Author: Jen Biederman
Website: http://www.renewablechoice.com/Blog-06-01-09-Ideal-Bite-Tip-…

Ceiling Fans - Green Living Tip Brought to you by Ideal Bite

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Author: Elaine Shannon
Website: http://www.enviroblog.org/2009/06/-its-1960-embattled-tobacc…

It’s 1960. Embattled tobacco industry reps, accused by the Federal Trade Commission and health groups of hawking products that kill people, retreat to a sumptuous hideaway and devise a campaign to salvage cigarettes by, among other things, targeting women.

Soon after the confab at Miami’s luxe hotel Fontainbleau, long, slender cigarettes appear, most prominently Virginia Slims, cultivating feminists with its “You’ve come a long way baby” pitch. The tobacco business comes roaring back, and by 1968, women account for 47 percent of the American market.

Though smoking rates have declined since the 1990s, when anti-smoking sentiment hit a tipping point in the U.S., surveys indicate as many teenage girls as boys smoke, and 18 percent of adult women still smoke.

Flash forward to last week. Embattled food and chemical industry reps, trying to head off a nationwide ban of the toxic plastic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in cans, bottles and other food containers, huddle in a back room…

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Author: TerraCurve
Website: http://www.terracurve.com/2009/06/01/your-planet-needs-you-w…

World Environment Day 2009 is just 6 months before the U.N. climate convention meeting in Copenhagen. As millions of people around the world prepare to celebrate the event, and in the spirit of the slogan ‘Unite to combat climate change’, the U.N. has launched the Seal the Deal campaign to call for world leaders to agree on a climate change deal that will protect people and the planet.

With a presence in over 100 countries around the globe, World Environment Day is one of the main vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and boosts political attention and action.

With thousands of events in UNEP’s six global regions including North America, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean and West Asia, World Environment Day is considered one of the largest environmental events of its kind.

Building on the idea that climate change is everyone’s individual responsibility, "Your Planet needs You! Unite to combat climate…

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Author: TerraCurve
Website: http://www.terracurve.com/2009/06/01/galapagos-tour-cruise-c…

Ecoventura, a small cruise and tour vessel company based out of the Galapagos, is pledging to be rid of fossil fuels in their operations by the year 2015. The company, which has offset a total of over 4000 tons of carbon this year, is already the first carbon-neutral operation in Galapagos as well as Ecuador.

For almost 3 years now, Ecoventura has worked to reduce and offset its carbon emissions from its four tour yachts, as well as corporate offices and business operations, through a partnership with climate solutions provider NativEnergy .

“While the 4,031 tons offset this year is actually a 10 percent decrease over the same period last year, that’s a good thing.” says Santiago Dunn, president and owner of Ecoventura. “It shows that we have been successful in reducing our overall energy use.”

The company owns and operates the first hybrid energy tour boat in the Galapagos, equipped with 40 solar panels and two wind turbines on the upper deck. Ecoventura hopes to equip the…

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Author: Jean-Paul
Website: http://www.thechicecologist.com/2009/06/green-flooring-eco-l…

Let’s face it keeping up with the “green movement” is not easy especially when replacing your tile floors. However with companies like Refin Ceramiche and new product like Eco-Leader and X-Stone, the search just became a whole lot easier.
Eco-leader is a color-body porcelain tile; manufactured using 40% pre-consumer recycled material. It is this 40% recycle [...]

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3. Green Reads - Eco Living Books for Ideas and Information

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Author: easy eco blog
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WSJ has a review of more eco friendly green garden tools that use battery power or propane. It is good too see more alternatives to gas guzzling garden gear.  Most of the products performed better than expected indicating few compromises.
Home Depot even sells  corded and battery-powered push mowers, Lehr trimmer  fueled by a propane [...]

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2. New Lawn Equipment and Small Boat Motor regulations
3. Water Saving Garden Tips - Drought Tolerant Plants

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