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Walmart’s Sustainability Initiatives Explained

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image courtesy of Matt Kistler/Walmart This guest post was written by Matt Kistler, senior vice-president of sustainability at Walmart. At Walmart, sustainability continues to make us a better company by reducing waste, lowering costs, driving innovation, and helping us fulfill our mission to save people money so they can live better. In 2005, when we began our sustainability journey, we learned that taking a leadership role and collaborating with others that share our commitment and passion for sustaining the environment could benefit … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New Jersey’s Offshore Wind Power Plans Will Have Little Negative Environmental Impact: Study

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo: mbtrama via flickr One more step towards getting some offshore wind farms built in the northeast US: As Renewable Energy World reports, an environmental impact assessment looking at proposed offshore wind farms in New Jersey shows that there will be little negative impact on wildlife, shipping or tourism. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Jellyfish: Future Rulers of the Oceans (Slideshow)

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image credit: the_tahoe_guy /Flickr They’re commonly known as “jellyfish” but the name is a bit of a misnomer: In fact “jellies,” or “gelatinous zooplankton,” are not fish at all. What they are, is amazing. Without bones, brains, or blood, they manage to thrive in all of the worlds oceans, in an astonishing range of depths. This versatility, however, is becoming a problem as other species are strained by steadily collapsing ecosystems .

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Study Shows Haves and Have-Nots in World Water Supply

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via Jaymi Heimbuch British-based risk consultancy Maplecroft has released a new report showing which countries have the most precarious and stable water supplies. The report is intended to help guide investors, underscoring just how serious water supply is getting when it comes to the world economy. From farming to manufacturing, investors in various industries are starting to seriously weigh where they put their money based on how secure water supplies are or will be, and companies with interests in areas with unstable water supplies are having to put water ef… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Commercial Hunting Just One of Many Problems Facing Whales: Oil Exploration, Pollution, Fishing Nets

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo: Minette Layne via flickr The IWC meeting in Morocco may have seen the failure of plans to compromise on commercial whaling , to bring Japan and other international law objectors back into the fold, but there is some more interesting news coming from Agadir: More whales are being killed by pollution, getting caught in nets and other threats than by commercial whaling; … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Should I Stay of Should I Go? Thoughts on an "Unhappy Birthday" at the Beekman Boys Farm

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

I missed episode two . How did I do that? They played two on the first night. I wasn’t paying attention. I figured it was one episode per week. My bad. I get a dumbass award…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Today on Planet 100: Botox Kills Emotions (Video)

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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Pacific Garbage Patch Plastic to be Recycled Into Vacuum Cleaners (Video)

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Images via Vac from the Sea project Electrolux is known for pushing the envelope on design, including sustainable design. And their latest project has our full attention. Pointing out that there isn’t enough recycled plastic on land to supply demand, Electrolux is backing a project that would pull plastics from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and recycle it into appliances like vacuum cleaners. The project would simultaneously create (… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Cul-De-Sacs Make You Fat

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Add another to our endless series of things that make you fat, many of which have to do with planning and design. The Harvard Business Review reports on a new study by Lawrence Frank of the University of British Columbia, that analyzed conditions in King County, Washington; he found that residents in neighbourhoods with grids and interconnected streets travelled 26% fewer miles by car than did those who lived in the neighbourhood of cul-de-sacs. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Listen Up Senate: Majority of Americans Want Clean Energy Reform

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via the DCist Yet another poll has rolled in, revealing in clear terms — and by wide margins — that US citizens want comprehensive clean energy reform. Even if they have to pay more in energy costs . The Wall Street Journal/NBC poll , conducted by McCain pollster Bill McInturff (R), along with Peter Hart (D), found that by a stunning 2 to 1 margin, Americans want good, comprehensive energy reform that reduces carbon emissions and stimulates clean energy development. Here’s the breakdown:… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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