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Hawaii first state to ban plastic bags at checkout

By now, it’s hardly news when a city bans plastic bags at checkout counters -- but an entire state? That’s happened in Hawaii, where Honolulu County has joined the state’s three other counties to give Hawaii a first-in-the-nation title.
"Passing the bans did take an effort -- change always does -- but people seemed to understand the need for such an effort,"
- Robert Harris, director of the Sierra Club's Hawaii chapter

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Indigenous group and NGO establish crucial corridor in vanishing Atlantic Forest

Story contains video via MongaBay | Thu May 17, 2012
Last month, three Guarani communities, the local Argentine government of Misiones, and the UK-based NGO World Land Trust forged an agreement to create a nature reserve connecting three protected areas in the fractured, and almost extinct, Atlantic Forest.

60 percent reduction in acidity of Delaware rain

Story contains video via Terra Daily | Sat May 12, 2012
Several decades ago, precipitation in Delaware was among the most acidic in the country. Pollutants in the air reacted with rainwater to sprinkle sulfuric, nitric and carbonic acids onto the ground below, affecting crops and ecosystems statewide.

California public to vote on GMO Label Act after 1 million signatures

Story contains video via Digital Journal | Fri May 04, 2012
The grassroots petition in California to mandate the labeling of genetically modified (GM) foods has garnered almost double the amount of signatures needed to place the issue on the state ballot for the November 2012 election.

Honolulu City Council backs bill to ban plastic bags at store, restaurant checkouts

via Hawaii Magazine | Sat April 28, 2012
One by one, Hawaii’s counties have passed green-minded bills that ban businesses from distributing non-biodegradable plastic bags and non-recyclable paper bags.

Ford Cuts Global Waste by 100 Million Pounds and Counting

via Triple Pundit | Tue April 24, 2012
Today the Ford Motor Company announced huge successes in cutting waste at its factories and has pledged to ramp up those efforts in the coming years.

Toronto Becomes First City To Mandate Green Roofs

Story contains video via Crisp Green | Fri April 13, 2012
On April 30th, Toronto will become the first city in North America with a bylaw that requires roofs to be green. And we're not talking about paint. A green roof, also known as a living roof, uses various hardy plants to create a barrier between the sun's rays and the tiles or shingles of the roof.

World’s largest preserve forming in Africa

Story contains video via Discovery News | Sun April 08, 2012
Five nations in Africa have come together to create the world’s largest conservation area for wildlife.

Used shipping containers find new use as classrooms

Story contains video via GizMag | Sun March 18, 2012
The 39-foot (12-meter) long, shipping container is living a second life as a classroom for 5-6-year old pupils at the Vissershok School, Cape Town, South Africa.

GM crops banned in Peru

via Farmers Guardian | Wed March 14, 2012
In a bid to protect its local food producers, the country has approved a law establishing a moratorium on income and production of genetically modified organisms.

Santa Barbara Council Votes to Proceed with Plan for Carrying Out Plastic Bag Ban

via Noozhawk | Wed March 14, 2012
“Would you like to buy a bag?” The phrase is now familiar in many California cities, and Santa Barbara could be added to the list of those to ban plastic bags from stores and require merchants to charge for paper or reusable bags.

London restaurants launch ‘straw wars’ campaign

via The Guardian | Thu February 16, 2012
Restaurants, bars ands hotels have joined forces to try and reduce the routine and 'unnecessary' use of plastic drinking straws.

Fungi Discovered In The Amazon Will Eat Your Plastic

via Fast Co Exist | Mon January 30, 2012
The Amazon is home to more species than almost anywhere else on earth. One of them, carried home recently by a group from Yale University, appears to be quite happy eating plastic in airless landfills.

Keystone oil sands pipeline rejected, for now

via CNN | Thu January 19, 2012
The Obama administration rejected a bid to expand the controversial Keystone oil sands pipeline Wednesday, saying the deadline imposed by Congress did not leave sufficient time to conduct the necessary review.

100,000 Signatures Overcome Coca-Cola in National Park Bottle-Ban Debate

via Triple Pundit | Wed December 21, 2011
If you’re looking for good news for the holiday season, we’ve got something for you. The proposed ban on sales of disposable plastic water bottles in the Grand Canyon National Park, which had been abruptly shelved last year following alleged pressure from Coca-Cola is now moving forward and would take effect next year.

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