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In All the Political Wrangling Over the Proposed Tar Sands Pipeline from Canada to Texas, the Climate Change Impacts Have Been Nearly Forgotten A proposed tar sands oil pipeline from Canada to Texas has become a major hot-button issue but not for the right reasons. Continue Reading » On March 11, 2011, Japan was crippled by a catastrophic 9.0 earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear meltdown as three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant facility suffered destroyed…
Clothing swaps are a fun way to clean out your closet, refresh your wardrobe, meet new friends, and be green. This video shows how easy it is to host a swap in your home.
Center for a New American Dream
Artful Science Teaching - Candy Carlile Take advantage of children's love for art and science by combining the two in your life science lessons. Science art is an effective way to apply newly learned skills. Life science lessons can be a favorite time of the day for both teachers and students alike if science art is invited into the primary classroom. Newly learned skills will be applied and reinforced much more effectively if children are engaged in meaningful science art activities, rather than simply completing lesson worksheets.
Teach Primary Science Using Art: Creative Expression Instead of Worksheets in the Science Classroom | Suite101.com
Environmental education curriculum by mail and online for free at Kids For Saving Earth. Environmental education topics such as conservation, endangered species, rainforests, forests, toxic waste sites, health issues, ecological concerns and more is covered on this website. Earth Day should be every day!
Environmental Education Curriculum Provided at Kids for Saving Earth (KSE)
This fact sheet is designed to give many different groups the basic information they need to get their gardening project off the ground. These lists are in no way meant to be complete. Each main idea will probably trigger more questions, so an assortment of ways to carry out that idea are presented; pick and choose those that seem to apply to your own situation. Approach a sponsor. A sponsor is an individual or organization that supports a community garden.
Tips on starting a community garden
Communities: Our Criteria
We promote clothing produced by democratic and independent worker associations where workers have an effective, collective voice in determining their wages and working conditions. Such associations can be labor unions, that is, associations of workers recognized by law that have the power to negotiate a contract with management that specifies workers' rights, wages, and benefits, and that allow workers to file formal complaints alleging violations of the contract. Another type of association that provides workers with an effective voice in the workplace is a worker-owned cooperative, that is, an entity in which the workforce owns the company; decisions regarding significant matters are made democratically by the worker-owners; and both the labor involved in running the enterprise and the proceeds that result are shared on a democratic basis. Read more... Why do we promote clothing made by democratic unions and worker-owned coops?
Certifying Green Businesses Green America's Seal of Approval is the best way for consumers to find and support green businesses. This green business certification is given to businesses that are: Socially and environmentally responsible in the way they source, manufacture, and market their products and run their offices and factories; and As the marketplace has evolved, people are asking for greater transparency around sustainability practices—and small businesses need tools and guidance on their paths to sustainability.
Green America: Screening Green Businesses
With over 500,000 users downloading 5 million documents per month The goal of 'Whole Building' Design is to create a successful high-performance building by applying an integrated design and team approach to the project during the planning and programming phases.
The Whole Building Design Guide
About Defra « Defra
Although we only work directly in England, we work closely with the devolved administrations in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and we generally lead on negotiations in the EU and internationally. The Government believes that we need to protect the environment for future generations, make our economy more environmentally sustainable, and improve our quality of life and well-being. We also believe that much more needs to be done to support the farming industry, protect biodiversity and encourage sustainable food production.
About Us — Ceres
Ceres is an advocate for sustainability leadership. Ceres mobilizes a powerful network of investors, companies and public interest groups to accelerate and expand the adoption of sustainable business practices and solutions to build a healthy global economy.
Marine Stewardship Council - home — MSC
The MSC's fishery certification program and seafood ecolabel recognise and reward sustainable fishing. We are a global organisation working with fisheries, seafood companies, scientists, conservation groups and the public to promote the best environmental choice in seafood.Nature Travel | Polar Bear Tours | Natural Habitat Adventures
A plethora of wildlife, superb guides, and private safari camps in the most remote locations make this Botswana safari the ultimate authentic adventure in the African bush!The Center for Advanced Energy Studies/Idaho National Laboratory has recognized the Brubakers for their “Outstanding Achievement in Energy.”
Carbon Offsets for People and Planet - Native Energy
We deliver the healing power of music. By delivering live, in-room performances to patients undergoing treatment or unable to leave their beds, we add a dose of joy to life in a healthcare facility.
Musicians On Call: MOC Homepage
Click on the image above to explore this fascinating interactive map of energy use by building across the city. Usage was calculated statistically, based on this study on spatial distribution of urban energy consumption (in other words, no utility records or private information was used). Congratulations to Professor Vijay Modi and PhD student Bianca Howard of the Modi Research Group at Columbia- the map’ been featured in the NY Times , the Wall Street Journal and CNET . Join us Tuesday, January 31, for the first 2012 event in Solar One’s and NYC ACRE’s cleantech discussion series Clean Energy Connections: No Money No Problems? Financing Cleantech in the Post-ARRA Era .