ECO VILLAGE
Butterfly park to come up at Thenmala The butterfly park will come up behind the musical fountain housed in the cultural zone of the eco-tourism village. The Ecotourism Directorate has entrusted the work of setting up the park to the Entomology Department of the Kerala Los Angeles Eco-Village and Cooperative Resources and Services Project Los Angeles Eco-Village and Cooperative Resources and Services Project provide community living neighborhood and outreach to educate people interested in sustainable urban community development Current TV Video: Ecovillage Tour As enthusiastic fans of the ecovillage concept, we were glad to find out about Dharma Dog Pictures' latest contribution to Current TV: an introduction to the Ecovillage Training Center at The Farm in Summertown, Tennessee. Progress Report on Chinese Eco-Village The BBC has an interesting progress report on the Huangbaiyu eco-village project in rural China. Huangbaiyu gained some press partly due to the involvement of some big environmental names. The chair of the project is William McDonough, Seldown Eco-Village scoops sustainability award The affordable housing development won the Sustainability Award for its use of sustainable materials and construction techniques Gaviotas in the news But the residents of the remote, rural eco-village of Las Gaviotas, Colombia (population around 200) and their international allies have begun to do just that—market their pure, surplus water to Americans through a grassroots network of Green Retreats For Scrooge Below are 5 luxurious places that don't just pretend to be eco friendly, but actually are. I suggest Balamku, south of Mahahual, a little fishing village. the lodge is available to any eco conscious person looking for a place to The Next Trend: Multi-generational Ecovillages with Pizzazz An ecovillage may be in an urban or rural area. EcoVillage at Ithaca, NY. Here the goal is "to explore and model innovative approaches to Earthaven Ecovillage near Asheville, NC Where residents are "dedicated to caring for Funding for Luxury Eco-Village http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/09/01/8384349/index. htm?postversion=2006083112. *Luxury Living on a Budget*. *The Investors:* Donn Davis, president, and Steve Case, founder, Revolution China's first eco-village proves a hard sell I had high hopes when I saw William McDonough making homes in China on Design:E2. China made some bold promises as well. Recent news was bad enough, now I read Bill's homes are not selling! They cost too much. Being first sucks.
Gaviotas By the Glass RedNova By Spencer, Miranda It Takes a Colombian Village to Bottle Green Water When people think about sustainable business or restoring the environment, selling bottled water is the last thing on their minds. Eco-village planned in county Waxahachie Daily Light Planning of a new housing concept for those interested in green living and stronger community is under way in Ellis County. Near the intersection of the Red Oak and Waxahachie city limits, Anderson Sargent Custom Builders is helping develop an eco-village on 75 acres west of Interstate 35. Luxury spa for Kerala World Leisure News India-based Saj Group, which specialises in building eco-friendly resorts, is to open the ayurveda-based Saj Earth Resort at Nedumbassery, Kerala, in 2007. New Statesman launches a bold new online presence designed by Wilson Fletcher e-Consultancy Influential weekly current affairs magazine The New Statesman has launched a new website at www.newstatesman.com. The site, designed by interactive design consultancy Wilson Fletcher is a comprehensive online companion to the resurgent New Statesman magazine, recently voted 'current affairs magazine Island to be turned into eco-tourist spot Gulf Times The Doha Asian Games Organising Committee (Dagoc), jointly with the Supreme Council for Environment and Natural Reserves plan to develop the uninhabited Umm Tais island into an eco-tourist destination. The greening of rock 'n' roll Chicago Tribune Rock 'n' roll is paved with artists' calls to action, from penning war protest songs to rocking to abolish world hunger. More recently, there's a growing cry to save the environment, and it's one that groups hope will be heard loud and clear, with many bands and the music industry turning a "green" eye to the way they do business. OMACHI, Nagano Prefecture: How stunning scenery was created out of an abandoned ski slope Asahi.com An abandoned Omachi ski slope here has gone from being an eyesore to a sight to behold. The Nanohana agricultural production cooperative has been planting mixed fields of rape flowers and buckwheat where skiers used to fly by. Live the pura vida in Costa Rica Houston Chronicle Our family of four hiked up a volcano, rode horses, took mud baths, zipped above the rain-forest canopy and frolicked on a pristine beach. Ashoka founder receives social entrepreneurship award. Philanthropy Journal * Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship at Duke University 's Fuqua School of Business named Ashoka founder and CEO Bill Drayton as winner of 2007 CASE Leadership in Social Entrepreneurship Award. Intervoice and BEA Systems Deliver Innovative Telecommunications Solutions for Global IMS Providers Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance HONG KONG----BEA Systems, Inc., a world leader in enterprise and communications infrastructure software, and Intervoice, Inc. , a world leader in converged voice and information technology, today announced the integration of Intervoice Media Exchange Enhanced Services Platform and the BEA WebLogic® SIP Server, a converged Java-IMS-SOA service creation and delivery platform designed to promote eco+village: eco+village
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