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What's Your Ecological Footprint? PLEASE TAKE QUIZ!
Green Lifestyle  (tags: environment, greenliving, ecological footprint, protection, eco-friendly, conservation )

Cher
- 51 minutes ago - canadianliving.com
How much do your actions impact the planet? Take this quiz to find out
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In Brazil, a Showdown Over Rainforest Deforestation
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, environment, protection, humans, nature, government, politics, world, wildlife, conservation, animals, habitatdestruction, habitat )

Cal
- 1 hour ago - csmonitor.com
Brazil's president is scheduled to sign a reform package today that could retroactively legalize the deforestation of millions of acres in the Amazon.
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Securing the Nation's Power Grid
Environment  (tags: conservation, ecosystems, environment, globalwarming, habitatdestruction, nature, pollution, politics, power grids, Sustainabililty )

Kit
- 1 hour ago - truth-out.org
To avert future costly blackouts, the United States must modernize its energy system. Currently, the nation's power grid is based on a 100-year old approach that centralizes power generation.
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ACTION ALERT: Take the Trash-Free Challenge! PLEASE SIGN !
Green Lifestyle  (tags: ecoystems, eco friendly, trash free, clean up, conservation, environment, family )

Simone
- 2 hours ago - thepetitionsite.com
No matter where you are -- in the middle of the ocean or in the middle of the country -- there is no "away" when it comes to trash. And because trash travels via wind, storm drains and waterways, the ocean is downstream from all of us.
4 comments
ACTION! Restore Orangutan Habitat! OFI
Environment  (tags: forests, conservation, habitat, habitatdestruction, protection, wildlife, endangered, restore, orangutans, habitat )

K. J.
- 2 hours ago - thepetitionsite.com
The purpose of this petition is ask OFI to partner with TFTF so that Care2 members can contribute their butterfly credits to the restoration of Orangutan habitat.
17 comments
The Recipe For A Perfectly Sustainable Community
Green Lifestyle  (tags: conservation, eco-friendly, communities, ecosystems, environment, Sustainabililty )

Simone
- 2 hours ago - greenerideal.com
If you had the ability to build your own community, what would your ingredients be? For most, it would be one part environmental protection, one part connectivity with an emphasis on safety and part efficient homebuilders.
5 comments
Join the the Revolt to Stop KFC From Trashing Rainforests for Packaging! PLEASE TAKE ACTION!
Green Lifestyle  (tags: KFC, rainforests, destruction packaging, enviorment, conservation, wildlife )

Simone
- 2 hours ago - kfc-secretrecipe.com
The Colonel's been keeping his chicken fresh with packaging made from rainforests. Despite the impact on Sumatran tigers KFC have been using rainforest packaging made by Asia Pulp and Paper, a company also exposed for using illegal timber.
4 comments
Protect Alaska's Western Arctic Reserve ACTION US
Animals  (tags: conservation, environment, wildlife, Salazar, US, Alaska, BLM )

Nancy
- 6 hours ago - org2.democracyinaction.org
Among the areas we are urging Secretary Salazar to safeguard for future generations are the home of our nation's largest caribou herd, the Utukok Uplands; the Colville River, and Kasegaluk Lagoon, breeding and molting waters for beluga whales.
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ACTION ALERT: Organic Farmers Vs. Mosanto! PLEASE SIGN !
Green Lifestyle  (tags: farmers, greenliving, Sustainabililty, organic, eco-friendly, environment, conservation, health )

Simone
- 7 hours ago - thepetitionsite.com
Please sign on to show your support and heartfelt solidarity to the more than 300,00 famers, seed groups, and farming alliances who have filed an appeal to contest Monsanto's patent infringement lawsuits.
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Goodbye Fish and Shellfish? Meet the Biggest Threat to Our Oceans
Environment  (tags: oceans, food chain, seafood, acidification of the oceans, ecosystems, environment, animals, wildlife, protection, habitatdestruction, habitat, green, greenhousegases, water, nature, humans, government, climate-change, destruction, conservation )

Cal
- 20 hours ago - alternet.org
As emissions continue to rise, the world's oceans are becoming corrosive, threatening shellfish, corals and the entire ocean food web. LIKE THIS ARTICLE ? Join our mailing list: Si
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Tell EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson: Prevent the Rubber-Stamping of the Keystone XL Pipeline Through Oklahoma
Environment  (tags: Keystone XL Pipeline, Canadian oil, politics, activism, protests, environment, destruction, protection, nature, ecosystems, humans, pollution, conservation, wildlife, GoodNews, news )

Cal
- 20 hours ago - salsa.democracyinaction.org
In less than 45 days, Canadian oil giant TransCanada could receive the rubber stamp it wants to build the southern leg of the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline from Oklahoma through Texas to the Gulf Coast -- unless we convince the Environmental Protecti
37 comments
Aluminum and Modern Residential Architecture
Green Lifestyle  (tags: sustainable, home, environment, conservation, eco-friendly, greenliving, greenproducts )

Cher
- 2 days ago - greenerideal.com
Traditionally, most dwellings and human habitats depended upon timber and wood for construction. However, with the need for preserving nature and trees becoming a pressing issue, the construction industry is switching raw materials for sustainable
3 comments
Canada's Greenest Building: It's For The Kids
Green Lifestyle  (tags: eco-friendly, greenliving, green, Sustainabililty, sustainable, goodnews, conservation, environment, greenproducts, healthy, recycling )

Michael
- 2 days ago - earthtechling.com
A new childcare center is expected to raise the bar on traditional green building practices. The center serves the UniverCity community, which is walking distance to the Simon Fraser University campus on Burnaby Mountain, just outside Vancouver, Canada.
3 comments
Stop the Dirty Water Gang ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Environment  (tags: environment, water, pollution, protection, habitat, conservation )

Cher
- 2 days ago - secure3.convio.net
just as President Obama is about to sign off on the biggest victory for clean water in our country in decades, the "Dirty Water Gang" in Congress is trying to block us. Stop the Dirty Water Gang by sending a message to your legislator.
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Endangered Arctic Animals Under Siege
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Protect Alaska's Western Arctic Reserve ACTION US
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Securing the Nation's Power Grid
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ACTION ALERT: Organic Farmers Vs. Mosanto! PLEASE SIGN !
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