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To go along with Kate's post on biking to work, check out what one book store is doing to reduce its ecological footprint: From Shelf Awareness, the book world's daily e-newsletter: Cool Idea of the Day: The Bicycle as Bookstore...

In efforts to reduce my ecological footprint, I recently resolved to go to the bathroom outside (No. 1 only) whenever reasonable. I implemented this new life goal on Friday, and over the weekend avoided the toilet on eight occasions that I can remember,[...]

Lead found in hunting ammunition and fishing tackle may be harming the environment. Via Green Living Review: Large quantities of lead ammunition and fishing tackle are produced annually -- the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that roughly 72,600[...]

Dr. Jayant Baliga is a man of average size, but he probably has the world's smallest footprint. Carbon footprint, that is.Baliga, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at N.C. State, i... See more on...

The sister film of URBAN EARTH: SALISBURY this film starts at the edge of the city's footprint and travels to the city centre.

Team Robotree includes Dan Tran (left), Media Ridha (bottom centre) taken just before Drake Birmann (top centre), and Ryan Morrison (right) left for tree planting in Northern Ontario for the summer. The students are from Fanshawe College and the University[...]

–The same solution that we (used to) use to fund our health care system will work to solve the environmental solution. Tax those that make a profit off of emissions and use that money to invest in green public infrastructure. We must not tax the poor[...]

The National Post editorial board debate the large carbon footprint of the well-to-do and kids smoking fruit-flavoured cigarillos

China’s average ecological footprint has doubled since the 1960s and now demands more than two times what the country’s ecosystems can sustainably supply, a new report released today finds.

Organization: Global Creek (www.aglobalcreek.com) Location: Hone Creek, (circa Puerto Viejo de Talamanca), Limon, Costa Rica Type- of Position: Work-Exchange with Stipend and more possibilities Interested in joining an all new environmental education[...]