September 15, 2008

Everglades Rescue: Who Profits?; Florida's Plan To Buy U.S. Sugar Leaves One Major Producer

By: The International Herald Tribune
Mary Williams Walsh - The New York Times Media Group

In June, Governor Charlie Crist announced that Florida would buy U.S. Sugar, one of the two big sugar enterprises in the state.

He billed the purchase as a ''jump-start'' in the environmental restoration of the Everglades - a...

September 13, 2008

Non-profit Capitalism; The Business Of Giving

By: The Economist

An initial public offering with a difference

"WE RUN a business here?but instead of selling cars or candy to kids, we?re selling hope and leadership," says Nancy Lublin, the chief executive of Do Something, a non-profit group...

September 10, 2008

Global Environmental Concerns Growing as Population Looks to Government to Lead Charge Reports GfK Roper Consulting

By: CSRwire

New Research Reveals Increasingly Dynamic Eco-Landscape.

(CSRwire) New York, NY. - September 10, 2008 - GfK Roper Consulting, a division of Custom Research North America, today announced highlights from its latest global and...

September 10, 2008

Environmental Defense Fund Launches First-of-its-Kind Independent Guide to High-Quality Carbon Offsets for Businesses and Consumers to Combat Climate Change

By: CSRwire

New Website Takes the Guesswork out of Identifying and Purchasing Carbon Offsets in Growing Voluntary Market.(CSRwire) WASHINGTON, DC - September 10, 2008 - To help bring transparency to the fast-growing voluntary carbon offset...

September 9, 2008

New Workshop and Management Tools Enable Businesses To Benchmark and Leverage Partnerships with NGOs

By: CSRwire

(CSRwire) TORONTO ON - September 9, 2008 - Partnerships with NGOs are the foundation of corporate community programs. They add credibility to alignment with social issues, offer new opportunities to reach and influence...

September 9, 2008

American Express Announces Top 25 Projects Competing for $2.5 Million in Funding Through Members Project(R)

By: CSRwire

Cardmember Vote Will Determine Which Projects Advance to Top Five. (CSRwire) NEW YORK, NY. - September 9, 2008 – American Express unveiled today the top 25 projects selected as semi-finalists for Members Project...

September 4, 2008

THE SOCIAL INVESTMENT FORUM ADDS RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS STAFF TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE GROWING SRI INDUSTRY

By: Social Investment Forum

The Social Investment Forum (SIF) : WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Social Investment Forum (SIF), the national membership association for the socially and environmentally responsible investment industry, today announced the expansion of...

September 3, 2008

San Diego Hosts High-Speed Train Meeting; Officials Praise Plans To Bring High-Speed Trains To San Diego With Local Collaboration; Planners Discuss Transportation To The Airport

By: Business Wire

San Diego-area officials today told the California High-Speed Rail Authority they expect a broad range of environmental and economic benefits if voters approve Proposition 1A, the plan on the November ballot to build a...

September 3, 2008

For Town, Storm Is More Pause Than Setback; Post-Katrina Rebuilding To Resume

By: USA TODAY
Larry Copeland

WAVELAND, Miss. -- This beach town, nearly leveled three years ago by Hurricane Katrina, was just putting itself back together when Hurricane Gustav forced residents to flee again.

The Labor Day storm knocked out power,...

September 1, 2008

MAYOR BLOOMBERG AND SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES COMMISSIONER WALSH CUT RIBBON ON RECENTLY-RENOVATED FLATBUSH CATON MARKET NEW MARKET WEBSITE WILL SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND HELP THEM GROW THEIR CUSTOMER BASE

By: States News Service
States News Service

The following information was released by Mayor Michael Bloomberg:

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Robert Walsh today cut the ribbon on the recently renovated Flatbush Caton Market in...