Center Parcs was the first organisation to be awarded The Wildlife Trust’s Biodiversity Benchmark for all its sites in 2009 and has achieved this accreditation again this year. Following rigorous audits at all 4 UK sites, the Biodiversity Benchmark was presented to Center Parcs in recognition of its continual efforts ...
Jordan Eske, whose mission it is to provide the best green products to the world at competitive prices via LivEcoFriendly is pleased to announce the recent roll-out of its Facebook Share button on the company website. These FaceBook buttons allow shoppers to be able to communicate to their friends about ...
Corporate Social Responsibility TV Channel is an ipTV newly setup in Hong Kong for promoting CSR, green policies and charity organizations activities. TV is seen on TV box in Hong Kong, www.carehk.tv has some basic info.
www.carehk.tv is the Web TV and also seen on iPhones and Smartphone with flash player capability.
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Cutting edge technology is shedding light on the daily flight paths of puffins around the National Trust’s Farne Islands, off the Northumberland coast, and providing clues that could be vital to the seabirds’ survival.
Over the last year, scientists have used the technology to build up a picture of where the ...
Banning the agricultural herbicide atrazine would cost between 21,000 and 48,000 jobs from corn production losses alone, according to University of Chicago economist Don L. Coursey, Ph.D.
Dr. Coursey announced his findings at a briefing sponsored by the Triazine Network today at the National Press Club in Washington.
Coursey estimates atrazine’s annual ...
Farmers launch www.AGSense.org to fight false claims and shoddy science against atrazine use. A group of farmers who raise corn, sorghum and other crops throughout the country have launched a new website, www.AGSense.org, to bring some common sense and straight talk to the debate about atrazine.
“Atrazine is important to keeping our food supply ...
Center for Global Food Issues unveils its new blog entry, The Big Money Behind the Environmental Scare Movement –the attack on atrazine replays the alar scare, which calls for transparency into environmental activists’ work to demonize and ban the herbicide atrazine.
Written by Alex Avery, director of research and education for the ...
May 20th 2010
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Large online quote comparison site Local Quoter have pledged their commitment to the future of a green Britain by offering its customers free quotes on solar panels for the home. Customers simply type in their requirements to receive free quick solar panel quotes from three local companies offering solar panel installation ...
As more and more mobile phone users look to upgrade their handsets for smarter models on a regular basis, dedicated recycling website Recycle.co.uk is helping people to exchange their unwanted handsets for money. The site allows consumers to compare exchange prices for phones online before swapping them for money.
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Specialist consumer goods recycling portal Recycle.co.uk has this week announced a re-launch of its offering to give consumers an improved goods recycling service. The website lets people promote their unwanted consumer items to other people who might have a use for them and also helps people to make money from ...
April 1st 2010
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An army of new urban beekeepers supported by The Co-operative could help to reverse the worrying decline in the British honeybee population.
As part of its on-going Plan Bee campaign, The Co-operative has today (1 March) announced a further £225,000 to fund bee research, as well as a step up in its ...
The massive resources being poured into environmentally damaging tar sands could kick start ambitious plans to supply Europe with solar energy f r o m North Africa or enable the world to hit half of the Millennium Development Goals in the 50 least developed countries, including averting four million child ...
New Battery Recycling Rules Receive Positive and Negative Reviews On February 1st new European Legislation was introduced governing the recycling of batteries but already manufacturers are making noises of discontent.
Under the new EU laws, retail stores selling over 32kg of batteries a year must provide in-store recycling bins to encourage ...
February 19th 2010
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Florida-based home improvement quote website Local Quoter America has announced a spike in the level of demand for environmentally friendly building materials since the start of 2010.
The company, which has its head office in Miami, said more and more households are looking to use ‘green’ building materials such as vinyl ...
npower hometeam has revealed that it has seen a six-fold increase in customers enquiring about replacement or new boilers since the announcement of the Government's boiler scrappage scheme.
Six times more appointments were booked through npower hometeam on the first day of
the Government scheme, compared to the previous day. The company, ...
January 14th 2010
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Boiler replacement grant scheme up and running – campaigners hope plan to encourage installation of latest, energy-efficient double glazing will be next.
More than 3,450 people have signed a petition calling on the government to introduce a double glazing scrappage scheme, just as the first applications are coming in from householders looking ...
npower has welcomed the start of the Government's home boiler scrappage scheme, and has pledged to continue its own, potentially doubling the savings offered to customers who choose to replace their boiler.
In December 2009 npower became the first energy supplier to launch its own boiler scrappage scheme. The combination of the two scrappage ...
npower has helped Bader Primary School and Ingleby Mill Primary School in Stockton-on-Tees to feel the warmth of the sun and lower energy bills this year thanks to its grant of £46,500 and the support of the Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council.
Bader Primary School, is home to 267 children aged between 4-11 ...
An npower funded project will see two historic villages owned by the National Trust attempt to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and energy bills as part of a community led programme. The initiative, which is similar to the government's Low Carbon Community Challenge, will show how major energy efficiency improvements are ...
Reflecting its strong commitment to providing valuable information about wildlife and wildlife conservation efforts, International Masters Publishers, Inc. (IMP) recently announced its support for wildlife conservation and education programs. IMP has made a generous donation to the Missouri-based Crown Ridge Tiger Sanctuary.
Crown Ridge was founded in 2004 by Joe Scott Sr. ...
