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TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
September 29, 2008
Scandinavia is cold enough to grow a Mats Sundin. Yet nowadays nearly everyone in the hockey hero’s native Sweden keeps warm in winter without burning so much as a drop of oil.
Such are the spoils of…
Wed Sep 24, 2008
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations launched a program on Wednesday that it hopes could be the foundation for a system in which rich countries would pay poor ones to slow climate change by protecting and…
Written by Yoni Levinson
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Japanese battery company Furukawa has just closed a deal with East Penn, a US battery manufacturer. The latter will soon be distributing a new battery made by the Japanese company. What is so special…
By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent
OSLO (Reuters) - Most consumers want companies to do more to protect the environment and reckon that firms should play a leading role in fighting global warming, a worldwide survey showed Tuesday.
The poll, of 28,000 Internet…
This article shows how important the work of the Think Green Alliance is in establishing green business standards and working together to fulfill them, both in Canada and the USA.
Read the full article on Reuters here: http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN2152741320080922?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews
By Timothy Gardner
NEW YORK…
Companies that fail to tackle climate change could lower the value of their businesses, a report by the UK’s Carbon Trust suggests.
Story from BBC NEWS: http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200809240840100.738956
The report said firms, together are worth £3.8 trillion ($7 trillion) globally, could boost market…
Business community seminar shows intrinsic link between economy, business practices and environment
Toronto September 19, 2008 – The Think Green Alliance, Cybernomics and Miller Thomson LLP aim to show the intrinsic link between the economy, business practices and the environment with their…
View the original article here: http://www.climatebiz.com/news/2008/09/18/california-climate-change-law-help-economy-study
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Cutting greenhouse gas emissions in California will boost the state’s economy, create thousands of green collar jobs, and increase personal income, a new analysis found.
The state Air Resources Board (ARB) released a…
By: Brie Cadman (View Profile)
Going green inherently saves money—by using less, we save more—but some big-ticket items can cost a lot. I’d love to install solar panels on my roof or a wind turbine in my backyard so I’d never…
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