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Environmental migrants are people forced to migrate away from their homeland due to sudden or long-term changes to their local environment. When the migration is considered to be forced and not a matter of choice, the term environmental refugee is [...] 

The Federal Trade Commission has proposed revisions to the guidance that it gives marketers to help them avoid making misleading environmental claims. The proposed changes are designed to update the Guides and make them easier for companies to [...] 

Sustainability can be many different things – an objective, an ideal, a way to do business, a way to live your life or a call to action. The term “sustainability” is often misunderstood and misused, and not everyone agrees on its definition. [...] 

All life is dependent upon fresh, clean water supply. However, the less than two-percent of the entire water supply is available for consumption and use. Cleaning water for reuse is an effective way to maintain water quality and supply.

Recycling [...] 

With all the talk today about global warming, pollution and going green, most people are becoming overwhelmed with the vast amount of information out there about how to reduce what is known as your “carbon footprint.” Well, it’s not as complicated [...] 

October is officially the Fair-trade month, so it is a good time to understand what the concept really means.

Fair trade is a financial relationship between producers, sellers, and consumers based on the principle of equity within the exchange of goods. [...] 

The biodiversity of species is what creates a healthy ecosystem on our planet. If we lose this, we lose our life support system.

The Living Planet Report is also a survey of the ecological footprint of human populations across the world – how much [...] 

Smart companies take advantage of a recession to sprint ahead of their competitors, while some competitors ‘hunker down’ and conserve their capital. The forward-thinking firms plan and install new capacity during the dullest of times. Then, when [...] 

1. Change your light bulbs to compact fluorescent lamps. (They consume about 75 percent less electricity and last up to 10 times longer)
2. Use energy efficient [...] 

Business and the environment are closely linked. Though some businesses have more obvious impacts on the environment than others, all businesses have some environmental impact, through the products they manufacture or purchase, the energy and water [...]