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Walmart Announces Emission Reduction Plan; Can They Achieve Sustainability?
Tagged: climate change , corporate responsibility , corporate sustainability , emissions reduction , Green , sustainable supply chain , Walmart
...Tags: Tags: Green Green Economy In the News climate change corporate responsibility corporate sustainability emissions reduction sustainable supply chain Walmar On February 25, Walmart announced their emissions reduction initiative and promised to to eliminate 20 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions from life cycle of products they sell around world by 2015. This This announcement is a big one,
Green Life Smart Life
- Thursday, March 11, 2010
Discovery’s “Life” A Glorious Follow-Up to “Planet Earth”, but Party Smacks of Hypocricy
Climate change directly affects the viability of animals’ habitats (and less habitat means fewer animals, plants and insects). Discovery and the BBC’s new series, “Life” is knock-your-socks off fantastic. Seven years in the making, the all-animal cast performs feats of daring, acts of subterfuge, and engages in fantastical flirting, all captured with crazy high-def cameras that had a lifelong devotee of nature programs like myself practically gasping out loud at the NYC premiere event last week.
Eco Chic
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010
RI Chapter of USGBC announces lineup of events and workshops
The RI Chapter of the USGBC has been planning its events and workshops for the first half of 2010 and has provided an exciting line-up including the NFL’s Climate Change Initiative event coming in mid-March. Come hear about the latest efforts involving the NFL’s Climate Change Initiative as well as the green design features at Gillette Stadium and One Patriots Place. Information and sign-ups can be found on the Chapter’s website . You’ve should become a member a member and get involved.
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Green Life Smart Life
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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Climate Change Resources
A Way Forward: Facing Climate Change This short documentary film from National Geographic and the United Nations Foundation explores the global impact of climate change and its devastating effects, as well as the actions scientists suggest we take in response. ACT GREEN! - Kids Tackle Climate Change ACT GREEN! is a fun, educational website designed by Scholastic to motivate and empower kids to take action at school, at home and in their community to preserve the environment. This multi-media website provides kids, parents and teachers with customized green plans,
The Green Changemakers
- Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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Can the Color of your Roof Impact Climate Change?
White roofs might not be in vogue but apparently they can positively impact climate change.
The It’s the reason [...] [ Can the Color of your Roof Impact Climate Change? Tags: Roofing climate change cooling Hashem Akbari Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory rooftops white roof The cooling effect of white roofs is based on a simple principle of physics. The color “white” reflects sunlight, rather than absorbing it.
Green Living Ideas
- Monday, August 10, 2009
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What Is Cap & Trade: Understanding the Waxman-Markley Climate Bill
There is a new climate energy bill making its way through the House this week, named after its two sponsors, Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) The basic premise of this new climate bill is the attempt to reduce greenhouse gases by instituting a cap and trade program .
But being the first bill on climate change from the US government that actually helps mitigate global warming, it needs all of our support.
They’ve tackled bank bailouts, reforming health care and saving the automakers – the U.S. government’s been busy the last few months.
Green Life Smart Life
- Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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Meat Free Mondays: Paul McCartney’s Global Warming Campaign
Tags: Carbon/ GHG Reduction Food and Cuisine Meat agriculture climate change environment global warming Meatless Mondays Paul McCartne Sir Paul McCartney and his late wife Linda have long been famous vegetarians, including writing several vegetarian cookbooks. Now the Beatle is promoting Meatless Mondays as a way to educate and promote family activism.
Green Living Ideas
- Friday, June 19, 2009
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Eco-educational Films and Slideshows
Either way, find out more about the eco-documentary about overfishing at Babelgum, which will take you behind the scenes of the film in its The End of the Line webisode series . >> Cateret Islands residents are becoming the first climate change refugees, and their plight's featured in Next Wave , an 8-minute documentary and jury prize winner of the ninth annual Media That Matters Film Festival . Tags: Biodiversity Environment Documentary Climate-change Movi FOOD, INC. Important New Film Exposes Food Industry Secrets Food, Inc.
The Green Changemakers
- Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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Creative Climate
The Open University has just launched its Creative Climate website, and it includes two excellent films about Transition, the first one is about Totnes, and is one of the most in depth films about TTT yet done, and the second is about Transition Town Brixton, made by a member of the organisation. Unfortunately they can’t be embedded, so pop over to Creative Climate and watch them there . Welcome to The Open University's Creative Climate project – a global web diary that will record how humanity understands and responds to environmental change over the next ten years.
The Green Changemakers
- Thursday, December 17, 2009
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Worldwatch Institute Blogs
Four new Worldwatch Institute Blogs are now online: Dateline: Copenhagen , Nourishing the Planet , Green Economy , and Transforming Cultures feature regular contributions from Worldwatch researchers and staff tracking global environmental issues, from upcoming climate change negotiations to how we'll feed a growing population sustainably. State of the World 2010 Project Director Erik Assadourian shares a glimpse at the results. Download: Free Climate Change Reference Guide and Glossary (PDF)
...Tags: Recent posts from each blog include: Dateline: Copenhagen: What's Going Right?
The Green Changemakers
- Thursday, August 27, 2009
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Fossil-Funded Group Succeeds in Spreading Lies About How Much Water Desert Solar Uses
The Heartland Institute, the infamous fossil-industry-funded climate denier group that faked 500 scientists to deny climate change, is now creating a new fake narrative about water use in utility scale solar. They did a very thorough job of disseminating their 500 supposed skeptic climate scientists story; as Desmogblog notes – helpfully [...] [ Fossil-Funded Group Succeeds in Spreading Lies About How Much Water Desert Solar Uses from Green Living Ideas ]
...Tags: Tags: Carbon/ GHG Reduction Solar Energy/PV climate denier group desert environmental groups fossil-funded lies Mojave solar thermal The Heartland Institute utility-scale solar csp water water for power generation water use desert solar water use in electricity compare
Green Living Ideas
- Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization
Climate Change and the Energy Transition (pdf) Introduction ( Listen to Audio ) Rising Temperature and Its Effects Melting Ice, Rising Seas Melting Glaciers, Shrinking Harvests Rising Temperatures, Falling Yields The Decline of Oil and Coal A Challenge Without Precedent Chapter 3 Data ( xls ) ( pdf ) PART II. Stabilizing Climate: An Energy Efficiency Revolution (pdf) Introduction ( Listen to Audio ) A Revolution in Lighting Technology Energy-Efficient Appliances Zero-Carbon Buildings Electrifying the Transport
The Green Changemakers
- Monday, October 5, 2009
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Donors to Pay Ecuador to Keep Oil Underground
Tags: Carbon Offsets/Credits Carbon/ GHG Reduction climate change Ecuador lower greenhouse gases save Amazon rain forest UN Developement Program Yasuni National Par Here's a novel and timely use of Trust Funds. Ecuador is pioneering the use of a fund to preserve Ecuador's rain forest above an approximately one billion barrel oil field in the Yasuni National Park, permanently foregoing extraction of fossil fuels from the park.
Green Living Ideas
- Friday, January 15, 2010
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