Costa Rica has made the ambitious proclamation to try to be the world’s first carbon neutral country by the year 2030.
According to ENN
Environment Minister Roberto Dobles said the tiny, jungle-cloaked Central Ame
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Filed by erin at May 28th, 2007 on 7:00 pm
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E-Wire reported today that a co-operative of eco-friendly luxury furniture makers, Vermont Woods Studios, and forest management experts in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, have joined forces to save the Amazon.
E-Wire writes
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Filed by erin at May 22nd, 2007 on 10:00 am
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Local environmental activist Rebecca Hosking petitioned store-owners in Modbury, UK, to stop using plastic bags.
“I started with the traders who were my friends, suggesting to them the possibility of making Modbury pl
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Filed by erin at May 21st, 2007 on 8:00 pm
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Al Gore’s new book The Assault on Reason examines the Western political landscape and its inability to collaborate and to solve global problems.
According to the Washington Post, the book’s editor, Scott Moy
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Filed by erin at May 20th, 2007 on 1:00 pm
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To finish off his great multi-part article, Jacob Gordon decided to leave us on a less positive note. It just goes to show, that as great as things are going, there is always more to be done! So, if you live in one of th
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Filed by erin at May 19th, 2007 on 4:00 pm
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The second segment of Jacob Gordon’s fantastic piece is highlighting five cities he believes are greener than you think.
#5: Albuquerque
Apparently Albuquerque is on the cutting edge of alternative energy technol
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Filed by erin at May 19th, 2007 on 3:00 pm
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Jacob Gordon has written a fantastic series about green (and not so green) cities in America. I’m going to bring you a brief recap of each of his lists, and then provide you with the link so you can head over to re
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Filed by erin at May 19th, 2007 on 2:00 pm
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Well of course he is not actually going to be doing it personally, but the Clinton Global Initiative, part of the Clinton Foundation are holding a summit in New York, where officials from cities such as Cities include Ne
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Filed by David Allen at May 17th, 2007 on 3:59 am
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At the C40 Summit earlier today, former president Bill Clinton announced that the Clinton Foundation is going to give a billion dollars (yes, you read that correctly!) to sixteen city halls around the globe so they can &
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Filed by erin at May 16th, 2007 on 7:23 pm
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A new report by the federal government suggests that the organic farming industry in Canada is growing at an immense rate.
Thunder Bay’s Chronicle Journal writes
According to figures released Wednesday in Statisti
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Filed by erin at May 16th, 2007 on 6:00 pm
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Great Subjects published a list today of the World’s Dirtiest Cities. The cities — and the list– isn’t pretty. The list includes Chernobyl, Ukraine; La Oroya, Peru; Linfen, China; Norlisk, Rus
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Filed by erin at May 16th, 2007 on 5:00 pm
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Driving.ca is reporting that the government of British Columbia announced today that all the cab fleets of the province’s two major urban centers — Vancouver and Victoria — are about to get eco-friendly
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Filed by erin at May 15th, 2007 on 8:00 pm
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Today, Toronto’s mayor announced The Zerofootprint Toronto project, during the C40 Summit in New York. The Zerofootprint tool lets users chart their environmental impact through activities like transportation, thei
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Filed by erin at May 15th, 2007 on 5:00 pm
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I don’t know how many of you knew this, but I’m a Canuck. And proud of it! The short list of nominees for the Canadian Environment Awards was announced today. These awards are sponsored by Shell Canada and ar
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Filed by erin at May 15th, 2007 on 3:00 pm
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Al Gore has updated and adapted his “An Inconvenient Truth” (the book which accompanies the movie!) for the younger generation. The 128-page version is called “An Inconvenient Truth: Adapted for a New G
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Filed by erin at May 15th, 2007 on 8:00 am
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