On September 22nd, Shanghai celebrated the annual “No Car Day”, a national campaign aimed at reducing exhaust emissions and ease traffic congestion by limiting the number of private vehicles on the roads. The absence of a car ban (except for the area around the Expo Garden) did not deter a large group of bike fans, who gathered at 10am to go on a fun city ride, from the Plum gallery on West Nanjing Road to the Waterhouse hotel on the banks of the Huangpu river. The event was organized by GoodtoSH,...

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After sailing more than 8,000 nautical miles and spending 128 days crossing the Pacific, the world’s largest ocean, in a boat made of 12,500 plastic PET bottles, the Plastiki expedition and her crew have safely and successfully reached their planned destination of Sydney to cheers of welcome and support. Arriving at Sydney Heads at 11.10am local time with a 12knot south south easterly breeze, the Plastiki triumphantly sailed into Sydney Harbour to cheers of welcome and support from a small spectator flotilla... The historic expedition was completed in four legs : San Francisco – Kiribati...

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Dear friends of Greennovate, Our latest “Greennovate Movie Night”---"Earthlings" is over. At first, we would like to express our appreciation to all the guests in our events. It’s because of you that we are more motivated to do it! If you want to know more about this movie, please go to Greennovate's douban's homepage: http://www.douban.com/host/greennovate/ We and our lovely rooftop just can’t wait to see you again, no matter if you are our old friend or first-time guest. Please bring your own snacks and drinks, so that we can appreciate this great movie! Time: Wed, 14 July,...

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14/07 – Geennovate Movie Night – ‘The 11th Hour’ Dear friends of Greennovate, here comes our latest "Greennovate Movie Night". At first, we would like to express our appreciation to all the guests in our last five screenings. It's because of you that we are more motivated to do it! On this Wednesday, our roof-top will stage "The 11th Hour". According to Chris, the environmental wizard in our office, we will encounter many famous environmentalists in this movie, and Chris will do a little explaination before we show the movie. If you want to know more about this movie, please go to IMDB. We...

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On 7 July, our Movie Night goes into the next round with a screening of "The Age of Stupid", as our 5th movie of this season. W would like to welcome everyone who is interested in watching it with us on our cool roof-top. Not to feel "stupid", but to become wiser. This movie is about revealing mistakes: At the end of a timeline depicting the disasters that our planet had to endure thanks to man's effect, an image of Earth is shown. here are some comments from people who have watched it already: Alvin Du Vernay: In my opinion our use or misuse of resources the last 100 years or so, I'd probably...

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Ecotourism is a business that is exploding around the globe, to the tune of over 100% growth each year, which means that the ecotourism industry literally doubles in size every year. Here in China though, ecotourism has, unfortunately, taken a bit longer to catch on. Not to worry though, because there are dedicated operators here, committed to ensuring that sustainable tourism will gain ground in the Middle Kingdom. But first, what is ecotourism? The International Ecotourism Society (who, we imagine, are pretty knowledgeable about the subject) defines it as “responsible travel to natural areas...

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If you are looking for new cool accessories this summer, check out new NETI charms! Available at eno stores and online.

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