Tag: Environmental Certifications
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Hostal Empúries, More Than Just the First Hotel in Europe with LEED Gold Certification (Photos)
This is not just a gorgeous hotel on the Spanish coast, it is also the first LEED certified Hotel in Europe. From water and energy saving to growing their own vegetable these guys are serious when it comes to protecting the environment and having a blast.
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Activist Group Praises McDonalds, Starbucks as Packaging Leaders
McDonalds is not usually singled out for praise by environmentalists, but on packaging it is doing more than many.
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Fully Organic Monkee Genes is First Denim Brand Approved by England's Soil Association
The chic jeans are available in super skinny, 70s flare, babycords, and more.
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Treeless Treehouse: A "Tornado" of Reclaimed Wood By Roderick Romero
What do you do when you don't have a tree to build a treehouse in? Answer: build a "treeless" treehouse. This is exactly what New York-based artist, musician and treehouse designer Roderick Romero did with a team of friends for
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Egg Carton Labels' Animal Welfare Claims Not Always Accurate
Perhaps this isn't surprising for seasoned animal welfare watchers, but for the novice pay attention: According to a new article in the forthcoming issue of the Temple Journal of Science, Technology & Environmental
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Fracking & Farming Don't Mix - Isn't It Time We Exhibited Some Precaution?
Let's take it as given that fracking is an increasingly controversial practice. So far
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Become a National Trust Farmer Online
Being a farmer sounds romantic and clean and pure...but if you don't have time and can't give up the day job, here's a way to still get a taste of it.
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Sunoco Ranked 'Greenest' Oil Company by Greenopia - Previous Winner BP Drops Back to Fourth Place
In this year's largely oxymoronic greenest oil company ranking by Greenopia (hence the quotes in the title), last year's winner BP has fallen to fourth place in the rankings, for obvious reasons. Last year's loser,
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Will Sustainable Biofuel Certification Scheme Put End to Food Versus Fuel Debate?
With all the rightful questions raised about the genuine social and environmental sustainability of
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How Green Is Your Fast Food? Greenopia Has the Answers
Ever wonder which, of the country's fast food options, would be your greenest bet?Check out Greenopia's latest rankings of more than 20 popular fast food chains in the U.S. Restaurants are ranked according to how well they meet
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Fed Ex Makes Major Move Towards Sustainability: All New Buildings Will Be LEED Certified
Over the last few years, Fed Ex has been on something of a sustainability warpath: from converting 92 delivery trucks to diesel hybrids in 2009 to building a solar-powered facility in Cologne,
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With a Super Green Noah's Ark Theme Park, Conservative Christians Embrace Environmentalism
Conservative religion and environmentalism are often seen as mutually exclusive. They're filed
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Radical Transparency - InterfaceFLOR Commit to Environmental Product Declarations on all Products by 2012
This week The Man with A Spear in His Chest, founder of Interface Ray Anderson, held a press conference to mark a milestone in his company's journey up "Mount Sustainability". They are making excellent progress towards their target of zero
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Netherlands Will Only Use Certified Sustainable Palm Oil by 2015 - First National-Level Commitment
In a big boost for the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil certification standard, the Netherlands has committed to only using sustainable palm oil by the end of 2015--and becomes the first nation to
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Kansas Environment Secretary Fired for Not Fast-Tracking Coal Plant Permit
Apparently in Kansas, regulating coal-fired power plants is not what the state's top environment official is supposed to do. Health and Environment Secretary Rod Bremby was replaced earlier this week, after first refusing the
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Radical Product Transparency Via Carbon Mapping- Highlight from Opportunity Green
This past Thursday, at the business conference Opportunity Green, one panel entitled Next Generation Carbon Mapping: Radical Transparency and Truth in Advertising captured the attention of the standing room only audience at
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Amazon.com Flunks Forest Ethics' Green Paper Policy Test - FedEx Office Gets an A-
photo: Gabriel Legaré via flickr Forest Ethics has released the 2010 edition of their Green Grades scorecard on sustainable paper practices in the office supply sector. Though since the first scorecard was released in 2007, they note that some of the
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Marine Stewardship Council's Marine Stewardship Questionable, Scientists Say
A bit of a sustainable seafood smackdown is ongoing: In a new opinion piece in the journal Nature scientists from the University of British Columbia, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and other institutions have called
