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Marina Silva Wants to Be Brazil’s Greenest President

On Sunday, nearly 136 million Brazilians will be heading to the polls to elect a new president, and for a country on the rise with such a wealth of natural beauty , there may be more at stake than just politics. Among the leading candidates, one has put sustainable development at the top of her agenda. Meet Marina Silva — she wants to be Brazil’s Green new president…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Next Saturday We All Start Going Into Ecological Debt – Earth Overshoot Day 2010 is August 21st

photo: Dmytri Kleiner via flickr Here is the most succinct symbol of how humanity is using resources beyond the capacity of the planet to sustainable regenerate them, and is only increasing to do so: Global Footprint Network tells us that August 21, 2010 is Earth Overshoot Day –every single thing we collectively do past this date depletes environmental capital, puts us into ecological… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Paying Ecuador To Not Drill The Yasuni: Extortion Or Sound Conservation Practice?

Stephen recently posted about how Ecuador Will Receive $3.6 Billion to Not Drill for Oil . This is a controversial subject that TreeHugger has been covering for a couple of years; many have suggested that it is akin to blackmail, with Ecuador extorting money to leave the oil under what is supposed to be a national park. Hence posts with titles like Ecuador Says Show Me the … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Nepal Temporarily Halts All Logging – More Trees Cut in Last Few Months Than From 2000-2005

Illegal logging is on the increase in the Terai, the lowland areas of Nepal. Photo: Librex via flickr. A quickie on a seriously shocking situation: As Mongabay and BBC News report, Nepal has announced a two month temporary ban on all logging in the country. This comes as forestry officials learned that in the past few months alone more than 250,000 acres of forest have been cleared. That’s more than was cleared between… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Pikolinos, a Spanish Shoe Company Works with Maasai Women in Kenya

(more images below) Years ago we wrote about the Spanish shoe company Pikolinos when they obtained the EU flower label . Since then they have made a stronger statement about their environmental commitment. This summer collection takes their sustainable business approach yet another step further with a brand new collection of sandals, slip-ons and jewellery decorated by Maasai women in Kenya…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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