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HBO, LIPA Team Up for Efficiency Upgrade · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental
www.environmentalleader.com | 36 minutes ago
Long Island Power Authority is helping Home Box Office fund and install energy efficiency measures in an expansion of an existing communications center that should save the TV company 1,300,000 kWh in energy a year.

Co-op cuts emissions by 35% | Environment | guardian.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk | 14 hours 23 minutes ago
The group has cut greenhouse gas emissions by 35% on 2006 levels as part of environmental and social pledges

Masdar Institute appoints renowned expert in desalination to establish Centre of Excellence for
www.ameinfo.com | 21 hours 35 minutes ago
Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, announced the appointment of Dr. Nidal...

Ben & Jerry's Launches Get the Dough Out Campaign
www.sustainablebusiness.com | Feb 14, 2012
Long known for social responsibilty, the company will push for a constitutional amendment on corporate personhood.

Nature's Valentine: Incredible images show romance in the natural world - Mirror Online
www.mirror.co.uk | Feb 14, 2012
These amazing photographs show how Mother Nature hides love notes throughout the world

Emissions trading: Cheap and dirty - FT.com
www.ft.com | Feb 13, 2012
When the European Union decided last month to press ahead with a plan to force foreign airlines to pay for the carbon pollution generated by each flight landing at its airports, Brussels policymakers justified their action as the only way to forge a

'Demonstration Effect' in Emerging Markets; Encouraging Effects of Private Equity | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Feb 13, 2012
'Demonstration Effect' in Emerging Markets; Encouraging Effects of Private Equity. 'Demonstration Effect' is the third segment of Privcap's series about the impact of private equity on emerging markets featuring Sachin Date, Ernst & Young; Roger Leeds, Johns Hopkins University; and Jeffrey Leonard,

Private Equity Drills Into Oil Patch - WSJ.com
online.wsj.com | Feb 12, 2012
Searching for growth in a tepid economy, private-equity firms are zeroing in on the U.S. oil patch.

Earth Summit is doomed to fail, say leading ecologists
www.newscientist.com | Feb 10, 2012
In the run-up to Rio, top environmental scientists bemoan two decades of political failure and say the future is in the hands of grass-roots activists

R. Paul Herman: Warren Buffett's Billions at Risk; Berkshire Hathaway Is Lowest-Rated on
www.huffingtonpost.com | Feb 10, 2012
Co-authored with analyst Maximilian Lichtenheld of HIP Investor. Warren Buffett is known as the "Oracle of Omaha," but does his view towards sustainability warrant this title in the 21st century?