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Rainforest Action Network has used its "Greenwash of the Week" show to mock the efficacy of The Copenhagen Accord, the deal President Obama is said to have brokered at the international climate talks in Denmark last December. The Accord is viewed by some as weak because it allows for countries to "pledge" their emissions reduction goals, but the countries are not legally bound to meet their pledg
Image from the Evening StandardA year ago, Innocent drinks, the little British smoothie business that grew and grew, sold 18% of their company to Coca Cola for £30M. Started up by three young students a decade before, they were adamant that their principles would not change with the sale.While some were sceptical about the sale of an ethical healthy smoothie business to Coke...Read the full stor
photo: J. NovakFish farming has become a reality within an industry that over fished its way through global fish stocks at a remarkable rate. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, 75 percent of the world's fisheries are now either overexploited, fully exploited, significantly depleted, or recovering from overexploitation. And Hawaii is no exception. Twenty years ago Hawaii beca
Image via: Green Living ProjectThe indie media production company Green Living Project (GLP) is building a good reputation when it comes to documenting the globe's sustainable travel sector--covering the best practices in eco-tourism, wildlife conservation, geo-tourism, eco-lodges, community development and education. The latest location on their push-pin map?
Hobet Mine of West Virginia in 1984 (Photos: NASA)From high-profile protests to rowdy political debates, coal-mining by the way of mountaintop removal is a hotly-contended issue. It has a terrible environmental and human cost (see how the
Image from slow guidesSlow is not a word that one usually associates with London, one of the world's biggest cities. However this new book, slow London, shows readers (or shall we say followers of the idea) how to live a less stressful and more observant life. Geared specifically towards Londoner's, there is no reason why its lessons cannot be applicable to anyone living in a busy urban area.
Cutter Capshaw PhotographyA year after the closure of MK Designs, Tracey Taylor of the New York Times interviews Michelle Kaufmann, looking back at the difficulties of building a business around green modern prefab. 25,000 people toured the Glidehouse at its debut rom at the Sunset Weekend event in 2004; I was there and watched in awe as people lined up for an hour in the sun. Taylor writes: "Th
Happy as a pigweed in GMOs. Appropriately named superweed takes over a soybean field. Photo by Pawpaw67 via FlickrThe Organic Center, a research institute focused on the science of organic food and farming, recently revealed concerns for the state of the food industry and agriculture. Despite the symbolism of an organic garden at the White House, last year ended with little progress on changing p
Photo via myFOXphoenixSheriff Joe Arpaio was concerned about the waistlines of some of the inmates at his Arizona jail, so he had an idea. The sheriff brought in an electricity-generating stationary bike and hooked it up to a television set which is powered by the peddler--and if the prisoners want to watch TV, they have to exercise. Arpaio calls his system "Pedal Vision," and he thinks it may b
Image from Linda SchailonIf you are yearning for something cheap and cheerful to liven up your boring post-winter, not-yet-spring wardrobe, here's the trick: recycled jewelery made from old vinyl records or straws. Sounds strange but looks great.Designer Linda Schailon makes a collection of unique and quirky rings from recycled plastic drinking straws. She shapes them in a range of pink and gir
