 This is the third in a series of interviews with previous winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize. Founded in 1990, the prize is given annually to six grassroots environmentalists working for change around the globe. This year's prize winners will be announced on April 14. Not many environmentalists are willing to take warlords to task for their involvement in illegal logging activities. But Silas Kpanan'Ayoung Siakor, a 37-year-old Liberian, is not your typical TreeHugger. The gutsy, intrepid activist, who won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize in 2006 for the  
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1. Do you know that warming up climate will threat human being's survival? A Yes, much. B Yes, somewhat. C No, nothing. 2. What do you take when you go out to protect blue sky?A by comfortable vehicl...
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Cartoon by Michael Leunig (thanks to Mia for the link)A week ago I wrote an article linking business risk, business sustainability and business resilience, arguing that the best way to get companies t...
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04-22
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With Earth Day this week, you’ll be hearing a lot about ways you can help the environment, but it doesn’t hurt to save a little green in your wallet at the same time, right? So here are 10 ways to liv...
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05-01
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This month it emerged that in the UK, a staggering eight billion pounds worth of food goes to waste, which equates to 6.7 million tonnes or a third of our total purchases. Those are scary stats that a...
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04-30
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Turn off the lights Yes, I know it sounds simple, but that's the point. If you turn off the lights when you leave a room you can drastically reduce the amount of power you use, helping to save the pla...
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04-18
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Down the Drain is a useful project for anyone, and it can be done all year round. Being a science and math major, well, back in the day I was, I really like the scientific approach to this fun experim...
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02-23
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Published:February 22, 2008Paper Released:February 2008Authors:Peter Tufano, Nick Maynard, and Jan-Emmanuel De NeveExecutive Summary: Prize-linked savings (PLS) products are savings vehicles that may ...
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02-24
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Welcome back to Environmental Graffiti’s Microstate Environmental World Cup, the world’s most prestigious internet-based environmental competition for microstates.San Marino vs. SeychellesWe’ve wrappe...
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Launder Your Clothes At Night Doing laundry at night will conserve energy since most businesses are open from nine to five. Wash in Cold Water Conserving energy to heat water by washing in cold, is an...
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How to reduce waste and cost of plastics To reduce waste and cost of plastics you can do many things. For example: don't put those black bin liners in your bin, just put your rubbish straight into it ...
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