Rainforest Alliance certifies 12500 Kenyan smallholder tea farmers. The certification has allowed them to get a premium price for the tea.
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The Copenhagen climate talks began today. Senior Program Officer for Climate Change with the World Wildlife Fund talks to NGN about wwf's hopes for Copenhagen.
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Matt Banks is a Senior Program Manager with the World Wildlife Fund. Today he talks to netgreen News about what the organization does and why it's so committed to stopping global warming.
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NOAA researchers have found a reason behind red tides...The EPA is finalizing new engine and fuel standards for the largest ocean bound ships.
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Oregon awarded $1.25 million grant for green jobs...Walmart recycles cardboard waste into store brand pizza boxes.
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World Bank loans money to India to cleanup the Ganges River...NASA spacecrafts caught a solar tsunami on tape.
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Nau, a sustainable apparel company based in Portland, Oregon has opened a pop up store in New York City's Soho district. The company's entire business model is based on sustainability from how they do business to the materials they use.
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Chimpanzees in the pet trade and entertainment industry were given the short end of the stick. They have been brought into a world that they don't belong to. Chimps Inc., the rescue sanctuary, is making a difference in adult chimpanzees lives now.
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Radiation leak at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania found...World Resources Institute and World Wildlife Federation still working hard on an international deal at Copenhagen.
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PCC Natural Markets in Washington shows how eating locally can improve the environment, reduce emissions, and improve the economy.
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