Environmental Resources

AKRON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2005--Waste News, a leading news source about waste and environmental management, has named Wal-Mart the winner of the 2005 Waste News Environmental Award.

"We chose Wal-Mart for this awa...

COLCHESTER, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2005--Green Mountain Power (NYSE: GMP) today issued its first Corporate Responsibility Report, documenting the Company's progress towards sustainability. Using the Global Reporting Initiative guidelines, Green Mountain Power ...

Washington, DC - Carbonfund.org, a nonprofit organization that supports renewable energy to stop the threat of climate change, announced today its support for the Rosebud Sioux wind energy project on Native American soil in South Dakota. Carbonfund supporters, which ...

WATERBURY, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23, 2005--Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) is a recipient of a 2005 Green Power Leadership Award for its commitment to purchasing renewable energy. The annual awards, presented during the Green Power Marketing C...

Institutional investors could face negligence claims unless they incorporate environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) considerations into their investment decision making, according to a new report produced by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer for the UN*.

ICMM publishes a new toolkit in partnership with the World Bank and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP). The publication contains 17 practical "how to" tools that cover a mine's operational stages from exploration through to closure.

BELLEVUE, Wash. and WASHINGTON - Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) and the United Nations Foundation announced the launch of the World Heritage Alliance, an innovative joint initiative to promote sustainable tourism and awareness of World Heritage sites and communities ar...

Washington, DC - Lucid Design Group (LLC), a maker of data acquisition and display systems for the Green Building industry, agreed to offset their corporate travel carbon footprint with Carbonfund. On an annual basis, Lucid Design will calculate their travel footprint...

What you need to know about BIOTA

According to the Container Recycling Institute, more than 89 percent of plastic water bottles - approximately 40 million each day - end up as trash or litter. Now BIÔTA Colorado spring pre...

San Francisco - SustainLane.com, the Web's best community resource for sustainable and healthy living, announced today that Lynn Ingham has joined SustainLane.com as Vice President Sales, and member of the Executive Team.

"The cha...