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  Response from IKEA

  Btw:
  the response I received from IKEA/Swedwood when asking them about this was along the lines of stating that it is very common to requalify protected areas in Portugal ... Requalify meaning removing the status as protected area.

  Recently the land planning law was changed in Portugal so now the authority to change the status of any land is almost entirely in hands of the municipality. So with progessive politians it might  even lead to improvements, alas, not all politicians are all that progressive ...On An interview with IKEA sustainability director Thomas Bergmark posted 1 year, 2 months ago 9 Responses

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  Protecting bioversity - not in Portugal

  "We're focusing more and more on that. First of all, we are setting up an IKEA standard, which includes the different steps in establishing a store. The first step is to look into a site, the land and such, to make sure we are not stepping into any sensitive areas that should be protected for biodiversity or other reasons."

  Perhaps infuse some of ideas into IKEA subsidiary SwedWood?

  IKEA/SwedWood were blacklisted by Quercus (enviro NGO in Portugal) for building a plant in an area of national ecological interest (Reserva Ecológica Nacional) in Paços de Ferreira in northern Portugal in 2007 (or was it 2006?). On An interview with IKEA sustainability director Thomas Bergmark posted 1 year, 2 months ago 9 Responses

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  carbon free also mean saying no to biofuels

  I was at first a bit puzzled about his focus on the rejection of carbon based fuels since I would assume that he would put the blame on only fossil fuels. But nowhere does he mention biofuels. I think he only used the word "renewables" once.

  @by christophersj:
  A quote from the speech:
  "We could further increase the value and efficiency of a Unified National Grid by helping our struggling auto giants switch to the manufacture of plug-in electric cars. An electric vehicle fleet would sharply reduce the cost of driving a car, reduce pollution, and increase the flexibility of our electricity grid."

  So after all no liquid or gas fuels of any kind in his vision?!
  On Gore calls for carbon tax, 100 percent renewable electricity by 2018 posted 1 year, 3 months ago 13 Responses

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  Even the Pope

  Vatican adds pollution, genetic experiments to list of 'new sins'

  http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2008/03/ ...On Queen Elizabeth II encourages environmental protection posted 1 year, 8 months ago 2 Responses

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  article on wikipedia

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporative_coolerOn Swamp coolers posted 1 year, 10 months ago 9 Responses