Sustainability News Headlines
D&E students discuss ideas for sustainability
4 Feb 2012 at 5:55am -
A forum this week at Davis & Elkins College focused on the need to develop and implement more sustainable standards of living.
El Cerrito: Documentary looks at suburbs, sustainability
4 Feb 2012 at 12:03am -
It was back in November that a report calling for increased height limits, high-density housing and relaxed parking requirements at locations along San Pablo Avenue was presented to the City Council in El Cerrito.
Tahoe discussion ? two billion cars: driving toward sustainability
3 Feb 2012 at 5:53pm -
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. ? Volatile oil prices. Looming climate change. Worldwide economic and political unrest. Worsening traffic congestion. Crisis in transportation financing.
Sustainability Boosts Returns for Private Equity Funds
3 Feb 2012 at 12:24pm -
By Guest Author By Andrew Malk, Founder and Managing Partner of Malk Sustainability Partners (MSP) Part I: Introduction to Environmentally-Driven Value Creation for General Partners With the recent presidential campaign attention paid to Bain Capital, it seems likely that 2012 will be the year th...
Clark softens approach to sustainability as part of B.C.'s new energy strateg...
3 Feb 2012 at 10:33am -
Premier Christy Clark is making over her predecessors approach to energy self sufficiency to help make way for a significant expansion in the production of liquefied natural gas.
Pöyry helping the Zanaga Iron Ore Mine in Congo achieve sustainable development
3 Feb 2012 at 3:09am -
PÖYRY PLC Press release 3 February 2012Pöyry´s Water & Environment business group has been awarded a project by MPD Congo, a subsidiary of Xstrata, to help prepare the Social & Environmental Impact Assessment (SEIA) for the ?
Student-run groups take initiative with energy, sustainability
3 Feb 2012 at 12:00am -
The level of attention students devote to their carbon footprint not what it could be, say sustain On Friday, Jan. 27, the student-run Sustainable Energy Initiative held an expo to highlight the many ways in which student organizations are helping Oregon State University become a key player in th...
Gender and corporate social responsibility: it?s a matter of sustainability
2 Feb 2012 at 10:27pm -
Creator: Matthew Lee Creator: Christopher Marquis Creator: Richard Soares The benefits of gender-diverse leadership extend beyond short-term financial performance. Social Policy read more
Greentoppers plan sustainability events for upcoming semester
2 Feb 2012 at 10:23pm -
A WKU organization is looking to make campus a little greener, one reusable bottle at a time.
New UNH art exhibit depicts sustainability in a wild light
2 Feb 2012 at 7:33pm -
Last week, I asked a friend if she had plans to attend the art museum opening in the PCAC . Her response: 'We have an art museum?' To the unaware, as well as the enthused, yes, we have a museum, a...
Chamber Honored for Sustainability
2 Feb 2012 at 4:14pm -
BAR HARBOR ? The chamber of commerce here is the winner of the 2012 sustainable tourism award from the Maine Governor?s Conference on Tourism. The award was given to chamber representatives at Sunday River Resort on Jan. 26 in front of 350 of their peers. State tourism director Carolann Ouellette...
Conference to address sustainability, energy challenges
2 Feb 2012 at 1:09pm -
The Jewish Response to the Energy Challenge, known by many as J-REC, will hold its 2012 Congregational Challenge Conference on Feb 12 at Etz Chayim Congregation in Palo Alto.
Nonprofits Helping Education, Health Care and Sustainability Benefited From M...
2 Feb 2012 at 12:38pm -
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- During two days last July, more than 3,000 people who had no health insurance were able to meet with health care professionals and receive free care in a remote community in southwest Virginia, where access to health care is a...
Chef Bryan Futerman On The Importance Of Sustainability
2 Feb 2012 at 11:06am -
The Sag Harbor Express just published a great interview with Bryan Futerman , the chef/owner of Foody's in Water Mill (as well as the educational coordinator for Slow Food East End ). In it, he talks about being part of Michelle Obama's " Chef to Schools " initiative, his role in the Springs Seed...
Rensselaer Launches New Degree Program in Sustainability Studies
2 Feb 2012 at 10:30am -
Degree pairs techniques and insights of social science with technical education.
Sime Darby Property honoured for sustainable development efforts
2 Feb 2012 at 10:14am -
KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Property Bhd has won two awards for outstanding achievements in the property development sector in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.
Nomura climbs out of the red but questions of sustainability linger
2 Feb 2012 at 9:04am -
Nomura Holdings Inc. returned to the black last quarter after selling a restaurant chain, but it may not be enough to reassure investors it can sustain an earnings rebound. Japan's biggest securities firm Wednesday posted net income of ¥17.8 billion for the three months that ended Dec. 31, even a...
Department of Parking and Transportation holds sale, classes to encourage sus...
2 Feb 2012 at 8:44am -
The Department of Parking and Transportation hosted a series of events this week to promote bicycling around Grounds, collaborating with local bike shops, the Charlottesville bike community at large and student organizations.
PSEG Foundation & ANJEE Offer $45,000 in Sustainability Grants
2 Feb 2012 at 8:24am -
NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Do you have a creative idea for a partnership between non-formal environmental education providers and K-5 pre-service or practicing teachers? The PSEG Foundation and the Alliance for New Jersey Environmental...
Santa Monica Embraces Sustainability Bill Of Rights
2 Feb 2012 at 8:18am -
The likes of Thomas Paine, John Locke, and Thomas Hobbes articulated how government and the individual?s realization of natural rights could co-exist. That was about 250 years ago. Last Tuesday night, the Santa Monica City Council discussed how the local government could embrace a different set o...
|
