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Massive roof farm planned for BerlinA massive former factory roof in Berlin will become a farm to produce food for local residents and could be a model for future city farms, its planners say. Traditional farming needs to evolve, the project's founders said, and urban farming needs to lead the way. |
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Dole abandons banana plantation in National ParkAfter a threat of lawsuit, Dole Inc. has abandoned a banana plantation in Somawathiya National Park in Sri Lanka. |
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Five ways to feed billions without trashing the planetHow do we feed the human population—which continues to rise and is expected to hit nine billion by 2050—while persevering the multitude of ecosystem services that supporting global food production? A new study in Nature proposes a five-point plan to this dilemma. |
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College Campuses Dump Disposable Water BottlesFrom Cornell to Stanford, college campuses across the U.S. are moving away from providing disposable plastic water bottles in vending machines, in cafeterias and during events like football games and student orientations. |
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Young Indonesians paint the town greenYoung Indonesians are breathing new life into their polluted concrete capital city with little more than buckets of soil and seeds. |
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Indonesian President vows to dedicate himself to forest preservationPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said, during the last three years of his presidency, he would dedicate himself to efforts to preserve the country’s forests. |
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Dirty Nappies Recycled To Make Roof TilesBritain's first recycling plant for disposable nappies is opening in a bid to reduce the huge amounts sent to landfill every year. |
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Belgian Company Leads the Way In Landfill MiningLandfill mining is a rapidly growing area of waste management that is proving to be extremely profitable. |
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Santa Cruz County bans plastic bags- Santa Cruz County supervisors have passed one of California's stiffest bans on plastic grocery bags, unanimously approving a measure that also will charge shoppers for paper bags. |
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Puma, Nike and Adidas Run Towards Toxin-Free Products With GreenpeaceDid you know that your running shoes contains hazardous chemicals, some that get released every time you go out for a run? |
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Wal-Mart Takes Another Step Towards Food SustainabilityIt appears that retail giant Wal-Mart is ready to take another step on its sustainability journey. Sources within the food industry are reporting that Wal-Mart is planning to begin collecting data from its fruit and vegetable vendors in order to assess the sustainability of their operations. |
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Congo bans plastic bags to fight pollutionThe Republic of Congo has banned the production, import, sale and use of plastic bags in a move to fight environmental pollution in the Central African nation, government spokesman Bienvenu Okiemy said. |
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India introduces e-waste lawA campaign forfronted by Greenpeace has after 6 years finally led to a legislation that make producers financially liable for the products they produces after the products life-span. |
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Survey Shows Most Restaurants Recycle & Consumers Dig ItA survey conducted in March and April 2011 by the National Restaurant Association found that 60 percent of consumers prefer to patronize restaurants that recycle, and 51 percent even said that they would pay extra – a median of ten percent more — to eat at restaurants that recycle. |
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Environmental news headlines
- Small Canadian Town Bans Shark Fins
- 60 percent reduction in acidity of Delaware rain
- Microsoft Commits to Carbon Neutrality
- South Korea adopts greenhouse gas regulations
- California public to vote on GMO Label Act after 1 million signatures
- From concrete jungle to urban oasis
- Honolulu City Council backs bill to ban plastic bags at store, restaurant checkouts
- Peru is latest developing nation to adopt climate change initiative
- Momentum builds: Burger King Switches to Cage Free Pork and Eggs
- State of Himalayan Glaciers Less Alarming Than Feared
- Ford Cuts Global Waste by 100 Million Pounds and Counting
- Mexico becomes 2nd country in the world to pass national climate-change law
- Mad frog bonanza: up to 36 new frogs discovered in tiny Madagascar forest
- How High Gasoline Prices are Creating Jobs and Growing The Economy
- Russia creates massive park for rare cats
- Toronto Becomes First City To Mandate Green Roofs
- Study: Wildlife survive nuclear accidents
- Saving Right Whales? There’s an app for that.
- US sets new carbon standard for power plants
- World’s largest preserve forming in Africa
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