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Sustainable lifestyles: Los Angeles achieves massive reduction in water consumption

Wednesday, 09 December 2009 22:11

This past June, the city of Los Angeles implemented new water consumption restrictions managing to reduce water consumption by more than 18%. This decrease in water consumption between June and October of this last year resulted in the smallest water consumption over that time period in the last 18 years, even with the population of L.A. growing by about 500,000 in that time.

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Towards sustainable living: Reducing packaging waste

Tuesday, 08 December 2009 18:09

Whether it is the plastic bottles that hold bottled water, or the paper bags that hold your groceries, all product packaging has some impact on the Earth. Life-cycle evaluation of both products and their packaging is an important component of achieving sustainable patterns of production and consumption and safeguarding Earth's ecosystems.

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"Please Help the World": Video Introduction to the UN Climate Conference

Monday, 07 December 2009 22:06

The United Nations Climate Change Conference began today in Copenhagen, Denmark. The introductory video for the conference, "Please Help the World", provides a compelling call to action, centered around the responsibility of current generations to future generations, with young children leading the way. The video was made by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Take a look and let us know what you think in the comments section.

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Logging Cooperative in Brazil Promotes Ecological Integrity

Friday, 04 December 2009 18:55

In an effort that addresses the second principle of the Earth Charter, "Ecological Integrity", a local cooperative in the heart of Brazil's Amazon is pioneering sustainable forestry.


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The Earth Charter in Action: Lazy Duck Pond

Thursday, 03 December 2009 17:45

Lazy Duck Pond before Adopt-A-Pond project.

Today we wanted to highlight a great story from an Earth Charter volunteer about how she incorporated the Earth Charter into her life. This is from Sue Gould of Land O'Lakes, Florida:

The Earth Charter really can make a difference in your life – and following the Earth Charter Principles continues to bring more and more benefits. I learned this from working with my Land O’ Lakes, Florida, neighbors over the past year.


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