10 Simple Steps to Reduce Your Pet’s Carbon Pawprint

From the 8 billion pounds of kitty litter heading to landfills each year to the effects of a pet’s carnivorous diet, pet parents should be aware of the substantial carbon footprint left by pets. To address this important matter, PETCO has developed an exclusive partnership with Greenwala.com, the leading online resource empowering people to go “green”. With the help of both Greenwala.com and Tracie Hotchner, author and host of NPR’s Gracie-Award winning show, “Cat Chat” on Sirius Radio, PETCO has compiled a list of simple ways to reduce the environmental impact of pets.

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Biodiversity, Climate Change and You

EEA Signals 2010 tells six stories about people and the environmental issues they live with today. These ‘eyewitnesses’ invite you on a journey to both familiar and distant places looking again at the foundations of life on earth — water, soil and air. Although their observations are personal and local, their plight is common and global.
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Going green to be seen

New research shows a new trend that people will forgo luxury for green products when status is at stake.

Why do people purchase pro-environmental “green” products? Do we buy them because we care about the planet, or because they enhance our image? A new study, co-authored by Bram Van den Bergh from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, has found that for many people, environmentally-friendly products, like fair trade coffee and hybrid cars, are merely status symbols.
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Tags: climate change, eco, environment, global warming, green, luxury, products, shopping, status, status symbols

10 Best Eco-Adventure Destinations in India

India is one of the most popular destinations of Adventure Sports and Ecotourism. Thrillophilia Adventure is the first service provider in India dealing with adventure-related activities on a pan-India level. Thrillophilia Adventure have pioneered into adventure travel throughout the Indian Himalaya, Western Ghats, Deserts, offering the widest range of adventure tours, from soft adventure, eco-tourism trips to challenging expedition travel.
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Tags: adventrues, climate change, eco, eco-tourism, global warming, holdiay, india, Nature, tourism

AIR FORCE ONE EMMISSIONS FROM FLIGHT TO COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CONFERENCE TO BE OFFSET BY LIMEGREEN EARTH

LimeGreen Earth, Inc. announced today that it will offset the carbon emitted by President Obama’s flight on Air Force One to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP15 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The conference, which began on December 7, has brought together diplomats from 192 nations to discuss the global reduction of carbon emissions.
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Copenhagen – the greenest major city in Europe

Copenhagen is the “greenest” major city in Europe, followed by Stockholm, Oslo, Vienna, and Amsterdam. This is the conclusion reached by a unique study of the environmental sustainability of 30 major cities in 30 European countries that Siemens presented during the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. In addition to analysing these cities’ achievements and objectives in the area of environmental and climate protection, the European Green City Index makes the differences transparent. The study evaluates the 30 cities in eight categories: C02 emissions; energy; buildings; transportation; water; air quality; waste and land use; and environmental governance. “We support the cities’ efforts to achieve efficient climate protection by providing them with comprehensive standardised data,” said Dr. Reinhold Achatz, head of Corporate Research and Technologies, the central research unit of Siemens AG. London is ranked 11th in the study.
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New Fan Cans Recycling Containers Continue to Support Coca-Colas Sustainability Efforts with NFL and NCAA Football Teams

Fan Cans, LLC is once again helping Coca-Cola make a positive difference in the world by expanding the supporting role first played this baseball season in Coke’s “Give It Back” sustainability campaign. Coca-Cola North America and Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated recently purchased more Fan Cans – this time with lids shaped like football player helmets – for the Baltimore Ravens, Washington Redskins, and NC State Wolfpack. The innovative football-themed recycling containers grab fan attention, making it easier for Coca-Cola to achieve its long-term goal of collecting and reusing 100% of its bottles and cans.
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Keep Your Home Warm this Winter and Your Energy Bills Down

It’s starting to feel a lot like winter. With cooler days and nights approaching, now is the best time to prepare your home for colder months. By taking a few steps to winterize your home ahead of time, you’ll be able to keep your energy bills lower and your house cozy and warm all season long. Green Mountain Energy Company offers these seven tips for more efficient energy use that anyone can do for very little cost.
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Green Living Expert Annie B. Bonds Natural Flu Protection Kit

Pacific Sands, Inc (OTCBB: PFSD) is pleased to present The Natural Flu Protection Kit, the first product to emerge from the company’s partnership with Annie B Bond and GreenChiCafé.com.

Annie B. Bond is called the foremost expert on green living by Body & Soul Magazine, and is the best-selling author of five books, including Clean & Green, Better Basics for the Home, and Home Enlightenment. Pacific Sands, Inc. manufactures, markets and sells a broad range of environmentally-friendly products. The partnership is designed to provide information, products, and inspiration for helping people put the green lifestyle into practice.
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Niagara Conservation EcoKits: The Holiday Gift That Helps Everyone Go Green

Every drip from a leaky faucet, draft through the edges of an old window, or flush down a water-guzzling toilet costs money that many don’t have to spare during an economy that continues to challenge many American households. The good news is that there are easy, affordable fixes for many of the problems that cause extra utility costs in our homes. Gift-givers can pass those fixes on to their friends and family by giving Niagara Conservation Green House EcoKits for the holidays this year.
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