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As we fly out on our quest to highlight the real, our paths crossed with emerging Hip hop legend DJ Cavem. Based out of Denver, Colorado, DJ Cavem incorporates all aspects of hip hop culture to the cause he is most passionate about, Food Justice. Check out the trailer from the interview and Check the site out next week for the full interview.

The EPA has announced the finalists for the agencies, Faces of the Grassroots Environmental Justice Video Competition. The videos range from 30 second Public Service Announcements to 5 minute Informational videos. Everyday until we run out of video’s Checktheweather.net will feature one of the nominees (Yea!)

Today’s video of the day: Pesticides: A Farmworker Perspective. This video was submitted by Toxic Free North Carolina a non-profit organization that has been fighting Pesticide Pollution since 1986. Check it out:

For more information on Toxic Free North Carolina you can visit their website at toxicfreenc.org

Okay it’s SUPER Important to fill out the census. How do we know? Because Kirin Kennedy with the League of Young Voters told us so a couple weeks ago in a previous post. However, like many folk who work on soul time (aka cp time) I waited till the last minute to fill mine out only to find out whoever created the census was even farther behind than me. If you are of African descent and already filled out the census, good for you, but I’m pretty sure you know what I mean when I say WTF is up with this Census form? Check out the homie Whitney and I filling out our 2010 census. FYI: we drop a few f-bombs so you may want to get some headphones if you are at work.

2010 marks the 40th anniversary of the Environmental Protection Agency and for the first time in a long time that the EPA is on the J-O-B. One of the main reasons the EPA is getting it together, the Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. Checktheweather.net Video Blog Series “Word on the Concrete got a chance to get a few words with the Administrator before she went off to meetings on Capitol Hill.

Check out what she has to say about being the First African-American to head the Environmental Protection Agency. What she hopes for the future of going green. Plus a special message for the grassroots of America.

For more information on what’s going down at the EPA click here.

Also look out for future episodes of Word on the Concrete very soon….

We caught up with Indie-group Lonely are the Brave for our new music Tuesday section. We asked Bassist and Vocalist, Davey what he thought about the Waxman-Markey bill and his vision for a real sustainable energy revolution.

Here’s what he had to say:

Can’t watch the video here’s our favorite quote “it’s a step in the right direction but what we have right now is a culture that isn’t ready for change and isn’t ready for the sustainable revolution that we really need….” It get’s deep so I suggest you get to a computer where you can catch this or check it out on our youtube channel ChecktheweatherTV http://www.youtube.com/user/reachmskari

What do you know about the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act? Right now the Senate and the World’s wealthiest countries are talking about this bill and what it could mean to fighting the drastic impacts of Climate Change worldwide. Checktheweather.net took a stroll through the parts of DC you’re not going to see when you watch political thrillers or come visit for a conference. Check out the latest episode of Word on the Concrete: H st. Corridor

Oh yeah! For those of you viewing this post on our mobile site, I’ll tell you one thing, folk were not too pleased to be uninformed!