USA’s Environmental Protection Agency has given the okay signal for the cleanup process of the White Chemical Corporation Superfund site’s contaminated ground water. The site is in Newark, New Jersey, and is built over the area wherein the ground water is extremely contaminated, which is ruining the ecological balance of the entire environment. … [Read more...]
Environmental Protection Agency of USA Finalized Cleanup Plan for Newark
October 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Eco-friendly Art to Save the Marine Environment
October 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Marie Weichman, an art professor at Olympic College, Bremerton, had watched whales during her visit to Hawaii. She was inspired to create an art piece symbolizing the bond that humans share with marine life. … [Read more...]
Kennedy Jr.’s Speech on Environmentalism
September 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Robert F. Kennedy who is an American environmental activist, radio host and attorney, hosted a convention held on 21st Sept ’12 at the University School of Law. He highlighted how unfair business practices adversely affect the environment. … [Read more...]
Health Fair for a Healthy Lifestyle
September 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Do you wish to improve your lifestyle? You can begin by taking heath-tips at the Fourth Annual celebration of Fox Valley Holistic Health held at St. Geneva. … [Read more...]
Access to Healthy and Organic Food is a Major Obstacle in Toronto
September 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Something that the people in Toronto tend to worry about is how to access fresh, affordable and healthy food. For some of the Toronto people, it is quite simple to gain access to these health foods by just walking into the nearest Loblaw store or the street market, along with their wholesale reusable bags. … [Read more...]
Over $1.08 Million in the US Goes For Children’s ‘Green’ Education
September 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In the past few years, quite a few multinational companies have started going green and becoming eco-friendly, and making this their marketing campaign’s tagline. Most of the companies these days are mainly focusing on improving the world by using eco-friendly promotional items, going solar and recycling. People are also bicycling, using resources wisely and driving electric cars. … [Read more...]
Grocery Chain Kroger Highlights All its Achievements in the Sustainability Report
September 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Kroger, which is a famous grocery giant located in the Southern and Mid-Western part of theUnited States of America, has finally released the company’s sixth yearly sustainability report. The associates of Kroger have embraced sustainability in all of their daily business practices right from the day they joined the company, claimed CEO and chairman of Kroger, David Dillon. Looking at the results … [Read more...]
Students of NYU Pledge to Reduce Energy Consumption
September 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Over thousand students signed a pledge to work towards decreasing the energy usage in theNew YorkUniversitythis semester. The initiative is called Take the Pledge, which began this month as part of brand new approach towards decreasing the energy consumption during the fall period. Manager of the New York University Sustainability Initiatives, Jeremy Friedman, said that in the past all efforts for … [Read more...]
Clean Air Excellence Award Given to SC Johnson
September 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It was declared today that SC Johnson has been awarded the Clear Air Excellence Award for 2012 for its long standing commitment to the environment. The award was presented by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the yearly award honors recognized the outstanding and innovative efforts in order to help achieve cleaner air. … [Read more...]
San Francisco Court Says Yes to Extension on Bag Ban
September 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A lower court in San Francisco has given its approval to extend the five-year plastic bag ban in all retail stores, which is bound to go into effect from October, as per the schedule. The attorney for the Save the Plastic Bag Coalition, Stephen Joseph, said on September 19th that he will once again take the case and approach the First District Court of Appeals, wherein the coalition also has a … [Read more...]