Ottawa Start
August 28, 2010

STILL TIME TO ENJOY THE 40th SEASON OF ALCATEL-LUCENT SUNDAY BIKEDAYS

The National Capital Commission (NCC), in collaboration with title sponsor Alcatel-Lucent, participating sponsor Zerofootprint and volunteers from KPMG LLP and Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, invites residents and visitors to come out and enjoy the last two Sundays of the 40th season of Alcatel-Lucent Sunday Bikedays. Hop on your bike, or grab your in-line skates, and hit the parkways in the heart of the Capital Region and Gatineau Park, which are closed to motor vehicles every Sunday morning until the Labour Day weekend.

CNN News
August 18, 2010

Helping Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Watch Lisa Shannon on ‘The Brief’ with Zerofootprint’s sponsored pygmy sisters talk about her efforts to help the women of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Learn more about Zerofootprint’s Congo projects and how you can make a difference in the lives of Congo Women. Click here.

The Guardian
Thursday 12 August 2010 10.00 BST

What’s the carbon footprint of … the internet?

The internet releases around 300m tonnes of CO2 a year – as much as all the coal, oil and gas burned in Turkey or Poland, or more than half of the fossil fuels burned in the UK
By: Duncan Clark and Mike Berners-Lee

The carbon footprint of the internet: Around 300 million tonnes of CO2 per year, equivalent to every person in the UK flying to America and back twice over.

The New York Times
August 8, 2010

A Contact Lens Cleaner, With Nature as Inspiration
By ANDREW ADAM NEWMAN

“To bring you an entirely new contact lens solution, we thought outside the box, and found our true inspiration in your eyes,” a voice says in a commercial for Biotrue. The Biotrue carton opens, and from its interior sides hang two pieces of paper folded to resemble green shutters framing a window, which exposes, in the form of a paper collage, a view of an idyllic island.

Tired of the generic tagline “Please consider the environment before printing this email”? Add the Zerofootprint gauge and the message below to your Gmail and Outlook signatures and show your friends and co-workers what protecting the environment is all about!

  “Protecting the environment is not just about how often you print emails. It’s about measuring your impact, comparing with others and making real change. Visit www.zerofootprint.net.”

Listen to the Show Here!

Lisa Shanon had a good job and a boyfriend in Oregon. Then, she gave it all up and put on her running shoes. Today, she organizes runs around the country to help the women of Congo—a place she calls the worst place on earth to be a woman. They are raped and tortured daily. Children are dying by the thousands. Lisa has raised millions of dollars, inspired a global grass roots effort, and testified before Congress.

Learn more about Lisa’s involvement in Zerofootprint’s projects in Congo.

Check out Falling Whistles, a powerful story campaigning for peace in the Congo. Visit their site at: www.fallingwhistles.com

About Falling Whistles: Originally just a journal written about boys sent to the frontlines of war armed with only a whistle, readers forwarded it with the same kind of urgency in which it was written and demanded to know – what can we do? The Falling Whistles campaign launched with a simple response - make their weapon your voice and be a whistleblower for peace in Congo. Read the story and buy the whistle. Proceeds go to rehabilitate and advocate for war-affected children. Share their story.

Lisa Shannon and Zerofootprint’s Congo Sisters in a piece called “Running for Change” on ABC News.

Fast Company
Fri Jul 23, 2010

Industry-Wide Eco Index Will Rate Apparel on Sustainability
BY Ariel Schwartz

Judging by the recent actions of companies like Walmart and Samsung, sustainability indexes (aka green supply chain rating systems) are the next big thing in corporate social responsibility. So it isn’t all that surprising that a group of 100 retailers and apparel brands are joining together to form an industry-wide Eco Index—a software-based tool that allows companies to track product impacts through a series of questions on labor and environmental efforts.

View the Full Article at: http://www.fastcompany.com/

View the powerful images of Zerofootprint-sponsored pygmy women in the first ever Run for Congo Women in Congo. View the pictures on Twitter and Facebook. Thanks to Sonya Melescu for taking such beautiful photos!