Singapore opens world’s first commercial vertical farm

October 30, 2012, www.smartplanet.com | “In Singapore, the densely populated Asian island country, there’s not a lot of space to grow fresh food. That is if you only think of a farm in the traditional sense.  Singapore is looking to the sky for its food production. It recently opened the world’s first commercial vertical farm. Run by Sky Greens, the 3.2 acre farm produces three types of vegetables and sells them at a local supermarket.”

LOCAL FOOD IN THE CITY
Singapore opens world’s first commercial vertical farm
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In densely-packed Singapore, fresh food from its new vertical farm is a hit.
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Developed countries agree to double resources for biodiversity protection by 2015

October 22, 2012, www.ghanabusinessnews.com | “The  world’s governments have agreed to increase funding in support of actions to halt the rate of loss of biodiversity at the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.”

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Portland’s largest green roof will be on a Walmart

August 28, 2012, www.smartplanet.com | “A new 90,000 square-foot Walmart in North Portland will put its roof to good use. Construction started this week on the Walmart store which will be home to a new 40,600 square foot green roof. Not only will it be the largest green roof in Portland (by 10,000 square feet) but it will also be the largest in the state, DCJ Oregon reports.”

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A new Walmart in Portland is building a 40,000 square foot green roof.
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Drummondville Petition Victory Helps Front Yard Gardens Survive

August 21, 2012  blog.causes.com | “Cause leader Roger Doiron set out to reverse a Canadian town’s ban on front yard gardens by creating a petition, acquiring signatures and support, and delivering them to town officials. This week, he won!”

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“~ Grassroots petition victory of the past year:
Drummondville Petition Victory Helps Front Yard Gardens Survive in Quebec
8/21/12, Cause leader Roger Doiron set out to reverse a Canadian town’s ban on front yard gardens by creating a petition, acquiring signatures and support, and delivering them to town officials. This week, he won! In a sudden turn of events, Roger’s Drummondville petition forced town officials to al…”
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U.S. and Tennessee Announce Clean Water Act Agreement with the City of Chattanooga

July 17, 2012, yosemite.epa.gov | “The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General announced today a comprehensive Clean Water Act settlement with the city of Chattanooga, Tenn.”

“GoodNews for Clean Water in TN, with a big thanks to Tennessee Clean Water Network, a citizens’ plaintiff in this action, who didn’t exactly get top billing in the EPA piece.

Chattanooga has agreed to pay a $476,400 civil penalty and make…See More

07/17/2012: U.S. and Tennessee Announce Clean Water Act Agreement with the City of Chattanooga”
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    • Robert Brothers ‎”Thanks for giving credit to the grassroots folks who made this happen!”

Popular Peasant Movement (MCP)

www.grassrootsonline.org | “The Popular Peasant Movement (MCP) is a grassroots organization that engages peasant families through organizing and through implementation of sustainable agriculture practices that are environmentally friendly and economically viable. ”

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“~ PROFILE – GRASSROOTS AGRICULTURE IN BRAZIL
Learning from each other the benefits of local corn vs. gmo corn. For more info, see http://www.care2.com/causes/uprooting-gm-crops-with-creole-seeds.html

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Grassroots International works to create a just and sustainable world by building alliances with progressive movements.”
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Indonesian resource for organic information showcasing organic farmers, products and projects

indonesiaorganic.com | “A social action firm, CV Dunia dan Gaya, developed a practical, organic-focused website that delivers the same core benefits, as well as links people who wish to live healthily from a well balanced ecosystem and to conserve earth’s resources for future generations, particularly those in Indonesia who are so reliant on its natural bounty for their day – to – day livelihood.”

Darsih Gede shared a link.
“We’ve just found a young entrepreneur who is making bamboo straws. Produced by Putu, a Balinese young man in Ubud, still in high school, as his first business. Made from local bamboo stalks found on his family land, naturally renewing and biodegradable.

Billions of plastic straws are discarded every year and theoretically can be recycled but rarely are. They don’t degrade, last for ages and end up in landfills and littering oceans.

We’re going to help him promote his product both at our Eco Shop in Ubud, Bali, and on www.indonesiaorganic.com, our ‘main social mission project’ to help buyers and sellers of organic and eco products connect in Indonesia.

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Germany Sets New Solar Record By Meeting Nearly Half of Country’s Weekend Power Demand

Photo: Germany set a solar record last weekend by generating nearly half of its total electricity with photovoltaics! http://su.pr/1JrPxs

May 31, 2012, www.stumbleupon.com | “Germany fed a whopping 22 gigawatts of solar power per hour into the national grid last weekend, setting a new record by meeting nearly half of the country’s weekend power demand. After the Fukushima disaster, Japan opted to shut down all of its nuclear power stations and Germany followed suit after considerable public pressure. ”

 

“Josh Pritchett says “We have plenty of empty roofs on houses, big box stores, etc–no reason why we can’t be doing this here.”
Germany set a solar record last weekend by generating nearly half of its total electricity with photovoltaics! http://su.pr/1JrPxs
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Solar power generation world record set in Germany

Solar panels stand on the roofs of the Sun Ship part of the Freiburg Solar Settlement in Freiburg im Breisgau.  Photograph: Harold Cunningham/Getty Images

May 28, 2012, facebook.com/theguardian | “Plants produced 22 gigawatts at midday hours on Friday and Saturday, meeting half country’s electricity needs on second day. German solar power plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity – equal to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity – through the midday hours of Friday and Saturday, the head of a renewable energy think tank has said.”

 

“Solar power generation world record set in Germany
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Plants produced 22 gigawatts at midday hours on Friday and Saturday, meeting half country’s electricity needs on second day”
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    • Good Vibrations “‎50 % of its energy reqirement – Most of the solar power panels in Germany are installed and paid by the citizens and not by the big electric companies – it could be this way all arround the world…”
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Court rejects development near refuge

Photo: ~ PROTECTED FROM HUGE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT - Burrowing Owls and 300 more kinds of birds in a global biodiversity hotspot - the San Jacinto Wildlife Area in southern California.  Lawsuits filed by The Friends of the Northern San Jacinto Valley, Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society and city of Riverside were recently supported by a judge's ruling against the "Villages of Lakeview project," encompassing 11,000 residential units and 500,000 square feet of commercial space.
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May 24, 2012, www.mydesert.com | “Environmental groups Wednesday celebrated a Riverside County judge’s decision to put the brakes on a planned development just north of San Jacinto that opponents argued would damage a nearby wildlife refuge and increase pollution.”

“~ PROTECTED FROM HUGE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT – Burrowing Owls and 300 more kinds of birds in a global biodiversity hotspot – the San Jacinto Wildlife Area in southern California. Lawsuits filed by The Friends of the Northern San Jacinto Valley, Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society and city of Riverside were recently supported by a judge’s ruling against the “Villages of Lakeview project,” encompassing 11,000 residential units and 500,000 square feet of commercial space.
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20120524/NEWS07/205240322/Court-rejects-development-near-refuge?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Frontpage|p”
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