Tag archive for "pollution"

Style Your Bathroom And Kitchen Sustainably

corporate watch

Style Your Bathroom And Kitchen Sustainably

1 Comment 31 March 2011

Thinking of refitting your bathroom or kitchen? Style sustainably with luxury kitchen and bathroom fixtures that use less water…and they look good while doing it. Shop for bathroom and kitchen fixtures responsibly. Ask your retailer the right questions. Be sure that the fixtures you select comply with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines for water conservation. Not [...]

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World Water Week 2010

global initiatives, water projects

World Water Week 2010

No Comments 26 August 2010

Since 1991, Stockholm has become the International water portal reference thanks to its annual world water week event organized and hosted by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). This world-class event is known as a comprehensive forum where experts, decision makers, environmentalists and common citizens exchange facts, opinions and knowledge.

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Simple Shoes & forward looking fashion

corporate watch, other sectors

Simple Shoes & forward looking fashion

No Comments 25 August 2010

Fashion no longer means glitter and glitz with a superficial touch of polished elegance and eccentric designers. The creative world of design has grown socially responsible in the last couple of years, designers have acquired a grown awareness for environmental problems. Don’t be fool be appearances, eco-friendly fashion has nothing to do with a hippy-grungy look; green fashion is fresh, forward looking and as elegant and glamorous has high-end designer prêt-à-porter. Simple Shoes, a line for outdoors athletic shoes embody the combination of style and comfort blended the use of recycled materials and eco-friendly production and manufacturing procedures.

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Poland Spring’s CSR

bottled water, corporate watch

Poland Spring’s CSR

No Comments 11 August 2010

America seems to have endlessly fallen in love with bottled water, spending annually more money on plastic bottles than they do on cell phones or ipods. America loves its water bottles that can be found at the gym, the local spa, the supermarket, hotels, fairs, parties or the cinema. As early as the late 1800s, Poland Spring was already known as a “healthy-quality” water that could be home delivered.

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Pollution and fish

Water Survey, a matter of water

Pollution and fish

No Comments 02 August 2010

From industrial waste to the city sewage and household pollution, the American wetlands have become so polluted that many rivers or lakes are off limits to swimmers and the biodiversity of such waters at terribly threatened. The shampoos, bleach or other cleaning products we use daily too often end up in our lakes and rivers and as a consequence they intoxicate our fish.

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Protecting fish and people

global initiatives, water projects

Protecting fish and people

No Comments 29 July 2010

The Ocean has a distinctive intrinsic beauty that is embodied by its majestic stance that inspires human beings with a sense of mystery and fascination combined with a glimpse of fear and reverence. From tourists to fishermen or curious individuals, the many oceans of the world attract millions of people every year. While most of us associate the ocean with recreational activities or sea traveling and transportation, we often forget that people depend on the ocean for their own survival.

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Lake Superior

overview, water science

Lake Superior

No Comments 28 July 2010

At the centre of North America, Lake Superior is the largest fresh water lake in the world by surface and the third one by volume. This lake’s governance is divided between the United States and one Canadian Province; these regions control the water levels, pollution, fishery activity and the tracking of water species.The natural ecosystem of the lake is endangered, fresh water lands need to be preserved at all costs if not our economy will suffer greatly

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Rainwater Harvesting

the science of water, water science

Rainwater Harvesting

4 Comments 14 June 2010

The capture and storage of rainwater for subsequent utilization is called rainwater harvesting. Rainwater harvesting is often one component of a water management strategy in which a various water sources satisfy a spectrum of demands. Rainwater is directly harvested for domestic (household) consumption in more than one hundred countries, both in arid regions where water is scarce, and in humid regions where precipitation is easily captured.

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