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Protesters Take Over Power Plant
Protesters have claimed to have taken over a power plant in Kent, UK. The radical move is claimed to be a protest against the approval of new coal plants in the UK. None have been built for 30 years, but coal mining has recently resumed in some areas
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Environmental Concerns Over Festival Figures In India
This October will bring one of the biggest festivals for Hindus – particularly those living in the eastern parts of India and Bangladesh – a ten-day celebration of the warrior goddess Durga. In places like Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) it becomes an
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Sneak Peek: Eco-design at 100% Design
Yes it's that time of year again when London is alive with the sound of design junkies' feet stomping around the city in search of the latest and greatest in fashion, furniture, interiors and products. 100% design is the most polished and commercial
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Greenpeace to Mexico: Clean Beaches Now!
Don't know much about this Greenpeace campaign, just love the images.
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Scoring the Green Electronics Scorecarders
Rating electronic vendors on how well they are doing environmentally, their green-wise-ness as it were, is a popular phenom these days. Currently there have been three attempts of note; the EPA took a crack at it with the EPEAT standard, Greenpeace
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Consumers Not Buying Companies' and Governments' Green Message
If this latest survey is any indication, corporate executives and policymakers alike have a long way to go before they can convince consumers to jump on their 'green' bandwagons. A staggering 9 out of 10 consumers are skeptical about information
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Greenpeace Recreates Noah's Ark, Highlights Global Warming
The Biblical Noah's Ark is making new waves—if you'd forgive the expression—but not as a refuge from the Almighty's torrential wrath. Subbing for God's faithful shipbuilder are some 20 Greenpeace volunteers from Germany and Turkey, who have already
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Greenpeace Encourages Sale of Whales
Baked ones, that is! They're asking people across the country to hold individual bake sales to help save the whales; and in fact, if you register now they'll even send you a free "Bake Sale to Save The Whales" kit to help make it all happen. The kit
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Update: Possible Environmental Disaster in Antarctica
Last week, we took the uncharacteristic step of reporting on a potentially grave situation in Antarctica. Much to our relief, the crippled Japanese whaling vessel is undergoing repairs that will hopefully prevent any chemical or oil releases into the
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Japanese Whaling Under Fire
Just as pro-whaling groups were assembling in Tokyo on Thursday to work out ways to expand Japan's controversial whaling industry, the country's flagship whaling vessel, the Nisshin Maru, was crippled by a fire, leaving the boat drifting about 100
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Convenient Truths: Get Angry And Enter!
While many children across the U.S. were not allowed to watch An Inconvenient Truth in their classroom, those of us who saw the acclaimed documentary know that, the former vice president (and the honored endorser of our Convenient Truths contest)
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TH Blog Love — Our Favourite Greens Of The Week
Enviroblog: Frog researcher lectures Mayo Clinic docs on widely used weed-killer by Matthew Fried. ‘Doctors at the Mayo Clinic heard a dire warning on the possible link between a widely used weed-killer and cancer. In a forum usually reserved for
