Can hair salons help save the environment?
Hairdressers have often played a key role in spreading information. A new study evaluates whether they could also help raise consumer awareness about the environment
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Bjørn Lomborg: the climate-centric agenda is squeezing out other issues
Author of Skeptical Environmentalist says the climate change debate is ‘polluted with myths’
Outstanding eco-friendly hotels
For those looking to green their holidays and to support sustainable efforts of the hospitality and travel industry, editors and travel experts at Lonely Planet have curated a list of Top eco-stays of 2014, a list with castaway fantasies, jungle island retreats, treehouses, cottages, and ‘earthships’ spanning Costa Rica, South Africa, Tanzania, Peru to … Read more
Chile’s Marine Park Tic Toc to boost global blue whale and dolphin conservation
Blue whale conservation gets a boost. The approval by the government of Chile of the largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) in continental Chile is a boost to conservation efforts for blue whales and dolphins. The Tic-Toc MPA on Chile’s southern coast announced this week follows almost 15 years of work by a number of … Read more
i8 hybrid to be faster and more fuel efficient when it goes into production in April
BMW i8 deliveries to customers starting in June. The BMW Group plant in Leipzig announced that demand for the BMW i8 is already exceeding the planned production volume during ramp-up. Delivery of the first customer cars will start in June 2014, beginning with the main European markets. Thanks to its novel powertrain concept BMW eDrive … Read more
No fish… no nothing. KENZO and BLUE Marine Foundation to help raise awareness for our oceans
The decline of the oceans is the world’s largest solvable problem but with decisive action and support, over the next 20 years, this crisis can be reversed. Did you know that more than 40 species of marine fish currently found in the Mediterranean, could disappear in the next few years? Kenzo Creative Directors Carol Lim … Read more