Propel Earth Initiatives

Guest Post: Fair Trade Gifts and Businesses for the Socially Conscious

Jamie — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:35:11 +0000

The fair trade movement originated in Europe over 40 years ago and was developed to create sustainable incomes for poor and disadvantaged producers by providing a living wage, maintaining stable, long-term trade agreements, and improving working conditions through education, campaigning and creating access to outside markets. Related posts:

Environmental Advocates Disappointed in Obama’s New Focus on Nuclear Power

Jamie — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:07:20 +0000

Many environmentalists have been feeling uneasy about President Barack Obama’s embrace of nuclear power as an alternative source of clean energy to fight climate change. There has been a lot of anxiety and disappointment amongst green advocates since Obama spoke at a job training center in Lanham, Maryland about funding the construction of nuclear power plants in the United States with more than $8 billion in Federal loans. Related posts:

VIDEO: Rise Above Plastics – Plastics Kill

Jamie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:58:12 +0000

This new video, from Rise Above Plastics, reveals the dangers of rising pollution in our waters. The video contends that "There's some scary creatures in the ocean... none more scary than plastic". Related posts:

Cydcor Community Donates Time to Heal the Bay

Jamie — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:14:24 +0000

Cydcor, the leading provider of outsourced, face-to-face sales teams recently partnered with Heal the Bay, a group dedicated to increasing the quality of the bays off the Southern California coast. Cydcor being the first corporate volunteer group for Heal the Bay in 2010 worked hard to collect 50 pounds of trash and debris during their clean up efforts at Zuma Beach in Malibu. Related posts:

Fake Emission Test Results Given in New York

Jamie — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:08:14 +0000

In February 2010, a major mishap was committed on emission tests conducted in some areas of New York as a handful of car repair shops and auto service centers released fake emission test results, violating the goals of the emissions program in compliance with the Federal Clean Air Act Related posts:

Naturally Advanced Technologies and Crailar

Jamie — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:48:18 +0000

Naturally Advanced Technologies Incorporated (NAT) is dedicated to showing the full potential of recyclable, as well as environmentally sustainable, biomass resources from hemp and any other bast fibers. Related posts:

The Best Branded Lines of Eco-friendly Shoes

Jamie — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:47:03 +0000

Environmentally-friendly footwear seems to be a trend these days. Usually, these brands of shoes are not as attractive as many would like them to be. Now that more and more large international shoe companies are into the craze, they have come up with some of the best lines of green shoes on the market, and some of these shoes are even easy on the pocket. Related posts:

Green Oasis: Technology Service Provider and Distributor

Jamie — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:50:01 +0000

Green Oasis Environmental Incorporated (GRNO), an eco-based business under the State of Florida laws, is committed to having and offering access to some of the most outstanding technologies available today. Related posts:

WWF: A Compromise

Jamie — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:41:45 +0000

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has been a hotbed of controversy – even when one discounts the whole World Wrestling Federation naming issue sometime in 2002. Originally known as the World Wildlife Fund, it was established in September 11, 1961 with Netherlands’ H.R.H. Prince Bernhard as the institution’s first president. Related posts:

Bringing in the World’s Most Efficient Solar Power

Jamie — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:40:02 +0000

Two new solar thermal technologies were recently developed to make solar power more convenient and practical on various scales. These new thermal technologies were designed to work like photovoltaics. They focus sunlight in order to make heat instead of converting it directly into electricity. Related posts: