Ma.gnolia: Bookmarks in Lighter Footstep

Green Students - Green Students Fundraising

missrogue — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:32:59 PDT

Green Students’ goal is to educate today’s youth about the environment and to allow schools and other organizations to carry out meaningful fundraisers. The concept is simple: rather than raise money through the sale of chocolate bars, participants are educated about the environment and sell eco-friendly products such as compact fluorescent light bulbs and Klean Kanteens.

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Sustainable South Bronx

sillygoose — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:37:26 PDT

Environmental Justice Solutions through innovative, economically sustainable projects informed by community needs

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Tags: environmentalism, social justice, activism

Sundance Channel : The Green : Home

sillygoose — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:53:30 PDT

THE GREEN is television's first regularly- scheduled programming destination dedicated entirely to the environment. THE GREEN online will present multimedia content and community driven features focused on the earth's ecology and contemporary ideas for 'green' living.

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Genesis

sillygoose — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:52:24 PDT

Wow, this is a beautiful film, part of the Green documentary series on the Sundance Channel.

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The Green House

sillygoose — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:25:36 PDT

Green House social entertainment community eco-conscious people and fans green living video web series Gardenfork and Real World Green ask and answer questions, post pictures and video, and enjoy helping environment.

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Tags: environmentalism, sustainability, blogs, tv

How to Buy a Great Used Bicycle | Lighter Footstep

moreminimal — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:46:31 PDT

Bicycles are perhaps the greenest mode of mechanical transportation — and a good one needn’t cost a fortune. Here’s how to identify a great used bike.

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Tags: bicycles, bicycle, commuting

Lighter Footstep 2.0

moreminimal — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:32:41 PDT

Lighter Footstep relaunches next week with a new site and a new look.

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leafingthrough.com

sillygoose — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:24:28 PDT

A one-stop shop for environmentally friendly news, products, services and more.

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Tags: green business, environmentalism, reference, news

Ken Meter: Building A Local Food Economy: Part 3

cookingupastory — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:05:40 PDT

This final installment, Ken Meter expresses optimism for the future of local food economies, but a healthy respect for the challenges that lie ahead. Interestingly, Ken Meter suggests we choose foods that are healthier for us to eat as a guide toward supporting local food economies. ...

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Tags: food, economy, local, sustainable, community, seasons

Yale Environment 360: Michael Pollan on What's Wrong with Environmentalism

sokkles — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:26:00 PDT

Pollan's got it all right. And I didn't know about the victory gardens. Wow.

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Tags: environment, pollan, fuel, food, interview, home gardens

A Big Piece of Montana Is Protected from Development: At 500 Square Miles, Forest Is Among Largest Conservation Deals in U.S. History

jcolman — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:01:45 PDT

Buzz up! In a conservation deal heralded as the biggest in Montana's history, the Nature Conservancy and the Trust for Public Lands have arranged to buy 500 square miles of mountainous forest for about $510 million. The agreement is one of the largest forest conservation deals in U.S. history, according to the land trusts, and it will protect wildlife species there that have existed virtually undisturbed since the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

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Tags: environment, nature, conservation, science, business, forests, the nature conservancy, nature conservancy, tnc, nonprofit, charity, montana, people, living, life, habitat, endangered species, biodiversity, animals, plants, wildlife

320,000 Acres of Forest Protected in Landmark Montana Deal

jcolman — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:14:24 PDT

In one of the most significant conservation sales in U.S. history, The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land have preserved 320,000 acres of pristine forest in western Montana that provide valuable habitat for species and sustainable local business for people.

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Tags: environment, nature, conservation, science, business, ecology, animals, wildlife, mammals, forest, forests, montana, the nature conservancy, tnc, nature conservancy, endangered species, biodiversity, nonprofit, charity, philanthropy, economy

A Low Impact Woodland Home

sokkles — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:20:27 PDT

a better way to build a home.

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Tags: house, green, architecture, environment

John Thackara: We Are All Emerging Economies Now (Design Observer)

sokkles — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:32:04 PDT

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Tags: design, sustainability, culture, technology

VW Rolls Out a Backward Hybrid | Autopia from Wired.com

missrogue — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:36:31 PDT

Volkswagen's been toying with hybrids for awhile and got electric-vehicle advocates in a lather over the diesel-electric Golf it unveiled a few months ago. Now the company's promising a plug-in

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CherryPal: A 2-Watt Computer the Size of a Paperback : TreeHugger

sokkles — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:07:38 PDT

Build the CherryPal into a low-power monitor and I want.

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Coal Fired Power Plant Turned “Eco-Dome” in London

moreminimal — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:14:39 PDT

London’s iconic, long-abandoned Battersea coal-fired power station is set to be repurposed as a renewable energy-producing mixed use center

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Tags: coal, recycling, London

Earth Knowledge

sillygoose — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:44:55 PDT

Earth Knowledge - water, biodiversity, climate change, climate, geology, global warming, sustainability, hydrology, ecosystem

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Politics in the Zeros. Anti-war, global warming, peak oil, progressive politics » Heat and cool your home with geothermal energy

hmhalff — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:06:30 PDT

Geothermal heat pumps for home climate control

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How to Green Your Coffee & Tea

jcolman — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:29:46 PDT

Coffee is the world’s most commonly traded commodity after crude oil, and tea is the world’s most consumed beverage after water. So if tea and coffee are up there with oil and water on the world stage, we know there must be a lot at stake here. One thing that’s definitely at stake is our desire to get a tasty, healthy, perky, fairly-traded, and eco-friendly brew to sip. Here’s a quick spin through some of the finer points of green coffee and tea connoisseurship.

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Tags: coffee, tea, beverages, drinks, green, environment, treehugger

Video: Your Way on the Highway

jcolman — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:44:20 PDT

What if you could hit the open road right here in the city? Watch this short video from Sightline and find out.

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Tags: transportation, activism, transit, travel, seattle, washington, pacific northwest, cascadia, video, media, highway, highways, sightline, sightline institute, nonprofit, charity, environment, sustainability, sustainable development, youtube

Living With Diabetes For Kids Young and Old

azrolboyz — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:23:30 PDT

For those who become Diabetic at a young age, they want to and should be able to do just about everything their age group is doing. Overall, they can. Still, there are things they have to watch

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Tesla Motors

janamills — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:06:19 PDT

The official site for Tesla Motors, makers of the Tesla Roadster, the high-performance electric sports car. Electric cars from Tesla Motors are developed with an emphasis on design, performance, and efficiency.

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Tags: cars, carbon, climate change, green, eco, energy, electric

Bamboo Bike Project

Moni — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:47:35 PDT

The Bamboo Bike Project originated as a collaboration between Scientists and Engineers at The Earth Institute at Columbia University, and a bicycle builder at Calfee Design. The project aims to examine the feasibility of implementing cargo bikes made of bamboo as a sustainable form of transportation in Africa.

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Tags: biking, sustainability, environmentalism

Five Ways You’re Killing the Planet

ryanprice — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:26:11 PDT

discarded electronics, plastics, living in the suburbs, vampire power and traveling via plane are apparently five evil things we all do.

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Tags: environment, footprintpodcast, popsci, green, travel, phones, plastic, electricity

Ken Meter: Building A Local Food Economy: part 2 (of 3)

cookingupastory — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:36:46 PDT

Building a local food economy also depends upon retaining local farms, and encouraging the development of new ones. In part 2, Ken Meter outlines the problem with the diminishing availability of affordable farmland. He also shares a couple of stories about two enterprising community efforts: one that makes land more accessible for farming; the other, that helps farmers and local businesses benefit by partnering together.

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Tags: local, food, economy, farming, entrepreneur, community

By 2030, Expanding Urban Areas Will Fill 350,000 Square Miles, an Area the Size of Texas

jcolman — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:03:40 PDT

In 2007, the United Nations revealed that at least 50 percent of the world’s population is living in cities. By 2030, that number will jump to 60 percent, with nearly 2 billion new city residents, many migrating from rural areas. According to the report, humans are building the equivalent of a city the size of Vancouver every week. While most of the growth is occurring in developing countries like China, India and Africa, ecologically rich areas such as coasts and islands are also at risk.

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Tags: environment, nature, science, research, society, sustianability, green, cities, urbanizaiton, population, tnc, nature conservancy, the nature conservancy, conservation

New Research Highlights Urbanization’s Global Impact on Biodiversity and Natural Resources

jcolman — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:00:29 PDT

The Nature Conservancy and Harvard University released a new study examining the effect of staggering urban growth on nature and people that finds if we don’t improve urban planning now, we may lose some animals, plants and natural resources for good.

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Tags: environment, nature, cities, urbanization, sustainability, green, science, research, nature conservancy, tnc, the nature conservancy

Business is motivated to protect environment

jcolman — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:46:45 PDT

Not only do many business people believe that climate change will increasingly damage the environment and economy, they are acting more quickly on solutions than their counterparts in the public sector. More than half of the 100 trustees of the Nature Conservancy - of which I am one - who gathered on Mackinac Island last weekend to think big thoughts about the future of the Great Lakes were business leaders. Virtually all of them bought into the consensus of 700 Nature Conservancy scientists that the globe is warming.

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Tags: climate, climate change, global warming, green, environment, business, economy, nonprofit, the nature conservancy, tnc, nature conservancy

Ecosustainable Hub - Link Collection

Moni — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:48:40 PDT

A huge collection of links and resources on things sustainable.

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Tags: eco, sustainable, links