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Biggest Energy Companies in U.S. call for Caps on Carbon Emissions
Check out this lead paragraph in the online Grist magazine for April 6:
Tuesday saw a tectonic shift in the climate-change debate during an...
Silicon Valley to Invest Heavily in Emerging Green Technology that Cleans Air, Water and Landfills
Venture Capitalists are poised to invest hundreds of millions in the emerging "green technologies" and believe they could become as lucrative as anything that...
Crackdown on Pollution in Scotland
The environment minister in Scotland announced new sewage pollution guidelines for 80 lochs and rivers, a 20-fold increase in the number of protected waterways...
Tide Turning for Sustainable Seafood
With growing worries about dwindling supplies of fish, negative effects on the ocean and coastal environments, and concerns about pesticides, sustainable seafood practices are...
Maryland Adopts Historic Global Warming Law Mandating Pollution Reduction at Power Plants
ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 31 -- In a major victory against global warming, the Maryland General Assembly gave final approval Friday to the strongest power-plant...
Two Lost Worlds Give Us Hope – by David Suzuki
February 15, 2006 — Two lost worlds were in the news last week. One was discovered halfway around the world, but the other is right...
Canadian Grocery Chain to Push Reusable Bags
Canadian grocery retailer Provigo started pushing a 99-cent reusable bag at their 456 stores throughout Quebec. One environmental blogger writes: "They...
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Improving your Chances for a Business Loan
Neil's column regularly appears in the Good News Network.Your goal is to secure financing. Your prospective lender's goal is to understand your company's dynamics...
Green TV Launches
We have a Food Network, a Style Network, a Shopping channel, why not a Green channel? The world's first online 'green' television channel launched...
Ontario Hailed as First to Subsidize Solar Power
Ontario, Canada announced an historic proposal to buy clean, renewable electricity from homeowners and entrepreneurs who produce solar, wind or other green power over...
Responsible Forest Management in South America
Georgetown, Guyana — In a record-setting accomplishment for tropical forest conservation, Barama Company announced that 570,000 hectares (about 2,200 square miles) of Barama's forests in...
Wind Power up by 25% Over Last Year
The wind energy industry worldwide installed more than US$14 billion worth of new generating equipment last year, an increase of 25 percent over 2004,...
Clicks Against Breast Cancer, and Hunger, and Deforestation, and…
My friend Katharine sent me a message that the Breast Cancer Site was having trouble getting enough people to click on their site for...
A Better Way to Recycle Plastic
Perhaps we can take a lesson from the innovative entrepreneurs of India when it comes to recycling plastics.
"Alka loves plastics for an exciting reason;...
Businesses Set Ethical and Quality Standards
Today, Harvard University is among more than 30 business schools offering courses on social responsibility.* This is illustrative of many positive trends in business,...
The Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People Are Changing the World
The Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People Are Changing the World (Hardcover) The researchers who wrote this fascinating book characterize a new group of...
New Life for Historic Railway
In what has been called an "historic agreement," a scenic stretch of railroad along the rugged coastline of British Columbia has been donated to...
Reintroduction of Wolves Into Yellowstone Brings Wildlife Back Into Balance
One of the greatest environmental success stories in history is playing out on the landscapes of the rural West.
When wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone...
Bald Eagle Numbers Soar
USA Removing Eagle from Endangered Species List
After nearly four decades on the endangered species list, bald eagles are soaring once again, their population climbing...
Open Space Conference Draws Technologists and Social Activists Together to Build Better Communities
Feb. 5, 2006 — A conference to advance the use and technology of wikis and other community-building tools provided the perfect setting to try out...