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Cleantech Challenge Mexico 2012: Funds Green Startups in Mexico

Veronica French — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:28:58 +0000

San Francisco has it, so does Boston, London, Australia and South Africa, and now Mexico. Cleantech competitions have turned into a global trend over night, creating a forum where entrepreneurs can showcase their inventions, share ideas, learn from their peers and experts, and best of all, get financed. In its third edition, the Cleantech Challenge Mexico seeks to once again support Mexican cleantech and green entrepreneurs to kick-start their businesses.

Organic vs. Conventional: Can We Feed the World?

Jennifer Lance — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:58:57 +0000

Population growth is a huge strain on the environment. Reducing family size is vital to saving the Earth, no matter how much the notion upsets some folks. Feeding the world‘s 7,013,987,392 people is a challenge and often cited as to why organic food is not as green as consumers believe. In my opinion, this is [...]

Organic vs. Conventional: Can We Feed the World? is a post from: Eco Child's Play

Disaster Response a Major Issue in the Melting Arctic

Glacier.Analytics — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:12:05 +0000

Disaster response in the melting Arctic lags far behind the challenges posed by this rapidly evolving, climate change-created world. This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article ...

How at Risk is Thailand from a Devastating Earthquake?

Joseph Dunsay — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:57:18 +0000

An earthquake in Thailand focused attention on emergency preparedness. Improvements would reduce the risk of casualties in Bangkok and coastal provinces. This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted vers...

Wonderbag Cooking: Reduces Carbon Emissions With Business Opportunities in Developing Countries

Priti Ambani — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:27:09 +0000

A Wonderbag is a heat retention cooking bag. Wonderbag's clever insulating properties allow food that has been brought to the boil to finish cooking while in the bag without the use of additional energy.

Do I Need This? New Documentary Questions Consumerism

Simone Preuss — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:02:44 +0000

We're targeted by more than 1,500 commercial messages each day, so the question we should be asking ourselves before buying is: do I need this? This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the...

Mothers Against Fracking

Jennifer Lance — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:33:26 +0000

Fracking sounds like such a dirty word, and it is. I don’t want my kids using it. Even though it is not a curse word, it is one of the dirtiest words I know literally! What is fracking? It’s not the latest teenage slang word; it describes a mining process that is polluting our earth [...]

Mothers Against Fracking is a post from: Eco Child's Play

Hank D and the Bee: May Make May Their Vake (-ation)

Joe Mohr — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:21:07 +0000

Catch up on the rest of the Hank D and the Bee series at JoeMohrToons.com. For cartoon updates and other green goings-on, follow Joe on Twitter @GreenCartoons. See you in June! Hank D and the Bee: May Make May Their Vake (-ation) is a post from: Eco Child's Play

Hank D and the Bee: May Make May Their Vake (-ation) is a post from: Eco Child's Play

Diplomacy Vs Activism: The Big Debate Around Nuclear Power

Joseph Dunsay — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:10:52 +0000

Opinions differ over the best way to supply national energy grids. How can we resolve this dispute that surrounds nuclear power? This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article

The Truth Behind the Ethnic Conflict in South Sudan

yvonne.mcarthur — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:41:02 +0000

The root cause for the ethnic clashes in South Sudan may be genocide, not reciprocal cattle raiding, says an expert on the region. Here's what the media isn't reporting. This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full...