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This Tower Pulls Drinking Water Out of Thin Air | Innovation | Smithsonian - 0 views

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A new product could help people in remote, parched places gain easy access to clean drinking water. The Warka Water, a 30-foot-tall tower shaped like a vase, uses a straw mesh and a nylon net to capture airborne humidity in the form of dew, which it then collects for human use. The device can reportedly gather more than 25 gallons of potable water in a single day, even in desert conditions

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A new product could help people in remote, parched places gain easy access to clean drinking water. The Warka Water, a 30-foot-tall tower shaped like a vase, uses a straw mesh and a nylon net to capture airborne humidity in the form of dew, which it then collects for human use. The device can reportedly gather more than 25 gallons of potable water in a single day, even in desert conditions</div>

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Fighting climate change, one contest at a time | Guardian Sustainable Business | thegua... - 0 views

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Based on the Wikipedia model, MIT started Climate CoLab, a collaborative online community centred around a series of annual contests that seek out promising ideas for fighting climate change. P

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Based on the Wikipedia model, MIT started Climate CoLab, a collaborative online community centred around a series of annual contests that seek out promising ideas for fighting climate change. P</div>

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Over 75% of Unilever's factories achieve zero non-hazardous waste to landfill | Media c... - 0 views

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London/Rotterdam, 9 April 2014. Unilever announced today that all its factories across Europe have joined those in North America in achieving zero non-hazardous waste to landfill. With similar achievements in countries from Argentina to Indonesia, it means more than three-quarters of the company's global factory network no longer sends such waste to landfill, up from 20% just three years ago.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">London/Rotterdam, 9 April 2014. Unilever announced today that all its factories across Europe have joined those in North America in achieving zero non-hazardous waste to landfill. With similar achievements in countries from Argentina to Indonesia, it means more than three-quarters of the company's global factory network no longer sends such waste to landfill, up from 20% just three years ago.</div>

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Avon will remove triclosan from products - what will replace it? | Guardian Sustainable... - 0 views

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Avon will phase out the antibacterial chemical triclosan from all of its products. Triclosan has been identified as a potential hormone disruptor

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Avon will phase out the antibacterial chemical triclosan from all of its products. Triclosan has been identified as a potential hormone disruptor</div>

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Carbon Dioxide Rises to Highest Levels in 800,000 Years - weather.com A First in 800,00... - 0 views

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Atmospheric carbon levels have reached 402 parts per million, the highest level in about 800,000 years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. "Humans have caused carbon dioxide concentrations to rise 120 ppm since preindustrial times, with over 90% of that in the past century alone," said James Butler, director of NOAA's Global Monitoring Division

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Atmospheric carbon levels have reached 402 parts per million, the highest level in about 800,000 years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. "Humans have caused carbon dioxide concentrations to rise 120 ppm since preindustrial times, with over 90% of that in the past century alone," said James Butler, director of NOAA's Global Monitoring Division</div>

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Transit-Oriented Development Trend Growing · Environmental Management & Energ... - 0 views

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ITDP assessed the developments using its new TOD Standard, a policy guide that evaluates real estate developments using eight key elements to integrating sustainable transport, land use planning and sustainable urban design.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">ITDP assessed the developments using its new TOD Standard, a policy guide that evaluates real estate developments using eight key elements to integrating sustainable transport, land use planning and sustainable urban design.</div>

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Consumers Unaware of Recycling Options for E-Waste · Environmental Management... - 0 views

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According to a new survey by EcoATM, 57 percent of American device owners have idle cell phones in their homes, yet only 22 percent state they have previously recycled cell phones they no longer use.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">According to a new survey by EcoATM, 57 percent of American device owners have idle cell phones in their homes, yet only 22 percent state they have previously recycled cell phones they no longer use.</div>

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P&G pledges zero deforestation by 2020 | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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Consumer products giant Proctor & Gamble has become the latest company to cave into pressure from Greenpeace, revealing new goals to eliminate deforestation from its entire palm oil supply chain by 2020.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Consumer products giant Proctor & Gamble has become the latest company to cave into pressure from Greenpeace, revealing new goals to eliminate deforestation from its entire palm oil supply chain by 2020. </div>

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How Cargill cultivated greener soybean production in the Amazon | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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By teaming up with The Nature Conservancy, this leading agricultural company has helped to mitigate deforestation in Brazil

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By teaming up with The Nature Conservancy, this leading agricultural company has helped to mitigate deforestation in Brazil</div>

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Starting this month, the big box giant aims to drive down the price of organic food nationwide with its new in-house line of 100 or so products in exclusive partnership with Wild Oats, a pioneering health brand of the 1980s. Walmart's new Wild Oats organic products - including kitchen cupboard staples like olive oil and black beans - will cost about 25 percent less than those sold by competitors, based on price comparisons of 26 national brands.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Starting this month, the big box giant aims to drive down the price of organic food nationwide with its new in-house line of 100 or so products in exclusive partnership with Wild Oats, a pioneering health brand of the 1980s. Walmart's new Wild Oats organic products - including kitchen cupboard staples like olive oil and black beans - will cost about 25 percent less than those sold by competitors, based on price comparisons of 26 national brands.</div>

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Ecover adopting algae-based laundry liquid to cut palm oil use | Environment | theguard... - 0 views

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Green cleaning products company Ecover will launch an algae-based laundry detergent in Europe later this year. The product eliminates the need for palm oil, a common ingredient in traditional detergents.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Green cleaning products company Ecover will launch an algae-based laundry detergent in Europe later this year. The product eliminates the need for palm oil, a common ingredient in traditional detergents.</div>

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UNEP Launches Sustainable Government Procurement Program · Environmental Mana... - 0 views

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The UN Environment Program and other partners launched the Sustainable Public Procurement Program, a project to redirect public spending towards goods and services with environmental and social benefits. The initiative is part of the UN's 10-Year Framework of Programs on Sustainable Consumption and Production.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The UN Environment Program and other partners launched the Sustainable Public Procurement Program, a project to redirect public spending towards goods and services with environmental and social benefits. The initiative is part of the UN's 10-Year Framework of Programs on Sustainable Consumption and Production.</div>

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New LEED, WELL partnership supports better health in green design | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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Today, the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) and the Well Building Institute (IWBI) announced a new partnership that strives to make health and wellness a more fundamental building block of green building design.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Today, the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) and the Well Building Institute (IWBI) announced a new partnership that strives to make health and wellness a more fundamental building block of green building design.</div>

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Lowe's to Pay $18.1M in Illegal Dumping Settlement · Environmental Management... - 0 views

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Home improvement retailer Lowe's Home Centers will pay $18.1 million to settle claims that more than 100 of its stores in California illegally dumped hazardous waste in landfills.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Home improvement retailer Lowe's Home Centers will pay $18.1 million to settle claims that more than 100 of its stores in California illegally dumped hazardous waste in landfills.</div>

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Ford, BMW, 10 Others Agree Supplier Environmental Guidelines · Environmental ... - 0 views

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BMW, Ford, GM, Honda and 10 other leading automakers have agreed a set of expectations for suppliers, relating to the environment, working conditions, human rights and business ethics.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">BMW, Ford, GM, Honda and 10 other leading automakers have agreed a set of expectations for suppliers, relating to the environment, working conditions, human rights and business ethics.</div>

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MediaPost Publications H&M, Zara Back 'Fashion Loved By Forest' Campaign 04/03/2014 - 0 views

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Green is upping its fashion game. In the latest move linking the young and chic to sustainability, the world's two largest fashion brands -- H&M and Zara -- have agreed to partner with nonprofit Canopy, backing its "Fashion Loved By Forest" campaign, an effort to rid rayon and viscose clothing of all traces of ancient and endangered forests.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Green is upping its fashion game. In the latest move linking the young and chic to sustainability, the world's two largest fashion brands -- H&M and Zara -- have agreed to partner with nonprofit Canopy, backing its "Fashion Loved By Forest" campaign, an effort to rid rayon and viscose clothing of all traces of ancient and endangered forests.</div>

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Apple, Facebook, Google score in Greenpeace data center ratings | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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Some of the Internet's biggest names are making impressive strides to reduce the carbon footprint of the cloud, says Greenpeace. Yet as the world's appetite for data expands, Twitter and Amazon Web Services are bringing up the rear.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some of the Internet's biggest names are making impressive strides to reduce the carbon footprint of the cloud, says Greenpeace. Yet as the world's appetite for data expands, Twitter and Amazon Web Services are bringing up the rear.</div>

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Responsible Travel Tied to Bottom Line Benefits · Environmental Management & ... - 0 views

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There is increasing recognition among both travel professionals and consumers of the importance of responsible travel and "strong evidence" that responsible travel is good for the economic bottom line, according to analysis by Center for Responsible Travel.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">There is increasing recognition among both travel professionals and consumers of the importance of responsible travel and "strong evidence" that responsible travel is good for the economic bottom line, according to analysis by Center for Responsible Travel.</div>

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TripAdvisor Green Certification Expands to Europe, Canada · Environmental Man... - 0 views

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TripAdvisor is extending its GreenLeaders program, which highlights hotels and B&Bs engaging in environmentally friendly practices, into 19 new markets.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">TripAdvisor is extending its GreenLeaders program, which highlights hotels and B&Bs engaging in environmentally friendly practices, into 19 new markets.</div>

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2020 Sustainable Cocoa Pledges "Tall Order" · Environmental Management & Ener... - 0 views

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It may be hard for chocolate makers to guarantee that their entire supply comes from a sustainable source by the 2020 target many of them have set, according to a sustainable sourcing auditing firm has told Confectionery News.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">It may be hard for chocolate makers to guarantee that their entire supply comes from a sustainable source by the 2020 target many of them have set, according to a sustainable sourcing auditing firm has told Confectionery News.</div>

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This Tower Pulls Drinking Water Out of Thin Air | Innovation | Smithsonian - 0 views

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