Children birthday parties can be extremely wasteful affairs, leaving in their wake piles of disposable dishes and cutlery, bags of plastic packaging and torn wrapping paper, and a bunch of mediocre and useless gifts the child could probably do without. Is there a way to turn your child's next birthday gathering into a celebration of the planet?
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How to Improve your Birthday Parties and Help the Planet
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Submitted by lfokp on Fri, 2008-03-21 16:18. | Tags: take action | communities | green parties | networks
NPR's Greenwash Brigade Debunks Cooperate Green Claims
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Corporate America is cashing in on their customer's desire to do good by selling more products through corporate responsibility campaigns. Is this concept a movement that could transform American business, or are consumers seeing through it?
Submitted by Crystal Vilkaitis on Mon, 2007-12-17 20:09. | Tags: business | communities | corporate | corporate responsibility | environmental
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An Interview with Dr. James Hansen
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World's leading climate scientist shares ideas about coal, youth engagement, carbon sequestration, and China. Calls for a Coal Moratorium, action from youth activists.
Submitted by ItsGettingHotinHere on Mon, 2007-08-13 19:20. | Tags: science | china | Climate Science | climatechange | coal | communities | Dirty Energy | Events | Extraction | globalwarming | Politics