Nairobi, Kenya, 1 November 2010 - What do solar loans, sustainable tourism, tea plantations, forests in Panama and African financiers have in common? The answer is quite simple: all are part of...
Van Jones delivering a statement to Robert Orr, Under Secretary General of the United Nations, at the Temple of Understanding Awards, October 31, 2010 CNN's Nadia Bilchik joins members of the...
URI-North America is now participating in working with the online Recycling Fundraiser program to get those old pagers, MP3 players, ink cartridges, and all kinds of old stuff out of your kitchen..
The Holy See has embarked on a new mission: the fight against climate change. In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI announced that Vatican City would strive to become the first carbon-neutral state. Although the..
Salwan School, a Cooperation Circle in New Delhi, India, launched the Green School Programme in July. Five teams were organized to evaluate their current use of water, air, land, energy and waste. The purpose of this program is to help students assess their use of resources and map their consumption and wastage. It enables them to identify the gaps in their current practices. The program will stimulate the growth of a more environmentally aware and responsible generation of citizens. The program began with a ceremony, with the principal planting a sapling in the school grounds.
Arwa Aburawa, a journalist with the Green Prophet, reports on a conference taking place in Jordan this month. The Green Prophet is a URI Cooperation Circle based in the Middle East. Jordan...
Millions of people across the globe will be cleaning up their local parks, waterways and forests in a bid to restore and protect nature this Clean Up the World Weekend, in support of the United...
Green Prophet is a Cooperation Circle of URI. It is an environment news site reporting on the Middle East. They've been featured on the world’s most popular blogs and newspapers as a..
Article by Ibrahim Abdul-Martin from The Daily Beast: Amid the uproar over the Cordoba House project, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin reveals that it will be the country's first certified "green mosque," named...
Read about the Green Certification Program, created by GreenFaith, Interfaith Partners for the Environment, New Jersey, USA: More and more religious institutions are addressing environmental...
