It's time to put energy efficiency at the center of the economic and environmental discussion. We must seize the opportunity and adopt bold plans to reduce energy consumption on an economy-wide scale.
By Michael Sciortino - Environmental and Energy Study Institute

Traditionally celebrated by having a family barbeque or going to the beach, this year's Australia Day - marked nationwide on 26 January - is all about going carbon neutral for some of the country's best-known cities, companies and community initiatives.
Courtesy United Nations Environment Programme

Better Place, the world's leading mobility operator, announced a partnership with the government of Ontario to help bring an electric car network to the province and create a model for the adoption of electric cars in Canada.
Courtesy Better Place

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CITY & COMMUNITY EFFORTS

Water conservation has become an essential practice in all regions, even in areas where water seems abundant.

In addition to saving money on your utility bill, water conservation helps prevent water pollution in nearby lakes, rivers and local watersheds.
Courtesy Eartheasy.com

What do Prague, Leipzig, Cork, Ljepaja, Poznan, Nice, Glasgow, Venice or Gozo have in common? Whether big or small, European cities need reliable and comparable urban planning information for safe, sustainable and prosperous development.
Courtesy Global Monitoring for Environment and Security

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BACK TO NATURE

New tools developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are improving water management in arid regions.
By Laura McGinnis - Agricultural Research Service

Launch of London's first ever action plan to reclaim and restore some of the city's 'lost' and neglected rivers.

Rejuvenating 15 kilometres of waterways to create a better place for wildlife and Londoners.
Courtesy Environment Agency and River Restoration Centre

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Dr. Vandana Shiva is a physicist, philosopher, ecofeminist, environmental activist and writer. She is director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Ecology, and in 1993, Shiva won the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize Right Livelihood Award) for her efforts in placing women and ecology at the heart of modern development discourse.

Tulsi-Hybrid Solar Oven

This solar oven makes solar cooking more practical, with its electrical back-up, switching automatically between solar and electric power, depending on sunshine availability. The solar oven uses 75% less energy than a conventional oven and can bake a wider variety of food than a grill!

TO YOUR HEALTH

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT FOR CHANGE

Ginkgo has been used for thousands of years in Chinese medicine to cure many ailments but recently studies have shown that has promise in treating dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
By Lee Dobbins

He might have played one of the best-loved pirates on the silver screen, but Johnny Depp has hit out at the real-life villains of the high seas.
Courtesy Environmental Justice Foundation

BOOKS FOR THOUGHT

ECO PHOTO & WORD OF THE MONTH

Paper or plastic? Neither, say William McDonough and Michael Braungart. Why settle for the least harmful alternative when we could have something that is better--say, edible grocery bags! In Cradle to Cradle, the authors present a manifesto calling for a new industrial revolution, one that would render both traditional manufacturing and traditional environmentalism obsolete.
By William McDonough and Michael Braungart

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energy efficiency — First of all a matter of individual behaviour and reflects the rationale of energy consumers. Avoiding unnecessary consumption of energy or choosing the most appropriate equipment to reduce the cost of the energy helps to decrease individual energy consumption without decreasing individual welfare.