Environmental Resources

Paris - Faced with "inertia at the leadership level", the global water crisis will reach unprecedented levels in the years ahead with "growing per capita scarcity of water in many parts of the developing world", according to a United Nations report made public today. ...

RIDGWAY, CO - This spring, the Institute of Ecolonomics (IOE) will embark on the Drive to Survive, an ambitious cross-country journey from Los Angeles to Washington DC to demonstrate the viability and availability of hybrid and alternative-fuel vehicles and to "Drive ...

PITTSBURGH & REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Althingi, Iceland's parliament, today approved legislation that will allow the conclusion of a contract to construct Alcoa's proposed Fjardaal primary aluminum smelter in Eastern Iceland. The vote passed by a strong majority -- 41...

WASHINGTON, DC - The Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI) announced today that John F. Turner, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) at the Department of State, will present the opening plenar...

PHILADELPHIA,PA - Radnor Township announced today that it will purchase 62% of its electricity from pollution-free, wind-generated electricity, making it the nation's leading wind energy purchaser among municipalities.

The electri...

BOULDER, CO - Seven years ago, White Wave set out to change the way Americans consumed soy. Now, the Boulder, Colo.-based maker of Silk(R) soymilk is leading a change in the way America chooses power.

White Wave, the country's la...

PALO ALTO, CA - HP (NYSE:HPQ) today launched a new global program, the HP Digital Cultural Exchange, focused on promoting cultural and environmental awareness among the world's youth, using digital imaging technology from HP.

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NEW YORK, NY – The Mitsubishi International Corporation Foundation (MICF) announces its 7th annual Environmental Breakfast Series. Supporting the Foundation's goal of facilitating environmental education, the breakfast series is an opportunity to convene people of th...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Clean Edge, Inc., the Clean-Tech Market Authority, today released its annual "Clean Energy Trends 2003" report, projecting that solar photovoltaics (PV), wind power, and fuel cells will expand from a $9.5 billion market today to $89 billion by 2012...

LONDON - Investors failing to take account of climate change in their asset allocations and equity valuations face serious investment repercussions over time, according to a new survey of the chairmen of the 500 largest global companies by market capitalization.