New Fund Finances Latin America Sustainable Energy Projects
The US Department of Energy, in cooperation with the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB), has established the $1.25 million Hemispheric Sustainable Energy …
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On-line Courses in Sustainable Development
Now that the business case for sustainability is on firm ground companies need to learn how to integrate the complex issues involved. An effective way to do …
New Green Building Guides
An on-line guide to designing and constructing green buildings has been produced by the Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC). Although …
Sustainable Sweden Tour: A Journey into a Sustainable Future
You can tour “Sustainable Sweden” with a group of 50 colleagues (at most), from August 4-19. Sustainable Sweden hopes to attract people from around …
Auto Industry Struts Its Stuff
November was a month of alternative fuel car debuts. The first of 750 Ford demonstration TH!NK city vehicles arrived – they are currently for sale in …
Advance Brazil or Undermine Brazil?
In an article in the Jan. 19 issue of Science, a U.S.-Brazilian team of biologists reported that as much as 42 percent of the Amazon River basin of Brazil will …
Worldwatch Releases 2001 State of the World Report
Worldwatch Institute released its annual report, State of the World 2001. It notes that signs of accelerated ecological decline and loss of political momentum …
Canada Funds Clean Air Package
Canadian Environment Minister David Anderson announced a C$120.2 million (US$79 million) clean air package on February 20. “Our goal is simple,” he …
Business & Wilderness Go Together
The outdoor industry has formed “Businesses for Wilderness” (B4W), a national initiative to support protection of important roadless areas …