Environment
Climate change, renewable energy, eco gardening, animal rights, eco activism etc. Jun 22
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Do you know who is the most competent solar power expert, according to a research team from Tel Aviv University? It is the humble common Oriental hornet found in our gardens! Much to the astonishment of the scientists and researchers, the hornet utilizes solar power much like a plant and it produces electricity. Think how much easier it would be if only we could unravel how the hornet manages it.
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GROW WHERE YOU'RE PLANTED: Bios urns hold ashes and eventually grow into trees.
Going green when it's your time to go | MNN - Mother Nature Network
Gelareh Darabi is attending a lively party at a temporary camp in Haiti's Cite Soleil.
Eco Toilets - Earthrise - Al Jazeera English
slick-n-flash 07/03/2010 13:36 PM OK, and how are we to go on vacations, shopping for school supplies, you are a nut job.
7 car-free cities: Independent of the auto | MNN - Mother Nature Network
Tech Planet Journal
This from TechCrunch.com confirms what I’ve been hearing from others: “Now, Facebook makes no apologies for working to create a safe and clean environment on its corner of the web by shutting down abusive or harassing behavior, content such as pornography, or generally spamming of the system. This particular method policing “inappropriate” comments may be [...] Read more » Posted by Senior Director, Juliette Terzieff: Google has joined Twitter as the latest major Internet player to limit content as needed on a country-by-country basis as a means to answer varied restrictions that could prevent the provision of services. Twitter announced earlier this year it would be censoring tweets by country—meaning that if a tweet [...] This story comes from Hokie country, the hills of Blacksburg, home to Virginia Tech.
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Green Business
Today’s business is all about being green. From Walmart to Apple, everyone is talking about how green their approach, packaging, or methods are. But green business is really in its infancy, and the future of being green will no doubt distill down to some very real and definable goals and practices.
Healthy Green Housing | Environmental Health Watch
Everyone needs healthy green housing, particularly residents of distressed neighborhoods with substandard homes. Healthy green housing results in: Environmental Health Sciences 9/1/2011 – For many years investigators have been aware of potential links between climate change and outdoor air quality. 1 Far fewer studies have focused on climate change and indoor air quality, but a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) concludes that the relationship between the two warrants further attention and action. 2 “There’s not much research at this interface, and hard evidence is needed,” says John Spengler, an atmospheric scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health, who chaired the committee that authored the report.Fate of the World is a PC strategy game that simulates the real social and environmental impact of global climate change over the next 200 years. The science, the politics, the destruction — it’s all real, and it’s scary. Your mission: Solve the crisis.
It's our Future. Choose wisely. | Fate of the World
The Story of Stuff
When Annie created and launched The Story of Stuff in December of 2007, that was supposed to be it. One movie, one web page. But when that movie went viral, the response was undeniable.
Obama Delays Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Decision Until 2013
Environmental activists are claiming victory after the Obama administration announced Thursday it will postpone any decision on the proposed 1,700-mile Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline until 2013.New WikiLeaks Cables Show US Diplomats Promote Genetically Engineered Crops Worldwide | Truthout
Dozens of United States diplomatic cables released in the latest WikiLeaks dump on Wednesday reveal new details of the US effort to push foreign governments to approve genetically engineered (GE) crops and promote the worldwide interests of agribusiness giants like Monsanto and DuPont. The cables further confirm previous Truthout reports on the diplomatic pressure the US has put on Spain and France , two countries with powerful anti-GE crop movements, to speed up their biotech approval process and quell anti-GE sentiment within the European Union (EU). Several cables describe "biotechnology outreach programs" in countries across the globe, including African, Asian and South American countries where Western biotech agriculture had yet to gain a foothold.Stand in Solidarity - Stop the Tar Sands!
English • Português • Español • Français • Deutsch **UPDATE: We joined forces with a powerful coalition of organizations, and unveiled our combined number of signatures ( 618,428!!) at the White House on September 3** If y ou've already signed the petition please Post it on Facebook , Share It On Twitter , and send a solidarity message and photo to people protesting in DC. It's time to take a stand against the Keystone XL pipeline, a dangerous and destructive project that would pump over one million barrels of dirty "tar sands" oil from Canada to the USA every day. The oil in the Keystone pipeline could poison drinking water, threaten the communities it runs through, and wreck the climate.Ocean Protection
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