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Jun 9, 2011 9:00 AM ET - With oil, natural gas, and energy receiving most of the popular press, the often forgotten resource that presents a growing challenge is the availability of fresh water.  Consider these water...

Jun 8, 2011 4:35 PM ET - When major sections of the country experience prolonged hot dry weather, as we are seeing now in portions of the South and West, red flags go up about water quality and quantity. Many local governments establish water remediation plans, with...

Jun 8, 2011 1:55 PM ET - A rare interview with Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead. He talks Hawaiian environmental issues and of course, music.

Jun 7, 2011 12:00 PM ET - Greenopolis spends the weekend at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in celebration of World's Oceans Day. They were there to education visitors on plastic pollution, via Leslie Moyer from 5 Gyres as well as launching "Ocean - Aid" pocket guide, a global guide for keeping everyday harmful items out of the oceans. Join the Tweet contest by tweeting to greenopolis "Why should we care about our oceans?" GREE14352

Jun 7, 2011 8:00 AM ET - Melissa McGinnis reports for Greenopolis in Chicago at the very exciting Recycle Rally assembly at the Portage Theater where the St. Pascal School is about to be rewarded a hundred thousand dollar check. The small school performed beyond expected with students bringing over 300,000 containers of recyclables during a 3 month period. They beat out every other school all over the country to win the number 1 title and gracious check. The school plans to use the money on "green" projects like converting their computer center to be run on solar. With leadership from Father Paul, it's no wonder this school won by leaps and bounds. Father Paul says it's great to be a part of a wonderful contest and to make such a difference and to recognize how the people behind the dream machine rally are doing good things not only for their own companies, not only for our school but for veterans who are in need. It's a tremendous gift for everybody. And it's great for the school to be able to teach kids how to treat God's creation. And that people need to take good care of all the good things. The earth is their number one gift. Teamwork is very important in the success of the school recycling campaign. The school is planning to use the $100,000 for green improvements and to build an energy-efficient computer lab powered by solar energy. PepsiCo is really excited to help them. This is what social recycling is all about. When you look at a little school of a hundred and fifty students... they can recycle over 350,000 containers, which make up 10 tons of materials over a three-month period. And all of the organizations involved, the girl scouts, and other community organizations helping out—it really shows people what social recycling is all about. What a thrilling day. Chicago really is an incredible city! Hope that you are inspired to recycle individually or to get your school to sign up for recycle rally and try to beat this school's number one defending title. GREENOP14340

Jun 6, 2011 1:00 PM ET - (3BL Media / theCSRfeed) SANTA BARBARA - June 6th, 2011 - Be Green Packaging, LLC announced today that it has engaged The Austin Company, a leading design,...

Jun 5, 2011 4:00 PM ET - June 5, 2011 /3BL Media/ - Welcome to P&O Cruises’ third annual Sustainability Report documenting progress in addressing our environmental, economic and social impact. ...

Jun 4, 2011 7:00 AM ET - Save water on World Oceans Day with this Green Guide Tip of the Week - turn off the faucet! Conserve this precious resource, water, as much as possible by shutting off the faucet when you brush your teeth, shave, even lather up. You can save gallons of water by doing so. One of my tips additionally is to plant native plants in your backyard or wherever you find an area to plant something. Make sure it's native which requires often a lot less water. Even Al Roker has a tip to conserving this precious resource. Hey Al! Turn off the faucet when you're brushing your teeth and you'll save gallons of water over a period of a year. GREE14324

Jun 1, 2011 1:30 PM ET - Plastic is wonderful material. It has so many uses, infinitely malleable to fit almost any need. And soooo durable. Plastics last hundreds, even thousands of years. That is their strength. Our weakness is that we design too much plastic to be...

Jun 1, 2011 12:00 PM ET - The Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge aims to encourage innovative ideas that improve access to safe and sustainable water supply. The winner of the $50,000 first prize, announced today, is Tagore-SenGupta Foundation. Their project involves installation of twelve community-level arsenic removal units in in Cambodia.   Second prize of $25,000 is awarded to Jenna Forsyth, whose project focuses on low-resource chlorine generation to address unsafe drinking water and poor sanitation in the Nyanza province of western Kenya.

May 31, 2011 3:00 PM ET - (3BL Media / theCSRfeed) Calgary, Alberta - May 31, 2011 - Cenovus Energy Inc. is investing $6.3 million in two Canadian companies through its...

May 26, 2011 4:45 PM ET - The Anheuser-Busch Foundation and Keep America Beautiful (KAB) have partnered to establish the “Lend-A-Bin Grant Program.” Their efforts support local organizations seeking to provide recycling opportunities at special events and promote the habit of recycling “on-the-go” in their communities.  Applications are now open to participate in this program.