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Archive for August 13th, 2005

Rich Americans Buy Greenhouses for Palestinians

$14 million has been raised to compensate Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip who give up their greenhouses to the Palestinians. The donors are American and are techincally giving the money to the Aspen Group who will then redistribute the funds. Many Palestinians rely on jobs provided in the greenhouses, some settlers originally planned on [...]

August 13th, 2005
Topic: International Events, Peace, Random Act of Good Tags: None

Harry Potter the Environmentalist

This is somewhat old news, but it is still good news.
Raincoast Books is the company that is publishing the Harry Potter books for Canada is very eco-conscious. The books have been/continue to be printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper. 30,000 tress may be saved as a result. BoingBoing has more info.
From the link:
Raincoast isn’t the [...]

August 13th, 2005
Topic: Environment Tags: None