Articles Tagged with the word ‘Planet’
International Clean Up
13 Dec 2010
How one man's response to finding litter in the sea led to a global clean-up campaign involving 120 countries
Young Rapper Puts the World First
09 Jun 2010
Cardell Hopkins, aka Lil Peppi, has his sights set on saving the planet. And at just eleven years old, the Florida-based rapping prodigy is doing a king-size job at making himself heard.
World Fair Trade Day 2010
05 May 2010
On 8th May World Fair Trade Day 2010 is being celebrated through hundreds of events in more than 70 countries around the world.
New Film Project Captures Solutions
03 Mar 2010
A new film project is seeking out and documenting inspirational individuals, communities and cultures from around the world.
International Year of Biodiversity
03 Mar 2010
The United Nations have declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity. People are being invited to join the campaign in order to help safeguard the Earth's resources.
Bolivia Calls for Earth Rights
South America / Sustainable Development
02 Mar 2010
President Evo Morales Ayma of Bolivia is calling for a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth.
Eco-Cupids Low-Carbon Valentine’s Day
09 Feb 2010
With Valentine's Day around the corner, students at dozens of universities and colleges across the country are hosting love-themed green events
New Film Creates a Buzz
23 Nov 2009
Out now in cinemas across the UK, the Vanishing of the Bees is a new film that explores the world of one of the planet's most important species.
Taking the Transition Initiative
23 Nov 2009
In order to live in a way that sustains us, without damaging the planet in the process, we need to make changes. There is a growing realisation that this is not something that will happen all at once.
The Science of Biomimicry
23 Nov 2009
Biomimicry is a new discipline that studies Nature and uses it as a blueprint to design and build more sustainably. Why? Because Nature, imaginative by necessity, has already solved many of the problems.
Prince’s Rainforest Project
10 Nov 2009
Our rainforests are vital to our planet's well-being. Positive News would like to encourage its readers to support this important campaign.
World Environment Day
02 Jun 2009
People around the world are uniting for the planet with a strong call for environmental action just six months before the crucial United Nations climate change talks in Copenhagen.
Earth
31 Mar 2009
On Earth Day ñ 22nd April ñ Walt Disney's new eco-film label Disneynature, launched its first feature-length film 'Earth'.
Trees Have Rights Too
11 Mar 2009
Polly Higgins, a barrister and environmentalist, tells us it is high time we addressed the rights of the planet.
Ecotube
31 Dec 2008
Ecotube is an online forum, providing people with the space to express their opinions on video, share their knowledge and inform others about the environmental concerns facing civilisation today.
Poznan Climate Change Summit
31 Dec 2008
After spending two weeks in Poznan, our special correspondent, David Woollcombe, reports back on some of the more positive aspects of the climate change summit.
Enough
25 Nov 2008
We know that our current high levels of materialism are having a hugeimpact on the planet but we continue to produce and consume more thanwe could ever possibly need, use or enjoy.