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It’s pretty safe to say that environmentally-friendly behavior is on its way to becoming a new norm in our society. Little do most of us know it was 40 years ago that the first environmental Earth Day protest took place, where Margaret Mead (American anthropologist and environmentalist) said, “We have to learn to cherish this earth…we have to use our scientific knowledge to correct the dangers that have come from science and technology.” That was 1970. That was when environmental awareness was minimal. Now, “green” ideas sprout left and right, going green in the business world has become a trend, and information is presented on a daily basis about progression in the environmental movement. But amongst all the activity out there, just who is making the most impact? Read more…
You may not like it or what youʻve heard about it. You may not like what it sells or what the company symbolizes. But no matter what you think, Walmart is still the largest grocer in the world, making it a catalyst for agricultural change in any form. And lucky for sustainability activists, today Walmart took a huge step in the right direction by pledging to double the sales of locally sourced produce (grown in the state which it will be sold) and will “begin holding farms accountable for the amount of water, energy, fertilizer and pesticides used to grow food.” Read more…
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While the debate in Congress rages over our need to adopt renewable energy standards, in a recent move, the military “is pushing aggressively to develop, test and deploy renewable energy to decrease its need to transport fossil fuels.” Read more…
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Last Wednesday, the non-profit environmental organization, Heal the Bay, released a report about the water quality of California’s beaches. Of the California beaches tested, 92% received a grade of an A or a B during the extremely crowded beach season, making it the fourth summer in a row of good water quality statewide. Read more…
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This November Californians will be voting on a ballot initiative that is intended to remove a law that places limits on greenhouse gas emissions. As of now, the established law has set up restrictions on such emissions to work toward the goal of reducing them to levels that are on par with those from 1990. The new initiative, however, would remove the limitations that are in place, until a later and possibly indefinite time. Furthermore, the bill is being supported by some external actors. Read more…
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Treadmills, elliptical machines, and stairmasters take a lot of electricity to run. This makes Gyms or fitness studios mass consumers of electric power. However, one San Diego gym, The Greenasium, has taken some initiative reverse this trend decreasing if not eliminating their carbon footprint. Read more…
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We all know that McDonalds has never been closely tied with corporate social responsibility… This is largely due to the health risks associated with the products this fast food giant peddles to us everyday. However, with this in mind McDonalds has taken huge steps in establishing itself as one of the most socially responsible companies out there today… Read more…
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On Monday, the city of Honolulu agreed to incinerate around 20,000 tons of trash, which had been sitting in Honolulu’s Industrial Park for 5 months waiting on orders to be shipped to Washington. When an incomprehensible amount of trash has to be shipped somewhere else in order for Hawaii not to sink under its own weight in trash, you can see that there is a serious waste management problem. Especially when a country is thinking of defaming land that sits near an Indian reservation. Read more…
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The worlds main urban centres contribute to nearly 80% of total carbon dioxide emitted each year. If urban areas continue to grow at the rate they are today, it is likely that they will be the major cause of severe environmental destruction. Major changes need to be introduced into these areas in order to prevent this almost certain catastrophe. Read more…
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A November ballot measure threatens to halt California’s pioneering global-warming laws. Prop 23 would also set back other environmentally progressive acts such as requiring utilities to generate a third of electricity from renewable sources and programs requiring oil refineries to make cleaner burning fuels. “If we don’t go forward with 33% renewable standard for California’s energy supply, we undercut all those companies and entrepreneurs creating jobs in solar, wind, biofuels, and other renewable forms of energy,” said Carl Guardino, CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. Read more…
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