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Regulators File Lawsuit Against Alleged 'Green' Investment Ponzi Scheme
Read the full post at Green Inc. Federal regulators have accused four people and two companies of using bogus claims about “green initiatives” to entice more than 300 investors into what was really a $30 million Ponzi scheme.
Posted in Green Business, Greenwashing
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A Climate Communicator's Indian Journey
Read the full post at Dot Earth. Eric Roston, a former Time magazine journalist and author of “ The Carbon Age,” spent three weeks roaming India at the invitation of the United States State Department to explore and talk about … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, International
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EPA Announces Environmental Justice Showcase Communities
U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced a national initiative to address environmental justice challenges in 10 communities. EPA has committed $1 million to this effort over the next two years. “These 10 communities will serve as … Continue reading
Nominations open for the 2010 Richard C. Bartlett Environmental Education Award
The Richard C. Bartlett Award is presented annually by the National Environmental Education Foundation to an outstanding teacher who has successfully integrated environmental education into his or her daily curriculum. The 2010 prize will be given to a high school … Continue reading
Posted in Awards & contests, Schools
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Eco-Dos: Green Beauty Salons and Hair Products Are a Growing Business
Read the full story in Scientific American. Traditional hair dyes and many shampoos contain harmful synthetic chemicals that are routinely used on customers’ scalps and then washed down the drain where they can accumulate in waterways, soils and even our … Continue reading
Posted in Green Lifestyle
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U.S. EPA Makes Available Data on Compliance with Hazardous Waste, Air Regulations
Via Docuticker. U.S. EPA Makes Available Data on Compliance with Hazardous Waste, Air Regulations Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new information on EPA and state enforcement of hazardous waste and air regulations. In … Continue reading
Posted in Regulation, Statistics
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Can Alternative Energy Save the Economy and the Climate?
Read the full story in Scientific American. The “new energy” economy rolls forward even as hopes for an international deal to combat climate change at Copenhagen shift into reverse.
Posted in Climate Change, Renewable Energy
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Special Environmental Justice Issue of the American Journal of Public Health
Via the RFF Library Blog. American Journal of Public Health free special online issue on environmental justice. — November 1 2009, Volume 99, S3 http://ajph.aphapublications.org/content/vol99/issueS3/ [EPA press release] A new resource is available to those working for environmental and occupational … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental justice, Publications
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Take Care Using the Word 'Sustainability'
Read the full story at GreenBiz. Why do some people bluster when you talk about sustainability while others get excited? Consider the question: “How’s your marriage?” Answer: “Fine, it’s sustainable.” Huh? The terms and concepts of sustainability, and corporate social … Continue reading
Posted in Green Business
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Banker Seeks to Put a Price on Nature
Read the full post at Green Inc. According to Pavan Sukhdev, a banker working with the United Nations Environment Program, putting a price on the world’s trees, water stores and other natural resources will be the most cost-effective way of … Continue reading
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