sustainable business practices. In just a few months, they have garnered support from the largest and most influential companies in China, and have demonstrated tremendous success," says Buck. She told the crowd of nearly one hundred journalists and several hundred business leaders that she "hoped to return to Beijing many times to continuously support and encourage their outstanding work, and maintain strong relationships between the U.S. and China."

Green Media Enterprises unveiled the initial renderings produced by sustainable architect Eric Lloyd Wright for the upcoming installation – “Sustainable Living Spaces Inspired by Eric Lloyd Wright” – which will hold center stage at the upcoming Green West Expo. This interactive display of green rooms will be located on the show floor at Green West scheduled May 20-22, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Collaborating on the project are Mr. Lloyd Wright’s associates Hannah Wear and Kevin Parkhurst, also principles of Design Integration Group, along with a list of other vendors including Bradco Kitchen & Baths, Eco- Partners, Cisco Brothers Furniture, Whole Foods, Sub Zero, Discover Flooring, Go Green Construction, Michael Levy Plumbing, Pixcel Organics, Nana Walls, and more.

The Solar Electric Power Association and the Solar Energy Industries Association announce the opening of registration for Solar Power 2008. The event will take place October 13-16 at the San Diego Convention Center and is expected to attract a record 12,000 professionals from more than 70 countries and 400 exhibitors from 14 countries. Besides top vendors presenting the state-of-the-art in solar energy technologies and services, Solar Power 2008 features more than 60 conference sessions and workshops covering the latest market, policy, finance and technology issues as well as a world-renowned CEO Panel plenary session. Conference organizers also revealed the first confirmed keynote speaker for this year – Bob Greifeld, chief executive officer of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. Greifeld will address conference attendees on global market conditions, the outlook for IPOs and Wall Street’s role in the future of the solar industry.

Go Green Expo to hit New York City, will kick-off its inaugural two-day event with honors by hosting a gala dinner and celebration honoring several of today's top environmental champions. A partial list of recipients includes: CNN's Anderson Cooper, Congressman Steve Israel, The Captain Planet Foundation's Laura Turner Seydel, Live Earth Founder Kevin Wall and New York Times best-selling author David Bach. Setting a glamorous tone for the evening, famed fashion designer and couturier Maggie Norris will start the night with a runway show premiering her much anticipated 2008 collection of eco-couture exclusively for guests of the gala event. Also lighting up the night, Jamba (a.k.a. Jammes Castro), up and coming New York based singer-songwriter will perform his magical R&B sounds for guests graciously sponsored by legendary musical brand Steinway. Proceeds from the evening will benefit two extraordinary organizations, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Alex Matthiessen's Riverkeeper -- an independent environmental organization founded to defend our waterways -- and The Amazon Conservation Association -- an organization created to conserve biodiversity through development of new scientific understanding in the Amazon basin.