Environmental Resources

Shanghai--The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, today signed an agreement to provide Industrial Bank with risk-sharing coverage of RMB 200 million ($25 million). This will help Industrial Bank establish a loan portfoli...

Shanghai--The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, today signed an agreement to provide a $1 million (RMB 8 million) grant to XinAo Gas' energy efficiency operations. The grant is part of IFC's China Utility-Based En...

Panama City/ Portland, Oregon, USA - The German-Panamanian reforestation and service company Futuro Forestal has won Metafore's first annual Innovation Award 2006. It was presented to General Managers Iliana Armien and Andreas Eke at the Awards ceremony on May 5th d...

GREENFIELD, MA--The results are in - and over 50 light duty vehicles competing in the Tour de Sol, America's #1 green car show and competition "driving toward zero carbon emissions" demonstrated their ability of reducing oil use and climate change emissions by over 10...

RESTON, Va. - NuRide, Inc. (www.nuride.com), the nation's first incentive-based ridesharing network, announced today that another 17 businesses and government organizations have become sponsors for the "Chevron 5,000...

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2006-Howe Enterprises International is joining the fight to eliminate malaria in Africa. We are introducing the first purpose built aerial adult mosquito control, cold fogging system. This patented technology is currently be...

GREENFIELD, MA - May 10, 2005 - The two cars entered by Western Washington University's Vehicle Research Institute are top contenders in the National 2005 Tour de Sol Championship. One of them won the Grand Award in the 2004 Championship. Entries in the Championship c...

GREENFIELD, MA - The new EDrive Systems "plug-in" hybrid technology will be demonstrated during the National 2005 Tour de Sol's 100 MPG Challenge. Hybrid owners can now "fuel" their cars from home electrical outlets. This novel hybrid technology enables hybrid vehicle...

Washington, DC - Carbonfund.org, nonprofit organization that educates the public about climate change and supports renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation projects that reduce carbon emissions, announces the addition of another member to their ever-growi...

BEDFORD, NH - New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility (NHBSR), a network of businesses committed to socially responsible business practices, will be offsetting energy use at its 2006 Spring Conference, "Corporate Social Responsibility: A Win-Win-Win Linking...