46. PepsiCo takes top spot in global warming battle YOUR THOUGHTS: Would you buy a company's products because of its environmental actions? CHARTS: 'Greenest' power partners When the EPA's quarterly list of the 25 greenest energy users is released today, the soft drink and snack food giant will be sitting at the very top. YOUR THOUGHTS: Would you buy a company's products because of its environmental actions? CHARTS: 'Greenest' power partners When the EPA's quarterly list of the 25 greenest energy users is released today, the soft drink and...
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47. Computers as environment-unfriendly as planes? The global IT industry accounts for 2 percent of the world's carbon dioxide emissions--the same amount the world's aviation industry churns out, according to analyst house Gartner. And the people buying technology for businesses do not fully understand the environmental impact and life cycles of products and services because of a lack of commercial and legislative incentives, according to Garter. The estimate also includes all commercial and governmental IT, as well as telecommunications...
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48. Martha Stewart s Property To Become A Certified Wildlife Habitat Not one to let an honor of this sort go without some kind of project tie-in, Martha and Dave will be creating and installing nesting boxes for owls on her property. Efforts like this are what NWF hope will allow them to reach 100,000 certified habitats by year-end. Last Friday, as part of her Earth Day celebration, she had Josh Dorfman of The Lazy Envronmentalist on to showcase the latest in eco-friendly products. Mail (will not be published) (required) Congrats to Martha on her certification.
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49. Taxi driver breaches smoking ban Andrew Crawford, the council's environmental health team leader, said: "I am very disappointed that it has been necessary to issue another ticket when our health protection officers have worked so hard to ensure that everyone knows what is required. A recent survey of publicans, staff and customers carried out by the council's environmental team in 40 pubs and hotels in Clackmannanshire showed that 93% felt the smoking ban was successful. Earlier this month, a shopkeeper in Alloa became...
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50. Timber Industry Uses Draft Bush Endangered Species Act Regulations RELATED INFO Take Action: Celebrate Endangered Species Day! Case: Marbled Murrelet Delisting Intervention Issue: Wildlife Region: Pacific Northwest Office: Seattle Additional Resources: Senate Letter to Kempthorne on Proposed ESA Changes 4/25/07 Draft ESA regulations 3-07 Press Release. RELATED INFO Take Action: Celebrate Endangered Species Day! Case: Marbled Murrelet Delisting Intervention Issue: Wildlife Region: Pacific Northwest Office: Seattle Additional Resources: Senate Letter to...
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51. Las Manos property named official Wildlife Habitat site With the help of NWF, many habitat enthusiasts have turned their yards and other garden spaces into enticing wildlife refuges. The property now attracts a variety of birds, butterflies and other wildlife while helping to protect the local environment. Las Manos property named official Wildlife Habitat site. This form will not send your comment unless you copy exactly the passcode seen below into the text field. This is an anti-spam device to help reduce the automated email spam coming...
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52. Yellowstone Bison Habitat Web Site Launched 4/30/07 Through the Web site people worldwide can now explore and learn about the Yellowstone bison, their current range and habitat, and threats to their survival as a native wildlife species. The wild bison advocacy group aims to raise public knowledge and build grassroots support to conserve and protect the Yellowstone bison and their native range. During daily field patrols Buffalo Field Campaign volunteers record wildlife sightings of bison, elk, mule deer, moose, pronghorn antelope,...
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53. Enhanced Environment Restores Memory To expose the animals to an enriched environment, up to four mice are housed in a large cage like the one shown above, which contains toys of various colors, shapes, and textures, as well as running wheels that permit voluntary exercise. Alzheimer's disease treatment A new study has found that placing mice in an enriched environment can reinstate learning behavior and reestablish access to long-term memories after significant brain atrophy and neuronal loss has occurred. Mice whose brains...
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54. K.G. Kumar To the left are the reserved forests of Mannarkkad, which is also a biodiversity hotspot. Mustafah Pathrakadavu is a biodiversity-rich slice of the Nilgiri Hills in the Western Ghats, located in Palakkad district of Kerala, approximately 500 metres from the southern border of the Silent Valley National Park, one of the last undisturbed tracts of montane rain forests fringed with some tropical moist evergreen forests in India. The sooner the Pathrakadavu hydroelectric project issue is...
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