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The average American eats 67 pounds of beef a year (or about 1/10th of a cow). Problem is, that takes 167,500 gallons of water, 1072 pounds of grain, and 3.35 acres of land to produce...
Robert HenreichThe World Bank and the Nike Foundation launched a new $20 million program to help teach women in developing nations job skills. It will start in six African and Middle Eastern countries.
“Investing in young women is one way to break the inter-generational pattern of poverty,” World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick said at the bank’s D.C. headquarters. “It’s the right thing to do, and it’s also going to be smart economics.” “This is a movement. It’s taken off,” said Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a managing director at the World Bank. The President of Nike said, “Our greatest resource overall in breaking the cycle of poverty is the adolescent girl,” he said. “We’re building a bridge between relevant training and real jobs that helps accelerate the economy.”
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Buyer Beware. At the end of September, the USDA quietly halted a program called the Agricultural Chemical Usage Program. The program’s purpose was to measure pesticide use in fruit and vegetable crops. The reason cited for the move was cost...
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I Plant Trees, a non-profit organization, is dedicated solely to reforestation in the United States. The organization recently created a sponsors link using Google AdSense. AdSense uses a "pay-per-click" advertising format. A spokesman with the organization said, "this is a great way for us to generate funds for reforestation!"
I Plant Trees is a non-profit organization dedicated to reforestation of the United States. Provide your support by purchasing the annual T-Shirt. A TREE WILL BE PLANTED FOR EVERY SHIRT PURCHASED.
Eco-Libris blog reviews two books of Simon and Schuster's Little Green Books line. We also have a great giveaway - Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing are giving away one package that includes 4 of the Little Green Books! All you need to do to participate is just to answer what is the best way to plant the seeds for earth-friendly living at an early age.
Cool Earth Solar is set to complete construction of their first prototype plant in the next few weeks. If all goes according to plan the new plant will change the shape of renewable energy scalability – literally.
Did you know there are over 1,000 references to the earth in the Bible, compared to 490 references to heaven and 530 references to love? the Bible carries a powerful message for the earth, as you can learn from 'The Green Bible', which was published this week by HarperOne and includes many special features tracing environmental themes woven through Scripture.
What's the message in these bottles? Eco-Libris covers 'Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It ' by Elizabeth Royte, where she investigates the bottled water industry.
A rather unattractive USB drive that uses recycled paper and wood chips to create a housing for the USB stick. It's available in capacities between 512MB and 16GB. It does seem to be one of many products created for the sake of an eco-friendly label.
Generally speaking, if we don’t know what the cause of a given problem is, but we know there is indeed a problem, how do we devise a strategy capable of adequately addressing it? Or, in the words of Gov. Palin, “…how are we going to get there to positively affect the impact” (whatever that means).
Ever wanted to be on the radio to tell your green story, as a blogger, business, non-prof, thought leader? Green Talk Radio had me on, it was a great experience.
Formaldehyde, a known carcinogen, is likely in the new cabinets you may be considering. What can you do to make sure you don't purchase this known carcinogen when you purchase your new kitchen or bathroom cabinets. There are many alternatives sources of eco-friendly/green cabinets, and this article gives a run down of the suppliers!! Great quick read.
We surveyed 100 people on Mechanical Turk to find out how they remember their reusable bags. The results are enlightening, it's simple to remember your bag with the right method.