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Ten Things You Can Do To Protect the Sharks

Posted by davebishop on Monday, 27 July 2009 in Animals

1. Support international shark fisheries’ management and conservation efforts. 2. Contact your local government representative. Demand that shark management and conservation efforts become a priority. 3. Support organizations, like Project AWARE, which are engaged in ocean conservation efforts. 4...

The Truth About Sharks

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 27 July 2009 in Animals

With Shark Week beginning on August 2 right around the corner and the Shark Conservation Act of 2009 on the legislative table, shark conservation has been at the center of many ocean advocacy groups. Including Oceana, the largest international organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation, who...

EarthWorks Expo Offers Expanded Workshop Schedule

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 23 July 2009 in Green Products/Services

When EarthWorks Expo www.earthworks2009.com returns for the third year to the Denver Merchandise Mart (Aug. 22-23), it will offer attendees a comprehensive workshop schedule, two keynote presentations and 150 exhibitors showcasing Earth-friendly products and services. EarthWorks Expo’s 42 workshops...

TapIt Water creates a network of bottle-filling stations

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 22 July 2009 in Clean Water

TapIt is a water bottle refilling network. It was founded to give New Yorkers free access to clean sustainable water on the go, and is now expanding nation wide. Café owners sign up as ‘partners’ to provide water to the public. The public can find ‘water on the go’ with TapIt’s search and mapp...

UNEP, IEA, ITF and FIA Foundation to Launch Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI)

Posted by plantitfilm on Thursday, 16 July 2009 in Transportation

A partnership of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Transport Forum (ITF) and FIA Foundation is launching the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) at the upcoming Geneva motor show. The “50 by 50” effort calls for cars worldwide to be made...

400 billion euro plan to bring African solar energy to Europe

Posted by plantitfilm on Wednesday, 15 July 2009 in Solar

AFP, 13 July 2009 -Twelve European companies on Monday launched a 400-billion-euro (560-billion-dollar) initiative to set up huge solar farms in Africa and the Middle East to produce energy for Europe. The consortium says the massive project could provide up to 15 percent of Europe's electricity ne...

Watching Whales Watching Us in California

Posted by plantitfilm on Wednesday, 15 July 2009 in Animals

Joel ReynoldsDirector of NRDC's Urban Program, the Marine Mammal Protection and So. California Ecosystem projects, Santa Monica, CAPosted July 13, 2009 in Reviving the World's Oceans , Saving Wildlife and Wild PlacesIn yesterday's New York Times Magazine ("Watching Whales Watch Us"), author Charles...

To Save Animals, Put a Price on Them

Posted by plantitfilm on Wednesday, 15 July 2009 in Animals

By Brandon KeimFebruary 24, 2009Rather than relying on warm, fuzzy feelings to protect animals, conservationists suggest appealing to something more reliable: greed. By selling financial contracts pegged to species health, the government could create a market in the future of threatened animals, ma...

Want a Chimp? Endangered Animals for Sale Online

Posted by plantitfilm on Wednesday, 15 July 2009 in Animals

By Alexis MadrigaMaybe there really isn’t anything that you can’t buy online.Endangered animals, including chimps, marmosets and leopard cubs, are being bought and sold online, according to a new report. Over six one-week observation periods earlier this year, the International Fund for Animal Welf...

How to Teach Your Children About Climate Change -- Without Scaring Them

Posted by joeycello on Wednesday, 15 July 2009 in Climate Change

Are your children asking you about global climate change and wondering what they can do to help the polar bears? Are they feeling sad and scared? How can you comfort them, answer their questions and assure them that their world is not spinning out of control? The key is empowerment and ...

Sears Tower Going Greener

Posted by plantitfilm on Wednesday, 15 July 2009 in Green Design

On Wednesday, June 24, 2009, executives at the Sears Tower announced plans for the most significant sustainable modernization projects of an existing building ever undertaken. The project will result in energy savings and reduced CO2 emissions to the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, cutt...

A Bad Economy Makes For A Bad Environment

Posted by plantitfilm on Wednesday, 15 July 2009 in Climate Change

As the markets have gone down, long-held assumptions have been thrown up and into the air. Economic theories, and not just the value of our homes and our retirement accounts, are coming undone. In some cases, that may just be a good thing. Consider the argument that climate change solutions, no mat...

Saving the Columbia and Snake River salmon

Posted by plantitfilm on Sunday, 05 July 2009 in Wildlife Conservation

A judge overseeing endangered salmon on the Columbia and Snake Rivers is raising the possibility of dam removal. If politics trumps science this time, how can we hope to deal with climate change?By Paul VanDevelderJuly 6, 2009 If ever there were a story that foreshadowed the political and legal Wat...

New Hydrogen Car Unveiled in London

Posted by plantitfilm on Wednesday, 01 July 2009 in Transportation

A hydrogen concept car that attempts to sidestep the three main hurdles to the dream of hydrogen-fuelled highways has been unveiled in London, UK. The car weighs 772 pounds and can travel 186 miles on just 2.2 pounds of liquid hydrogen. The Riversimple Urban Car fuel cell combines hydrogen with ox...

Prison Turns Inmates Green

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 24 June 2009 in Sustainable Development

Get ready for this one – the latest "green" training is happening in prison. Instead of simply containing inmates for their wrongdoings, the Stafford Creek facility in Aberdeen, Washington is teaching individuals how to become contributing members of society. The Sustainable Prisons Project – a col...

Drugs We Did Not Mean To Take in Water We Use

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 17 June 2009 in Clean Water

Antibiotics, Antimicrobials And Antifungals In Waterways "Rivers, creeks, lakes, estuaries, basins, sea waters and wells have been reported to be contaminated by several of these compounds," says Dr. Sauve, adding that a previous review by the scientific team also demonstrated that pharmaceuticals ...

From Coal to Copenhagen: An Opportunity for Leadership

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 17 June 2009 in Climate Change

This April, the roots of leadership were laid in the Climate movement. From Powershift to the FTN Town Hall Campaign, young people across the country moved into positions of leadership, and engaged their community and policy makers on our vital clean energy future. A sea change in the quality ...

Italians reducing plastic bottle consumption

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 15 June 2009 in Clean Water

Italian officials are reducing the amount of plastic trash by encouraging people to drink the potable tap water instead of bottled water. This strategy has already made a difference in reducing the amount of overall plastic trash in Italy from 288 tons of plastic trash a month a year ago to 261 tons...

Solar Panels of the Future

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 10 June 2009 in Solar

The TV – Apparently TVs can be employed for other purposes than indulgent entertainment. The thin covering on flat screen TVs that protects the appliance from moisture may just be the latest breakthrough in solar energy; this film can be used to create contemporary solar panels that are easier to i...

Celebrate the World Environment Day with the Earth Charter!

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 09 June 2009 in Peace

Celebrate the World Environment day with the Earth Charter! We are living in challenging times. As members of the community of life on Earth, we have jeopardized our own existence and the right to life of many other living beings through extensive environmental alteration. Our individual andshared ...