Greening the Green Festival

Is it possible for thousands of people to come together and celebrate a green economy without creating a damaging environmental footprint? We'll take you behind the scenes at the 2006 San Francisco Green Festival to reveal how the event stays truly green, focusing on their impressive program of waste management that diverts over 90% of garbage from landfills.
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The zero emissions traveler

Think it's hard to get around LA without spewing CO2? Try circling the globe. We caught up with Tim Harvey, "the zero emissions traveler", towards the end of his human-powered trek 'round the world.
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Greening the desert
permaculture in Jordan

Can dry, salted, desert land be transformed into a forest of fruit? The Dead Sea Valley Permaculture Project did just that.
geofficon Experts from the Permaculture Research Institute worked with local farmers to take a 10-acre parcel in Jordan and turn it into a sustainable agricultural site, with fig, pomegranate and guava trees and date palms. Winter barley and organic onions were also added.
Their strategy involved the construction of water-harvesting swales (to catch every single drop of wa...
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