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Sustainable Farming in Brazil Promoted by BASF Initiative

This summer, members of the Brazilian farming cooperative Cooperativa dos Agricultores da Região de Orlândia (CAROL) and employees of BASF in Brazil have planted seedlings of a hundred species of native trees, giving a fallow tract of cleared land back to nature

23 Jul 2008

Voluteering and Environmental Activism Among Older People a Big Boost to Creating a Healthier Environment

Volunteering for environmental protection activities can be physically and mentally sustaining for older people

22 Jul 2008

Biofuel Leaders Rebuke OPEC Claims and Criticisms

The world biofuels industry have issued a sharp rebuke to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its president, Chakib Khelil, in the pages of the Financial Times

21 Jul 2008

Luxury Hotel Goes Green and Saves Money by Refinishing Furniture and Fixtures

The Rittenhouse Luxury Hotel cuts waste, reduces expenditure and saves money with furniture refinishing specialists

21 Jul 2008

Dow Gets Award for Reducing Emissions and Saving Energy

Dow Corning recieves a Responsible Care Energy Efficiency Award for reducing CO₂ emissions about the equivalent of 600 cars, and saving enough energy to heat 500 homes

20 Jul 2008

Environmentally Friendly Aluminium Buses to Hit the Road for Beijing Olympic Games

Two new environmentally-friendly bus prototypes will be displayed and road tested during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing next month

20 Jul 2008

Linde Sustainability Gives it Prime Investment Status as an Ethical Investment

The rating agency oekom research has classified Linde AG as a particularly sustainable company

16 Jul 2008

Nanotechnology Brings Apealling White Light to Highly Efficient OLED Light Bulbs

New type of light bulbs use nanotechnology to bring the appeal of old style bulbs to highly efficient OLED bulbs

15 Jul 2008

University of Sydney Launches Institute for Sustainable Solutions

University of Sydney launches a new research group which will focus on some of the world's most urgent issue, sustainability.

15 Jul 2008

Low Income Communities to Get Green Energy Funding From Tufts University

Tufts University students, faculty and staff are first college campus in Massachusetts to join an effort that will finance development of renewable energy projects in low-income communities across the state. School will also solicit donations to purchase renewable energy credits (REC's)

15 Jul 2008