The Home Project
By treehugga | July 2, 2009
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US Navy Sonar Killing Whales & Dolphins
By treehugga | May 14, 2009
Scientists around the world have proven that military sonar can injure and even kill whales, dolphins and other forms of marine life. To protect marine life from the lethal effects of sonar, The National Resources Defense Council is working nationally and internationally to establish strict regulations on sonar use so that whales and other marine mammals don’t have to die for practice. NRDC’s campaign to regulate harmful Navy sonar systems is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Numerous mass stranding events and whale deaths across the globe have been linked to military sonar use. Read the rest of this post »
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Help Make Animal Testing History
By treehugga | April 29, 2009
Please click this banner to help make animal laboratory testing a thing of the past. This inhumane and barbaric act has gone on for far too long and with todays advancements in technology is no longer required. Show your support now!FOUR PAWS have been busy working on the revision of Europe’s animal experiments law, Directive 86/609/eec. To support their lobbying work, they are announcing the launch of a Europe-wide campaign, “Make Animal Testing History” in partnership with The Dr Hadwen Trust and the Humane Society International.If you support their campaign to achieve meaningful change for animals in laboratories, make sure your voice is heard by joining their Make Animal Testing History virtual march now. By creating a personalised virtual marcher, thousands of citizens across Europe can come together to call for more humane science. Click and become part of the first ever cyber-march to the European institutions in Brussels.
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UK Government Will Pay You To Buy a Green Car
By treehugga | April 17, 2009
Motorists will be offered subsidies of up to £5,000 to encourage them to buy electric or plug-in hybrid cars under plans announced by the UK government. It is part of the government’s £250m plan to promote low carbon transport over the next five years.
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100% Recycled Accessories
By treehugga | February 13, 2009
Old Tin Can is a new online store selling 100% recycled goods such as clothing accessories and homeware. The items are made from some crazy things such as recycled tin cans, old 12″ vinyl records and disused number plates.
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Lab Animals at Record High
By treehugga | December 19, 2008
The number of animals used in UK labs for scientific experiments is now more than three million – a level not seen since the beginning of the 1990s.
Topics: Animal Welfare | 1 Comment »
Potatoes Hold The Answer to Plastic Bags
By treehugga | December 4, 2008
Environmental havoc is continuing with the pressing issue of discarded plastic carrier bags not being recycled. A sea of plastic is still clogging landfill, tangling up animals and blowing into the oceans as marine litter, fatally disturbing aquatic life. Biopac, based in Pershore, Worcestershire, is a leading developer of eco-friendly packaging materials and has created the ‘Good Bag’, a re-useable, compostable carrier bag alternative to ‘white pollution’.
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