BURLINGTON, VT - March 24, 2009 - Seventh Generation is announcing Youth Bank, a micro business incubator for street youth in the world's megacities, as the grand prize winner of the company's Spheres of Influence Contest. Seventh Generation is the nation's top provider of environmentally preferable non-toxic household products and a pioneer in the corporate responsibility movement.
L'équipe du Petit Parisien a décidé d'acheter des crédits de carbonne pour compenser les émissions de Co2 que son service de traiteur produit.
The European Wind Day is going global in 2009. On 15 June five continents will be united by events, conferences, parties and contests celebrating and promoting this clean, infinite, no-fuel energy source.
Today the European Commission recognised offshore wind energy as a key technology in Europe’s attempt to stimulate the Union’s economies. The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) considers that the €500mn in “smart investment” to specific offshore projects that the EC has earmarked is money well spent. All projects are in an advanced stage of development and could make a real contribution to the economic recovery.
Dozens of events around the world today marked the launch of the campaign for Earth Hour 2009, a global climate event for which 74 cities in 62 countries have already committed to switch off their lights at 8:30pm on March 28.
Simple® Shoes introduces the use of Unbleached Hemp to reduce their ecological footprint.
Simple® Shoes is excited to announce a collaboration with Laguna Beach,California based company “The Ryde” for Spring 2009.
Simple® Shoes introduces the use of Silk to their Green Toe and ecoSNEAKS collections
Simple® Shoes teams up again with surfer/photographer Joe Curren for new surf-inspired ecoSNEAKS prints
Simple® Shoes is continuing to make new strides infinding eco-friendlier ways to make great lookingfootwear. For the Spring 2009 season, we are introducingGlue-Free Assembly to several styles in our Green Toe™collection.
At Simple® Shoes we believe how we make our shoes is just as important as WHY wemake them. Our Spring 2009 collection demonstrates the next step to our commitment to making our products 100% sustainable.
At their Summit today, the EU Heads of State endorsed the 20% mandatory targets for renewables agreed on Tuesday and adopted a general principle of 100% auctioning of CO2 allowances in the power sector. The two measures will be forceful drivers for Europe's wind power industry, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
