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Checktheweather.net has been following the Hip Hop Caucus’ journey into the world of Green Activism since they launched the Green the Block Campaign last April 2009. One thing we can say is that the Hip Hop Caucus is good at connecting Hip Hop to awareness building. The new Stop Offshore Drilling Mixtape is just one more example. From Black Gold by Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek to classics like Shut em Down by Public Enemy this mixtape is a great soundtrack before you peddle/march/carpool to the next direct action against the Big Dirty Oil Man.

The one thing missing from the mixtape is a track from Green The Block Promoting artist, Drake.  In his exclusive interview on the Green The Block Campaign site, the rapper Du Jour discusses how he is taking baby steps for the environment. Hopefully, Drake will be feeling eco-conscious by the time Checktheweather.net drops our 2nd classic mixtape. (Grind for the Green Drake!).

To download the Stop Offshore Drilling Mixtape follow the link below:

http://www.4shared.com/get/315262026/c02ee87b/STOP_OFFSHORE_DRILLING_MIXTAPE.html;jsessionid=4FD5F1D74620D9376C95366BE7CA1650.dc216

Okay so here’s a crazy story. In October I was on my way to Orlando, Florida to meet DJLN and do our whole show speeches thang at the University of Central Florida. While I was waiting in line to get a chicken cheesesteak who do I see but the one and only F-A-B-O-L-O-U-S!  As the always on call activist that I am I walked up to him said what up and gave him my  business card and told him about the latest campaign I was working on, Green the Block.

Well I don’t know if homeboy remembered me but now he’s been seen being “Green” and will be performing at the Be Seen Being Green Concert with Trey Songz in Miami Florida. The concert and after party are in conjunction with a number of great organizations including the Hip Hop Caucus.

Check the link from thesource.com below to get the full story and see why FABOLOUS decided it was time to go Green.

The Source – Fabolous Seen Being Green on Tour.

If you will be in Miami this weekend check it out!

The Joint Center For Political and Economic Studies recently released an opinion poll on African-American viewpoints on Climate Change and the Mid-Term elections that shows that YES African-Americans really do care about the environment and want our political candidates to also care about the environment. Reverend Lennox Yearwood of the Hip Hop Caucus put his two cents in on the matter and gave the mainstream enviro-world a big fat “I told you so” in an article he posted on the Huffington Post.

Visit the links to the article and opinion poll below and watch the video from the closing press conference of the Clean Energy Now Bus Tour featuring the likes of Biz Markie, Indianapolis Congressman Andre Carson, Rev. Yearwood and more.

Opinion poll:

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Or Copy and paste link below into your web browser.

Check out this video from the last day of the tour:

http://hiphopcaucus.org/assets/2010/3/9/CC_4-State_Report_WEB_REV.pdf

Rev. Lennox Yearwood: Black Voters Want Green Candidates.