Category: Issues
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New owl species discovered in the Philippines
Hearing about new animal species is definitely exciting and kind of gives one hope about the future of the environment–unless people manage to mess up those animals’ chances for survival. Anyway, 10 new owl species were discovered in the Philippines, two of which are completely new: the Cebu hawk owl and the Camiguin hawk owl….
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Keep Code Green alive!
Code Green by Stephanie McMillan is the only weekly editorial cartoon that focuses on the environmental crisis. However, thanks to the troubles faced by newspapers, budget cuts are common and apparently, not many are very willing to pay for content anymore, a situation that has affected many cartoonists. Much like the rest of it, cartoonists…
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Going plastic bag-free
My mother and I went on a quick trip to Antipolo City the other day to buy the usual goodies: suman, kalamay, and cashew nuts. To our surprise, the seller wrapped our purchases in old newspaper pages. It looks like the city really is taking its plastic bag ban seriously, so well done, Antipolo. #…
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Vote in the 2012 Odwalla Tree Planting Program!
The tree planting program is a yearly program of Odwalla, and this year, they’re calling on people to vote yet again for 10 tree planting projects that will receive $10,000 grants for new trees that will be planted during this year’s fall planting season. Twenty projects are in the running, each of which was nominated,…
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Close the Loop
Did you know April is National Recycling Month?
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Save the Wolves!
From Credo Action: To make up for the fact that rapid tar sands oil mining is threatening caribou herds by destroying vast swaths of rainforest habitat in Alberta, the Canadian government has called for strychnine poisoning and aerial shooting of thousands of wolves in areas of tar sands mining.1 Tell Prime Minister Harper: Stop Canada’s…
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Ocean Conservation
Learn more about ocean conservation on Sea Web. Here’s their 2012 Super Bowl ad.
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Recycled bottles can create a dream home
In El Salvador, a couple, Prudencio Amaya, 102, and Maria Ponce, 78, decided that not having enough money to build a home won’t stop them from having their dream house. Their home, called “La Casita Encantada” or “The Enchanted Cottage,” has drawn attention for its clever use of recycled bottles as building material. Prudencio and…
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Matt Damon launches eco-friendly water bottle
Water’s a major issue for Matt Damon, which was why he created the non-profit company Water.org two years ago. Water.org teamed up with CamelBak recently to launch a limited-edition BPA-free water bottle, which comes in stainless steel and plastic. Ten dollars from the sale of every bottle will go towards supporting Water.org’s efforts to bring…