Organic Insider to Lead USDA's Ag Marketing Service
Kathleen Merrigan, who helped write the original standards for the Organic Food Production Act, is slated to take over the Agricultural Marketing Service. This …
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NAHB & Fannie Mae Form Green Building Partnership
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Fannie Mae, the largest U.S. financing source for home mortgages, have entered a partnership to develop …
New Danish Law Caps Power Emissions
Under a new Danish law, power companies that produce more than 30 MW will be subject to CO2 emissions quotas and will be taxed if they exceed them. Total power …
Worldwide, Wind Energy Progresses
According to Danish wind consultants, BTM Consult ApS, world wind projects in the pipeline amount to $20 billion in revenue; leading installers come from …
Green Taxes Move Forward in Denmark & France
The Danish government is instituting Europe’s first tax on PVC. A voluntary agreement with industry in 1991 failed to achieve its goals. The government …
Philippine's Passes Landmark Clean Air Legislation
Despite intense lobbying by business, Philippine President Joseph Estrada signed a landmark Clean Air Act into law. Air pollution has reached alarming levels, …
Social Mutual Funds Get High Marks
MMA International Fund has been added to Charles Schwab’s MarketManager International Portfolio, a fund of funds. Cynthia Liu, Schwab SVP, describes …
No U.S. Growth in CO2 Emissions in 1998
The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy reports that for the first year since 1991, energy-related carbon emissions did not rise. They remained …
Clinton Issues Energy Use Executive Order
In a June 3 Executive Order, President Clinton directed federal agencies to cut energy use 35 percent by 2010 compared to 1985 levels, expanding the current …