“greenwash” can be defined as trying to convince people that you are doing something good for the environment by being involved in small, environmentally-friendly initiatives, especially as a way of hiding your involvement in activities...
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“greenwash” can be defined as trying to convince people that you are doing something good for the environment by being involved in small, environmentally-friendly initiatives, especially as a way of hiding your involvement in activities which are damaging to the environment.
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Home / Article-byline , CONSUMMER GOODS , ENVIRONMENT , MARKETING, ADVERTISING, PR , Publishing / Are e-books green? What to know before you convert
March 11, 2009
TORONTO, (RushPRNews) 03/11/09 -E-books are simple, in principle. They replace the familiar, texturally pleasing dead-tree kind of book with a device that most closely resembles a laptop with no keyboard. For years, the glossy, low-resolution display on most e-books has been one of... Read Full Story
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Home / BREAKING NEWS , ENVIRONMENT , PRESS RELEASE / Clean Energy Will Have to Wait till Next Year
October 15, 2008
Congress Lifts 26-year-old ban on coastal ofsshore oil drilling
WASHINGTON,DC(RUSHPRNEWS)10/15/08– Here’s the bad news: before it left on recess, Congress voted to lift the 26-year-old ban that protected our coasts from offshore oil drilling. The oil giants will now be allowed to operate as close as three miles off the spectacular... Read Full Story
Sementivae has long been an advocate of Prince Charles , a man who thinks and speaks eloquently upon environmental issues whom also has no economical axe to grind. His exclusion from the rat race and environmental clarity are not unrelated, I believe - another reason why both runaway capitalism and communism - the two materialistic economical systems - need to be crushed and condemned to history's hypocaust. The Prince has spoken out against genetically-modified ingredients accusing... Read Full Story
Littering is still a problem in Blackburn and Darwen, and the problem isn't just confined to people disposing of empty crisp packets, drinks cans or cigarette buts while out and about. It has been reported that some people have left household waste in back alleys across the town including Christmas trees, sofas, electrical items and car tyres. These items are probably dumped in the hope that the council will eventually remove the rubbish at no expense to their original owners. However, a... Read Full Story
We see a couple commercials on the TV about some corporation that’s involved in an eco-friendly project and our conscious sets at ease. The mindset becomes, “we’re on the right environmental path, we’re starting to make change.” The stark reality is that it’s going to take much more for us to right these wrongs as we are still on an environmental downward trend in the US and even more so in developing countries. While we each have our own part to play in this life, and some may be able... Read Full Story
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Home / ENVIRONMENT / Bush Administration Decides to Suppress Public Comment on Wildlife Regulations
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August 14, 2008
by Andrew Wetzler
NEW YORK (RUSHPRNEWS) AUGUST 14, 2008 –They never cease to amaze. The Bush Administration apparently decided sometime last fall that it will no longer accept any public comments on proposed Endangered Species Act regulations by e-mail or fax.
I stumbled on this change when looking at the text of... Read Full Story
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Home / ENVIRONMENT , PRESS RELEASE / Tar Sands: Canada’s Energy Playground? Or a Giant Kitty Litter Box?
August 18, 2008
NEW YORK (RUSHPRNEWS) AUGUST 18, 2008– Frances Beinecke calls for presidential and congressional leadership and support for clean energy innovation in a Washington Post Letter to the Editor regarding NRDC’s Snake Oil ad. Liz Barratt-Brown emphasizes that tar sand investments only serve to take “us in the wrong direction” while... Read Full Story
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Home / ENVIRONMENT , FILM / California dreamin’ Changing the World in “2112″
September 26, 2008
Climate activist sets sights on ‘global warming’ movie set in year 2112
by Dan Bloom
HOLLYWOOD (RUSHPRNEWS) o9/26/2008 – While most people go about their daily business, mindful of the news about climate change and global warming, Mike Roddy, 61, wants to do something about it.
He’s not a climate activist, he’s not a science expert, and he doesn’t... Read Full Story
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Home / CONSUMMER GOODS , ENVIRONMENT , PRESS RELEASE / WRAP research shows four main barriers to recycling
August 13, 2008
LONDON, UK (RUSHPRNEWS) AUGUST 13, 2008– New research from the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has found four main barriers which stop people recycling more. The study outlines a series of simple steps to help local authorities overcome these. In the last ten years recycling rates have increased from 7% to 33% and two thirds of... Read Full Story
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Home / CANADIAN NEWS , ENVIRONMENT , PRESS RELEASE / Canada’s Declining Bird Population Needs Protection
August 19, 2008
Of the 428 bird species that regularly breed in Canada, 60 species are at risk of extinction.
OTTAWA,ONTARIO (RUSHPRNEWS)AUGUST 19, 2008 –In the last 40 years, 71% of Common Terns have VANISHED. And in the same time, over 70% of Boreal Chickadees have DISAPPEARED. Our Evening Grosbeak populations have declined by 78%.
Of the... Read Full Story
From Spain's Princess Letizia to Italy's Mara Carfagna, the game of politics is no stranger to beautiful, powerful women. Following is a list of women whose influence is matched only by their sheer hotness.
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