Companies across the globe are joining in against the fight of global warming by cutting carbon emissions. Here is this week’s list of companies taking postive steps forward. Technology Dell Computers is embarking on a broad environmental initiative under which it plans to consume less energy and use more power from renewable sources in a […]
Environment
China’s No Car Day
In a positive step to promote environmental health, China will initiate its first-ever nationwide “no car day” this weekend to help alleviate increasingly gridlocked urban roads, stated China Daily Monday. According to the report, residents in 108 cities will be urged to take public transport, ride bikes or walk on the nation’s first “no car […]
Easy Ways to Go Green
Contrary to belief, going green doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice. There are simple easy things you can do to reduce waste, use less resources, and make the world a greener place. 1. Go Local – By purchasing locally grown foods, you are supporting local farmers, and reducing emissions because the food doesn’t have far […]
Strange Bedfellows: Greenpeace Joins Loggers to Stop Illegal Wood Imports
By Jim Snyder, The Hill. Posted August 14, 2007. On matters related to the harvesting of timber, Greenpeace members are more likely to form human blockades against the practice than to make nice with the industry. But the environmental group has indeed linked arms with its usual foe to support a bill giving the Justice […]
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More Severe Storms Expected in US with Global Warming
As the world warms, the United States will face more severe thunderstorms with deadly lightning, damaging hail and the potential for tornadoes, a trailblazing study by NASA scientists suggests. While other research has warned of broad weather changes on a large scale, like more extreme hurricanes and droughts, the new study predicts even smaller events […]
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Yangtze Dolphin Not Yet Extinct
The reported sighting of a Yangtze River dolphin, or Baiji, means there is still a chance for people to take further action and protect the cetaceans in the Yangtze from extinction, according to World Wildlife Fund. The Chinese media reported that a local businessman in Tongling City in east China’s Anhui Province filmed “a big […]
Endangered Australian Animals: The Endangered Numbat
One of the most ecologically most dangerous things to do is tamper with an animal’s ecosystem. The ramifications of doing so can have irreversible effects. Australia, which has animals that are found no where else in the world, is at risk of losing the Numbat, from other foreign specie integration. Australia is one of the […]
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GAS OUT
HAPPY HIPPIE – June , 1999 – GAS OUT UPDATE (Sent to Happy Hippie)Recent Update: (Aug. 31) Submited by SonicCncpt: The California Energy Dept. has a Hot Line, 1-800-555-7794, set up to see how many people are upset about California gas prices.There is also a web site set up for the same purpose and they ask […]
COW BELCHING AND IT’S EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
>> Burp!! << by John Karnish email John COW BELCHING AND IT’S EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT In the past couple of years, the EPA has conducted research on cow belching and the methane pollution created in the process. As you might expect, not everyone took the research seriously. Rep. Henry Bonilla expressed his views in […]
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Earthday
Everyday should be Earth Day. However, take advantage of Earth Day to do something significant, learn something new, and to teach others about our planet. What can you do to make a difference? Shop Green – Click here for the eco-directory Donate to a Worthy Eco-Cause of your choice Volunteer your time at an Earth Day Teach […]