sc johnson tackles plastic waste
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today sc johnson is announcing a new partnership with plastic bank one of the leading organizations working to reduce the global crisis of ocean plastic to help increase recycling rates in impoverished communities across indonesia while addressing the challenges of poverty ocean plastic is a global crisis with the equivalent of one dump truck load every minute entering the worlds oceans mainly from asian countries at the same time many communities affected by plastic pollution face high levels of povertyto view the multimedia release go to:https:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish8431552-sc-johnson-ocean-plastic-bank-recycling-centers-indonesia

worlds most powerful home solar panel
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sunpower nasdaq:spwr has once again raised the bar by introducing the highest-power solar panels available today for the residential market in the united states the company has launched its next generation technology home solar panel called a-series delivering 400 and 415 watts of power in europe and australia homeowners can also now order a 400-watt solar panel from sunpower called maxeon 3 each is the first home solar panel to deliver more than 400 watts in its region and is designed to deliver 60 percent more energy in the same amount of roof space over the first 25 years compared to conventional solar ltbrgtsunpower is introducing the worlds first 400-watt residential solar panels as most in the industry are just crossing the 300-watt threshold for home solar said jeff waters ceo of the sunpower technologies business unit our record-breaking cell technology and innovative research and development efforts have enabled us to fit more power capacity on rooftops than we ever have

the end of roe v wade -- and what comes next kathryn kolbert
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the doctrine of

will the chesapeake become a dead zone - youtube
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in the 45000 square mile chesapeake bay the countryrsquos largest estuary nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater treatment plants and urban and agricultural

why is it so easy to be thin in japan
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comparing the food environment of the us to japan039spatreon: https:wwwpatreoncomwilearnedtwitter: https:twittercomjeverettlearnedbitcoin: 1cusegdr5rav3xkohl7w19qrocke3iht1xthis video highlights the difference between the food environment of america and japan america039s obesity rate is about 30 biggest state is 377 smallest 223 whereas japan039s obesity rate is 35while there039s other countries on each side of the obesity spectrum i chose to compare these two because i grew up in america and spent the last 7 years here in japan the places that i describe as quotreasonably healthyquot in japan aren039t necessarily places i recommend as quotoptimally healthyquot - i039m simply point out that while convenient food in america ranges from very unhealthy to unhealthy convenient food in japan ranges from very unhealthy to pretty healthy big thanks to itchban for letting me use his footage 6:30 - 6:48:http:wwwyoutubecomitchbanhttp:wwwi

shark massacre reported in colombian waters environment guardiancouk
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environmental authorities say up to 2000 hammerhead galpagos and whale sharks were slaughtered for their fins

global clean energy within reach
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a new study -- co-authored by stanford researcher mark z jacobson and uc-davis researcher mark a delucchi -- analyzing what is needed to convert the world039s energy supplies to clean and sustainable sources says that it can be done with today039s technology at costs roughly comparable to conventional energy but converting will be a massive undertaking on the scale of the moon landings what is needed most is the societal and political will to make it happenrelated story:http:newsstanfordedunews2011januaryjacobson-world-energy-012611htmlstanford university:http:wwwstanfordedustanford news:http:newsstanfordedustanford university channel on youtube:http:wwwyoutubecomstanford

farm digester lamonicampg
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martin lamonica from cnet039s green tech blog reports on the jordan dairy farm in rutland massachusetts which is part of a project to use cow manure and food waste to make biogas which will be burned to make electricity

welcome to the anthropocene
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a 3-minute journey through the last 250 years of our history from the start of the industrial revolution to the rio20 summit the film charts the growth of humanity into a global force on an equivalent scale to major geological processes the film was commissioned by the planet under pressure conference london 26-29 march a major international conference focusing on solutions planetunderpressure2012netthe film is part of the world039s first educational webportal on the anthropocene commissioned by the planet under pressure conference and developed and sponsored by anthropoceneinfo

throw a tantrum
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100 lamps 100 lights 400 plastic bags recycled a tree smiles ampamp this is just the beginning :to support this project and to know more about it please follow the link:http:wwwsponsumecomprojecttantrums-installation-led-lights-and-lamps-made-recycled-plastic-bag

the high price of materialism
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more at http:wwwnewdreamorgproduced by the center for a new american dreampsychologist tim kasser discusses how america039s culture of consumerism undermines our well-being when people buy into the ever-present marketing messages that quotthe good lifequot is quotthe goods lifequot they not only use up earth039s limited resources but they are less happy and less inclined toward helping others the animation both lays out the problems of excess materialism and points toward solutions that promise a healthier more just and more sustainable lifeanimation by squid and beard: http:wwwsquidandbeardcomlearn more at http:wwwnewdreamorgview the sources for the research at http:wwwnewdreamorgresourceshigh-price-of-materialism-further-reading

tales from the missionary hut: foraging
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ever thought of foraging for your own food but don039t have the know-how the sustainable living advice guru shows us how to get all the food we need from hedge-rows and our own back yard no more visits to nasty big bright brash supermarkets will be needed as this a recipe for guilt free local unpackaged non processed natural organic sustainable delicious eating

water and justice: peri-urban pathways in delhi
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this film tells the story of three people and their relationship with water in the towns and villages on the edge of delhi indiathe landscape of these quotperi-urbanquot zones has changed dramatically in the past 15 years poor people often do not have good enough access to water and have to find different ways of getting and using itthis film shows the ingenuity and determination of three people - a grandmother a farmer and an activist - who have taken action to get better water for themselves and their familiesmore info: http:wwwsteps-centreorgfilms

us spent nuclear fuel largest concentration of radioactivity on planet
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bob alvaraz: us has 71000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel that is not properly protected

siemens electric vehicles: 039ehighway of the future039 concept
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the ehighway concept is the electrification of trucks and select highway lanes via overhead electrified wires similar to how modern day trolleys or streetcars are powered on many city streetsthe concept and project was unveiled today at the 26th annual electric vehicle symposium in los angeles