E+Co: Non-Profit Funds Sustainable Start-Ups in Developing World (Video)
January 27, 2011 No Comment
Photo: Josh Weinstein Whether or not the developing world does so sustainably is one of the great questions of our era — and the answer relies as much on its national leadership as its aspiring entrepreneurs. As such, there’s a huge opportunity to define business culture throughout the world in a sustainable context. Which makes E+Co , a 15 years young non-profit that connects budding green entrepreneurs with the funding they need to get (or keep) rolling, more important now than ever. The company’s work was just recognized in the Zayed En… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: BeloMonte.org After decades of demonstrations and protests against the building of an enormous hydroelectric dam at Belo Monte in the lush Brazilian rainforest, the government has finally given approval to begin construction. The first stages of development of the controversial project calls for the clearing of nearly 600 acres of forest, to be followed by the flooding of 121,600 more acres once the dam is finished. This important approval not only marks the early stages of its immense environmental impact, but a social one as well. For the nearly 50,000 mostly indigeno… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: NextGen Cap and trade really isn’t the most complicated concept on the planet. But let’s be honest — it’s not the simplest, either. There are plenty of folks who don’t understand exactly how it works; at one point, that was true of the vast majority of Americans (and probably still is). And this is exactly why cap and trade’s political opponents were able to convince many that it was really an ‘energy tax’ though it was really nothing of … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image: sribioservices The dairy industry is butting heads with the FDA over the agency’s plan to increase testing for antibiotics in milk . Food safety advocates are concerned about overuse of drugs in dairy cows (and increased antibiotic resistance in humans)… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image: Gawker There are some that herald Barack Obama as the greenest president in a long time. And it’s true — his administration has done more than any other in recent memory to reign in pollution and promote clean energy. Aggressive CAFE standards , a mobilized EPA, and clean energy stimulus in the Recovery Act were all jumps in the right direction. So he walks the walk — why isn’t he talking the talk? At least, not … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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All hail the power of using energy more efficiently! Study after study after study (after study… … …) has shown that, along with energy conservation , energy efficiency is probably the most important component of getting a handle on humanity’s growing energy use and the environmental damage that currently entails. A new one from the University of Cambridge really lays it bare.
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Photo: ka2rtina / Creative Commons Essential oils have their place secured in a natural beauty routine: They’re natural, chemical-free alternatives to everything from traditional cosmetics to potentially toxic fragrances. But many can do a lot more than just smell good: While we can’t say with authority the 10 oils highlighted here are miracle cures, throughout history they’ve been credited with treating problems including digestion issues and acne; increasing concentration; killing germs and mu… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Watch live streaming video from lifeedited at livestream.com Throughout the past few months, the LifeEdi… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo via trindade.joao Researchers have found that the loss of a key species in an ecosystem can cause a cascade effect with many other species dying off as well. However, Northwestern University physics professor Adilson Motter and his student, Sagar Sahasrabudhe are working on a theory illustrating that a mathematical understanding of how species rely upon, and react to, other species can show us if and when species will go extinct, and provide the information necessary to prevent those extinctions. Could using math help us conserve species?… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: Perennial Solutions Whether it’s an awesome tour of Mike Feingold’s permaculture allotment , footage of the famous Greening the Desert project in Jordan , or the BBC’s discovery of forest gardening , we have seen plenty of great videos about permaculture gardens. But exampl… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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