Conservationists on the Galapagos Islands are warning that if tourism on the Galapagos Islands is not brought under control, the damage caused could be irreversible. As Charles Darwin turns 200 tomorrow, the...
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Family owned and run, Wanderland is the most creatively conscious "hot spot" in Austin for the shopper gone green. Owners Kurt and Christie Hawkins opened their doors around Thanksgiving, and have already impressed...
opinion by BHOLD | 39 wks ago 196 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
By, Uwe Paschen. Toyotas First Solar Powered car Toyota is in spite of a Global Recession and maybe soon to be Depression, as well as its first annual loss in 70 year still investing into environmental...
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EcoGeek.org comments on the environmental tech in the latest James Bond film. Apparently the film features elite criminals who use astroturf groups in a grab for control of water (a real-world threat). James Bond...
Eco-tourism is slowly gaining groud as a way to protect and cultivate some of the most popular tourist spots around the world. MSN has put together some of the most polluted man-made disaster spots for you to...
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For all the parents out there who are searching for an Internet site that is not only safe for children but also fun and eco-inspired check out EcoBuddies (www.ecobuddies.com)- the latest children's social...
opinion by ferma | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 488 views | 7 recommendations | 3 comments
"There is a kind of theft that happens every day in a majority of the world's poor countries - and in many of the richer ones too. It usually happens out of sight, and most perpetrators get away with it. The...
“BONNY DOON FIRE” Martin Fire: Wildland fire grows to 300 acres; 1,400 evacuated Update 9:41 am. PT - KCBS -" BONNY DOON, Calif. (KCBS) -- Firefighters battling the Martin Fire in the Santa Cruz...
There aren't too many bands that can afford to say no to a gig for environmental reasons, but Radiohead is one of them. As "Let Down" attests, Yorke has never been a fan of unnecessary transport, motorways...
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The BBC is reporting on the environmental devastation being wrought on the world's oceans. View the map here."Only about 4% of the world's oceans remain undamaged by human activity, according to the first detailed...
A new report by the international consultancy McKinsey reveals ecological strategies from companies around the globe are beginning to be integrated with prioritized strategies.
The study, published in the McKinsey Quarterly, points out that the majority of businesses...
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"The author of the best-selling Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling, has blocked the Finnish version of her latest book from being printed on local paper because it lacks the ecological FSC certification, her...
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"Thursday, January 17, 2008
Unsafe at any price: World's Cheapest Car Environmentally Costly
By Praful Bidwai
NEW DELHI, Jan 16 (IPS) - Nothing has generated as much hyperbole in the global automobile industry in recent years as the unveiling, last week, of an ultra-cheap...
Well it certainly is not like the Titanic, no Celine DIon music playing on deck while the Explorer sank, but it is more likely when the local ecology strikes back at rubbernecking intruders in Antarctic waters,...