Taking an Environmental Stand

"Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he's been given. But up to now he hasn't been a creator, only a destroyer. Forests keep disappearing, rivers dry up, wild life's become extinct, the climate's ruined and the land grows poorer and uglier every day." ~Anton Chekhov, Uncle Vanya, 1897

Over the last 40 years, the scientific community has become increasingly vocal on the subject of our destructive behaviour towards the environment. In 1962, Rachael Carson's Silent Spring began sounding the alarm. In 1992, scientists (including over half of all Nobel Prize winners) issued a stern warning. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are now correct, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet. In 2006, the movie An Inconvenient Truth starkly portrays a tail-spin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced.

Environmentally friendly" is a modern term that applies to any product, action or lifestyle that is designed to keep from harming the environment. Whether it be through recycling, conserving energy, composting, switching from chemical to natural cleaners, using sustainable building materials, preserving wildlife and natural areas or simply purchasing less and reusing more, there are hundreds of ways to live an eco-friendly life. Even just a few small changes in your everyday life can lead to great protection for our planet.

The aim of this site is to be an information resource center to promote awareness of the need for environmental care, and to encourage and offer suggestion on how to include ' being green' in every day life.

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DENR, Albay sign climate adaptation deal - Manila Bulletin


DENR, Albay sign climate adaptation deal
Manila Bulletin
The signing of the moa on Comprehensive Partnership on Climate Change and Countryside Development was led by Environment Undersecretary Demetrio Ignacio and ...

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ECOWAS Sub-Regional Worshop On Climate Change Opens In Accra - Modern Ghana


ECOWAS Sub-Regional Worshop On Climate Change Opens In Accra
Modern Ghana
A three-day workshop has opened in Accra yesterday in an effort to find solutions to the problems posed by climate change. ...

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China joins carbon tax protest - Financial Times


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China joins carbon tax protest
Financial Times
“It has always been China's position that the international society should fight climate change together, but the proposal of some developed countries to ...
China opposes imposing carbon tariffs on imported productsXinhua

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Green-industrial complex gets rich from carbon laws - The Australian


Green-industrial complex gets rich from carbon laws
The Australian
In its 2007 report, The Business of Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities, Lehman expressed hope that it might become a "prime brokerage for (carbon) ...

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Veritable Listeria - The Monthly (subscription)


Veritable Listeria
The Monthly (subscription)
My sister recently became the minister for cancer, women and climate change in the New South Wales government. That is an absurd thing for any person to ...

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Fatal flaw in Turnbull's climate compromise - Brisbane Times


Fatal flaw in Turnbull's climate compromise
Brisbane Times
Most importantly, Barack Obama is allowing the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate carbon emissions under the Clean Air Act. This idea is regarded ...

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Environment Groups Find Less Support on Court - New York Times


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Environment Groups Find Less Support on Court
New York Times
“The real test will come when the Obama administration tries to implement new legislation, like the climate change legislation, assuming it passes” the ...

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