100 Earth Friendly New Year's Resolutions for 2014

As the New Year dawns many people go through the annual ritual of making resolutions for the coming year. This can be an opportune time to commit to being more environmentally and socially responsible. Here are one hundred New Year's resolutions for business people, consumers, and the general public...

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2013 Brownfield Renewal Person of the Year Award

The 2013 Brownfield Renewal Person of the Year Award went to Daniel Walsh, Director of the Mayor's Office of Environmental Remediation (OER) in New York City. Dr. Walsh is an outspoken advocate for municipal governance of remedial action programs by US cities which is a role traditionally played by...

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2013 Global Excellence Project of the Year Award Winners

The 2013 Global Excellence Project of the Year awardees were selected by the editors at Renewable Energy World and Power Engineering. These project winners were selected based on having made a significant impact on the entire renewable energy industry in terms of the technology that was employed,...

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2013 Green Star Awards for Environmental Emergency Heroes

In 2013 the collaborative initiative between the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Green Cross International (GCI), and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) conferred the Green Star Awards for those who have confronted environmental emergencies to the following...

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2013 Brower Youth Awards

In October, Brower Youth Awards acknowledged six winners for 2013. These six winners distinguished themselves with their creative and effective work tackling problems ranging from community organization, renewable energy and climate education. Alex Freid, 22, of New Hampshire, for reinventing waste...

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2013 SEAD Global Efficiency Medal for Computer Monitors

The Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) Initiative, an international collaboration of 16 member economies and an initiative under the Clean Energy Ministerial. As reported in Energy Manager Today, the winners of its 2013 Global Efficiency Medal competition for the world’s most...

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2013 Cleantech Open Cleanie and National Sustainability Award Winners

The Cleantech Open is a technology accelerator that acknowledges teams that have made a significant contribution to cleantech. Here are the 2013 winners of the "Cleanie" and "National Sustainability" Awards:Cleanie AwardThe Cleantech Open has awarded PowWow Energy the Grand Prize Cleanie award. As...

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2013 WWF Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Medal

The Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Medal was created in 1970 and is awarded annually by WWF for outstanding service to the environment. This year the WWF has awarded the Medal to Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer of international consumer goods group Unilever. Polman is a widely recognized sustainability...

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2013 Year End Review: US Environmental Success Stories

In 2013, concerned people, organizations and companies in the U.S. and around the world helped move environmental causes forward. From new legislation to the protection of habitats and ecosystems, here is a sampling of U.S. environmental achievements in 2013.A new study showed that a solid majority...

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Event - International and Middle East Conference on Sustainability and Human Development 2013 (iMESH 2013)

International and Middle East Conference on Sustainability and Human Development 2013 (iMESH 2013) will take place on April 2 - 4 2014 in Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company conference halls, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Scholars are encouraged to submit theoretical, empirical and practice oriented papers on...

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Event - Jumpstart: How to Accelerate New Business Models

Jumpstart: How to Accelerate New Business Models will take place on March, 4, 2014 at the Conference Board Conference Center in New York, NY. Incremental innovation is important, but it’s not enough. In today’s highly connected world, established companies are being disrupted by emerging competitors...

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Event - The 11th Annual Sustainable Energy Conference

11th Annual Sustainable Energy Conference will take place on April 21 - 23, 2014, in Raleigh, NC. The Conference theme is, "INNOVATION: From Cutting Edge to Common Place." You can expect top notch speakers, industry-leading exhibitors, continuing education credits, and bonus special events for engineers,...

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Event - Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference

The Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference will take place on March 3 - 4, 2014, in Baltimore, MD. The sharing economy: no place is this more evident than on our campuses. Students are rethinking vehicle ownership, swapping clothes, trading books, and participating in MOOCs. In other words, finding...

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Video - NRDC Environmental Victories in 2013

This NRDC video shows what people can achieve when they work together. NRDC Members helped to secure many environmental successes in 2013, this video summarizes some of those victories. Related Articles2013 Year End Review: US Environmental Success Stories Environmental Success Stories: Mercury, SLCPs...

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Video - Electronics Built in Bad Design

Massive consumption of consumer electronics is a serious and growing problem, particularly when it comes to the millions of tons of toxic e-waste generated each year. This video is part of the series of animations from the maker of The Story of Stuff. This latest movie is aimed at the “design for...

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Video - Problems in the Life Cycle of a Smartphone

Smartphones are among the most popular consumer and lifestyle products today. Unfortunately a whole series of problems occur during the global production process, ranging from bad working conditions to environmental pollution. This video reviews the problems in the life of a smartphone from the production...

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Video - Fossil Fuel Divestment Resources

Whether you want to know more, bring the divestment movement to your community, take an alumni divest pledge or personally divest from fossil fuels, 350.org has what you need:Click here to go to 350.org and use the signup form to get updates on the fossil fuel divestment movement. Click here to find...

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Video - Using the Bible as Support for Climate Denial

This video shows how some Republicans and others use the Bible to support climate denial. Related ArticlesWhy Christianity is Important to Action on Climate ChangeReligious Leaders Protest the Keystone XL PipelineThe Religious Psychology of GreenThe Symbolism of Easter in an Ecological ContextPope...

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Infographics: Population, Food, Agriculture, Water, GHGs and Solutions (World Resources Institute)

© 2011, Richard Matthews. All rights reserved.Related ArticlesPopulation Growth and Global Food ProductionAgricultural Costs of Climate Change, Land Degradation and Water Scarcity Food Production and UN Millennium Development Goals Food Production and Climate Change There is Enough Water to Feed the...

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