In Switchboard, from NRDC - Posted 1 week ago

Ah, Home Star the legislative proposal that has eaten all my time over the last six months. What more is there to say? Creates jobs! Slashes...

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In Triple Pundit - Posted 1 week ago

In recent years, after the initial honeymoon of broader consumer interest in all things green, it's now settled squarely in the space of prove it t...

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In Green Home Building - Posted 1 week ago

Guest blogger, Dan Grifen, has written the following:The world is in a constant state of flux and the environment is no different. Lately, it seems as...

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In Mongabay.com: Environment News - Posted 3 weeks ago

Unilever has told Indonesian suppliers to stop sourcing palm oil from Duta Palma due to concerns over deforestation, reports Reuters....

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In Mongabay.com: Environment News - Posted 3 weeks ago

In less than a generation oil palm cultivation has emerged as a leading form of land use in tropical forests, especially in Southeast Asia. Rising glo...

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In Mongabay.com: Environment News - Posted 5 weeks ago

An initiative that aims to root out deforestation by increasing the transparency of global supply chains released the results of its first survey on W...

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In Mongabay.com: Environment News - Posted 5 weeks ago

For the first time, sales of certified sustainable palm oil have nearly met production, reports the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a group...

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In Mongabay.com: Energy News - Posted 6 weeks ago

Only 4 percent of biofuel imported for use in the UK meets the environmental sustainability standard set by the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (R...

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In Mongabay.com: Environment News - Posted 6 weeks ago

Only 4 percent of biofuel imported for use in the UK meets the environmental sustainability standard set by the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (R...

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In Open Congress: Congress Gossip Blog - Posted 6 weeks ago

After the Supreme Court ruled last week that corporations and unions should be allowed to spend unlimited amounts of money on political ads, Rep. Alan...

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