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IGPN NEWSLETTER [Issue 16]
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HEADLINES
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- (less than) One hundred days to the future we want
- Green Party leader calls for thriving green economy
- Skinny genes ? how GM food may help you stave off obesity
- Structural institutional change needed for a successful green economy
- Skywriting With an Airliner
- Women are earning, spending, and influencing spending at a greater rate than ever before.
- Featured iPhone App: Taptu Guardian Environment
- Unlocking Seaweed’s Next-Gen Crude: Sugar
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GREEN PURCHASING NEWS AROUND THE WORLD
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(less than) One hundred days to the future we want
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/basd-business-day-sustainable-development?newsfeed=true
The ability to innovate and create ways of operating that are sustainable is, increasingly, one of business's strengths. Making an impact requires the right policy frameworks, which will be up for discussion in Rio.
Green Party leader calls for thriving green economy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17557284
Green Party leader Caroline Lucas says the government has misread the public mood by trying to sideline green issues.
Skinny genes? how GM food may help you stave off obesity
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/mar/13/gm-food-genetically-modified-obesity
Fond of a full English breakfast? Perhaps you should have a glass of blood orange juice on the side? It might help to reduce the harm from all the fat you are ingesting, and make you less likely to become obese.
Structural institutional change needed for a successful green economy
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/green-economy-institutional-change?newsfeed=true
The green economy and international institutional framework for sustainable development should become mutually reinforcing, as there is a need for structural change in institutions.
Skywriting With an Airliner
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/16/skywriting-with-an-airliner/#more-132963
The Boeing 787 uses advanced materials and high-tech engines to fly more quietly, with lower emissions of nitrogen oxides and less fuel than previous models, all significant environmental benefits. But sometimes, the engineers who designed have tried to have a bit of fun.
Women are earning, spending, and influencing spending at a greater rate than ever before.
http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2012/01/24/the-top-30-stats-you-need-to-know-when-marketing-to-women
Women account for $7 trillion in consumer and business spending in the United States, and over the next decade, they will control two thirds of consumer wealth.
Featured iPhone App: Taptu Guardian Environment
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/taptu-guardian-environment/id487650170?ls=1&mt=8
Guardian teamed up with a social news reader Taptu to release Taptu Guardian Environment. Although its user interface needs some improvement for a better reading experience, it is worth downloading.
Unlocking Seaweed's Next-Gen Crude: Sugar
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/unlocking-seaweeds-next-gen-crude-sugar
Seaweed often brings to mind thoughts of surf and sushi, not fuel. But that could change if a biotechnology start-up called Bio Architecture Lab succeeds in building a new kind of energy company from designer bacteria and a low-cost process for harvesting seaweed.
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