TOPIC: ENVIRONMENT (84)
Seabin
http://www.seabinproject.comThe Seabin is an automated rubbish bin that catches floating rubbish, oil, fuel and detergents. It designed for floating docks in the water of marinas, private pontoons, inland waterways, residential lakes, harbours, water ways, ports and yacht clubs.
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Seabin, Ocean, Environment, Rubbish
Project AWARE
http://www.projectaware.orgProject AWARE Foundation is a growing movement of scuba divers protecting the ocean planet – one dive at a time. We’re ocean heroes numbering in the millions across the globe. We believe together our actions will make a huge impact and will help to rescue the ocean. We’re focused in on two major ocean issues – Sharks in Peril and Marine Debris, or trash in our ocean. Truly, there are many conservation issues converging on our ocean planet at once, but we’re concentrating on these serious problems where scuba divers are uniquely positioned to directly and positively affect real, long-term change in these two areas. Together, we’re re-thinking what’s possible and sharing a positive vision for our ocean future.
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Environment, Planet, Sustainability, Project AWARE, Oceans, Water, Scuba Divers, Sharks In Peril, Marine Debris, Conservation
Friends of the Earth
http://www.foe.orgFriends of the Earth strives for a more healthy and just world. We understand that the challenges facing our planet call for more than half measures, so we push for the reforms that are needed, not merely the ones that are politically easy. Sometimes, this involves speaking uncomfortable truths to power and demanding more than people think is possible. It's hard work. But the pressures facing our planet and its people are too important for us to compromise.
Friends of the Earth, as an outspoken leader in the environmental and progressive communities, seeks to change the perception of the public, media and policy makers--and effect policy change--with hard-hitting, well-reasoned policy analysis and advocacy campaigns that describe what needs to be done, rather than what is seen as politically feasible or politically correct. This hard-hitting advocacy has been the key to our successful campaigns over our 42-year history.
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Friends Of The Earth, Planet, Environment, Advocacy, Politics, Lobby, Government, Policy
GBO Hawai’i
http://gbohawaii.comGBO Hawai’i is the first sustainability themed board game for a mass market audience. Through private sector investment in sustainable businesses, (a field known as impact investing), players are able to help the state of Hawai’i meet its sustainability goals, reducing fossil fuel consumption, advancing the local and organic food movement, and reducing waste generation.
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GBO Hawai'i, Board Game, Sustainability
The Ecologist
http://www.theecologist.orgThe world’s leading environmental affairs magazine, now theecologist.org, was founded in 1970 by Edward Goldsmith. The magazine quickly became a platform for those who would go on to be the leading lights of the environmental movement.
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Ecologist, Environment, Media, Magazine
Environmental Defense Fund
http://www.edf.orgEnvironmental Defense Fund’s mission is to preserve the natural systems on which all life depends. Guided by science and economics, we find practical and lasting solutions to the most serious environmental problems.
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Environmental Defense Fund, Nature
Leafully
https://leafully.comLeafully helps you understand your energy usage so you can make smart choices. Energy units can be hard to understand, so Leafully brings it down to something simple: a tree. Leafully will show you how many trees are needed to offset the emissions from your energy consumption and show you actions you can take to reduce your impact.
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Leafully, Energy, Consumption, Electricity, Supply, Usage, Green Button, Trees, Environment
The Encyclopedia of Earth
http://www.eoearth.orgThe Encyclopedia of Earth (EoE) is an electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. The EoE is a free, expert-reviewed collection of content contributed by scholars, professionals, educators, practitioners and other experts who collaborate and review each other's work.
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Reference, Natural Environments, Earth
Global Forest Watch
http://www.globalforestwatch.orgGlobal Forest Watch (GFW) is a dynamic online forest monitoring and alert system that empowers people everywhere to better manage forests. For the first time, Global Forest Watch unites satellite technology, open data, and crowdsourcing to guarantee access to timely and reliable information about forests. GFW is free and follows an open data approach in putting decision-relevant information in the hands of governments, companies, NGOs, and the public. Global Forest Watch was created by the World Resources Institute with over 40 partners.
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Global Forest Watch, Trees, Tree, Nature, Forest, Forests, World Resources Institute, World, Global, Monitor, Preservation
Take3
http://www.take3.org.auTake 3 is an Australian based not-for-profit organisation that aims to stop the impacts of plastic pollution through education and action. The request is: simply take 3 pieces of rubbish with you when you leave the beach, waterway or...anywhere and you have made a difference. Take 3 chapters are establishing across the globe in response to growing levels of plastic pollution and waste. Pick it up. Bin it. #Take3fortheSea
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Take 3, Oceans, Environment, Water, Planet, Australia, Beaches, Seas, Litter, Recycle, Marine Life
The Nature Conservancy
http://www.nature.orgThe Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.
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The Nature Conservancy, Ecological, Environment, Nature
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
https://www.globalreporting.orgThe Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a non-profit organization that promotes economic, environmental and social sustainability. GRI provides all companies and organizations with a comprehensive sustainability reporting framework that is widely used around the world.
Sourcemap
http://sourcemap.comSourcemap.com is the open directory of supply chains and environmental footprints. Consumers use the site to learn about where products come from, what they’re made of, and how they impact people and the environment. Companies use Sourcemap to communicate transparently with consumers and tell the story of how products are made.
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Sourcemap, Carbon Footprint, Track, Trace, Products, Consumer
Our Future Planet
http://www.ourfutureplanet.orgOur Future Planet (OFP) is an online community and think tank which aims to be the platform to create global change in the real world today. Our long term goal is to harness the innovative ideas created through the website to write and publish a ‘Planetary Constitution.’ This is a huge undertaking, but one that can be achieved through the mass global co-operation seen with OFP. Our platform gives each and every one of you a serious voice and by contributing to OFP you really can help shape the future of the planet.
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Our Future Planet
Urban Observatory
http://www.urbanobservatory.orgRichard Saul Wurman, Radical Media, and Esri bring you the Urban Observatory—a live museum with a data pulse. You'll have access to rich datasets for cities around the world that let you simultaneously view answers to the most important questions impacting today's global cities—and you. Compare and contrast visualized information for a greater understanding of life in the 21st century.
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Urban Observatory, Internet, Cities, TED, Richard Wurman, Jack Dangermond, Environment, Urban Planning
