Entries Tagged as 'environment'

Help Us Plant a Billion Trees - The Nature Conservancy

One dollar plants a tree and makes a lasting difference now and for future generations.

Watch this brief video to see how easy it is to be of service.

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Protecting the World’s Corals

“Coral reefs are home to 4,000 fish species and provide the world with goods and services such as jobs, foods, medicines and storm protection worth $375 billion annually.

But scientists estimate that 70 percent of all corals reefs could be lost by 2050 if current rates of destruction continue.”

Read more Protected Areas - From the Caribbean to Micronesia, Protecting the World’s Corals

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$2.2 Billion Plant is Pulped - Victory for Greenies in Australia

“Environmentalists have claimed a victory in Australia where a major investment bank is said to be canceling its funding of a controversial pulp mill planned by the country’s biggest harvester of old-growth forest timber.”

Read more Victory for Greenies in Australia as $2.2 Billion Plant is Pulped : EcoWorldly

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The Water Footprint

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You’ve heard of ‘carbon footprints’, but what the heck is ‘water footprints’?

“The Water footprint of an individual is defined as the total water used for the production of the goods and services consumed by the individual. It can be estimated by multiplying all goods and services consumed by their respective virtual-water content.”

Read more KeepGreenGoing> The Other Footprint | The Water Footprint

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Green Options - What does Sustainability Mean to You?


“Green Options is a community and network of blogs dedicated to helping you figure out what sustainability means to you.”

Green Options - Helping You Make Green Choices

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