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LA ONDA VERDE de NRDC
La Onda Verde (LOV) is an initiative of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) founded in 2004 to inform and involve the growing and influential Latino community in environmental issues in the United States and abroad.

La Onda Verde was launched in 2004 with the report, “Hidden Danger, Environmental Health Threats in the Latino Community,” which highlighted impacts on Latinos from environmental contamination. Authors Adrianna Quintero and Mayra Quirindongo were proud to work with Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis in developing the report that recognized these impacts and that few Latinos, especially those with limited English skills, were sufficiently informed and involved on environmental issues. LOV has since provided environmental information to Spanish-dominant Latinos and has evolved into a program with global reach, supported by many Spanish-language eco-activists, celebrities and other prominent Latinos.

La Onda Verde’s web site includes a blog, Pulso Verde and e-newsletter, Notiverdes and is widely recognized by Spanish language media as the go-to resource on environmental issues. Thousands visit LOV each day looking for constructive solutions to the environmental problems we face today.

The overall objective of LOV is to advance environmental protection by meaningfully engaging Spanish speaking Latinos on environmental issues by empowering them with information that they can use to make their voices heard, and create involvement in specific efforts to improve their world. One such effort was the first U.S. concert for the Hispanic community to raise awareness on global warming and promote the use of Nevada’s renewable energy resources. The event was a stunning success, attracting close to a thousand concerned Nevadan’s to enjoy an evening of music with the Latin Grammy winning pop group, Jesse & Joy. The concert generated hundreds of signatures and messages to Nevada legislators objecting to the construction of polluting coal-fired power plants.

Through continued projects such as these, which combine focused on-the-ground advocacy and a strong emphasis on the critical nature of widespread communication, La Onda Verde will to continue to empower Latinos and Spanish-speaking voices on environmental issues.

La Onda Verde has been focusing a significant amount of work on green jobs and ensuring Latinos have equal access to this great opportunity. Like climate, the issue of green jobs has resonated loudly with Latinos who now face double digit unemployment rates. With 1 in 3 people in the construction industry being Hispanic, Latino engagement on green jobs is a natural fit. Through media tours, government outreach, blogs and policy papers, we have called on government and business leaders to recognize the need to provide bilingual training for green jobs to Latinos at all skill levels or risk having Spanish dominant Latinos, a significant portion of our community, be left behind. You can find some of the blogs at: http://pulsoverde.nrdc.org/asegurando_oportunidades_para.html http://pulsoverde.nrdc.org/el_sector_de_construccion_prov.html http://pulsoverde.nrdc.org/energia_invisible_recuperandon.html