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Plans Underway for Florida's First Green Animal Shelter

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:00:00 -0500

photo: Sumter County Geographic Information System With the already clear need for an animal shelter in Florida's Sumter County, the Humane Society/SPCA of Sumter County has outlined plans for Florida's first environmentally responsible animal shelter. After 26 years of serving the community without an animal shelter, the Humane Society/SPCA of Sumter County has begun its major capital campaign to raise the $1 million needed for construction of the 7,300 square foot structure. Read on to find out what makes this animal shelter so ]]>...

Capturing a Nation on Film Before it Vanishes

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:33:00 -0500

Tuvalu, made up of four small coral-reef islands and five atolls off the coast of Australia, will be one of the first to go as sea levels continue to rise. Shuuichi Endou decided his response was to take 10,000 photographs, almost one for every person on the island to capture the spirit and essence of the people, reports the Japan Times Online. When the island is gone, and the population has dispersed and assimilated into area nations, will the photographs be the only thing keeping this nation together? ]]>...

Become an Un-Consumer, Join The Compact, Save Money, Reduce Your Eco-Footprint

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:15:00 -0500

photo: editrrix TreeHugger has written about The Compact, the un-consumer group which originated in the San Francisco Bay area and whose members pledge to buy nothing new for a year (or more), with a few exceptions allowed for medicines, underwear, and certain other consumable items. As of July of this year the group had 8,000 members. What brought the group to my attention most recently, just slightly over a week from ‘Black Friday’ (that]]>...

Dame vs. Syracuse Gridiron Rivalry Goes Green on Carbonrally.com

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:00:25 -0500

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Stamps Auctioned to Aid Millennium Villages

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:44:00 -0500

Millennium Villages Project. Stamps range in estimated value from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of dollars and include rare stamps such as the Indigo Blue shade two-pence stamp of Mauritius; a trial printing "square pair" of 1863 Cape of Good Hope triangular-shaped, carmine red, mint-condition, one-penny denomination stamps; and an 1866 Dominica six pence stamp. The auction brought in $1,491,385 USD.]]>...

Act Locally: Create A Blue Trail

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:37:46 -0500

Northern Forest Canoe Trail, Image credit: Flickr, American Rivers, Blue Trails Set, photo by Jamie Mierau At American Rivers, we not only want to protect and restore our nation’s rivers, we want to bring Americans back to their rivers. As more people learn to appreciate how great rivers are through paddling, fishing, swimming, hiking, biking, and camping, more people will want to protect them. But some communities need help making these types of recreational activities accessible. A great way to do this is by establishing a blue]]>...

Top 7 Green Categories of 7 Green Lists of 7 Green Things

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:05:19 -0500

Stewie the Grape Stomping Reporter and the real 19th century vampire kit that is (apparently) a must have, here is a little contribution that picks up on my last blockbuster; seven categories of lists, each of which is composed of 7 separate lists, where each list has seven items!!! Not only that, but get this, every list and item has to do with the environment. This technology, it's a miracle - wouldn't have been possible wi]]>...

Young Children Building Antibodies to Cockroach and Mouse Proteins Face Environmental Health Risks

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:02:28 -0500

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WANTED: U.S. High School Students with Great Eco-Friendly Ideas!

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:49:08 -0500

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Languages Matter! UNESCO Design Competition To Promote Linguistic Diversity

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:37:47 -0500

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Biodiversity isn’t the only thing that is threatened nowadays – it seems that linguistic diversity (and by extension, cultural diversity) is also deteriorating as our world becomes increasingly mono-lingual and mono-cultural. Of the estimated 7,000 languages spoken in the world today, experts say that nearly half are endangered and may disappear within a generation. Every two weeks, another language disappears, consigning equally valuable cultural perspectives and histories to s]]>...

A New Online Tool, WattzOn Uses A Different Approach to Curbing Energy Consumption

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:00:00 -0500

photo: WattzOn How much energy does it really take to power your life? While many carbon calculators make attempts at the truth, a new online tool gives you a "personal energy audit." Does this calculator leapfrog the competition? You be the judge. ]]>...

American Media & the Green Movement: Questions for Readers to Ponder

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:26:00 -0500

92Y Tribeca's panel discussion on American Media & the Green Movement last night, I just wanted to pass along some of the questions that popped into my mind as I listened to Annabelle Gurwitch pick the brains of green luminaries such as NPR’s Ira Flatow, the New York Times’ Andy Revkin, author Elizabeth Royte, Lynne Kirby of the Sundance Channel and TreeHugger’s very own Graham Hill. I present this all in the form of questions that I’d like read]]>...

New Carbon Offset Protocol Launched by US College & University Presidents Group

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:37:00 -0500

photo: ACUPCC More and more centers of higher education are embracing renewable energy and environmental commitments in one form or another. One of the latest pan-institutional efforts is the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment. The ACUPCC, with 593 signatories to date, provides a framework for institutions who become signatories of the commitment to both reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and raise awareness of their sustainability efforts. In order to provide “clear, rigorous standards” for institutions wanting to offset their carbon emissions, the ACUPCC ha]]>...

Financial Times, Forum for the Future Team Up for Climate Change Competition

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:05:00 -0500

contest hosted by Financial Times and Forum for the Future. It starts today and aims to seek out the best of the best for fighting climate change. Read on for what they're looking for and how to take part. ]]>...

Are We Hurting Yet?

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:13:50 -0500

Image source We have been repeatly told that fixing the environment wasn’t possible because it would upset the economy too much. It seems that greed did a better job of making the economy go weak at the knees, than tackling global warming might ever have done. I’ve just finished watching the Special Broadcasting Services (SBS) TV program, Insight, which this week focused on looming growth in unemployment, as a result of the global financial crisis. [It’s now available online.] What struck me most was the discussion on the so c]]>...

American Federation of Teachers Passes Landmark Green Schools and Colleges Resolution

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:32:59 -0500

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Small Cars Are Nice, But Can You Have Sex in One? 4 Positions that Say Yes Yes Yes! (With Photos)

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:15:48 -0500

Photo credits: Marisa Harris. Aerosmith may have thought having sex in an elevator was something to sing about, but what about sex in a green vehicle? Today's quest for low emissions and high efficiency has brought us yet another obstacle to overcome: How to have sex in a small green vehicles, such as the Smart Fortwo, Chevy Aveo, or Mini Cooper. These more-efficient vehicles are great, sure, but how can a couple fit so much, er, love into a cool-yet-Stefan Powell New Yorkers, want some green inspiration this Thursday night? Head down to 92Y Tribeca for American Media & the Green Movement. Planet Green’s Annabelle Gurwitch will moderate a panel discussion featuring: author Elizabeth Royte (of Bottlemania fame), TreeHugger’s very own Graham Hill, Lyyne K]]>...

Arizona Elementary Kids Find Online School Newspaper an Eco-Smash

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:49:47 -0500

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Greenpeace Activists Detain Palm Oil Tanker: Where Do Readers Stand on Direct Action?

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:03:00 -0500

Greenpeace Finland protesters targeting the other end of the palm oil chain, photo: Greenpeace Finland I’m not entirely sure that this is the type of civil disobedience Al Gore was talking about at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting back in September, but maybe I’m wrong... Yesterday, Greenpeace announced that, in order to highlight the ongoing deforestation occurring in Indonesia due to expanding oil palm cultivation, it had stopped a palm oil shipments from leaving port in ]]>...

USGBC and Sen. Clinton Offer Energy Saving Solutions for Schools Via Upcoming Webinar Series

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:18:17 -0500

If you’re as interested in seeing our schools cutting energy costs and their total carbon footprint as Sen. Clinton and the United States Green Building Council are then there’s no doubt you’ll want to get involved with their upcoming series of webinars aimed to help schools across the country get a better idea of just how valuable some simple investments in green infrastructure can]]>...

GrowKids Creates Key Chain for the Eco-Savvy Shopper

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:58:47 -0500

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Urban Design After the Age of Oil: Notes from Day 1

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:25:22 -0500

Re-Imagining Cities: Urban Design after the age of Oil conference I expected some urgency about the subject of urban design after the age of oil. Yet everyone was surprisingly relaxed.]]>...

A Fly on the Wall at the DC Green Fest

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:10:00 -0500

Flickr This weekend Washington, DC hosted their 5th Annual Green Fest - that mega traveling festival that hosts all things green. I attended the event on Saturday and was surprised at the changes in the green movement. If you've never been to a Green Fest, it is an explosion of sights, sounds, tastes and smells - and lots of learning about all things green. Curious about how well these products work? This is the perfect place to come and try on those organic clothes or talk with someone about maintenance of a rain-barrel, al]]>...

Students Design for Change at Australian GreenTECH

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:23:50 -0500

Sustainable Living Festival, where last year they also managed to hold the World’s Largest Green Drinks party. But Sydney, while having a few smaller community level green days is not quite so blessed in events that promote the bigger picture. Fortunately it does have, what this year is called]]>...

Healthy Voyager Video Blogs For Foodies

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:48:00 -0500

Similar to our Green City Guides, the Healthy Voyager is an online video blog of healthy places to eat in different cities around the US. San Diego, Denver, and Big Bear are just a few of the featured locales. ]]>...

Surf eCo School Saves Rainforest

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:17:00 -0500

Torrey Trust, owner of Surf eCo, wanted to do more to protect the oceans and the environment so she opened up her own surf school that teaches kids young and old about the environment while helping them catch a few waves. Located in Encinitas, CA, known for surfing and now banning ]]>...

Announcement: California Clean Tech Open Winners

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:11:00 -0500

Photo of Palace of Fine Arts via 23am Out of 43 great innovations submitted to the California Clean Tech Open, a small handful of winners were chosen last night at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts to receive a "start-up-in-a-box" prize, which includes the equivalent of $100,000 in cash and business services to help get their technology off the ground. Filling out the categories of Air, Water & Waste, Energy Efficiency, Green Building, Renewables, Smart Power, and Transportation, the winners and]]>...

Bicycle Film Festival 2008. It’s Not Too Late

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:52:33 -0500

Sydney, Australia on 13-15 November, before heading further south to Melbourne (19-23 Nov). Then it flies off for a penultimate performan]]>...

Londoners Get Aid to Plant 2,012 Gardens by 2012 Olympics

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:19:00 -0500

increase backyard gardens and locally produced food. Today we have yet another local gardening project to report on, as reported in The Guardian, this time in London. The Capital Growth project encourages area residents to plant gardens on their empty, flat roofs, well and frankly just about any available space in London, to increase the amount of locally grown food. ]]>...

Casa Decor, Interior Design on the "Pathway to a Sustainable Environment"

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:08:05 -0500

Casa Decor, one of the leading interior design shows taking place in cities like London, Miami, Milan, Madrid or Lisbon, chose sustainability as this year’s theme for the Barcelona edition. After more than 38 exhibitions all around the world, presenting the latest in interior design, decoration and art, the Barcelona team has made an effort to motivate this year’s exhibiting designers to go green, under the slogan Pathway to a Sustainable Environment or Rumbo Sostenible in Spanish. But have they managed we wonder? Each year Casa Decor chooses a different lo]]>...

British Fashion Industry Icons Support Groundbreaking RE:Fashion Awards

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:57:53 -0500

ethical fashion by attending the groundbreaking RE:Fashion Awards. This event will be the world's first dedicated awards ceremony for ethical fashion and you can be there! Tickets are on sale now, so you can grab your opportunity to rub shoulders with British fashion icons such as the Daily Green.]]>...

It's Time To Get GMO Soy Lecithin Out Of Certified Organic Food

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:15:54 -0500

Soy Lecithin via all-creatures.org Time sensitive call to action. Deadline is Monday, November 3. Lecithin is one of those mysterious, but common, ingredients found on the label of many packaged foods. It's an essential emulsifier that helps blend ingredients that don't naturally mix. Due to the lack of adequate organic sources of soy lecithin, the USDA allowed the use of non-organic sources when it drafted the national organic standards in 2002. The Cornucopia Institute is alerting consumers and other organic stakeholders that it's time to tell the USDA to remove non-organ]]>...

7 Ways To Save the World with Google Earth on Your iPhone

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:05:00 -0500

environmental activism. And of course it was only a matter of time before they developed an app for the iPhone – putting the tool right in your pocket (if you have an iPhone, of course). So, if you have this amazing tool on your iPhone, wouldn’t it be great to use it to defeat the forces of evil, or at least have some fun? We’ve gathered up a few ways you can use the Google Earth iPhone app to save the planet. ]]>...