International Coastal Cleanup Top Tens

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October 15, 2013 0 Comments 3 tags

Last September 21, volunteers around the world took part in the International Coastal Cleanup Day. Here are three top ten lists for International Coastal Cleanup Day that highlight the need

Meet PhoneBlok, the Repairable (Concept) Smartphone

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October 12, 2013 0 Comments 3 tags

What if you could take “blocks” of battery, memory storage, camera, GPS, and other features and put them together into one customizable and repairable mobile phone? The idea sounds like

Norway Announces Intent to Shift World’s Largest Wealth Fund to Renewable Investments

October 10, 2013 0 Comments 3 tags

WWF commended the Norwegian government’s announcement regarding its consideration to invest the country’s sovereign wealth fund in renewable energy. Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund is currently the largest in the world

Interesting Ways to Study Climate Change

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September 30, 2013 0 Comments 3 tags

From exacerbating extreme weather events to endangering our favorite foods, the effects of climate change are widespread and readily observed. This has provided scientists with a great range of data

The New “Coca Cola Life”: All-Natural or Greenwash?

September 24, 2013 0 Comments 3 tags

via Coca Cola Life With its earth tone saturated logo and green, outdoorsy background accentuated with the occasional bunch of flowers and grass, the all new Coca Cola product screams

Philippines Becomes First Non-African Country to Destroy Seized Ivory Stockpiles

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September 19, 2013 0 Comments 4 tags

Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons The Philippines became the first non-African country in the world to destroy its stockpiles of seized ivory, National Geographic reports. Earlier this year the Philippine government gave the

ENN Shines Spotlight on Crowdfunding Campaign “6 Oceans”

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September 11, 2013 0 Comments 4 tags

Bubble Anemone in Indonesia. Photo Credit: Some rights reserved by prilfish via Flickr. “ENN is not in the business of assisting crowdfunding efforts. Now and then, however, an idea is

Shore It Up! International Coastal Cleanup 2013

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September 5, 2013 0 Comments 2 tags

Photo Credit: Greengirl24 via Flickr. As promised, here is my take on our local International Coastal Cleanup last Saturday. Let the photos tell the story of the challenge of a