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From grocery stores specializing in organic foods to green builders, Western North Carolina is home to a growing number of businesses that provide “green” products and services intended to provide benefits to the consumer and the environment. Because of the strong market for these products and servi...
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Posted by on in Sustainable Development
Putting Back What Is Used Through Offsets and ExchangesSustainable business requires making changes to the way your business thinks; it means changing business practices through purchasing and providing products and services that have a positive impact on the environment AND the economy.Why an Envir...
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Posted by on in Green Design
Sixth-annual awards competition nets the biggest field of nominees to date.    Sustainable Industries today announced the winners of its sixth annual Top 10 Green Building Products awards and the launch of its Top 10 website. This year’s winners were selected by a panel of expert judge...
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Posted by on in Fossil Fuels
A carbon tax bill is introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. Nine House Democrats introduced a bill on October 24 which would create a "simple tax on carbon," in the words of its lead sponsor, Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA). The bill, the Save Our Climate Act (HR 3242), probably doesn’t have a ...
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Posted by on in Agriculture
The Global Health & Innovation Conference is the world's leading global health conference and social entrepreneurship conference, with 2,200 professionals and students from all 50 states and from more than 55 countries.  This must-attend, thought-leading conference convenes leaders, changem...
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Posted by on in Climate Change
Despite non-record temperatures this year, the Earth's surface is continuing to get warmer, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). In its annual briefing to the UN climate summit, the agency says 2011 is so far the 10th warmest year on record. But continued warming was masked by...
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Posted by on in General Environment
As a global movement we all agree Fair Trade aims to Empower disadvantaged producers and their communities. Our shared principles reflect business practices which are free from exploitation and based on respect for universal human rights, women's rights, child rights, minority and migrant rights, ri...
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Posted by on in Climate Change
Dear President Obama, Two years ago, I wrote you a letter. I talked about climate change, and hope, and about a generation pulling together. I did not tell you that I myself was falling apart.  The gory details are not important– life can break your heart, and sometimes it conspires to break i...
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Posted by on in Green Products/Services
This article talks a lot about the LEED certification system so I am first posting a description of what LEED is and how/who is certified. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is an internationally-recognized green building certification system. Developed by the U.S. Green Buildi...
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Posted by on in Green Products/Services
Using household cleaners can be more dangerous than you thought. What is in the  cleaners you are using and how do you know if they are safe?! Before you even begin cleaning up your home, you might want to consider starting with the cleaning products you already have. You may be wondering, wha...
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Posted by on in Green Products/Services
5 gallon water coolers are often thought of as the alternative to having a water bottle at the office or your home. Rarely do we think about the fact that those water bottles end up in the landfill eventually as well. This article represent a geat alternative to all water bottles! Gathering around ...
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Posted by on in Climate Change
JOHANNESBURG — Imagine the savannas of South Africa's flagship Kruger Park so choked with brush, viewing what game is left is nearly impossible. The Cape of Good Hope without penguins. The Karoo desert's seasonal symphony of wildflowers silenced. Climate change could mean unthinkable loss for South...
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Posted by on in Fossil Fuels
Houston based Anadarko Petroleum recently drilled 11 horizontal wells in the Wattenberg Formation, which sits below portions of Colorado’s Front Range. The wells are expected to bring in an estimated $4 billion per year to Colorado’s economy. The reserves are estimated to contain between 500 million...
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Posted by on in Wildlife Conservation
The United Mexican States are characterized by their diverse ecosystems, and are very rich in terms of their flora and fauna, while many of the organisms are endemic and exclusive to that zone. However, the inhabitants of these ecosystems are sometimes subject to neglect, excessive hunting and threa...
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Posted by on in Food
  No roast turkey with cracklin’ brown skin graced the groaning boards. Nor was there a pat of butter in sight to slather on the rolls, or a poof of whipped cream to dot the pumpkin pie. Yet, none of these trimmings were missed among the The more than 200 people who partook of the vegan vic...
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Posted by on in Wildlife Conservation
  This shark's oddly shaped head is thought to be a mechanism to spread out its highly specialised sense organs, which amongst other things help it to detect electrical currents created by its prey. A useful skill to have when you have an entire ocean to scan for food!   Where am I fo...
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Posted by on in General Environment
Recycle Hawai'i has donated 25 "Earth Patriot" CD's to Earth Protect new members. The reward givaway begins December 1, 2011. Earth Patriot is performed by Kumanu and addresses global environmental and social issues. Kumanu is a 13 piece vibrant global fusion group that consists of musicians, voca...
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Posted by on in Human Health
Late last month, a group of physicians calling itself Doctors for the 99 Percent marched from Zuccotti Park to the now-shuttered St. Vincent's Hospital to show solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street protests and call for universal health care. While the group's demand for free care for all has yet g...
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Posted by on in Wind
The stories of Texas’ wind farms are commonly told in terms of acres and megawatts. Artists Laura Zak and Kim Cypert, however, want to dig deeper into the cultural and social impacts of the state’s booming wind industry. Zak and Cypert are working on a performance art show incorporating insights fro...
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Posted by on in Green Products/Services
We are delighted to release our paper exploring how to unlock value from today’s business challenges such as increasing input costs, pricing of externalities, new technologies, customer & shareholder scrutiny, and volatility/uncertainty. Within the businesses that we have assisted in our years ...
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