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environment
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The Green Belt Movement
Read more: The Green Belt MovementThe Green Belt Movement (GBM) was founded by Professor Wangari Maathai in 1977 under the auspices of the National Council of Women of Kenya (NCWK) to respond to the needs of rural Kenyan women who reported that their streams were…
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Uncle Sam’s Cultural Dissonance
Read more: Uncle Sam’s Cultural DissonanceUncle Sam’s Cultural Dissonance looks at the issues facing The United States, including Canada and Mexico. In countries like the United States, where some states are dotted with countless lakes and many people live within easy reach of an ocean,…
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Detox Catwalk
Read more: Detox CatwalkIs your favorite apparel brand a fashion trendsetter, greenwasher, or laggard? Find out by taking a spin on Greenpeace International’s “Detox Catwalk” . Unveiled Thursday, the interactive online platform examines which companies are “walking the talk” to a toxic-free future.…
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SaveCanada
Read more: SaveCanadaSave Canada is a direct action that began in Ontario in fall 2013. In reaction to TransCanada’s public relations tour of townships affected by the Keystone XL pipeline, Save Canada decided to infiltrate the meetings, which were being held as…
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Turf the Turf Eco Garden Bike Tour
Read more: Turf the Turf Eco Garden Bike TourTurf the Turf hopes to inspire you to reconsider your front lawn by sharing existing examples of creative uses on a fun bike tour around the city of Kelowna. There are many options, such as xeriscaping (using native plants), front…
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Angel Azul
Read more: Angel AzulAngel Azul is an environmental documentary that follows the work of eco-sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor. Jason creates artificial coral reefs from statues he’s cast from live models and installed on the ocean floor in an underwater museum off the coast…
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Global Earth Exchange
Read more: Global Earth ExchangeOn Saturday, June 22, a group of friends will meet at one of the more than 4,000 natural gas wells that have been drilled by hydrofracking in Pennsylvania. Instead of picket signs, however, they’ll be carrying a picnic basket. For…
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Swift Project
Read more: Swift Project“Since the progress of civilization in our country has furnished thousands of convenient places for this Swallow to breed in, safe from storms, snakes, or quadrupeds, it has abandoned, with a judgment worthy of remark, its former abodes in the…
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Between A Rock and A Hard Place
Read more: Between A Rock and A Hard PlaceBetween A Rock And A Hard Place is a project consisting of a cleaning performance, a film and a big event on August 18, 2012. From the material recorded on this day, a film and a vinyl record will be…
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Green Maps for Resilient Cities Everywhere
Read more: Green Maps for Resilient Cities EverywhereHow Green is My City? Take part in mapping a fresh perspective on your community! Learn about the global Green Map movement and GreenMap.org. Created locally in sixty-five countries, hundreds of Green Maps highlight sustainable living resources and the natural,…