Environmental Resources

PITTSBURGH - Alcoa (AA) announced today it has been named one of the Top Green Companies in the world by BusinessWeek magazine and the Climate Group in recognition of its performance in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Alcoa has been recognized by BusinessWeek...

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that the independent, non-profit Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) has certified Alcoa Power Generating Inc.'s (APGI) Tapoco hydroelectric project as an environmentally-responsible, low-impact hydropower project that meets and exce...

MONTREAL, CANADA - Some of the largest companies in the world today announced that they have increased their purchases of renewable energy.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) and members of its Green Power Market Development Gro...

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.