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The 5th Crime against Humanity

an end to ecocide

  Under rules of the European Commission, or EC, a European Citizen’s Initiative (ECI) allows EU residents to collaborate in designing EU law and policy. Effective April 1, 2012, the provision is part of the Treaty of Lisbon and aims at expanding “direct democracy” among its members. The current initiative, operating under … [Read more...]

What Could You Buy In Kmart That is Worth The Life Of A Shark?

On March 6th a five foot long white-tipped shark flown from New York to Los Angeles to be used in the filming of a Kmart commercial exhibited signs of stress on the set and ultimately died. The shark was treated on set by the trainer and then taken to a specialist to no avail. According to a source cited by the Los Angeles Times, … [Read more...]

Thanks For Helping Us With Green Schools For The Future

Our Green Schools for the Future forum is now launched and this post is especially reserved to thank the businesses and the people who are currently helping us to raise the funds for greening up schools.     Many thanks so far to the following who are helping us to get off to a great start Dave Hampton: The Carbon … [Read more...]

Pay It Forward or Payback? Influence And The Principle of Reciprocity

The principle of reciprocity is a powerful way to influence. It's one of the six psychological principles of persuasion. It's a means of give and take.  Sort of a "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" thinking. But there's another expression you're probably familiar with... "You get what you pay for!"  It's all about how you … [Read more...]

The Green School Dream in Bali

Teaching the children about the environment and the world they live in is something I'm passionate about. John and Cynthia Hardy are acting on their convictions, echoing my plea to get the kids involved in learning more than just the basics of language (English in this case), math and science. The kids are also getting creative arts … [Read more...]

Raising Finance with Crowd Funding

You might be an entrepreneur, artist, or just a regular person with a great idea and can't get it off the ground because you don't have access to financing. It used to be that you had to rely on the three F's, friends, family and friends of family. For too many reasons to get into, it always isn't a good idea to go around asking all of … [Read more...]

Green Schools for the Future Forum is now launched

In line with our grants for schools for the future our much awaited Green Schools for the Future forum is now ready and waiting for you to join. Green Schools crowd funding forums, getting kids parents, communities and educators back in touch with nature. Everyone and every ethical business is welcome to join us and of course it is … [Read more...]

Environmental Toxin Bisphenol A (BPA): Brain Damage in a Bottle

BPA toxins in the briain

BPA Now Widely Used And In the Foodchain Like far too many environmental toxins, bisphenol A or BPA entered the human food chain with all the stealth of a government spy trying to isolate a leak at the topmost echelons of an administration. First isolated in 1891 by a Russian scientist, Aleksandr Dianin, it wasn’t until the 1930s … [Read more...]

Greener Pastures: Eco-Tourism in Northeast India

Vaihav Todi and Neil Barooah Founders of Greener Pastures Eco Tourism India

Greener Pastures is an ecotourism enterprise based in Northeast India which is engaged in promoting travel, conservation and sustainability in remote & exotic destinations. How it started: Founded in the winters of 2011 by two friends, I and Neil, Greener Pastures was formed out of an urgent need to preserve the very rich bio … [Read more...]

WEEE Recycling Initiative Based On An Ethical Ethos Of Two Good Friends

Phil Gibbs and Paul Turbutt 
Co Owners and Directors of Pure Planet Recycling

  The idea of an electrical waste recycling business was that of my business partner, who I met whilst working for a national waste management company. I was based in IT, whilst Paul was in working in the training and business systems department.  It was an idea conceived after a couple of things: hearing of European … [Read more...]