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 There has been growing talk about a clean-tech race between China and the U.S., often cast in ominous tones. But the quest to develop and implement renewable energy can be one where both...
Aerosols and black carbon from air pollution may be responsible for as much as 90 percent of the melting taking place in Himalayan glaciers, according to a new study. The study, conducted by scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,...
 Male blue whales have been singing at a lower pitch in recent decades, and one oceanographer suggests it is linked to growing populations following the elimination of whale hunting. Songs...
Congressman Edward J. Markey toured the Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) on Feb. 5. Led by PSFC Director Miklos Porkolab and Alcator Project Head Earl Marmar, the representative of Massachusetts' seventh district was able to view the Alcator...
 A social mission is not a short-cut. Your business won’t get preferential treatment from suppliers, investors or consumers because it aims to do good....
 Ernst & Young has published a report entitled ‘Carbon Market Readiness’ looking at the implications for accounting, compliance, reporting and tax considerations of US state and...
The TSX Venture Exchange today announced that WESTERN WIND ENERGY CORP. has been named as one of the TSX Venture 50, a ranking of strong performers listed on TSX Venture Exchange. TSX Venture 50 is comprised of 10 emerging companies in five industry sectors that have been identified as leaders in Canada's...
The Chinese Renewable Energy
Industries Association (CREIA), Global Wind Energy Council and Shanghai
International Exhibition Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Shanghai branch of the
China International Trade Promotion Committee, once again join forces...
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) today announced its intent to join the FutureGen Alliance, a public-private partnership established to build a first-of-its-kind coal-fired, near-zero emissions power plant in...
 I have been thinking about a statement I read in a blog from Davos last week by one of BT’s thought leaders - J.P. Rangaswami. J.P. said “the key elements that kept repeating themselves...
 Here is an innovative CSR Report. Is it a global first ? Maybe. Except for the fact that it is Solar Century's second video CSR report. It's the only report I have seen in video format. Here it is:
Solar Century...
 UN-Habitat is headquartered in Nairobi. In this interview with CSR International CEO Wayne Visser, the Director of the Programme Support Division of UN-Habitat Antoine King talks about...
 Barack Obama wanted to bridge the divides among Americans that George W. Bush had opened. But now those divides are wider than ever, and Obama's attempts to please everyone, so evident...
 The science of climate change has been on the defensive in recent weeks, owing to an error that dramatically overstated the rate at which the Himalayan glaciers could disappear. With some...
 One weighty decision that the world will need to make in 2010 is whether to support an idea raised by Anatoly Perminov, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, to launch an unmanned...
STR Responsible Sourcing (STR RS), a leading provider of ethical sourcing consulting services for Fortune 500 companies, today announced that it has launched the most comprehensive and up-to-date online reference tool for labor laws and employment...
Despite continuing challenges in the global economic environment, 2009 was a successful year for Novo Nordisk with solid sales in all business areas, continued improvement in the gross margin and progress in the clinical development pipeline for key...
50 tuition-discounted Fellows from all over the world will attend 2010 Opportunity Collaboration-the innovative, esteemed poverty alleviation "un-conference"-thanks to generous support from the Cordes Foundation....
A new study released today finds that water, in all its forms, has the least environmental impact of any beverage choice. And when compared to other packaged beverages, including soft drinks, sports drinks, enhanced waters and juices, bottled water...
A new Mattress/Bedding Industry "Green Initiative" consumer survey sponsored by the Specialty Sleep Association (SSA) asked what claims consumers would want addressed by an industry label, seal or program....
There has been growing talk about a clean-tech race between China and the U.S., often cast in ominous tones. But the quest to develop and implement renewable energy can be one where both...
Aerosols and black carbon from air pollution may be responsible for as much as 90 percent of the melting taking place in Himalayan glaciers, according to a new study. The study, conducted by scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,...
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President Obama announces the expansion of two SBA lending programs designed to help small businesses in a difficult credit market and encourage them to create new jobs in a visit to Lanham, MD....
With the Super Bowl just two days away, CBS is coming under criticism for accepting an anti-abortion ad paid for by Focus on the Family. We get reaction from Cecile Richards of Planned Parenthood and sportswriter Dave Zirin, author of "A...
CBS has changed its longstanding policy of not allowing issue ads during the Super Bowl to accept an anti-choice advertisement from Focus on the Family, and women's groups are furious at the double standard: CBS still rejected an ad from...
Is U.S. foreign policy determined by individual policy-makers and core values, or by external threats and domestic pressures?...
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