Finding Grace in Dominica
…compassion from the lodge and its people: respect for the environment, the community and the guests. At my yoga studio, we call it grace. Contacts Jungle Bay Resort &…
…compassion from the lodge and its people: respect for the environment, the community and the guests. At my yoga studio, we call it grace. Contacts Jungle Bay Resort &…
…soil on top of a building in order to absorb, collect and reuse rainwater while preventing run-off. Pictured: A green roof demonstration project at the Chicago Center for Green Technology….
…efficiency by about 2.5 miles per gallon. CONTACTS: EPA Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning, www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/609; Toyota Air Conditioning Compressor, www.toyota-industries.com/environment/product/compressor.html; National Safety Council”s Safety and Health Policy Center, www.nsc.org/ehc.htm . …
FarmPlate allows visitors to search over 40,000 listings in order to find everything from local farmers, to food/drink artisans, restaurants, & markets……
…other sugar producers remain scattered throughout the region, the deal with U.S. Sugar gives conservationists a big boost in efforts to move the complex project forward. Source: Earth Justice; MSNBC…
…order to protect and help restore depleted fisheries there. The new network encompasses 29 marine protected areas from Santa Barbara to Santa Cruz. Commercial and most sport fishing will be…
…Energy: The other way to reduce emissions is by shifting to non-polluting sources of energy. The major hurdles here are: Eighty percent of the world’s energy comes from fossil fuels….
…to join eventually. Fusaro adds that the new agreement could pave the way for federal action on greenhouse gases, especially if some western states follow with similar proposals. Source: planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/37676/newsDate/16-Aug-2006/story.htm…
…to jolt companies into behaving better. Funds like Green Century, Calvert, Trillium and others are boasting of dramatic victories, thanks to persistent and often coordinated shareholder advocacy efforts. © Elizabeth…
…taken on Earth Day as a traditional time of year to focus students” attention on conservation and ecology. CONTACTS: Earth Day Network, www.earthday.net , EPA Earth Day Program, www.epa.gov/earthday ….