September 6, 2008

The World In A Test Tube; Technology And Global Warming

By: The Economist

From plug-ins to planktonic algae, technology is part of the solution to climate change. But which technology?

NOTHING about global warming is simple, alas. Meteorological models fry the circuits of the largest supercomputers....

September 4, 2008

BASF AG: BASF Leading Chemical Company In Dow Jones Sustainability Index; International Recognition For Climate Strategy And Successes In Environmental Protection

By: M2 PressWIRE

RDATE:04092008

Ludwigshafen, Germany -- BASF is the leading chemical company in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World). The Chemical Company was recognized for its climate strategy, its environmental and social...

September 3, 2008

ENVIRONMENT CARBON CLIMATE CHANGE TWO LAST LONDON

By: UNI (United News of India)
Report from UNI brought to you by HT Syndication.

WHERE THE MONEY GOES Some existing projects backed with money from unregulated or so-called voluntary carbon emissions trading have been accused of not delivering promised environmental and social benefits. Critics also say...

September 3, 2008

Brandeis International Business School Launches "Global Green MBA"; New Concentration Builds On Core Principles

By: Business Wire

Brandeis International Business School (IBS) announced today a new "Global Green MBA" that will help it fulfill its core vision. The new concentration, the MBA in Socially Responsible Business, strengthens the position of IBS as...

September 3, 2008

Ethical Corporation: Ford, Boots, And Kuoni Travel Reveal Their Carbon Reduction Strategies In A New Report

By: Business Wire

More companies find themselves hit by mandatory cap-and-trade carbon emissions schemes by national and regional government bodies.

Carbon markets are responding to the emerging schemes and adapting their products and services....

September 3, 2008

Exelon, IBM, Xerox, DuPont, Alcoa, Burt's Bees, Pepsi, Interface and more gear up for Corporate Climate Response

By: CSRwire

50 top companies now confirmed to present climate strategies in Chicago this September 22-23. (CSRwire) CHICAGO,IL. - September 3, 2008 - With twenty days to go, top companies are now preparing to share their climate strategies...

September 3, 2008

Climate Change? Blame Your Stuff

By: Kalamazoo Gazette (Michigan)

BY SCOTT LEARN Newhouse News Service To cut energy use, save money and, while you're at it, live a greener life, you can turn down the air conditioning, back off the accelerator, hop on a bike.

But when it comes to your personal...

September 2, 2008

No Fueling: More Alternative-Energy Cars Coming Down Pike; A Caravan Of Hydrogen Cars; Some Automakers Targeting 2010 For Plug-in Hybrids, With Hydrogen Right Behind

By: Investor's Business Daily
DONNA HOWELL

Buyers will have many choices among green cars, but the green flag starting the sales race for the newest kinds hasn't dropped just yet.

Last week's Democratic National Convention highlighted Barack Obama's call for a million...

September 2, 2008

CLIMATE FORECASTS CRUCIAL TO WATER RESOURCES AND POVERTY REDUCTION - UN AGENCY

By: States News Service
States News Service

The following information was released by the United Nations:

The chief of the United Nations meteorological agency today called for weather forecasts to play a greater role in planning for economic development and poverty...

September 1, 2008

CARBON GOES TO MARKET

By: Governing Magazine
Tom Arrandale

Late this month, 10 Northeastern states will conclude an auction like no other in American history. What's up for grabs is not art or property. It's carbon--or more specifically, the right to emit carbon dioxide from a power...