National TV Special Investigates the Color Lines in Recession and Recovery, Feb 12, 9:30 PM EST

Tune in to Link TV Friday, February 12, for ColorLines: Race and Economic Recovery on DIRECTV Channel 375 or DISH Network Channel 9410 at 6:30 Pacific, 7:30pm Central and 8:30 pm Eastern. For those without DIRECTV/DISH, the entire show will also be available online at colorlines.com starting Feb 12. Then join Colorlines on Twitter @racialjustice, as they host a roundtable discussion on what we’ve seen. More info at Link TV.

Check out the preview:

In Honor of Black History month, Thegrio.com has served up a list of 100 history makers in the making. This year, Checktheweather.net co-founder Kari Fulton made the list! Leading names on the list include Author, Malcolm Gladwell (The Tipping Point), Oprah Winfrey, Tyra Banks and Fred Mwangaguhunga, founder of popular gossip site, mediatakeout.com. Some other Eco-Friendly Grio100 include Park Ranger, Shelton Johnson, Jerome Ringo of the Apollo Alliance, Eco-Consultant Majora Carter, EPA administrator, Lisa Jackson, “Father of Environmental Justice” Dr. Robert Bullard, and Founder of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice Dr. Beverly Wright

Click the link below to see why thegrio.com thinks Kari Fulton is someone you should get to know:

TheGrio’s 100: Kari Fulton, to be young, green, and black.

Today, Annie Leonard, Director of the critically acclaimed documentary, The Story of Stuff released The Story of Cap and Trade

(you can watch the video below)

The Story of Cap & Trade from Story of Stuff Project on Vimeo.

The Story of Cap and Trade is being billed as a “fast-paced, fact-filled look at the leading climate solution being discussed at Copenhagen and on Capitol Hill.”

What is Cap and Trade and is it really going to help slow down climate change? This ten minute documentary breaks it down and is a must see for anyone interested in saving the planet!

To learn more about the the director Annie Leonard and the Story of Stuff project visit www.storyofstuff.org