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1. Our company psychiatrists say now is the time to move onto the last phase of experiencing a tragedy, acceptance mixed with forgetfulness. about 24 hours ago via Twitterrific
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   @bpTerry just ran into the grabass room all excited and sincerely asked, "Why don't we just call Captain Planet!?" - he has great weed, ok? 4:16 PM May 27th via web
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   We plan on spending millions of dollars to fix this mess. We also plan on jacking gas prices so high that you'll wish you never complained. 3:54 PM May 27th via web
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   Announcement: bp is in desperate need of some positive visual PR. Anything goes. Submit to us w/ #bpbillboard. ABSOLUTELY NO PAY! 3:36 PM May 27th via web
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   WTF! RT @bpTerry just picked up the party banners i ordered yesterday. somehow they say "Operation: To] Kill Accomplished". im in trouble. 2:54 PM May 27th via web
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   This horrible spill wouldn't be happening in the gulf of AMERICA! Arizona knows what I'm talking 'bout!! #fistpound #bpcares 2:21 PM May 27th via web
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   Of course, bp cares about the fishing industry as well. Now, all tuna from the gulf coast comes pre-packaged in oil. #you'rewelcome #yum 1:58 PM May 27th via web
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   @BarackObama is "angry and frustrated." Well, so are we! This has really cut into our BP Goodtimes Field Trip Fund. #nomoredisneyland 1:31 PM May 27th via web
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   Heard rumors of a memo about bp choosing $$$$ over worker safety. It's actually @bpTerry 's diary. So don't read it, it's VERY PRIVATE! 12:58 PM May 27th via web
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    Really turning clean up efforts into overdrive today. We don't want Obama finding out about our crazy office keg parties tomorrow. 12:31 PM May 27th via web
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    We are dedicated to helping the wildlife in the gulf. Any birds that need cleaning must report to 287 Quartemain St, Baton Rouge, LA 70801. 11:01 AM May 27th via web
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    Just got the concession call from Exxon Valdez. They were great competitors and remarkably evil about everything. #bpwins! 8:20 AM May 27th via web
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    Absolutely true: RT @bpTerry just ruined a meeting with some scientists. i ate their pie chart on a dare. tasted horrible. 7:01 AM May 27th via web
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    The LA Times is reporting that Top Kill is working to plug the leak! Looks like our job here is done. See ya later gulf! #5dayweekend! 6:34 AM May 27th via web
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    Seems some are trying to co-opt us. What a PR nightmare! Wanna know how to tell us apart? We say pickledick and pussyfart. #bpsaysfuckyou 5:40 AM May 27th via web
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    After 38 long days, we've finally fixed it... No, not the leak! Terry joined twitter! RT @bpTerry testes, testes 1,2.... 3!?!?!?! lol. 5:14 AM May 27th via web
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    How do you pay for barrels & barrels of oil? With barrels & barrels of "bp cares" shirts for charity (ugh) www.streetgiant.bigcartel.com 12:47 AM May 27th via web
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    A lot of people are asking if we could have prevented this mess. Honestly, we have no clue. Our hindsight is 20/80. #bpcares 9:24 PM May 26th via web
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    Correction! www.healthygulf.org. They are the ones robbing us of our hard earned shirt money. 7:42 PM May 26th via Twitterrific
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    Can't believe we're literally losing thousands of dollars to www.healthegulf.org selling free shirts. Terry never reads the fine print. 7:27 PM May 26th via Twitterrific
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    RT @BP_America - Top kill procceding according to plan. - FAKE ACCOUNT! CAN'T SPELL! If I had less than 7k followers, I wouldn't bother. 5:36 PM May 26th via web

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Sebastian Copeland: Legacy Ice Crossing 2010

By Sebastian Copeland

Sebastian on an archeological dig: somewhere under there are two disgruntled kite skiers!

The day started in the manner which we have grown accustomed to in the last few--the last five, to be exact: howling winds, tent flapping, and some measure of discouragement. No breaking news there. This would make it day six of being pinned down inside the tent, sheltered from a nasty and persistent wind storm that has hurled snow drift at our thin nylon walls, and cranked up the decibels for what amounts to 126 uninterrupted hours! Aside from time lost, I had a growing concern: we were slowly being entombed by rising walls of snow drift! By now, our sixth day, they reached almost three feet to the leeway side. If someone were to have come upon our campsite, they might have thought that we had dug a hole to pitch our tent inside of it! This was certainly not threatening; it just meant that we would have a hell of a time digging ourselves out of it!

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And then, by midday, the nagging flapping began slowing down. We ventured outside, and sure enough the spin drift was gone, the sun was bright, and without question, the winds were pulling back! With very little need for encouragement, and eager to get some exercise, we started the excavation process. This borders on archeological work, because while the top part is mostly packed snow, the bottom--the one in contact with the tent's flaps--had turned to solid ice and required an extra delicate touch in order to prevent ripping the nylon to shred. An overly damaged tent will challenge an expedition, or worse, bring it to an end.

It took four hours to dig ourselves out! During this time, the wind came down to a pleasant breeze; the sun was bright; and we relished the thought of moving along. No sooner were we back in the tent, packing six days worth of accumulated mess, that a violent gust shook the walls again, and the familiar sound of drifting snow against the fabric brought us right back to where we were--five hours earlier! The wind had changed direction, build in a manner of minutes, and now were beginning to fill our freshly excavated hole with new snow!

In short, it is now 6:30 PM and the wind speed is back to gusts of 60 mph or so. We are back to writing blogs, reading books, and dreaming of crossing Greenland on kites, in what has come to resemble a sleeping cure. No doubt, there are more appropriate centers for some of those...and hopefully quieter!

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Lightning Beauty In A Bottle

This Memorial Day weekend, the music, arts and green living worlds will converge at Oak Canyon Ranch in Irvine, California (just one hour south of Los Angeles) for The Do LaB's 5th annual Lightning in a Bottle Festival on May 28 – 31, 2010. 

Spiritual workshops led by folks like Agape International Spiritual Center's Rev Michael Beckwith, yoga and dance classes taught by industry leaders like Shiva Rae, and activities for kids all weekend long (all is included in the festival ticket price), this is one event that is not to be missed!

Yoga and dance classes taught by industry leaders:
• Vinyasa Flow Yoga
• Rasa Yoga
• Daily Life Application of Qi Gong
• 5 Elements Buddhist Yoga, Meditation and Sound Healing
• Kundalini Dance
• Poi Spinning

In addition to top musical acts and innovative art installations, the four-day, three-night festival boasts a landmark lineup of workshops about Sustainable Urban Homesteading that will guide even the busiest urban professionals on the path to making low-cost and easily sustainable lifestyle choices. Attendees can learn "How to Make Kombucha," "Small Space Container Gardening," "How to Grow & Use Medicinal Herbs" and so much more.

More fun DIY Workshops include:
• Small space container gardening
• Growing & using medicinal herbs - teas, tinctures, salves
• Raising urban chickens
• Identifying and cultivating edible wild mushrooms
• Making home brewed beers
• How to make raw chocolate  
• How to make kombucha  
• Aquaponics: Growing your own fish and vegetables
• Rain and grey water systems

And of course, the festival is beautifully green:  
• Free filtered drinking water on site for attendees who bring their own
containers
• On site solar power generation
• Biodiesel fuel for power and onsite transportation
• Stages constructed from recycled and renewable materials
• 100% compostable cutlery and dishware in the vending areas  
• Color-coded trash bags for campers to sort waste and recycling in the
camping areas 

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Arts Earth Partnership For City of L.A.

(Los Angeles - May 20, 2010) Arts:Earth Partnership has entered into an unprecedented contract with the City of Los Angeles, spearheaded by Olga Garay, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs of Los Angeles to officially "Green Certify" all of its 33 city owned cultural institutions.

The contract between Arts:Earth Partnership and the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs to green certify all cultural centers in the city of Los Angeles proves to be the first of its kind in the United States. Until now the focus of Green Business Certification programs has been large polluters like garages, hotels and restaurants the impact of a cultural sector green movement can be much more significant due to its unique and direct relationships to the communities it serves.

 

Arts:Earth Partnership (www.artsearthpartnership.org) was founded by Dr. Joel Shapiro (Artistic Director) and Justin Yoffe (Board President) of the Electric Lodge Performing and Visual Arts Center in Venice (www.electriclodge.org); which is one of the first solar powered theaters in the country. They got their start by making substantial green changes to their own facility and educating their audiences about these actions. The response from the public was overwhelming and soon followed by questions about how to make similar changes in their own homes, businesses and cultural facilities.

 

Seeing the potential impact of millions of audiences and visitors being exposed to "Green Certified" theaters, museums, art galleries and dance studios Shapiro and Yoffe became inspired to create a specific certification, for this cultural sector with a direct process for those audiences and visitors who would like to emulate their efforts at home or at work.

Arts:Earth Partnership will be hosting their first networking mixer called Recharge the Arts, announcing their partnership with the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs at the Electric Lodge on Saturday, May 29th from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Recharge the Arts will highlight the cultural sectors contribution to a sustainable Los Angeles. We would love people to come and learn about becoming a green business and how to cut costs and precious resources with their next exhibit or performance. 

 

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Eco Car Talk: Tesla And Toyota

On Thursday afternoon Toyota announced it will invest $50 million in Tesla Motors and will partner with Tesla to manufacture electric vehicles (EVs).

Tesla and Toyota announce partnership, May 20th, 2010.

Additionally, Tesla announced that it will acquire the NUMMI plant in Fremont, California and begin production of its Model S EV in 2012. This is expected to create more than 1,000 green jobs in California.

Tesla expects to produce 20,000 EVs per year. Tesla is a California company, founded in 2003 in Silicon Valley. Their first vehicle, the Tesla Roadster, was the first production automobile to use lithium-ion battery cells and the first production EV with a range greater than 200 miles per charge that could go from 0-60 in under four seconds.

Tesla will use the NUMMI plant to begin production of its second generation vehicle, the Model S EV. This 300-mile range, seven-seat SUV will open Tesla Motors to a whole new market of car buyers.

"What we are witnessing today is an historic example of California's transition to a cleaner, greener and more prosperous future. We challenged auto companies to innovate, and both Tesla and Toyota stepped up in a big way, not only creating vehicles that reduce emissions and appeal to consumers but also boosting economic growth," said Governor Schwarzenegger. "I am thrilled with today's announcement and can't wait to see what this partnership brings next."

Governor Schwarzenegger announces Tesla-Toyota partnership.

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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was joined on Thursday afternoon by President and Chief Executive Officer of Toyota Motor Corporation Akio Toyoda, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tesla Motors Elon Musk and Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado to announce the historic new partnership.

The Governor also recently signed legislation, SB 71, to create a sales tax exemption for the purchase of green-tech manufacturing equipment in California. This expanded a sales tax exemption that applied only to Zero Emission Vehicles, which Tesla took advantage of. The expanded exemption, a part of the Governor's California Jobs Initiative, will not cost the state tax dollars; it will increase revenue by expanding the number of clean technology manufacturing companies with sites in California.

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Greening NYC: One Bryant Park Receives LEED Platinum Certification

by: Alisa Ahmadian

At 6:30 PM, Thursday May 20^th, the lobby of the Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park was filled with hundreds of people clad in business casual attire. With 8,000 employees regularly shuffling in and out of the 55-story skyscraper, passersby might have assumed that the hub-bub merely signaled the end of another workday in the building which has been officially operating for 2 years.

 

Greening NYC - One Bryant Park Gets USGBC LEED Platinum Certification

Instead, the crowd inside was composed of hundreds of people that literally helped to build the tower—a fraction of the team of thousands involved in the intensive six year long building process. Needless to say, the flutes of local sparkling wine passed about were long-awaited and much deserved, with laughter heard and warm embraces shared amongst those that had formed friendships after years of collaboration.

The grandeur of the Bank of America Tower cannot be denied; it is a 2.1 million square foot skyscraper erected in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, and the first commercial high rise to receive the US Green Building Council’s coveted LEED Platinum Certification. However, the tone of the evening was one of graceful deference and thanks. The speaking program included Jody Durst of the Durst Organization, the project’s developer; Rick Cook of Cook+Fox Architects; Christine Quinn, New York City Council Speaker; Anne Finucane of Bank of America; Rick Fedrizzi, founding Chairman of the US Green Building Council; Vice President Al Gore; and Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Jody Durst, who experiences the day-to-day operations of the building from his offices inside, joked about the irony of the event’s title-a “grand opening.”

All joking aside, what drew so many people to the lobby last night-- two years after the official opening, was an overwhelming sense of pride and accomplishment. Rick Cook noted that building a green building meant creating something that felt different, something that he would be “proud to be show his children and grandchildren.” It did feel different. Although the reception was held in the vast lobby of the skyscraper, attendees received views of trees in neighboring Bryant Park, as well as live, planted structures in the Urban Garden Room—a portion of the lobby created as part of the project’s effort to increase valuable public space. Aside from the Urban Garden Room, the building symbolizes a way of new of way of thinking about buildings: as a means to give back. This ideology was reflected by Rick Fedrizzi, who called the building’s conception a chance to “doing the right thing on as large a scale as possible.”

One Bryant Park, NYC, USGBC LEED Platinum Certification

The building gives back to its tenants; air filtration removes 95% of particulates, making the air inside cleaner than outside, and creating a healthy workplace that boosts worker productivity and happiness. The tower also gives back to New York City. A newcomer to an impressive skyline of historic skyscrapers, the Bank of America Tower’s contribution is unique—as a result of its construction, New Yorkers enjoy widened sidewalks, improved sightlines and views, and the City’s power grid gets a break due to the installation of a co-generation plant and a thermal storage plant that creates ice during off-peak hours, reducing daytime demand on the grid. Last night, the Bank of America also gave back to the youth of New York City in the form of a $125,000 donation to 100 schools to plant gardens. The announcement was happily received by three schoolchildren from PS 43 in the Bronx who arrived on the stage toting small plants.

The true significance of the event was memorialized in one of the more sobering remarks made last night by speaker Al Gore, a tenant of the building. He mentioned the comprehensive reports issued by the National Research Council on May 19^th that stress the need for the United States to develop a strategic plan to address climate change. Specifically, Gore cited the fact that “30% of CO2 emissions in the United States come from inefficient buildings.” Despite the glamour of the event, the true intentions of all attendees and project leaders present were clear: taking real action to address and reverse these global concerns. Although the Bank of America Tower is one LEED Platinum skyscraper, in just one of America’s large cities, it certainly won’t be the last. With any hope, its completion serves as a tipping point, with many others closely following its lead and even surpassing its pioneering standards.

All Images credited to Cook+Fox Architects.

To learn more about LEED Certification, please visit the USGBC website at www.usgbc.org

Alisa Ahmadian recently migrated to New York City, where she will begin work shortly for Cook+Fox Architects. In her past life in California, she was an environmental activist, a UCLA student and a vegan foodie.

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Green Innovation Institute Rocks The Cradle2Cradle Crowd

(Mountain View, CA.,) "California is the perfect birthplace for this Institute, but ultimately its reach is global, and it has been our long-held wish to see the principles of Cradle to Cradle applied globally," said William McDonough, co-founder of the Green Products Innovation Institute.

...for a safer and healthier world for ALL children of ALL species...

"Even before Michael and I wrote Cradle to Cradle in 2002, we have wished and worked for a safer and healthier world for ALL children of ALL species. That world is not just a wish anymore-it is here now, thanks to Gov. Schwarzenegger, the donors and supporters of the Green Products Innovation Institute, and the people of California," continued McDonough.

GPII will work to advance the framework outlined in the book "Cradle to Cradle," authored by architect and designer William McDonough and Dr. Michael Braungart, co-founders of GPII.

Governor Schwarzenegger announcing first-in-the-nation Green Products Innovation Institute. From left to right: Schmidt Family Foundation President Wendy Schmidt, YouTube Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Chad Hurley, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry Co-Founder William McDonough. 

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GPII will help transform how companies design, manufacture and use chemicals - driving a new era in research, innovation, economic growth and competition in the green chemistry sector.

"This Institute will revolutionize the way we design products and serve as a benchmark for those who aspire to set new standards of environmental and human health and safety for all products sold in California," said the Governor of California.

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West Coast Governors' Agreement on Ocean Health

The Governors of California, Oregon, and Washington today released eight issue-specific work plans to improve and sustain the health of the three states' shared coastal and ocean resources and the communities that depend on them. 

More On GPII: The Institute will help implement this framework by working with industries to create cleaner water and eliminate the concept of waste while creating healthy products.

"California has the most comprehensive Green Chemistry program in the world, and our leadership in ensuring the products we use every day are safe for our families and environment has resulted in the Green Products Innovation Institute choosing to headquarter here in California," said Governor Schwarzenegger.

Nationally-renown design consultancy firm, MBDC (McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry), has given the certification mark along with the Cradle to Cradle ® protocols to the Institute, which will now be responsible for certifying products. Companies from a wide range of industries have already demonstrated the viability and benefits of designing products according to the Cradle to Cradle framework, such as Herman Miller, Shaw Industries, Ford Motor Company, Aveda and Method Laundry. To date, more than 300 products and 90 companies have engaged in the Cradle to Cradle certification (CM) process.

Governor Schwarzenegger has made California a leader in green chemistry and in 2008 signed legislation to establish the first green chemistry program in the United States.

Speakers at this morning's event included  California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger; William McDonough, Co-Founder of the Institute; Michael Volkema, Chairman, Herman Miller; Chad Hurley, co-founder and CEO, YouTube; Vance Bell, CEO, Shaw Inc.; Matt Petersen, Executive Director, Global Green; Professor Martin Fischer, Stanford University  : www.gpinnovation.org.

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Las Vegas Goes LEED Retro

The first Las Vegas LEED Retrofit, 302 Carson, was unveiled yesterday by Shangri-La Construction and Thompson National Properties, LLC. It's located downtown at 302 East Carson Avenue and had its grand opening yesterday afternoon. It is, in fact, the first LEED Certified Retrofit in the state of Nevada.

Approximately 250 green jobs, primarily in construction, were created by this LEED Retrofit building project about a block and a half from Las Vegas's off-strip Fremont Street. In a current U.S. jobless economy that has seen construction as one of the hardest hit industries, averaging approximately 25% unemployment, this is a welcome RetroFit.

"This was an unusual type of construction project for Las Vegas where more often you see buildings imploded and then something huge replaces it, built from the ground up," commented Andy Meyers, President, Shangri-La Construction.

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Pictured In Photos: Former President Bill Clinton, founder, Clinton Foundation and sponsor of the Clinton Climate Initiative;  Mayor Goodman, Las Vegas; Rick Fedrizzi, president and CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council; Andy Meyers, president of Shangri-La Construction; Tony Thompson, chairman and CEO, Thompson National Properties, LLC, the building’s owner.

Meyers stated that 302 Carson was "very much a collaborative effort" between the original client, Thompson National Properties, themselves, Shangri-La Construction, and Las Vegas department of planning, fire department and even Las Vegas Mayor Goodman's office. They put primarily Union  members to work for the construction jobs who bid competitively on the employment offered.

He also acknowledged that Las Vegas Tax Commissioner, along with Mayor Goodman, took a very pro-business. "progressive with tax incentives" stance when it came to this Cutting Edge LEED Green Building Retrofit. "In tough times, they want to create jobs," commented Meyers.

New Building Features Include:

·         Window System Replacement – to reduce heat transfer, lower utility bills and increase tenant comfort.

·         Chiller Replacement and Extensive HVAC Efficiency Upgrades – to improve building performance by more than 30 percent, saving an excess of $50,000 per year in electricity costs.

·          “Cool” Roof Installation – to reduce the building’s urban heat island effect and interior temperature.

·         Upgraded Lobby, Elevator and Finishes – to modernize the building to current Class “A” standards.

Former President Clinton was also on hand, along with USGBC President, Rick Fedrizzi, to commemorate this groundbreaking LEED construction project. "He's been passionate about our cost-competitiveness in terms of Green and LEED building retrofits," explained Meyers. "This has been the Clinton mantra in terms of green building, unless it's affordable, it's never going to happen."

302 Carson earned the Gold certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Rating System™.

The formerly obsolete, 1960’s vintage energy-wasting building is now the new state-of-the-art standard for property redevelopment in Las Vegas’ downtown revitalization zone. LEED design strategies and efficiency upgrades are projected to decrease building energy use by more than 30 percent and water consumption by 40 percent, resulting in sustained operating cost reductions and improved tenant comfort and productivity.

Yet again Shangri-La Construction, along with partner client Thompson National Properties LLC, have proved that sustainability is absolutely affordable. As of yesterday's Grand Opening of 302 Carson in Las Vegas, it was already 40% occupied. It is to date the only LEED Certified building in Las Vegas downtown that's not 100% leased.

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Olympic Mascots 2012 London Games Unveiled Today

(London, England May 19, 2010) The 2012 Olympic Mascots were unveiled today in London. They have yet to make any announcements on record about their sustainability policies.

It is thought that London will compete with Vancouver to be the "greenest" Olympic games.

Wenlock, Orange and silver in colour, has been named after Much Wenlock, the Shropshire town whose Olympian games inspired Baron de Coubertin to establish the first games in Athens in 1896.

Mandeville is the mascot for the 2012 Paralympics, named after Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire, where the first 1948 paralympic games were conceived.

In related- green - news, London's double-decker buses have shifted to Green Tech energy.The new design uses the latest in green hybrid technology and will be 15% more fuel efficient than existing hybrid buses.  Read More HERE

Is it just us, or do these mascots look a little bit like scary Teletubbies? Watch the videos below and decide for yourself!

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Jonas Brothers made rare appearance together at Young Hollywood Awards May 13th in support of Nick Jonas, YH Artist of The Year Award Recipient.

It was a family affair for the Jonas Brothers. Older brothers Kevin and Joe attended the Young Hollywood Awards Thursday night to support younger brother Nick, who was honored as Artist of the Year. The trio couldn't have been more gracious, posing for pictures with the mob of fans who had waited for their arrival.

Young Hollywood Awards, May 13, 2010. Los Angeles.

Vampire Diaries’ hotties Matt Davis, Steven R. McQueen, Zac Roerig and Michael Trevino were the talk of the evening at the Young Hollywood Awards presented by JC Penney, mark., and Lipton Sparkling Green Tea on May 13 in Los Angeles.

The handsome foursome walked the carpet together while celebs, media and partygoers drooled on the sidelines and picked which Vampire Diaries cast member they would want to take a bite out of.

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Ben Stiller made a surprise appearance last night, May 13, at the Young Hollywood Awards presented by JC Penney, mark., and Lipton Sparkling Green Tea.  The movie star was spotted backstage dancing to Kevin Rudolf's "Let It Rock" which was performed live onstage.  Stiller came to surprise the crowd and present Whitney Cummings with YH Comedian of the Year.  The funny guy had a lot of jokes about Young Hollywood and said nowadays "young Hollywood" is to ten years old, then one becomes middle aged!

Ben Stiller made appearance at Young Hollywood Awards, May 13 2010.

Newly wed Kevin Jonas came with his wife Danielle to the Young Hollywood Awards presented by JC Penney, mark., and Lipton Sparkling Green Tea on May 13 in Los Angeles to support his brother Nick Jonas who won the YH Artist of the Year.

Young Hollywood Awards Host, Mario Lopez and Candy Girls

**LOVE LIFES** Former 90210 hunk Dustin Milligan admired his girlfriend Jessica Stroup from a far as she walked the carpet at the Young Hollywood Awards presented by JC Penney, mark., and Lipton Sparkling Green Tea on May 13 in Los Angeles.

Whoops!  Nikki Reed was overheard at the Young Hollywood Awards presented by JC Penney, mark., and Lipton Sparkling Green Tea saying that her Mom is mad at her because she "rear-ended" her on Mother's Day!  She then said just kidding--about the mad part!  She actually hit her mother's car!

Young Hollywood Awards, May 13, 2010.

Touching up with mark. cosmetics midway through the evening, Ashley Greene was always camera ready at Thursday night's Young Hollywood Awards. The Twilight actress was honored as Young Hollywood's Style Icon.

Swarmed by a crowd of fans before even arriving to Thursday's Young Hollywood Awards, Twilight's Booboo Stewart was thrilled to be a part of the evening. The wolfpack member accepted the Newcomer of Year award on behalf of Justin Bieber, who was unable to attend.

It was a date night for Twilight's Peter Facinelli and his wife, actress Jenny Garth at Thursday's Young Hollywood Awards. Both presenters at the awards show,

Dodging the red carpet at Thursday night's Young Hollywood Awards, 90210’s Rumer Willis tried to stay low key, slipping in behind the paparazzi. They actress kept a low profile at the awards show in the crowd supporting her friends, Jessica Stroup and Nina Dobrev.

Fresh from his split with Paris Hilton, Doug Reinhart arrived to Thursday night's Young Hollywood Awards solo.

Young Hollywood Awards May 13, 2010.

Young Hollywood Awards Presented by Hollywood Life, May 13, 2010.

Nickelodeon brothers Kyle and Chris Massey were right at home at the Young Hollywood Awards in Los Angeles on May 13. The brothers worked the red carpet drinking Lipton's Sparkling Green Tea to beat the heat.

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