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Major Company Partners With 'Solar For Sandy' Project
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18.6.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| From Mother Nature Network's Matt Hickman: Following a successful pilot run in Far Rockaway Queens, party hardy environmental organization Global Green USA is moving forward... |
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[flenvcenter :: Oil and Gas]
[flenvcenter :: Solar]
[flenvcenter :: General]
[flenvcenter :: Oil and Gas]
[flenvcenter :: Solar]
[flenvcenter :: General]
[flenvcenter :: Green Jobs]
[flenvcenter :: Local Economies]
[flenvcenter :: Green Economies]
[flenvcenter :: Green Jobs]
[flenvcenter :: Local Economies]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Alternative Vehicles]
[flenvcenter :: General]
[flenvcenter :: Pedestrians]
[flenvcenter :: Rail]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Alternative Vehicles]
[flenvcenter :: General]
[flenvcenter :: Pedestrians]
[flenvcenter :: Rail]
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Detroit businesses turn to Twin Cities for tips on handling light rail construction
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17.6.2013 |
Twincities.com: Business |
| Business owners along the Twin Cities Central Corridor that survived 2012's summer of torn-up streets, dust and noise now can look forward to years of light rail service delivering commerce and customers. |
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[flenvcenter :: Lifestyle and Psychology]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Campus]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
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Green diary rescue: Wolves under the gun, eyeballing damselflies & mapping the polar cyclone
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16.6.2013 |
Daily Kos |
| Every week Daily Kos diarists write dozens of environmentally related posts. Many don't get the readership they deserve. Helping improve the odds is the motivation behind the Green Diary Rescue. In the past seven years, there have been 230 of these spotlighting more than 12,964 eco-diaries. Below are categorized links and excerpts to 50 more that appeared in the past seven days. That makes for lots of good reading during the spare moments of your weekend. [ Disclaimer: Inclusion of a diary in the rescue does not necessarily indicate my agreement with or endorsement of it.]
Green Diary of the Week
Wolves: "Mission Accomplished" —by Agathena : "The original mission was wolf recovery begun in 1994 because of expiration (local extinction) of the grey wolf in many areas. Recovery goals of an equitably distributed wolf population containing at least 300 wolves and 30 breeding pairs in 3 recovery areas within Montana (MT), Idaho (ID), and Wyoming (WY) for at least 3 consecutive years were ... |
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[newstrust :: Biodiversity]
[newstrust :: Biodiversity Threats]
[newstrust :: Species Loss]
[newstrust :: Conservation Efforts]
[newstrust :: Wildlife Protection]
[newstrust :: Legislation]
[newstrust :: Hazardous Waste]
[newstrust :: Education Reform]
[newstrust :: Higher Education]
[newstrust :: Farm Bill]
[newstrust :: Third World Poverty]
[newstrust :: Health]
[newstrust :: Housing]
[newstrust :: Jobs]
[newstrust :: Climate change]
[newstrust :: Global warming]
[newstrust :: Emissions]
[newstrust :: Greenhouse Gases]
[newstrust :: United Nations on Climate]
[newstrust :: Generic]
[newstrust :: Storm]
[newstrust :: Forest]
[newstrust :: Agriculture]
[newstrust :: Floods n Droughts]
[newstrust :: Ecosystems]
[newstrust :: Species]
[newstrust :: Disease]
[newstrust :: Legal Strategies]
[newstrust :: Strategies]
[newstrust :: Education]
[newstrust :: Health]
[demo :: Hydel]
[demo :: Coal]
[demo :: Oil and Gas]
[demo :: Nuclear]
[demo :: Solar]
[dharmesh :: Toxics]
[flenvcenter :: General]
[flenvcenter :: Rail]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Wells]
[flenvcenter :: Pollution]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Mining]
[flenvcenter :: Fire]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[chintan :: Toxics]
[flenvcenter :: Sustainable Agriculture]
[flenvcenter :: Industrial Agriculture]
[flenvcenter :: Gleaning]
[flenvcenter :: Gardens]
[flenvcenter :: Famine]
[flenvcenter :: Local Food Systems]
[flenvcenter :: Global Food System]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Coal]
[flenvcenter :: Oil and Gas]
[flenvcenter :: General]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
[flenvcenter :: Disposal]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[dharmesh :: Hazardous Waste]
[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[sattva_1 :: air]
[sattva_1 :: energy]
[flenvcenter :: Art and Literature]
[flenvcenter :: Education]
[flenvcenter :: Media]
[demo :: Climate change]
[demo :: Greenhouse Gases]
[demo :: Generic]
[demo :: Storm]
[demo :: Forest]
[demo :: Agriculture]
[demo :: Floods n Droughts]
[demo :: Ecosystems]
[demo :: Species]
[demo :: Disease]
[flenvcenter :: National]
[flenvcenter :: Republican]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Change Science]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Change Impacts]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Air Pollution]
[flenvcenter :: Air Policy]
[sattva_1 :: climate]
[sattva_1 :: science]
[sattva_1 :: flora]
[sattva_1 :: agriculture]
[flenvcenter :: Mammals]
[flenvcenter :: Birds]
[flenvcenter :: Fish]
[flenvcenter :: Species Loss]
[flenvcenter :: Species Conservation]
[flenvcenter :: Sustainable Development]
[flenvcenter :: Green Jobs]
[flenvcenter :: Ecological Economics]
[flenvcenter :: Impacts]
[flenvcenter :: Diversity]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Campus]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Alternative Medicine]
[flenvcenter :: Environmental Health]
[flenvcenter :: Toxics]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
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Mongolia shows the birthing pains of a green economy
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14.6.2013 |
New Scientist: Focus on America |
| Mongolia shows the birthing pains of a green economy |
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[berkan :: Renewables]
[berkan :: Wind]
[berkan :: Coal]
[newstrust :: Jobs]
[demo :: Wind]
[demo :: Coal]
[irge304 :: Coal Mining]
[arghyam :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[arghyam :: Climate]
[flenvcenter :: Mining]
[vinodced :: Coal]
[vinodced :: Wind]
[vinodced :: Renewables]
[sattva_1 :: climate]
[sattva_1 :: energy]
[Abhijeetvj :: Wind]
[Abhijeetvj :: Coal]
[Abhijeetvj :: Renewables]
[ayyati :: Renewables]
[ayyati :: Wind]
[ayyati :: Coal]
[demo :: Climate change]
[demo :: Agriculture]
[demo :: Species]
[newstrust :: Biodiversity Threats]
[newstrust :: Endangered Species]
[flenvcenter :: Wind]
[flenvcenter :: General]
[thinthu :: Wind]
[thinthu :: Coal]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
[irge304 :: Biodiversity Threats]
[irge304 :: Endangered Species]
[birendersinghbudhwar :: Coal]
[birendersinghbudhwar :: Wind]
[birendersinghbudhwar :: Renewables]
[chvartak :: Wind]
[newstrust :: Climate change]
[newstrust :: Global warming]
[newstrust :: United Nations on Climate]
[newstrust :: Agriculture]
[newstrust :: Species]
[subbu :: Climate change]
[subbu :: Wind]
[subbu :: Global warming]
[subbu :: Coal]
[subbu :: Agriculture]
[subbu :: Species]
[tushargupta101 :: Climate]
[tushargupta101 :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[kailas :: GDP]
[irge304 :: Green Power]
[phantomvish :: All]
[phantomvish :: All Srcs]
[subbutest :: All Srcs]
[subbutest :: All]
[venkatkanchi :: Coal]
[venkatkanchi :: Wind]
[venkatkanchi :: Renewables]
[sivakumar :: Coal]
[sivakumar :: Wind]
[sivakumar :: Renewables]
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Facebook, Google go north to open cooler data centers
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14.6.2013 |
Seattle Times: Business & Technology |
| Facebook this week switched on its first data center outside the U.S., located on the edge of the Arctic Circle, which it says could be the most environmentally friendly facility of its kind. Google just announced a similar facility in Finland. |
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[irge304 :: Green Power]
[demo :: Wind]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[phantomvish :: All Srcs]
[subbutest :: All Srcs]
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How One Green City Is Going Global
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14.6.2013 |
Yahoo: Politics |
| ZGF Architects has been shaping the Portland, Ore., skyline for more than 70 years. The Portland Convention Center, the KOIN Center skyscraper, and the sleek glass-canopy extension for Portland International Airport were all designed by the firm, with its signature dedication to sustainable and aesthetically pleasing design. |
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[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
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Green Sells: Meaningful Brands Outperform the Stock Market
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12.6.2013 |
Environmental News Network |
New research documents that green products and meaningful brands deliver increased sales plus financial performance that outperforms the stock market. |
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[flenvcenter :: Lifestyle and Psychology]
[flenvcenter :: Art and Literature]
[flenvcenter :: Media]
[flenvcenter :: Art and Literature]
[flenvcenter :: Lifestyle and Psychology]
[flenvcenter :: Media]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Local Economies]
[flenvcenter :: Global Economies]
[flenvcenter :: Green Economies]
[flenvcenter :: Green Purchasing]
[flenvcenter :: Local Economies]
[flenvcenter :: Global Economies]
[flenvcenter :: Green Purchasing]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
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GreenBiz Forum 2014 joins forces in Phoenix
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12.6.2013 |
Business Operations | GreenBiz.com |
| The sixth Green Business Forum will share events and audiences with the Sustainability Consortium and Arizona State University in February.   |
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[flenvcenter :: Green Economies]
[flenvcenter :: Art and Literature]
[flenvcenter :: Education]
[flenvcenter :: Art and Literature]
[flenvcenter :: Education]
[flenvcenter :: Campus]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Campus]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
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ICYMI: Green businesses really are more profitable
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10.6.2013 |
Energy & Climate | Greenbiz.com |
| The latest roundup of green-business news explores how green goods boosted small businesses, the greenest utility companies, a bizarre and ongoing GMO dustup, and the five things companies should really be doing for the climate.   |
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[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Green Jobs]
[flenvcenter :: Green Economies]
[flenvcenter :: Green Jobs]
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Mott Green, 47, Dies; Founded Grenada Chocolate
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10.6.2013 |
International Herald Tribune: Americas |
| Mott Green, 47, Dies; Founded Grenada Chocolate |
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[nwct :: Healthcare_US]
[flenvcenter :: Campus]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Solar]
[irge304 :: Green Power]
[irge304 :: Building]
[demo :: Homeless]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
[newstrust :: Building]
[newstrust :: Businesses]
[demo :: Solar]
[subbutest :: All Srcs]
[flenvcenter :: Bicycles]
[phantomvish :: All Srcs]
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Eco-friendly plastic bag proves an elusive find
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9.6.2013 |
Boston Globe: Massachusetts |
| Eco-friendly plastic bag proves an elusive find |
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[flenvcenter :: Environment]
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Helpful information about shopping for green cars
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6.6.2013 |
Seattle Times: Business & Technology |
| If you’re in the market for a new car and want to find out what green cars have to offer in performance and fuel-cost savings, you might pay a visit to one of the following sites: |
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[flenvcenter :: Alternative Vehicles]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
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Rohit Kumar: How Urban Agriculture Is Revitalizing Local Economies
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5.6.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| When I look out onto the urban landscape of manicured green grass, the potential for a buzzing new local food economy seems so obvious. It seems the transformation might already be underway. |
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[flenvcenter :: Local Economies]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Green Economies]
[flenvcenter :: Local Economies]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
[flenvcenter :: Conscious Eating]
[flenvcenter :: Gardens]
[flenvcenter :: Local Food Systems]
[flenvcenter :: Gardens]
[flenvcenter :: Local Food Systems]
[flenvcenter :: Conscious Eating]
[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
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Energy-efficiency retrofits ramp up in China
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4.6.2013 |
Energy & Climate | Greenbiz.com |
| A closer look at the Chemsunny World Trade Center in Beijing, a six-year-old green building that already has undergone an efficiency retrofit.   |
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[flenvcenter :: Green Economies]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
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Puma’s forest restoration work shows growing relevance of REDD+ to business
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4.6.2013 |
Energy & Climate | Greenbiz.com |
| The sportswear company's forest restoration and maintenance project has helped it monitor natural capital and rethink business investments.   |
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[flenvcenter :: Restoration]
[flenvcenter :: Restoration]
[flenvcenter :: Green Economies]
[flenvcenter :: Sustainable Development]
[flenvcenter :: Green Jobs]
[flenvcenter :: Sustainable Development]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Green Jobs]
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European Emissions
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31.5.2013 |
Earth Times |
| The future of the planet depends on dropping fossil fuel. Are we in a position to make profits from the innovation needed for all those renewable energy technologies? |
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[newstrust :: Businesses]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
[flenvcenter :: General]
[flenvcenter :: Green Economies]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[newstrust :: United Nations on Climate]
[newstrust :: Emissions]
[flenvcenter :: General]
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Biz Break: Tesla soars even as green startups not backed by Elon Musk flounder
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29.5.2013 |
San Jose Mercury News: News |
| Today: Tesla stock breaks the $100 level for the first time, but green startups not backed by Elon Musk can't keep up. Also: Wall Street gets a jolt from positive economic reports, but Netflix and Apple lag. |
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[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: General]
[flenvcenter :: Alternative Vehicles]
[newstrust :: Businesses]
[newstrust :: Cars]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
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B.C. Election brings frustration to labour, indigenous and environmental activists
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24.5.2013 |
rabble.ca - News for the rest of us |
It's rabble.ca's annual membership drive! If you like this article, please consider becoming a member or increasing your level of support.
The May 14 general election in British Columbia was a setback to progressive political forces in the province and throughout Canada. The incumbent B.C. Liberals won a fourth straight term, winning 50 seats with 44 per cent of the vote, compared to 33 seats and 40 per cent for the opposition New Democratic Party.
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[flenvcenter :: Education]
[flenvcenter :: Deforestation]
[flenvcenter :: Education]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Mining]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Diversity]
[flenvcenter :: Social Justice]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: EJ Projects]
[flenvcenter :: Green]
[flenvcenter :: Green]
[flenvcenter :: Green Economies]
[flenvcenter :: Social Justice]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Diversity]
[flenvcenter :: EJ Projects]
[flenvcenter :: Wells]
[flenvcenter :: Deforestation]
[flenvcenter :: General]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Mining]
[flenvcenter :: Wells]
[flenvcenter :: General]
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Court to hear case on whether Obamacare violates religious liberties
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23.5.2013 |
MinnPost |
| A federal appeals court in Denver is set to hear argument on Thursday in a lawsuit charging that the Obama administration ’s requirement that employers provide contraceptive services in all mandated health plans violates religious liberty.
The full 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled an hour-long argument session to allow lawyers for the family-owned Hobby Lobby Stores to argue their case that the contraception mandate violates sincerely held religious beliefs of the company owners.
The owners, the Green family, are evangelical Christians. The company already provides their 13,000 employees with health-care coverage, but it does not include certain kinds of birth control methods that are offensive to the Green’s religious beliefs. They particularly object to the provision of the so-called morning after pill, which they believe can be abortion-inducing.
The case is one of 59 lawsuits challenging the contraception mandate that are pending across the county, and one of a handful to ... |
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[flenvcenter :: Green Jobs]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Environmental Health]
[sdeepak :: Religious People]
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Navman Wireless technology controls costs, emissions for fleets
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23.5.2013 |
Business Operations | GreenBiz.com |
| The location-based tracking system is part of one bus company's strategy to reduce excessive idling and fuel consumption.   |
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[flenvcenter :: Green Economies]
[flenvcenter :: Green Jobs]
[flenvcenter :: Sustainable Development]
[flenvcenter :: Alternative Vehicles]
[flenvcenter :: Bus]
[flenvcenter :: Alternative Vehicles]
[flenvcenter :: Bus]
[flenvcenter :: Green Jobs]
[flenvcenter :: Sustainable Development]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Campus]
[flenvcenter :: Wells]
[flenvcenter :: Wells]
[flenvcenter :: Campus]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
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