What Will Be the Outcome of the Mercury Treaty Negotiations?
By Sharon Khan [Editor's note: Waterkeeper Alliance's International Director Sharon Khan is attending the mercury treaty negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, and is providing live updates from the...
View ArticleMercury Treaty Finalized: Will it Reduce Global Emissions?
By Sharon Khan [Editor's note: Waterkeeper Alliance's International Director Sharon Khan attended the mercury treaty negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, and provided live updates from the conference....
View ArticleTurning the Red Carpet Green
The red carpet at the Golden Globes and other award shows could easily be mistaken for a runway in Paris or Milan, but Livia Firth is working hard to turn that red carpet green. Stars flaunt gowns by...
View ArticleNRG Introduces ‘Creatively Green Awards’ Program Connecting Art and...
NRG Energy Inc., an innovative Fortune 300 energy company, recently demonstrated continued support of Young Audiences of New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania by donating $74,500 to launch an arts-based...
View ArticleGolia e-Bus Transfer Vehicle Available in the United Kingdom
Approval has recently been given by the Department for Transport UK for use by the public of an all electric version of the Golia truck. The Golia truck is classified as an NI vehicle which means that...
View ArticleStudents Say: “Take Our Money Out Of Dirty Energy!”
Over the last six months, students in the U.S. have launched a new strategy to change the national conversation on climate change and swing political power away from the fossil fuel industry. They’re...
View ArticleEco-Guards Patrol Forest For Poachers
Eco-guards are on the prowl for poachers in the Western Congo Basin Moist Forests in Central Africa where elephant poaching rates are at their highest in 20 years. Half the population of forest...
View ArticleWWF To Use Drones to Stop Poaching
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has announced plans to use drones to counter the recent increase in poaching. If all goes according to plan, WWF will to have deployed a surveillance drone in either...
View ArticleFrance is turning out the lights – to save energy that is
What a fantastic idea. Turn off the lights – save energy! Just by turning off the lights of commercial premises, enough energy will be saved to power 750,000 homes. This brainchild of France comes...
View ArticleNRDC Hosts 2nd Annual Game Changer Awards
By: Maggie Waala and Meghan Fitzgerald On March 14 the Natural Resources Defense Council hosted its second annual Game Changer Awards gala. The event was hosted by Lisa Leslie, 4-time Olympic gold...
View ArticleCoal plant pollution, including from Duke Energy, addressed in new...
Written by Susan Stabley, Staff Writer – Charlotte Business Journal Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came to Charlotte on Tuesday to speak on the risks to our water supply that are caused by pollution from...
View ArticleEarth Overshoot Day
Earth Overshoot Day marks the date in each year when as a species we go beyond the available resources the earth can provide – and it is getting earlier. Created in 1993 by the New Economics...
View ArticleCompanies Seeing Green: Sustainable Business Practices Yielding Profits
Global warming and Climate Change have been hot button topics in the world in the last decade. We are all aware of the impact of our actions and how it effects the environment. The climate was only...
View ArticleCleaner, cheaper energy boosts Ohio’s economy thanks to renewable energy
Five years ago, Ohio lawmakers enacted a comprehensive energy plan that included a commitment to expand renewable energy and energy efficiency. The law set a goal to diversify our energy sources to...
View ArticleCaterpillar Foundation and Global Communities Engage Students for Greener Earth
Bangalore—Caterpillar Foundation, in collaboration with Global Communities and Centre for Social Action organised an awareness campaign in Bangalore during the last week of September, 2013. The...
View ArticleUPCYCLE FEST™ LAUNCHES IN PROSPECT PARK
Contact: Sin Hom-Gogolak / City Parks Foundation / SHom@CityParksFoundation.org / (212) 360-8281 Clean out your desk drawers, closets and office shelves and join thousands of New Yorkers for Upcycle...
View ArticleTD BANK HELPS BEAUTIFY EAST RIVER PARK
Contact: Sin Hom-Gogolak / City Parks Foundation / SHom@CityParksFoundation.org / (212) 360-8281 Photo credit: Joe Vericker/PhotoBureau Inc. On Tuesday, October 29th, over 20 employees of TD Bank,...
View ArticlePartnerships for Parks Conference: Inform. Connect. Empower
Contact: Sin Hom-Gogolak / City Parks Foundation / SHom@CityParksFoundation.org / (212) 360-8281 Photo Credit: Partnerships for Parks New York, NY: Take a look around you at New York City’s...
View ArticleThe Center for Green Schools at USGBC Launches Global Coalition for Green...
On Nov. 19 at the Greenbuild Conference & Expo International Summit, the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), in conjunction with the World Green Building Council...
View ArticleHow to Reduce Workplace Waste
So, you went and did the difficult thing. Despite all odds, you managed to start your own business and you have every reason to be proud of. If there’s one thing you need to learn about running a...
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