<![CDATA[sustainability news from mongabay.com]]> http://www.mongabay.com en-us Copyright 2006 mongabay.com Sun, 15 Oct 2008 12:58:39 -0800 <![CDATA[The green movement has to become a rainbow-colored movement in order to be successful]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0623-van_jones_interview_mj_ucsc.html Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0623-van_jones_interview_mj_ucsc.html <![CDATA[Biofuel production on abandoned lands could meet 8% of global energy needs]]> Environmental Science and Technology.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0623-biofuels.html Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0623-biofuels.html <![CDATA[Amazon beef producer creates eco-certified meat product with help of scientists]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0605-amazon_beef.html Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0605-amazon_beef.html <![CDATA[Big Farms Can Make the Leap to Organic Farming, Study Suggests]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0604-ucsc_digitale_organic.html Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0604-ucsc_digitale_organic.html <![CDATA[Cellulosic biofuels may be viable alternative to gas within 5 years]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0602-ucsc_rogers_biofuels.html Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0602-ucsc_rogers_biofuels.html <![CDATA[Food miles are less important to environment than food choices, study concludes]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0602-ucsc_liaw_food_miles.html Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0602-ucsc_liaw_food_miles.html <![CDATA[Honolulu, Los Angeles have the smallest carbon footprint among U.S. cities]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0530-footprint.html Fri, 30 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0530-footprint.html <![CDATA[China's plastic bag ban goes into effect June 1]]> Scientific American.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0529-china.html Thu, 29 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0529-china.html <![CDATA[Congo pygmies use GPS to map eco-certified timber concession]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0529-congo.html Thu, 29 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0529-congo.html <![CDATA[Future cities will be more like ecosystems that enrich society and the environment]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0530-tina_joachim.html Wed, 28 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0530-tina_joachim.html <![CDATA[Forest carbon credits could guide development in Congo]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0529-interview_laporte.html Wed, 28 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0529-interview_laporte.html <![CDATA[Will consumers pay 10% premium for sustainable palm oil?]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0521-palm_oil.html Wed, 21 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0521-palm_oil.html <![CDATA[Greenpeace says carbon fund will save forests and climate]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0520-greenpeace_carbon.html Tue, 20 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0520-greenpeace_carbon.html <![CDATA[Defaunation, like deforestation, threatens global biodiversity]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0520-interview_dirzo.html Tue, 20 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0520-interview_dirzo.html <![CDATA[Carbon market could fund rainforest conservation, fight climate change]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0519-interview_johns.html Mon, 19 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0519-interview_johns.html <![CDATA[U.S. climate policy could help save rainforests]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0514-interview_horowitz.html Wed, 14 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0514-interview_horowitz.html <![CDATA[Papua signs REDD carbon deal to generate income from rainforest protection]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0514-papua.html Wed, 14 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0514-papua.html <![CDATA[Al Gore's investment firm bets that rainforest conservation will be profitable]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0514-new_forests.html Wed, 14 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0514-new_forests.html <![CDATA[2 billion trees planted in 18 months]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0513-trees.html Tue, 13 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0513-trees.html <![CDATA[Indonesian palm oil firms pledge to stop clearing rainforests]]> The Jakarta Post. The move is a response to growing criticism that oil palm expansion is destroying biologically-rich rainforests and contributing to global warming.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0513-palm_oil.html Tue, 13 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0513-palm_oil.html <![CDATA[Americans least environmental, according to a new survey]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0509-hance_survey.html Fri, 09 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0509-hance_survey.html <![CDATA[Sustainability conference reveals a rift in the Malaysian Palm Oil Council]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0501-palm_oil.html Thu, 01 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0501-palm_oil.html <![CDATA[Unilever calls for ban on rainforest destruction for palm oil]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0501-unilever.html Thu, 01 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0501-unilever.html <![CDATA[What you do to help save rainforests]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0422-rainforests.html Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0422-rainforests.html <![CDATA[Unilever admits it can't trace origin of palm oil used in its products]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0421-greenpeace.html Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0421-greenpeace.html <![CDATA[Malaysian palm oil industry puts sustainability in the spotlight]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0417-palm_oil_sustainability.html Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0417-palm_oil_sustainability.html <![CDATA[Palm oil boycott an unrealistic approach to conserving biodiversity]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0415-palm_oil_conservation.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0415-palm_oil_conservation.html <![CDATA[New plastics dervied from CO2 emissions could fight global warming]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0408-plastics.html Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0408-plastics.html <![CDATA[Poll: Chinese more concerned about the environment than Americans]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0407-hance_china_poll.html Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0407-hance_china_poll.html <![CDATA[Wal-Mart pushes for greener maufacturing in China]]> Financial Times.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0407-wal-mart.html Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0407-wal-mart.html <![CDATA[The FSC responds to its critics]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0407-hance_fsc_interview.html Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0407-hance_fsc_interview.html <![CDATA[New review system helps companies adapt to ecosystem degradation]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0311-hance_wri.html Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0311-hance_wri.html <![CDATA[Scientists target safe-climate future]]> 100-plus page manifesto imploring immediate, radical action beyond not only the proposed climate change responses by the IPCC, mainstream environmental agencies, and world governments but outside the procedures and proceedings of our national and international authorities. Coverage of the ground-breaking report, however, remains mostly in the realm of climate sites and blogs, absent not only from major sources such as Reuters and Associated Press, but even from major conservation and environmental new sites.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0310-code_red_ryanking.html Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0310-code_red_ryanking.html <![CDATA[Biochar fund to fight hunger, energy poverty, deforestation, and global warming]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0310-biochar.html Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0310-biochar.html <![CDATA[Humans are appropriating 20% more resources than Earth can provide]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0310-wwf.html Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0310-wwf.html <![CDATA[Restoring soil carbon can reverse global warming, desertification and biodiversity loss]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0221-soil_carbon_lovell_interview.html Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0221-soil_carbon_lovell_interview.html <![CDATA[Nike to launch "green" eco-shoe]]> The Wall Street Journal.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0215-nike.html Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0215-nike.html <![CDATA[Carbon tax would make China greener and reduce warming risks]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0207-china.html Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0207-china.html <![CDATA[Values and Sustainability]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0205-hakim.html Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0205-hakim.html <![CDATA[Sustainability mandated for biofuels used in the EU]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0124-eu.html Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0124-eu.html <![CDATA[55% of the Amazon may be lost by 2030]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0124-nepstad.html Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0124-nepstad.html <![CDATA[New program pays Canadians for energy efficiency gains]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0120-ecoenergy.html Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0120-ecoenergy.html <![CDATA[Can China Go Green?]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0103-china.html Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0103-china.html <![CDATA[Marriage is "greener" than divorce, finds study]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1203-divorce.html Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1203-divorce.html <![CDATA[Video game-makers score low on sustainability]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1127-games.html Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1127-games.html <![CDATA[China urged to join sustainable soy efforts in the Amazon]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0912-amazon.html Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0912-amazon.html <![CDATA[Guidelines to ensure biofuels production won't hurt the environment]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0830-biofuels.html Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0830-biofuels.html <![CDATA[Business has to lead the Clean Up of the Enviroment]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0830-josh_hill.html Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0830-josh_hill.html <![CDATA[Wall Street looks at energy efficiency to boost profits]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0827-wsj.html Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0827-wsj.html <![CDATA[Organic, shade grown cacao good for birds]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0809-cacao.html Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0809-cacao.html