Photo Via Samsung Electronics, 'Blue Earth'
Have you ever heard the phrase, ‘you vote with your dollar’? Well it’s true. Many consumers now only purchase products that have been deemed environmentally friendly. The effect? Producers must supply these environmentally friendly products or risk a serious drop in sales. Well, believe it or not, major cell phone manufacturers have begun to catch on. The result? Samsung’s up and coming eco-phone will be sporting it’s own solar panel and much more! Read more…
Victims of the 2006 monsoon flooding in Ahmedabad that displaced 25,000 people. Photo Credit: Meena Kadri
While we are witnessing the adverse effects of climate change far and wide, some are experiencing it’s consequences more than others. A recent news release from the Grameen Foundation and Oxfam America examined the critical role that microfinance institutions can be part of in order to lessen the impact of climate change on poor people. The article, Climate Change and Microfinance, written by Asif Dowla, a noted microfinance expert, points to some of the key poverty-related issues that need to be addressed this week at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Read more…
Our current climate crisis is without borders. All nations, developed and developing, are in the same boat when dealing with the possible effects. Most leaders around the world have come to the realization that both ground work and international legislation are necessary to preserve our environment for the future. Things are no different in Jamaica. Read more…
Photo Credit: Hopenhagen
This is huge! 5 days and counting until 192 countries meet (well actually their representatives) in Copenhagen, Denmark, one of the greenest countries in the world, for what is thought to be the last big chance for our world to come together with a legitimate plan to combat global warming! Make your voice heard by signing the petition on the Hopenhagen website (it’s very quick and easy) and let the world know “what gives you hope for a better planet”… Read more…
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