5:32 pm in airplanes, Cars & Transportation, contests, google, nasa by TreeHugger
Photo: Mary Paulose under a Creative Commons license.
Air travel may be time efficient, but based on planes'
carbon emissions, it's not good for the environment. And while purchasing
carbon offsets is a good move, it's just a drop in the bucket. Tha's why Google has teamed up with aircraft technology research group the
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5:31 am in contests, economics, ethical, finances, games, gifts, Interact, kids, spain, Take Action by TreeHugger

Unlike Monopoly, where the goal is to buy more and more houses, hotels and entire streets, in
Ethica, the best family and best bank wins. The best are those groups who obtain the most points in 3 sectors: the financial, social and environmental one. Ethica is the ethical finance board game designed by
Barcelonya in Spain. So gather 6 or more players and roll the dice!...
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3:20 pm in contests, Take Action by TreeHugger

Tonight at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City,
Gisele Bündchen and
Don Cheadle will co-host the
United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP)
Champions of the Earth 2011 Awards, during which they will announce the launch of the
World Environment Day Challenge! As part of the WED Challenge, between today and World Environment Day, on June 5, people can join Gise...
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