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Dalai Lama Celebrates

Posted by Yanks11 901 days ago (http://www.google.com)

The Dalai Lama now 71 will celebrate the 20th anniversary of his Nobel Peace Prize. "The global issue, it should be number one," said the exiled Tibetan leader at a conference in Australia. Coal has made climate change a contested and prominent issue the land down under.

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Organized Crime Legitimized Deforesters

Posted by EcoVerb 902 days ago (http://www.reuters.com)

Rosewood and ebony is a huge commodity and may possibly be wiped out in the country of Madagascar. "Some of the world's unique forests, and the communities that rely on them, are being degraded beyond repair to feed our demand for luxury goods," said the director of Forest Campaigns at EIA, Andrea Johnson.

Verizon's $486K in Penalties

Posted by simodo 905 days ago (http://atlanta.bizjournals.com)

Sounds pretty bad but when you think about how big Verizon is. Well $500K isn't much. Even better is that they self identified these problems. I am actually proud of Verizon. They are a good corporate example Monsanto should take note.

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Enviro Disrupto Creates Gender Gape

Posted by LEED1 906 days ago (http://www.thenational.ae)

Incredible how environmental diruptions and the change in climate effects women so differently than men. Take water for instance. It seems a distant cause and effect that the availability of water would effect the ability for women to be educated. Guess who is more interested in getting in there and dealing with environmental issues directly and who would prefer to handle the issues with prod

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Thanks to Give

Posted by FoodWarrior 907 days ago (http://www.reuters.com)

Sometimes You just have to take stock in the things that maybe aren't so apparent. There are so many people that we should and would thank given the chance. Those around you probably deserve a little thanks as well.

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Waste Down = Profits Up

Posted by Yerba_Buena 912 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)

In these tough economic times some may wonder where did all the money go. Banks that are now becoming energy savvy realize that much of the money is simply escaping out of inefficient buildings. Here's how we can turn it around and maybe even make some money out of the situation.

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San Fran Green Fest makes the grade.

Posted by GrnBear 914 days ago (http://www.treehugger.com)

They have added an extra waist bin to the usual row and a much tighter screening process so you don't have to squint as much at the attractions. It gets bigger every year and still the surprises abound. Its easy to see why SF is one of the leaders in green attitude and eco substance.

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