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Threatened Brazilian Savannah Is Subject of New WWF Campaign

May 12, 2011

As the debate on Brazil’s Forest Code rages on – and sadly it has seen protection for the country’s forests being watered down by the agribusiness lobby in congress – a new campaign to save the country’s savannah seems very timely. WWF has launched a video to raise awareness about Cerrado, a huge swath of [...]

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Make an Environmental Film in 48 Hours

January 4, 2011

If you started 2011 feeling a rush of green creativity, you can let your artistic juices flow through the 48 Go Green film challenge. Technorati Tags: 48 Go Green, Green film competition Related Posts:No Related Posts Found! Go find some…

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The Difference Between Renewable and Sustainable

September 22, 2010

Climate change, renewable energy, green this, eco that … We are constantly flooded with information about the need to shift towards a different, planet-friendly economy in order to preserve the atmospheric condition in which life as we know it can thrive. Technorati Tags: Clean energy, Deforestation, food, sustainability Related Posts:Get Your Energy Plan in Order [...]

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Biomass incinerator stirs controversy in Florida

September 1, 2010

A trial held last week in Gainesville, Florida, pits anti-biomass opponents against the state and an out-of-state company. Technorati Tags: American Renewables, Florida, Forestry, Gainsville incinerator Related Posts:Australian region kicks off the year with solar power feed-in tariff scheme

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Dispatch from Brazil: the energy issue

July 28, 2010

Brazil takes a lot of pride in the fact that 48% of its energy matrix is renewable, mostly thanks to hydropower, the source of 80% of the electricity consumed in the country, and ethanol, which has been powering vehicles in the country since the late 1970s. In Brazil, energy accounts for only 2.5% of the [...]

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