| EU Must Not Give Way On Road To Fuel Efficiency Brussels - Green campaigners have recently urged the European Union to ‘push for fuel efficiency’ and agree tough targets for reducing the fuel consumption of cars. As European officials come under mounting pressure from car manufacturers to weaken proposed legislation, Friends of the Earth and othe ... 13 hours ago · Prism Webcast News · prismwebcastnews.com by Tremane Barr  2 references |
| European Pesticides Directive A directive being proposed by the European Commission is designed to reduce the level of toxic chemicals in food. Elliott Cannell, a spokesperson for Pesticide Action Network Europe, said: ‘The UK Government’s approach to pesticide legislation is extremely disappointing… Cancer is the second biggest ... 13 hours ago · Prism Webcast News · prismwebcastnews.com by Tremane Barr 2 references |
| Big Oil Gives $3.6m to RNC, RNC to Spend $3m in Attack Ads on ... Washington, D.C.—The media is reporting that an arm of the Republican National Committee (RNC) is poised to launch $3 million in ads attacking Barack Obama on the issue of energy security. The ads are due to begin on Sunday in the battleground states of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. C ... 13 hours ago · Prism Webcast News · prismwebcastnews.com by Tremane Barr 2 references |
| One Man’s Trash Could Be Your Treasure Today’s Independence Day – a day of not only recognition of our country’s independence but also, a time to celebrate summer traditions: grilling, fireworks, parades, etc. Another summertime staple is garage sales. Face it, without them, summer just wouldn’t be summer. While in my younger days, follo ... 16 hours ago · Greenzone Online · greenzoneonline.com by DivyaA |
| Musings on My Trip to Italy July 4th already, how did that happen? (Happy Birthday United States!). Time goes by quickly in the summertime, especially after a long trip. My wife and I spent a month in Italy over this May and June and it's taken me longer than I anticipated to re-focus on the tasks at hand, such as regular blog ... 17 hours ago · What's Your Ecotype? · whatsyourecotype.blogspot.com by Ian Parnell () 2 references |
| Garnaut Report on Climate Change mitigation in Australia published Professor Ross Garnaut has issued his report and recommendations on Climate Change to the Australian Government. This is a link to a special section in the Australian. Adam has yet to read all the material, but Garnaut recommends action by 2010. Adam is unclear on the view taken on farm emissions at ... 17 hours ago · The Inquiring Mind · adamsmith.wordpress.com by adamsmith1922 19 references |
| Now there is a way 3: Send your cork to Terra Cycle If you are big wine lovers like us, you must go through the similar dilemma. What do we do with all these corks? Seems like we can compost them ( link) but there is a way to " upcycle" it. We just signed up for Cork Recycling at TerraCycle. (there are 44 spots still available to participate in this ... 17 hours ago · wakako · toybox.typepad.com by wakako takagi |
