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India has decided to take a case against corporate giant, Monsanto for bio-piracy. This will be the first case of its kind and will create precedents for others keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Agriculture & Food, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development
There is perhaps no more controversial energy source after nuclear than "hydraulic fracturing," or "fracking," of subterranean shale deposits containing pockets of natural gas. While the process can liberate previously unusable sources of natural gas, political, environmental and scientific concerns have risen along with production, as evidence mounts that fracking ... keep reading
Written by John C.K. Daly this month, about Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Politics & Government, Water
Photo: UNEP/GRID-Arendal The latest wave of The Sustainability Survey - GlobeScan and SustainAbility's regular survey of attitudes across businesses, NGOs, academia and government - reveals that a very large majority (88%) of the 642 experts polled see pressure for short-term financial results as a barrier to businesses becoming more sustainable ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Economics, Finance & Money, Industry & Business
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu this week launched the Water Tight 2012 report, which explores the future of the global water sector in the year ahead. The report examines how major global trends such as population growth, increasing economic development, and urbanization, coupled with the changes in climate patterns, underscore the importance ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Economics, Finance & Money, Food, Water
Deals for new generation from renewable technologies are entering the 'big time' driving the market to new record highs, reports accountants PwC. In its annual global analysis of merger and acquisition transactions PwC says renewable power deal values rose 40% year on year, from $38.2bn in 2010 to a ... keep reading
Written by Luke Walsh Edie News last month, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Economics, Emissions, Finance & Money, Green energy, Industry & Business
The impact of dwindling oil supplies on the economy is a persuasive argument for shifting away from fossil fuels, write James Murray and David King in a Comment piece in Nature this week. There was a ‘tipping point’ for oil in 2005. Before then, production of crude oil increased to ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Coal & Oil, Economics, Finance & Money, Politics & Government
I woke up one morning last week with the words of deceased Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai ringing in my mind. I can’t remember the comment exactly, but I remember Maathai saying, of her childhood in Nyer, that she and her fellow villagers never wanted for anything ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts last month, about Consumerism, Finance & Money, Food, Health, Industry & Business, Poverty & Development (1 comment)
Right now, if you want to read the published results of the biomedical research that your own tax dollars paid for, all you have to do is visit the digital archive of the National Institutes of Health. There you’ll find thousands of articles on the latest discoveries in medicine ... keep reading
Written by Lena Groeger/ProPublica last month, about Economics, Education, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Politics & Government
Last month the Durban climate talks established the Green Fund which is billed as the world’s premier source of clean energy finance – once it gets up and running. The problem is innovative entrepreneurs who are trying to deliver on the UN’s Sustainable Energy For All goals needed financing ... keep reading
Written by Justin Guay, Sierra Club last month, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development
Written by E College Finder/Brittany Behrman last month, about Consumerism, Emissions, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Transport, Travel
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