posted by Katherine Kuzma-Beck on 28 July 2009
Feedlot in the outskirts of Bakersfield, California, United States (36°19’N, 120°16’W) With the summer finding its way to the northern hemisphere, the United States begins its age-old tradition of grilling in their backyard. As this country moves into a new age where sustainability through greener living is key, Steve Skoczen of sixlinks.org asks the questions—what’s more [...]
posted by Katherine Kuzma-Beck on 27 July 2009
While at Bonnaroo in the early days of June, Green Oil Nation artists Lauryn Yovino and Amy Saffner kept their passion of working with green-themed non-profit organizations by participating in art projects that used biodegradable materials to create community-themed projects. Using completely recycled cardboard and biodegradable paint festival-goers were invited to participate in painting sessions that [...]
posted by Katherine Kuzma-Beck on 01 July 2009
In an effort to unite people with the ideas of a greener existence and by giving them the sources needed to change their everyday habits, two Cornell graduates, Steven Skoczen and Jeff Gunther, have created a networking site based around just that. The site is called Six Links, a reference to how change is only [...]
posted by Katherine Kuzma-Beck on 16 June 2009
Freeway Interchange, USA (N 34°02’ – W 118°16’) Green Oil Nation hit a road block on Saturday when the veggie-fueled truck that was the cornerstone of their entire summer experiment failed to make it out of East Brunswick, New Jersey. “Had a little snag in the trip….no Roman, veggie oil truck or trailer, but Lauryn and I [...]
posted by Katherine Kuzma-Beck on 06 June 2009
Freeway Interchange, USA (N 34°02’ – W 118°16’) Green Oil Nation will begin their summer long road trip this weekend beginning with a local based arts festival that is being held in East Brunswick, New Jersey on June 6th with a rain date of June 7th . The festival boasts over 90 area artists who [...]
posted by Katherine Kuzma-Beck on 04 June 2009
Green Oil Nation announced the addition of a fourth artist to their team, photographer Devon Ward. Together, the four New York City area artists, Roman Meisenberg, Amy Saffner, Lauryn Yovino and Devon Ward, will make the first planned stop on their summer road tour at the four-day long Bonnaroo festival located on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, June 11-14.
posted by Katherine Kuzma-Beck on 22 April 2009
Young basketball player at Torrance Cornerstone elementary school, Los Angeles, California, United States (33°49’ N, 118°20’ W). Local artists everywhere are starting to turn their passion for the arts into a positive step in the right direction during the global fight against planetary warming and environmental changes. Their innovative intuitiveness has opened up to both the [...]