Power: Big Ideas for a Small Planet

A Sundance Channel original

This episode explores the booming field of alternative energy as it introduces several individuals who are working to develop clean, renewable energy from resources like the sun...

Earth Hour - North America

On March 29, 2008 at 8 p.m., join millions of people around the world in making a statement about climate change by turning off your lights for Earth Hour, an event created by the World Wildlife Fund.
Earth Hour was created by WWF in Sydney, Australia in 2007, and in one year has grown from an event in one city to a global movement. In 2008, millions of people, businesses, governments and civic organizations in nearly 200 cities around the globe will turn out for Earth Hour. More than 100 cities across North America will participate, including the US flagships–Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix and San Francisco and Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.
We invite everyone throughout North America and around the world to turn off the lights for an hour starting at 8 p.m. (your own local time)–whether at home or at work, with friends and family or solo, in a big city or a small town.
What will you do when the lights are off? We have lots of ideas.
Join people all around the world in showing that you care about our planet and want to play a part in helping to fight climate change. Don’t forget to sign up and let us know you want to join Earth Hour.
One hour, America. Earth Hour. Turn out for Earth Hour!
http://www8.earthhourus.org/

Bonnaroo is Greening

BONNAROO FESTIVAL WORKS TO BE A GREEN FESTIVAL!

There are several ways Bonnaroo trys to promote environmental consciousness to our attendees and promote green living. Whether it is converting the generators to biodiesel, using recycled paper for concessions, or offsetting carbon emissions, Bonnaroo is actively trying to step it up each and every year. Check out the Greening and Activism page on Bonnaroo's website.

Bonnaroo 2007 Music Festival Waste Statistics:

• Total waste Recycled = 94,340lbs / 47.17 tons


• Total food waste and biodegradable products composted = 20,600lbs / 10.3 tons


• Total waste sent to WastAway = 600,400lbs / 300.2 tons


• Total amount of waste diverted from the landfill = 574,160 pounds /287.08 tons


• Total trash sent to Middle TN Landfill = 471,300lbs / 235.65 tons


• Total waste produced at Bonnaroo 2007 = 593.32 tons
  
  BONNAROO RECYCLED 60% OF ALL BONNAROO ’07 WASTE !

Wal-Mart milk to have no artificial growth hormones

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Thursday that its private-label Great Value milk is now being sourced only from cows that have not been treated with artificial growth hormones, such as recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST).

The retailer said its Sam's Club chain also is offering milk selections from suppliers that have pledged not to treat cows with rbST.

While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said that milk from cows treated with rbST poses no risk to human health, Wal-Mart said it made the change in response to customer demand.

Hollywood’s Hottest Celebs Go Green for Spring

The Latest Eco-Friendly News from Tinseltown

High-five Hollywood for getting down with its green self.

[read story on TheDailyGreen.com]

EARTH DAY 2008 - Upcoming events

Celebrate Earth Day! An incomplete listing of Earth Day related events which are happening across the country. Check the "comments" below to see additional events that were not included in this original list.

Earth Day (Green Apple Music Fest)	The Lincoln Park Zoo	Chicago	April 20	April 20
Earth Day (Green Apple Music Fest)	Fair Park	Dallas	April 20	April 20
Earth Day (Green Apple Music Fest)	City Park	Denver	April 20	April 20
Earth Day (Green Apple Music Fest)	Santa Monica Pier	Los Angeles	April 20	April 20
Earth Day (Green Apple Music Fest)	Bicentennial Park	Miami	April 20	April 20
Earth Day (Green Apple Music Fest)	Central Park	New York	April 20	April 20
Earth Day (Green Apple Music Fest)	Golden Gate Park	San Francisco	April 20	April 20
Earth Day (Green Apple Music Fest)	National Mall	Washington, DC	April 20	April 20
Earth Day 15	Tinker Field	Orlando, FL	May 10	May 10
Earth Day Asheville	Orange Peel	Asheville, NC	April 22	April 22
Earth Day Expo 2008	Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens	Los Angeles	April 19	April 19
Earth Day Savannah Wheelie	Historic Downtown Bikeway	Savannah, GA	April 19
EarthWalk/EarthFest		Shawnee Mission Park	Shawnee, KS
EcoFest	The bandshell, Central Park	New York, NY
Green Festival	Navy Pier	Chicago, IL	May 17	May 18
Green Festival	San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center	San Francisco, CA	November 14	November 16
Green Festival	Washington State Convention & Trade Center	Seattle, WA	April 12	April 13
Green Festival	Washington D.C. Convention Center	Washington, DC	November 8	November 9
Grow Hawaiian Fest	Big Island, Bishop Museum	O’ahu	April 26	April 26
Healthy Planet, Healthy You	Landa Park	New Braunfels, TX	April 26
Shelton Clean Sweep	all over the city	Shelton, CT	April 22
South Los Angeles Earth Day Festival	Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza	Los Angeles	April 19

New Method Detects Fraud in Organically Grown Produce

New Method Detects Fraud in Organically Grown Produce

ScienceDaily (2008-02-05) -- As organic farming becomes more common, methods to identify fraud in the industry are increasingly important. Scientists have now successfully used nitrogen isotopic discrimination to determine if non-organic fertilizers were used on sweet peppers. ... [read full article]