Alaska Natives at Climate Talks to demand a moratorium on fossil fuel development and a climate treaty that protects Indigenous Peoples Rights by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Copenhagen, Denmark - Alaska Natives from the Chukchi Sea to Copenhagen have been reeling after the announcement that the Obama administration has approved Royal Dutch Shell Plc's (RDSa.L) plan to drill for oil off Alaska's northwest coast as early as next summer. In a move revealing of the US agenda at Copenhagen, the Department of the Interior has endorsed drilling for fossil fuels in the climate-effected ecosystems

— Environmental Start-up and Partners Turn Twitterers into Climate Change Advocates — Middlebury, VT – Brighter Planet , a Vermont-based environmental start-up, launches this week #earthtweet , an online campaign to raise awareness of the fight against climate change. Asking the question “what are you doing for the earth?”

Review by Michael Smith REVOLUTION IN A BOTTLE: How TerraCycle is Redefining Green Business by Tom Szaky, Founder of TerraCycle Published April 1, 2009 (no, this is no April Fools) as a Paperback Original by Portfolio, a Penguin Imprint 190+ pages paperback – printed entirely on recycled paper ISBN 978-1-59184-250-7 Price : USD 15.00 Tom Szaky dropped out of Princeton in 2002 to lead a startup company that makes useful stuff out of what other people consider nothing but garbage. Now TerraCycle is a leader of the eco-capitalist movement, which produces worm poop fertilizer and

by Michael Smith Have you ever felt you were throwing away more food than you were eating? It would appear that that is exactly what we are doing, whether in Britain or the USA. In fact we all throw away tons and tons of perfectly good food every year simply because we did not store it properly, or also because we assume that the “best before” date on a product means that it cannot be used a day or so afterwards.

Equator Coffees & Teas launched an innovative storefront on Facebook, which allows fans to shop for their artisan coffees without leaving the Facebook site ( www.facebook.com/EquatorCoffees ). “Social media is rapidly becoming a critically important vehicle for talking with our customers. Now, with our new iFanStore, we’ve opened up an entirely new sales channel for our seasonal, specialty blends,” said Helen Russell, CEO and Co-Founder of Equator ( http://www.EquatorCoffees.com ). The iFanStore technology is provided by San Francisco-based startup Milyoni (pronounced “Million Eye”),

This article originally appeared on EarthFirst.com . Money isn’t everything – or is it? To most corporations, making a profit is goal number one – but some of those companies take it way too far, sacrificing the health of the planet and its inhabitants for a bigger bank balance. Far too many corporations turn a blind eye to the consequences of their destructive, exploitative practices.

Handy with knitting needles, a sewing machine or crochet hooks? Here's some links to interesting and useful craft items you can make from plastic bags, complete with photos and instruction

Non-stop power from a battery with unlimited shelf life. Sounds like a pipe dream, right? Maybe not. Scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed an eco-friendly silicon-air battery capable of powering devices for thousands of hours before replacement. The The batteries are created from silicon and oxygen, are lightweight,

You've probably seen the recycling logo stamped on plastic items, often with a number inside and letters underneath. This article explains their significance and includes a free plastics recycling cheat sheet for downloa

A new cost-effective, high speed manufacturing process for extracting oil from algae, called ‘Live Extraction™’ has been developed by OriginOil. This breakthrough technology has the potential to provide an endless supply of cost-competitive and environment-friendly oil to displace petroleum, says the company. OriginOil’s OriginOil’s Live Extraction™, or milking, achieves continuous production of algae oil [...] [ New