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Olympics Committee Unveils Sustainability Plan for 2016 Games in Rio

09/06/2013

The plan examines ways to reduce the environmental footprint of the Games through transportation and logistics, sustainable construction and urban improvements, environmental conservation and clean-up, and waste management.

Vikings Star Clive Standen Says ‘Real Men Don’t Whale’

09/05/2013

“We can’t keep mindlessly killing like primeval barbarians without thinking about what sort of legacy we are leaving for future generations”

As Floods Ravage Sudan, Young Volunteers Revive a Tradition of Aid

09/04/2013

A “nafeer” is a Sudanese social tradition that comes from an Arabic word meaning “a call to mobilize.”

Kristin Davis Raises Money to Protect African Elephants Against Poachers

09/03/2013

Every 15 minutes, an African elephant is killed for its ivory tusks, which can be sold on the black market for $1000 a pound.

Myanmar Garment Factory Tries to Mend Trafficking

09/02/2013

The factory used to employ 1,200 workers but when the Myanmar garment industry grappled with a crisis due to trade sanctions slapped by the United States and the European Union in 2003, many workers left. The sanctions have been lifted just recently.

Crops can be made self-fertilizing with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, making artificial fertilizer unnecessary

08/30/2013

The implications for agriculture are enormous as this new technology can provide much of the plant’s nitrogen needs.

Could Carbon Farms Reverse Global Warming?

08/29/2013

Large plantations might pull CO2 out of the air

Bikers Want Freedom 4 Orcas

08/28/2013

… a new activist group is trying to band together bikers from across the globe to advocate for the freedom of these magnificent whales.

Richard Branson and James Cameron want to save the high seas

08/27/2013

In international waters, environmental rules are inconsistent, weak or absent. Obama can change that.

Photoflow Collector Harvests Rainwater and Solar Power for Developing Countries

08/26/2013

NOS,has designed a simple solution called Photoflow that aims to provide solar power and rainwater collection in one single unit for households in underdeveloped areas.

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