If you don't know what the Peace Boat is here are the details from Wikipedia: "The Peace Boat (ピースボート, Pīsu Bōto?) is a global organization headquartered in Japan established for the purpose of...
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Robert Templer, Asia program director of the International Crisis Group called government of Sri Lanka to alter course, provide a clear timetable to resettle the IDPs, and release the doctors. An estimated...
World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5, and the theme for this year is 'Your Planet Needs You-UNite to Combat Climate Change'. Started in 1972 by the UN General Assembly, it marked the opening of...
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Earthfest Boston 2009 kicks off today, hosted by Radio 92.9, and this is a popular green festival that features free organic food samples, tips on how to live sustainably, and lots of live music acts such as...
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The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) today released its position paper on Genetically Modified foods stating that “GM foods pose a serious health risk” and calling for a moratorium on GM...
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This is a great message to send to Vancouverites and those who visit the city. " VANCOUVER — Mayor Gregor Robertson wants the city to join the “grow food locally” movement. Really locally, in fact. ...
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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and BC Premier Gordon Campbell announced today that there will be an Evergreen Skytrain Line to the Tri-cities area of Vancouver. Harper thinks that the new project will boost...
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A plan by Lord Hunt, the Minister for Sustainable Development and Energy and the Minister for DEFRA, annouced today at the opening of London Fashion Week that he is going to launch a new Sustainable Clothing Action Plan. This action plan, which is backed by major high street...
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My friends are doing this project. They've curated a programme of sports art films and are screening them in a custom built solar powered mobile cinema made from reconstituted shipping containers. It will be located...
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A new report by Canada's Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development suggest that the Canadian federal government has not got a clue if the amount of money it is spending on green projects are...
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This weekend sees the 'Go Green' expo coming to Los Angeles at the LA Convention Centre - it's essentially a trade show for businesses and consumers wanting to be more green in their day to day lives. The...
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As January 20th approaches and Barack Obama prepares to be sworn in, the reality of the sustainiable development challenges will set in, and he will have to find a way to achieve the goals he set out for himself....
opinion by Amy Judd | 44 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago 794 views | 22 recommendations | 19 comments
Motorola has teamed up with Carbonfund.org to battle electronic product waste by its early 2009 release of the world's first climate change aware cellphone, the Renew MOTO W233. This environmentally designed...
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By, Uwe Paschen. Tropical Hardwood to save Panama from Deforestation. Tropical Deforestation and decades of Agricultural Misuse and abuse of the land have left Panama's Rain Forest in a dyer state to the point it...
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.However much is left, itneeds to be protected. When it is gone it will take hundreds of years to be replaced. " Q: How much “old growth” forest is left in the United States, and is it all protected from...