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1/3 of 'Extinct' Animals Turn Up Again

Conservationists are overestimating the number of species that have been driven to... more

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International Tiger Day September 26th 2010

2010 is the year of the tiger and sept 26th is International Tiger Day, but the sad... more

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conservationists...all talk no action??

Two-thirds of U.S. cities and counties consider the environment and energy... more

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Scientists Are Warning the Serengeti National Park (World's Last Great Wildlife Sanctuary) Is On the Road to Ruin

Scientists: Serengeti on road to ruin... more

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Sharks: Life or death in the Bahamas

A recent report that a seafood company in the Bahamas is considering shark finning has... more

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Save the Manatee Club Calls for Boaters' Help

The last of the big summer holidays is almost here. An upswing in boating traffic is... more

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State lawmakers set to pass bill encouraging green tech - Sacramento Environmental News | Examiner.com

It's voluntary with incentives to the insurance industry. Too soft an approach?

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Business does not need regulation to go greener - Sacramento Environmental News | Examiner.com

The bottom line rules. Even conservatives should learn to conserve.

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Weekly Mulch: Green Daydreams? A Clean Gulf, Energy Efficiency, and More

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium Blogger Yesterday, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) took... more

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Saving the sharks

David Ulloa is saving the sharks, while having a great time.

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Gulf Oil Spill Still Affects Millions of Birds [video]

This video discusses how the Gulf of Mexico oil spill continues to claim the lives of... more

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Lobster Dieoffs Linked to Chemicals in Plastics

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BBC News - 'Poo-powered' car seen on the streets of Bristol

No , it doesn't smell bad !

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Their site: http://store.mrelliepooh.com/grca.html
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This cool elephant dung paper will make your day. I found this company, Mr Ellie Pooh, a while ago while browsing the Green Festival and found out that they have all kinds of recycled elephant dung paper products, from greeting cards to note pads to stationary products, note boxes, notebooks, scrapbooks, photo albums, photo frames and even elephant poo pins and poo magnets. They have all kinds of paper products that's not only helping elephant conservation in Sri Lanka, but that's also green and eco-friendly because their dung is completely natural, biodegradable, compostable and recyclable. On top of that the end result is an acid-free paper. Another really neat thing they make is recycled business cards, made on an eco-friendly printing environment and, yes, also made out of elephant dung. And for those of you wondering: does elephant dung paper smell? I've the answer for you: absolutely not!

Highlights:
- Natural
- Acid-free
- Toxic-free
- Compostable
- Biodegradable
- 75% Elephant dung paper
- 25% post consumer paper
- Helps elephant conservation in Sri Lanka

Here's some more in depth info from their site:
Sri Lanka is home to about a tenth of the estimated global total of 40,000 Asian elephants in the wild. Elephants are not being killed in Sri Lanka for their tusks, as tuskers are rare; they are not being killed for meat, since no one eats elephant meat; they are not being killed for their hides, since there is no market for elephant hides in the leather industry. Instead, elephants are being killed simply because they interfere with agriculture. Since 1950, it is likely that more than 4,000 elephants have been destroyed as a direct consequence of the conflict between man and elephant.
The elephant is running out of space in Sri Lanka. Most of the protected areas inhabited by elephants are small, less than 1000 sq. Km in size (900 sq. Miles). Nevertheless, elephants, especially the bulls, may range over hundreds of square kilometers in the course of a season. Their sheer size and gargantuan appetite mean that elephants and people cannot live together where agriculture is the dominant form of land use, unless the damage they cause to farmers can be compensated. There are no easy solutions for resolving the human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka. Much will depend on how rural people perceive the worth of the elephant. to stop the wanton killing of elephants requires changing the perceptions of the farmers who suffer constant depredations from the animals. Many are now convinced that the only way elephants and human beings can exist successfully in the same environment is through finding ways to use the elephant as a sustainable economic resource.
Elephant dung may be that resource. It is a commodity that is freely available. On average, an adult elephant produces about 180-200 kg (500 lbs) of it per day. Moreover, it provides a way of converting a liability into an asset in conflict areas.
Until now, no one had any use for it. However, project Maximus, designed to manufacture paper from it, may help change the perception of the farmers of the economic value of the elephant in conflict areas.
Since an elephant’s diet is all vegetarian, the waste produced is basically raw cellulose. Thoroughly cleaned and processed, the cellulose is converted into a uniquely beautiful textured product, marketed as “Ellie Pooh Paper”. This acid free, linen-like papyrus-type paper can be formed into art and construction projects, notebooks, cards and assorted gift items where the only limitation is ones imagination. These products have proved extremely popular among many in the local population and among foreign tourists.
Although this paper may not completely resolve the ongoing human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka, its use for the benefit of the farmers who suffer from elephant depredations will certainly go some way in raising the tolerance of the farmers towards the elephant. If the elephant is used as an economic asset that contributes meaningfully to the welfare of the people, then the people themselves will not want to see it disappear from their area. In the final analysis, all of our conservation efforts will be futile if we do not have the support of the local communities. "Pachyderm Paper" can plan an important role in the conservation of its provider.Their site: http://store.mrelliepooh.com/grca.html Use 25% off coupon code: ecobold... more

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This Low-Flow, Dual Flush Toilet Uses Water From Washing Your Hands For Its Next Flush

This low-flow toilet still has the power to flush down potatoes -- and it uses... more

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Shark Celebration - Whale Sharks

Some people hype sharks - but at least one island in the Caribbean has turned sharks... more

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VIDEO Pete Seeger & Mark Ruffalo Protest Oil & Gas Industry

Folk music icon Pete Seeger and actor Mark Ruffalo joined elected officials and... more

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Stealth developer in Ontario set to evict seniors from their retirement home

In the sleepy hamlet of Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada, some local businessmen are... more

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Sharks: Getting closer, but will it save them?

By now, you may know the story of Emma, a 14-foot Tiger Shark in the Bahamas.... more

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The Responsible Bathroom Water Conservation Tour

The Responsible Bathroom Water Conservation Tour, sponsored by American Standard,... more

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