“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.
Legislative Leaders Endorse Landmark Water Conservation Bill and Strategic Water Investments in California
Legislative package to address California’s water and environmental needs
SACRAMENTO, CA (RUSHPRNEWS) July 14, 2008 – California Senate President pro Tem Don Perata and Assembly Speaker Karen Bass today announced their intention to send critical water conservation legislation to Governor Schwarzenegger this year. AB 2175, [...] Read Full Story
Intelligent debate is crucial to the development of biofuels. It is right and proper that people with ideas put them forward and that those idea are rigorously challenged, by people who think it is wrong or bad.
Sadly, however, some students at Brown University and their half witted friends at Greenwash Guerillas, don’t think this is the right way to go about things. It would seem that silencing critics is easier as New York Times columnist and author Thomas Friedman was pied by the... Read Full Story
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IUCN Reveals That 1,141 of the 5,487 mammals on Earth Are Threatened with Extinction Read Full Story
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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 / Article-byline , CONSUMMER GOODS , ENVIRONMENT , Excite News , Featured / More Choice For Earth Day ’09
April 2, 2009
Shopping Green Made Easy
By Janine Theriault, Staff Writer
MONTREAL( RPRN ) 02/04/09 - Since Earth Day’s inception on April 22, 1970 by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, much has changed: different leaders have come and gone, areas of concern for the environment have changed (in 1969 the New York Times ran an article on... 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
What is the power of a blog? What changes can a blog bring? Do bloggers love their country? What price are they willing to pay for that love? Are they brave enough? I am frustrated. I am frustrated because at this moment I am not being able to do anything but to write. Will writing solve this great problem of ours? Will writing solve any problem of ours? After the project of Farakka Dam , India is starting another similar project which is equally (if not more) dangerous for the ecology and... Read Full Story
A report in BBC Wildlife Magazine has highlighted (again) the horrible effects of litter in the worlds oceans, with a close eye on Britain’s Coast.
There is a large picture of a young gannet ready to leave the nest for the first time, but he can’t. He is in perfect health and is old enough but he can’t leave the nest. His nest is made of litter, plastic and old fishing rope and his leg has grown into a knot in the rope and he is basically ‘tied to the ground’. He will starve to death where... Read Full Story
Ever wondered who might actually be eco-friendly with your junk mail? Maybe not. But ForestEthics , an environmental organization that takes action to protect endangered forests, does. The non-profit has released its 3rd Annual Catalog Environmental Scorecard . Among the winners for responsible use of paper in the printing of their catalogs -- Crate & Barrel -- put into place a new policy this year that the company would stay out of endangered forests; says the company “good business... Read Full Story
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Home / Around The World / Lack Of Water: The New Threat To World Peace?
October 10, 2008
(By Martin McCauley.) Britain has recently experienced the wettest August on record. France had its share of rainfall too. Floods are now common in India and Bangladesh. However, despite all this, the world is running out of water. The country most affected is China. The mighty Yellow River, the cradle of the nation’s civilisation, is polluted almost beyond belief. The north... 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.
We've rounded up the fifty most infamous female teacher sex scandals the Internet has seen, and ranked them from most famous to least. We do it because we care.
