All Entries in the "Environmental Awareness" Category
Colony Collapse Disorder: As Goes The Honey Bees, So Goes The Human Race
Honey bees have been dying out for the past couple of decades due to Colony Collapse Disorder as well as the so called normal maladies that face bees in the forms of parasites and pests such as Varroa and Tracheal Mites, Small Hive Beetles (SHB) and Wax Moths; as well as diseases such as Nosema, [...]
Europe Offers To Cut Emissions 95% by 2050
Europe offers to cut emissions 95% by 2050 if a deal is reached at Copenhagen soon. That would be truly amazing and would send a message to the rest of the world. This is what will happen if the pact is sealed, signed and delivered in Copenhagen six weeks from now.
Chinese Companies Emit More CO2 Than Great Britain
Three Companies in China emitted more Carbon dioxide (CO2) in 2008 than the whole of Great Britain, says the Greenpeace report of Huaneng, Datang and Guodian which are the top three firms in China. The report says that inefficient plants and China’s dependency on coal, makes tackling climate change very difficult.[...]
The John Chapman Project: Growing Trees From Seeds
I started working on a new project to try to save and plant the seeds from the fruit I eat. It started out as a simple concept, but quickly blossomed into something more. [...]
5 Tips For Eco-Friendly Fishing
If you talk to any environmentalist long enough, you are sure to get a warning about how food is going to run out. There is a growing concern [...]
The Green Recovery Act of 2009
Overview of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)
The Recovery Act was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. It is an unprecedented effort to jump start our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive [...]
Barack Obamas First 100 Green Days
President Barack Obama promised on his very first day in the White House to help move America towards a new green future. Now we are 100 days into Obama’s presidential term and most environmentalists are happy with the speed in which Obama has moved on a lot of green issues.[...]
Green Choice Awards For Environmental Nonprofits
About the 2009 Green Choice Awards
The awards were hosted by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user-generated ratings and reviews of nonprofits. Reviews appear on both GreatNonprofits.org as well as GuideStar.org, the premiere source for donor research on nonprofits. Nonprofits with the most positive reviews in their budget category are determined the winners of the 2009 Green Choice Awards.[...]
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch stretches from the coast of California to Japan, and it is estimated to be twice the size of Texas. Scientists believe it is the world’s largest garbage dump which happens to be in the Pacific Ocean, not on land.[...]
Give A Little Green On Earth Day And Beyond
Happy Earth Day to our readers from the Green Earth Friend team!
We wanted to share with our readers a special green campaign, introduced to us by Julia Barmeier, who works for GlobalGiving, an online marketplace for philanthropy that connects donors directly to international grassroots development projects.
She reads this blog and thought our readers might be interested in a [...]
