True Green Heroes

I read with exuberance through the bios of the top forty Heart of Green Award nominees, nominated by readers of thedailygreen.com.  I found many of the stories inspiring - real people making a difference in the world in their own way.  I was inspired by a 17-year old in New York who created RelightNY, a program where young people raise money to buy CFL bulbs to give to low-income housing,  and a young woman in Miami that spotlights local green businesses and services on 305green.com, including a "Green Scene" calendar of events and the guy who uses stories and songs to educate children on complex issues such as the Pacific garbage patch and mountain-top removal through his web series, Gorilla in the Green House.

The Heart of Green Awards honor those people, organizations and companies that have taken the green message to the mainstream - to the "heart" of the American people and are sponsored by TheDailyGreen.com, a website dedicated to the green revolution.  Other categories include food, politics, media, parenting and business.  You can read about these heroes and explore the other categories at thedailygreen.com.