http://ecofriendlytip.com Check out the Latest Green News and Tips Today Wed, 23 May 2012 18:28:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/05/23/worlds-oceans-need-greater-protection-un-chief/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/05/23/worlds-oceans-need-greater-protection-un-chief/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 20:44:06 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=10613 UN Secretary-General Ban Ke- moon Tuesday called attention to the fragile state of the world's oceans and the importance of marine diversity for global survival, pressing for strengthened protection of marine life.

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]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/05/02/environmental-protest-locks-down-sydney/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/04/20/starbucks-to-stop-using-crushed-bug-dye/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/04/20/starbucks-to-stop-using-crushed-bug-dye/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:37:20 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=10364 Starbucks Corp. says it will stop using a red dye in its drinks that is derived from crushed bugs.

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/04/20/starbucks-to-stop-using-crushed-bug-dye/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/04/16/cardboard-cathedral-to-be-built-in-quake-hit-new-zealand-city/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/04/16/cardboard-cathedral-to-be-built-in-quake-hit-new-zealand-city/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:56:48 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=10299 New Zealand's Anglican church will build a temporary cathedral made of cardboard in earthquake-devastated Christchurch as it works towards a permanent replacement for its 131-year old landmark destroyed last year.

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/04/16/cardboard-cathedral-to-be-built-in-quake-hit-new-zealand-city/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/04/09/japanese-firm-to-plant-trees-near-beijing/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/04/09/japanese-firm-to-plant-trees-near-beijing/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:17:41 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=10246 A leading Japanese chemical maker will donate 280,000 yuan (44,444 U.S. dollars) to have trees planted near Beijing over the next five years to help improve the ecological environment, Chinese authorities said Monday.

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/04/09/japanese-firm-to-plant-trees-near-beijing/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/03/11/environmental-monitoring-official-urges-anti-desertification-efforts/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/03/11/environmental-monitoring-official-urges-anti-desertification-efforts/#comments Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:18:41 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=9985 An environmental monitoring official from China's northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region said here Saturday that anti-desertification programs should be launched "as soon as possible" to prevent and control the expanding of desertification areas in the region.

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/03/11/environmental-monitoring-official-urges-anti-desertification-efforts/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/03/08/home-of-chinese-bigfoot-seeks-to-boost-eco-tourism/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/03/08/home-of-chinese-bigfoot-seeks-to-boost-eco-tourism/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 08:58:15 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=9958 Shennongjia, a forest region and long rumored home of the elusive Bigfoot-like ape man in the central province of Hubei, wants eco-tourism there to boost the underdeveloped region's economy.

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/03/08/home-of-chinese-bigfoot-seeks-to-boost-eco-tourism/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/03/05/eurosite-power-limited-to-provide-clean-energy-from-combined-heat-and-power-system-at-haverhill-leisure-centre-suffolk/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2012/03/05/eurosite-power-limited-to-provide-clean-energy-from-combined-heat-and-power-system-at-haverhill-leisure-centre-suffolk/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:05:05 +0000 Press http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=9927 EuroSite Power Limited to Provide Clean Energy from Combined Heat and Power System at Haverhill Leisure Centre, Suffolk PR Newswire — March 5, 2012 LONDON, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – EuroSite Power Limited [http://www.eurositepower.co.uk ] ( http://www.eurositepower.co.uk), a leading On-Site Utility, offering clean electricity, heat, hot water and cooling solutions to hospitality, healthcare, housing and [...]

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