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Fair Trade Certified Apparel Pilot Program Open for Public Comment
Fairtrade Fair Trade certification has expanded to include apparel and home goods, with the first garments available in retail stores by spring 2010. TransFair USA, the only third party certifier of...
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The Chevy Volt Will Get 50 MPG When the Battery is Drained, According to GM
Photo: Michael Graham Richard About as Fuel-Efficient as the 2010 Toyota Prius in Gasoline Mode The Chevy Volt is slowly getting closer to its launch date, with the first pre-production units rolling...
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Assemble Your Own Windowfarm: Edible Urban Garden In A Kit
Britta Riley and Rebecca Bray with the first window farm, May 2009 (Photo: Julia Makarova) Wishing for some homegrown greens but don’t have any balcony or outdoor space to grow food in your apartment?...
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We have just 3 years to ward off climate change – new report
The year 2020 could be a huge turning point for our planet. According to a new report, if we don’t limit carbon emissions by that date, we won’t meet the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement . That...
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Vancouver on track to kill wasteful single-use packaging
Vancouver , Canada wants to become a zero-waste city – no easy feat for an area with over 600,000 people. But as part of its Greenest City Action Plan , the city is exploring options to limit...
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Lightyear unveils solar-powered car with a 500-mile driving range
A little-known Dutch startup called Lightyear just unveiled plans for a solar-powered electric car with a 500-mile driving range. The Lightyear One features a four-wheel drive powertrain that can...
View ArticleCeres CEO and President Mindy Lubber on crossing the sustainability-investor...
2019 saw an unprecedented growth in interest in and consideration for ESG (environmental, social and governance) issues from companies, investors and now government, with the first congressional...
View ArticleChristophe Caranchini proposes resilient floating houses for Kiribati
The Republic of Kiribati, a small nation of islands and atolls in the central Pacific Ocean, is a tropical paradise that’s also believed to be at extreme risk of disappearing due to climate change. In...
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