source: prwatch.org When First Lady Michelle Obama decided to plant a vegetable garden at the White House, she faced a problem that many new homeowners in America run into. Previous residents of her house had applied sewage sludge to her lawn, but left no warnings to alert the her about the potential toxicity of...
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This category focuses on ensuring that a facility provides the healthiest possible indoor environment for the life of the building. It represents a balancing act between design, energy efficiency and quality of life for the occupants that will live and work in the space. Fifteen points can be harvested here, and many are easy...
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From: Bloomberg By Katherine Burton Billionaire George Soros, looking to address the “political problem” of climate change, said he will invest $1 billion in clean-energy technology and create an organization to advise policy makers on environmental issues. Soros, the founder of hedge fund Soros Fund Management LLC, announced the investment in Copenhagen yesterday at...
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There is a vast stretch of relatively untouched forest in southeastern Bulgaria, covering 1,800 hectares and, according to photographs, possessing an almost mystical beauty. It is known as the Kobarelov Forest. It managed to survive various regime changes and ended up in the hands of the Kobarelov Family–until now. Its future now lies with...
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Eco Barons, as its title suggests, is a fascinating tale about people—some rather unexpected–who have become stewards of our environment. From Doug Tompkins, the billionaire co-founder of Esprit who bought and preserved huge chunks of land in Chile, to Carole Allen, a widowed mother in Texas, who fought and won the protection of the...
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So what is this LEED business anyway? Leadership in Energy and Economic Design (LEED) is an accreditation system for measuring responsible green building practices. LEED was initiated by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC ) in 1998 to introduce some common standards for environmentally conscious construction. It provides a scoring system that focuses on...
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Much of the recent hype surrounding the new trend to “go green” has people rather over-excited. Daniel Goleman, however, has brought us down to earth. Goleman, author of Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything (Broadway Business, 2009), has brought some sanity to the new mania for...
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It is an interesting and somewhat convenient truth that Al Gore's senior thesis at Harvard was titled "The Impact of Television on the Conduct of the Presidency." Although his TV venture, Current TV, turned out to be a bit of a flop, he managed to redeem himself by making this doc.
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Not to be confused with The Eleventh Hour, which came out the following year, this film uses celebrity to draw attention to environmental concerns. It's a little bizarre watching glamourpuss DiCaprio talk about global warming, and it's hard to say how much influence this film has actually had.
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