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Leanne Marshall offers eco-friendly line for Bluefly

Posted by AditiJ on 09/07/2009

Leanne Marshall, season five winner of Project Runway, is finally out with her eco-friendly line for Bluefly. Depicting her flair for color and drape, the collection features a bold and vibrant color palette that includes pink, blue and purple hues...

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Carbon Footprint Tracking Model Offered

Posted by Environmental Leader on 08/07/2009

In the wake of the UK government’s launch of its carbon reduction goals, aimed at achieving an 80 percent reduction of carbon emissions by 2050, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) has developed a carbon emissions reporting model as a guideline for UK businesses for climate change and greenhou ...

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Happy Planet Index shows Costa Rica as the happiest and greenest nation

Posted by AditiJ on 08/07/2009

A study conducted by the New Economics Foundation using the Happy Planet Index determined that Costa Rica is the greenest and the happiest place in the world. The HPI measures happiness by considering three variables: happiness, ecological footprints.

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Project Sol'R enables solar blimp to cross English Channel, hopefully!

Posted by DeshRaj on 07/07/2009

French engineers are up for the test flight of a solar blimp dubbed Nephelios. If all goes well, Project SolR is hopeful of crossing the English Channel in less than an hour on this zero-emission airship. No solar powered airship has ever crossed...

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Silver Mountain Vineyards Goes to 100% Solar Energy

Posted by Environmental Leader on 06/07/2009

Silver Mountain Vineyards, a certified organic vineyard and winery in the Santa Cruz Mountains has joined the small but growing ranks of California growers and wineries to install solar systems to power their operations. The newly installed 46-kilowatt solar system will generate 100 percent of th ...

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