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RIGHTS: Indigenous Wisdom Against Climate Change
Green Lifestyle  (tags: Indigenous Peoples, Indians, Natives, culture, society, activists, ethics, environment, politics, world, environment, greenliving, Sustainabililty, conservation, climatechange, globalwarming, environment, habitatdestruction, pollution, protection )

Kat
- 200 days ago - ipsnews.net
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Apr 28 (Tierramérica**) - While industrialised countries like Canada continue to emit ever-higher levels of greenhouse-effect gases, indigenous peoples around the world are working to survive and adapt to an increasingly dangerous...
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Sign Petition: Helix Shaped Wind Turbines Save Birds, Are More Efficient
Green Lifestyle  (tags: greenliving, greenproducts, helix, wind, turbines, energy, eco-friendly, green, conservation, sustainable, technology, environment, ecosystems, design, humans, animals, birds, protection, safety, research )

Tom
- 93 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
This petition calls on large wind turbine manufacturers in the U.S. and worldwide to study and incorporate new design elements for wind turbines/blades which consider safety of birds, lower noise levels, better efficiency and eco-friendliness.
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Apple Quits U.S. Chamber of Commerce Over Global Warming Views
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Tom
- 45 days ago - mercurynews.com
Adding momentum to the revolt against the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Apple on Monday resigned from the business group because of its opposition to federal efforts to limit greenhouse gases. The move comes amid efforts by Apple to burnish its green image.
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U.P. Teens Build Butterfly Houses, Grow 26,000 Indigenous Plants
Green Lifestyle  (tags: American Indian, Native American, youth, Michigan, Upper Peninsula, Baraga, teens, teenagers, pollinators, pollinating, butterflies, butterfly, honeybees, environment, native plants, species extinction, pesticides, Colony Collapse Disorder )

Greg
- 322 days ago - miningjournal.net
Marquette, Michigan newspaper does story on Zaagkii Project Marquette, MI - Northern Michigan teens are continuing their mission to protect pollinators during 2009 by helping butterflies & restoring native plants to areas of the Upper Peninsula.
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Study: 98 Percent of "Eco-Friendly" Products Make Misleading Claims
Green Lifestyle  (tags: greenwashing, business, lies, deception, dishonesty, corporate, corruption, consumers, abuse, money, marketing, society, green, greenliving, greenproducts, eco-friendly, conservation, sustainable, shopping )

Tom
- 149 days ago - motherjones.com
A study of 4,000 "eco-friendly" consumer products on supermarket shelves found that 98 percent make false or misleading claims. The study found rampant greenwashing in every product category. Twenty-two percent featured a meaningless "green label" badge.
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Potential Wind Power Is 23 Times Current US Electricity Use
Green Lifestyle  (tags: eind, power, green, greenliving, sustainable, eco-friendly, energy, conservation, business, greenproducts, humans, Sustainabililty, coolstuff, environment, family, healthy, home, technology, GoodNews )

Tom
- 150 days ago - ow.ly
A trio of researchers have calculated the sort of yields we might see if the world took advantage of all the wind power available to it. It's a bit of a thought experiment, but the numbers are still impressive: 40 times the current global electric use.
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Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project: Northern Michigan Teens & KBIC Tribal Youth Protecting Pollinators
Green Lifestyle  (tags: American Indian, Native American, Michigan, Upper Peninsula, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, teens, teenagers, pollinators, pollen, pollinating, butterflies, butterfly, honeybees, environment, native plants, pesticides, Colony Collapse Disorder )

Greg
- 322 days ago - current.com
Video news story on Zaagkii Wings & Seeds Project on Current TV website. I am a TV news reporter who prepared this internet video about project that involves teens protecting pollinators. It was shot at about a dozen locations across northern Michigan.
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Sign Petition: Eliminate Abuse of Federal and State Land Reserves and Feed the Hungry
Green Lifestyle  (tags: greenliving, environment, eco-friendly, conservation, business, energy, greenproducts, sustainable, food, globalwarming, CO2emissions, cattle, livestock, chickens, pigs, cows, grains, soybeans, oats, corn, hunger, government, usda, politics )

Tom
- 160 days ago - change.org
Livestock now use 30% of the Earth's entire land surface, including 33% of the arable land which is used to produce feed for the livestock. Raising animals for food requires 10 times as many crops as we would need if we simply ate the grains directly.
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Native Green Continues to Grow
Green Lifestyle  (tags: Indians, Native American Indians, American Indians, culture, society, americans, ethics, GoodNews, interesting, humans, climate, conservation, ecosystems, energy, endangered, habitat, nature, protection, Sustainabililty, conservation, eco-friendly, enviro )

Kat
- 255 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
MISSION, S.D. - Native Green, a certified Native American owned company, recently launched GONATIVEGREEN.com. The Web site makes it easy to find and purchase the right green cleaning products to meet the emerging green building standards and green...
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Future May Involve Getting Paid to Charge Your Plug-in Vehicle
Green Lifestyle  (tags: electric, cars, free, energy, eco-friendly, sustainable, interesting, green, conservation, environment, wind, turbines, greenliving, globalwarming )

Tom
- 19 days ago - reuters.com
In West Texas and Illinois, electric customers are being paid to use electricity. With the growth of wind energy in these areas, electric companies are producing more energy -- especially during off-peak hours -- than they can use with no way to store it.
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Tunica Biloxi Go Green
Green Lifestyle  (tags: Indians, Native Americans, American Indians, culture, society, ethics, environment, interesting, humans, news, conservation, CoolStuff, eco-friendly, environment, greenliving, greenproducts, home, interesting, protection, Sustainabililty )

Kat
- 247 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
MARKSVILLE, La. - "For hundreds of years, the Tunica Biloxi people existed in harmony with the land. They coexisted with the seasons and flora and fauna found from the gulf to the northern hills, sustaining themselves on nature's bounty... .
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Sign Petition: Restore Solar Panels to the White House
Green Lifestyle  (tags: solar, panels, power, energy, white, house, Sustainabililty, greenliving, greenproducts, environment, eco-friendly, CO2emissions, conservation, business, humans, technology, architecture, carter, obama, government, politics, oil, independence )

Tom
- 166 days ago - change.org
After the first oil embargo and gas crisis in 1973, President Carter installed solar panels on the White House to show how to become independent of foreign oil. In 1980 Pres. Reagan took them down, saying "America didn't conserve its way into greatness".
16 comments
Sign Petition: Support AB 68, The Single-Use Bag Reduction Act
Green Lifestyle  (tags: wildlife, nature, pollution, humans, habitat, oceans, Sustainabililty, government, environment, ecosystems, conservation, green, recycling, Sustainabililty, eco-friendly, business, conservation )

Tom
- 184 days ago - savesfbay.org
Plastic bags cause serious problems for the health of our coast and bay shorelines. Each year an estimated one million plastic bags end up in San Francisco Bay, polluting water and endangering wildlife. Tell your representative to support AB 68 now.
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Groups Press for Tribe-Friendly Renewable Energy Policies
Green Lifestyle  (tags: Indians, Native Americans, American Indians, Culture, Society, Government, conservation, eco-friendly, energy, environment, globalwarming, greenliving, greenproducts, humans, interesting, protection, Sustainabililty, green )

Kat
- 319 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
WASHINGTON - As more tribes explore and get involved in the renewable energy field, a network of tribal groups is asking President-elect Barack Obama to support tribally owned and operated renewable energy projects, along with economic development...
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Sign Petition: An Historic Opportunity for Northwest Salmon
Green Lifestyle  (tags: animals, fish, wildlife, killing, dams, jobs, energy, humans, bush, obama, food, environment, habitat, ecosystems, Wild, steelhead, salmon, Columbia, Snake, Rivers, California, Alaska, Idaho, green, Sustainabililty, eco-friendly, conservation )

Tom
- 184 days ago - action.earthjustice.org
In 2008, the Bush Administration imposed a plan that allows lethal dams to kill up to 90% of some Snake River salmon runs. Earthjustice challenged the plan in court soon after it was issued, and now the Obama administration is conducting a 60-day review.
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