The Green Changemakers

NOVEMBER 23, 2007

Hi friends! The 24th of November is Buy Nothing Day. To take a rest from consumption and think about the ways we are ruining the planet and other people's lives by buying things. Find more information here: The Adbusters Buy Nothing Day (BND) page: [link] UK BND page with links to what's happening in other (maybe your?) country: [link] Wikipedia entry: [link] and a TV spot that MTV rejected: [link] best wishes from Germany and Happy Buy Nothing Day! Kjell

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Eco Friendly Daily

JULY 17, 2013

JWT, the world’s fourth largest advertising agency and the largest in the US has announced the trend setting products and services which will be the focus in 2007. Red Orbit has published the list of the Top Seventy Trends for 2007. Environmentalists will be pleased with some of the choices. Notables for the New Year begin with green, sustainable building. Hydrogen fuel cells, and school buses which run on biodiesel will be the buzz in environmental transportation.

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Eco Friendly Daily

JULY 9, 2013

Scientists in Brittan are speculating that 2007 will be the warmest year on record because of El Nino and high levels of greenhouse gasses. Source: Environmental News Network, Scientists Say 2007 May Be Warmest Year Yet , by Raphael G. We’ve all noticed the warmer temperatures this past season. El Nino will warm the Pacific Ocean and have a domino effect over temperatures worldwide. The warmest year on record to-date was in 1998 when temperatures were about 1.20

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Eco Friendly Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2014

To help stop this process, the United Nations Environment Programme/Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) along with ACCOBAMS and ASCOBANS decided to launch the Year of the Dolphin 2007. Read the rest of the article here and visit the official Year of the Dolphin 2007 Website too! Threats for dolphins are on the rise. They face entanglement in fishing nets, marine pollution, prey depletion due to over-fishing, deliberate hunting and disturbance from noise.

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Green Living Ideas

APRIL 23, 2016

Since 2007, TetraPak has delivered nearly 200 billion FSC labeled products to its customers worldwide. The post TetraPak Delivers 200 Billion FSC Labeled Products Since 2007 appeared first on Green Living Ideas. Green Lifestyle Forest Stewardship Council FSC labeled products TetraPak

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Eco Friendly Daily

APRIL 12, 2014

New Scientist magazine shows us their most popular science videos of 2007; some of them are pretty bizarre. The most popular video of 2007 is about what may be the theory of everything: an elegant mathematical model called E8, developed by a theoretical-physicist-turned-surfer named Garrett Lisi. A species of squirrel that lives in the desert can tell the difference between a rattlesnake and a gopher snake, and heats its tail appropriately.

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Eco Friendly Daily

JULY 21, 2013

These are the 2007 winners in the environmental category. The Tech Museum Awards is an international award and gala ceremony honouring people’s efforts in “technology benefiting humanity.” Individuals, non-profit, and for-profit companies can be nominated and are judged in five categories: education, equality, environment, health, and economic development.

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The Green Changemakers

DECEMBER 31, 2007

Samita's report Paper- Recycling Workshop for Children, Rawal Resource Center, Islamabad, Pakistan, 22 nd -24 th September, 2007 Background: Children are not just our future but present as well. A two days workshop on paper recycling was held for children on 22 nd and 24 th September, 2007. They are an important stakeholder in the development of a nation.

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 31, 2007

Printed version is sold out; new edition expected in late 2007. Download entire book as a pdf (free ) It's fairly large and may take a minute or two. Overview The SourceBook is a concise (58 pages), attractive and user-friendly personal manual for contributing to a sustainable world. It contains essential information on the state of the planet and recommended solutions, effective actions for greening your life, and a resource directory of useful organizations, books, films and websites.

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The Green Changemakers

NOVEMBER 21, 2007

In recognition of this growing danger, the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to anti-warming crusaders including the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Al Gore. Download the Climate Change Guide to Action In English (PDF, 2.2 MB) Link source - Taking IT global Climate change is any shift in weather patterns lasting at least 30 years.

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The Green Changemakers

NOVEMBER 27, 2007

Current concentrations of CO2 are at 379 ppm (IPCC, 2007), while total concentrations of all greenhouse gases are at 430ppm CO2e. Book review from Benjamin “Climate Change is an issue of intergenerational justice. If we know how our actions affect our planet, it would be criminal to keep acting like we are now, knowing that it jeopardizes future generations.”Greenhouse Greenhouse gases’ is the main contributor to climate change.

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 28, 2007

Published on Monday, October 22, 2007 by The Guardian/UK · Output peaked in 2006 and will fall 7% a year · Decline in gas, coal and uranium also predicted by Ashley Seager World oil production has already peaked and will fall by half as soon as 2030, according to a report which also warns that extreme shortages of fossil fuels will lead to wars and social breakdown.

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 28, 2007

Published on Thursday, October 25, 2007 by Times Online/UK by Lewis Smith The speed at which mankind is using and abusing the Earth’s resources is putting humanity’s survival at risk, scientists have said. The bleak assessment of the state of the environment globally was issued as an “urgent call for action” amid growing concerns of worldwide waste, neglect and governmental inertia.

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 9, 2007

Circle of Life E Magazine : What is the most pressing environmental issue in 2007? Julia Butterfly Hill: The most pressing environmental issue in 2007 is actually our disconnected consciousness. 10 Questions for activist Julia Butterfly Hill Interviewed by Brita Belli At age 33, activist Julia Butterfly Hill is already an icon of the environmental movement. Following a car crash in 1996, Hill found herself in Northern California, seeking direction.

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The Green Changemakers

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Gross domestic product (GDP) is often used as an indicator to measure progress in the economy and society. Everyone usually welcomes GDP growth, and when we think it's not growing enough, we try to find effective measures to raise it. But is it really better when GDP continues to get larger and larger? Can GDP really indicate true progress, including happiness? GDP goes up when money flows for whatever reason.

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The Green Changemakers

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Recently I have read a book concerning Corporate Social Responsibility which is named as “Mining and the environment”. In that book, which is consisted of 8 chapters, 237 pages; there were widely discussed issues of mining mineral resources and its influence on ecology, problems it brings such as air contamination, water pollution, air pollution, ecological degradation; and all environmental costs which occur.

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The Green Changemakers

NOVEMBER 16, 2007

Hi Guys! Just a quick update on some 'new' news on sustainability and where some things seem to be going! The 'cutting edge' of sustainability seems to be sharpening up quick, but the bad news is that the earth's systems are just about in meltdown. 1)The Bad News EARTH AUDIT The global environment is on life support and its being tended to by a manic with a chainsaw. the UN just released this ground-breaking report depicting this global emergency in stark terms.

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 31, 2007

Book review from Unai Sacona National Strategy 2006-2014 The document collect the main objectives and strategies that national authorities will developed during the next years in order to improve the Sustainability in Mexico through Environmental Education. I want to share the document, because Mexico is one of the first countries, at national level, in elaborate a strategy on the UNDESD framework.

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 30, 2007

Link source : The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has released its latest detailed report, "Global Environment Outlook: environment for development (GEO-4)," which examines the state of the planet from a number of different aspects. The scientists who put the report together are concerned. They identified a number of "major threats," including "climate change, the rate of extinction of species, and the challenge of feeding a growing population."

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 29, 2007

Link: [link] When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's economy went into a tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half – and food by 80 percent – people were desperate. This film tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and creativity of the Cuban people during this difficult time. Cubans share how they transitioned from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic methods of farming and local, urban gardens.

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 29, 2007

Link: [link] Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge about the sustainability of this way of life. With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, The End of Suburbia explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply.

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 28, 2007

Link source from "No Impact Man" People ask me if the reduced use of consumer conveniences that goes with the No Impact project doesn't mean a lot of deprivation. I say that I spend more time with my family, eat more healthily, get more exercise and am a better dad. Then I ask: "Was I more deprived before or am I more deprived now?" The point is that the money we make, the things we buy and the planetary resources we use--or waste--aren't what make us happier.

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 28, 2007

These come via Tuco Rides - A cyclist and vegetarian willing to do some fairly crazy stuff to save a few polar bears. Photographer Norbert Rosing planned to take some sunset photos of a group of sled dogs near Churchill, Manitoba, in northern Canada on the Hudson Bay, when from stage left comes a 1200 pound polar bear. The dogs' owner thinks he's just about to lose his pack. The dogs, though, don't growl, but crouch down and bark and wag their tails as though they want to play.

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 22, 2007

Link to "Living Values Education" Young people around the world are increasingly affected by violence, social problems, and a lack of respect for each other and the world around them. Parents, educators and concerned citizens in many countries are asking for help to turn around this alarming trend. Many of them believe that part of the solution is an emphasis on teaching values.

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 22, 2007

Link source Values guide decision making Values guide decision making. They provide a shorthand to help your mind figure out what actions to take when a decision has to be made. If you were faced with a choice, for example, between buying a hybrid vehicle or buying an SUV, the decision would be based partly on how much they cost and how much room you needed for groceries, kids, etc. But at least part of the choice is also made based on your values — which is more important to you?

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 21, 2007

Link source: [link] How to create abundance The question is not, ‘How will humanity survive?’ The real question is, ‘What kind of life do I want to live now ?’ - R. Heru Ayana “You believe in things you don’t understand…” - Superstition by Stevie Wonder Human-type beings are dynamic, warm-blooded domesticated primate mammals attempting to fit our varied dreams and destinies into a painful straightjacket that’s not designed for us.

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 21, 2007

Link source We can do ANYTHING. In this new millennium humanity can achieve whatever it fixes its will upon – even the evolution of our species into something more compassionate, wise, enduring and endearing. Or we can keep on repeating the mistakes of our grandparents, fighting our way into common graves. Maybe deep change – though strange and unknown and even slightly scary – will be better than following our quaint, superstitious forebears to early extinction.

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 17, 2007

Link source: [link] How To Green Your Electronics by Jacob Gordon, Nashville, TN on 03.22.07 TH Exclusives ( how to green your life ) What’s the Big Deal? Yes, electronic devices are becoming a bigger and bigger part of our lives, especially as they get smaller and smaller. We use them as tools and toys to communicate, work, enjoy media, and be expressive. Being green with electronics doesn’t mean living in a teepee listening to truckers squalk on the old short-wave.

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 17, 2007

What’s the Big Deal? How we light up the places we live and work makes a big impact on how we feel. It also makes a big impact on the environment. The kind of bulbs, the kind of fixtures, the kind of power, and the habits we keep can all add up to a very significant greening. Start with the fact that a conventional incandescent bulb turns only around five to ten percent of its consumed energy into light, the rest goes out as heat. From there, there’s no limit to how green your lighting can be.

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 16, 2007

Link source from Zen Habits Editor’s note : This post is part of the Blog Action Day movement: thousands of blogs talking about the environment on October 15. If you have a blog, join in with the rest of us today and let your voice be heard regarding the environment. When I sat down to write my Blog Action Day post, I tried to figure out what the “environment” has to do with some of the main themes of Zen Habits: simplicity, frugality, health and fitness, happiness.

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 13, 2007

Source: [link] Concerned about the environment but feeling overwhelmed by all the issues out there? Feeling discouraged about how you as an individual can really make a difference? Not to worry. Here, we’ve compiled a short list of easy and practical ways that you can help the environment. The great thing about these tips is that in most cases you really won’t have to change your lifestyle radically to have an impact on the environment.

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 13, 2007

Click Play to start calculation: [link] What would the world look like if everyone lived like me? Welcome to Consumer Consequences, our interactive game designed to illustrate the impact of our lifestyles on the Earth. It's part of American Public Media's ™ special series, "Consumed," which explores whether the modern American lifestyle is sustainable in the long run. Stay tuned to this site for more "Consumed" content).

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 12, 2007

Source: [link] There is a basic simple tool that can be used to calculate how much water you are using. The BBC Water Calculator allows you to do some simple calculations to work out how much water you’re using or wasting. Firstly you enter how many people are living in your household. Then you can choose parts of your home to look at. Garden/Garage - If you have a garden and/or garage you can enter how much watering you do, whether you use a pressure washer and how often you wash your car.

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 12, 2007

Source: [link] Having an environmentally friendly business not only clearly helps the environment, but can also make your business more efficient and reduce it’s costs. So how easy is it for your business to go green? Reduce waste and save money Business waste, at least in the UK, carries a high premium. Latest research suggests it can cost as much as 4% of annual turnover.

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 8, 2007

This narrated presentation is viewable online through the FDOH website. Resource: [link] The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) offers a smart growth presentation that provides an overview of smart growth in the context of public health. This resource emphasizes the connection between public health and the built environment, and how following Smart Growth principles can benefit Florida.

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The Green Changemakers

JUNE 11, 2007

NBER ) Go To Using Economics to Regulate the Environment Special thanks to Sonia Conly for her support, thoughtful suggestions, and careful editing © 2007, ProQuest CSA LLC.

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The Green Changemakers

AUGUST 15, 2007

Click on Next to see more. YOUR PICTURE GALLERY IS NOW LOADING. The remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is the only country in the world which puts happiness at the heart of government policy. The government must consider every policy for its impact not only on Gross Domestic Product, but also on GNH: "Gross National Happiness". The politics of happiness has led Bhutan to make very different decisions from countries simply searching for wealth.

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The Green Changemakers

AUGUST 1, 2007

[link] Towards a Gifting Culture Timothy Wilken, MD Yesterday, I posted Eric Steven Raymond's article The Hacker Milieu as Gift Culture as a preface to a series of articles on Gifting, Gifting Networks, Gifting Exchanges, Gifting Economys, etc. As children we all taught that it is better to give than to receive. Certainly, that seems like an excellent philosophy for making close relationships and living in the social world. "It

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The Green Changemakers

JULY 31, 2007

Sustainable Value is about integration. Sustainable Value integrates the economic, environmental and social dimension of sustainability. Sustainable Value integrates environmental and social dimensions into financial analysis and investment decision making. And Sustainable Value integrates academic research and real world application. Researchers and practitioners struggle to integrate all three dimensions of sustainability. We believe that we should learn from the financial markets.

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The Green Changemakers

JULY 31, 2007

The Sustainable Technology Education Project (STEP) aims to increase people's awareness of sustainable technology, enabling them to recognise the economic, environmental and social impacts of their own technology choices. General What is sustainability?

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The Green Changemakers

JULY 31, 2007

Environmental devastation. runaway corporate greed. the grab for global power. the religion of hate thy neighbor. It's time to say goodbye to all that and make the 21st century the Great Adventure for our species! The Great Adventure is for everyone yearning for a reason to once again see this earth and our species aspire to greatness — and to drive with renewed vision and a tireless will toward the better world and future for all of us.

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The Green Changemakers

JULY 23, 2007

My Dear Friends, Please read the attached file. Pause for a moment and ask What can be done now? Let us do our part Hernando.

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The Green Changemakers

JULY 18, 2007

these are all the instructions to do the ecological footprint game. a short presentation about the concept of the ecological footprint and then the handouts plus explanations. some things are still a bit confusing. but I am working on it! don't hesitate to ask me! Here you can get all the handouts and explanations for the game. in case you are asked a password. it s footprint. link].

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