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How many Earths do you require? You can see how many planet Earths the current human population would need if they all consumed as mush as you. It takes into account the country you’re living in and the size of your city.
This is known as your ecological footprint. It’s presented by the kind people at [...]

Some students have created an air conditioner that is more environmentally friendly than your common cooling unit. From the article: “[the students] won the first-ever Ricoh Sustainable Development Award in May when they competed against 1,400 other worldwide invitation-only entries at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix.”
More info on the Ricoh Sustainable [...]

Wal-Mart, known by most to be a horrible corporation, is trying to be environmentally conscious. CNN has an article on a new store Wal-Mart is opening that has a windmill and a roof that opens and closes based on sunlight.
Wal-Mart is doing this to save money and also to try to improve its reputation. [...]