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July 5 2008
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Will Coffee Be a Casualty of Climate Change?
For several years, government officials and scientists have argued whether global warming was a man-made or a natural phenomenon. They have wrestled over droughts, air circulation patterns, icecaps and a thousand other indicators of whether global warming was “likely” or “directly” our fault. In spite of the strong belief in the scientific community that all of our cars, fa
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One of the main obstacles to the development of hydrogen as a fuel for cars is the lack of a system of fueling stations.Barney Rush thinks the Northern Virginia company he heads can be a part of a now
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In the new report "Going Green is Red Hot," Fast Casual magazine and website backs up the assertion of the title by detailing sustainability best practices already in place in restaurants. <
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Ecosystems provide businesses with numerous benefits or "ecosystem services." Forests supply timber and wood fiber, purify water, regulate climate, and yield genetic resources. River systems
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Wealthy nations must provide more cash to help the impoverished Democratic Republic of Congo preserve the world's second biggest tropical forest, its Environment Minister said. Logging and land cl
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In a world of rising energy prices, increased scarcity of natural resources, rampant changes in our climate, growing competition from emerging economies, and increased consumer concern about the quali
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Nanotechnology is booming. But concern is growing that its development is outpacing our understanding of how to use it safely. - "It's green, it's clean, it's never seen -- that's
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For many corporations, much of the footprint – and associated value – relating to sustainability lies in the supply chain rather than in operations directly controlled by the corporation i
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On June 23, 2008 the Tällberg Foundation takes the unprecedented step to send a clear declarative statement to the leaders of the world. A full page opinion advertisement (op-ad) was published in
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Daimler will take a tip from BMW and improve fuel efficiency across its fleet portfolio, rather than focus on a select group of models. The company’s BlueEFFICIENCY program will begin with 20 mo
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In order to understand how the perception of global warming and climate change is affecting consumer behaviour, Havas Media has undertaken research to explore how, across a number of markets, this con
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The green movement has taken hold in organizations across the globe. Companies recognize that green initiatives not only support corporate values but also play a critical role in how an organization i
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The Congo Basin Forest Fund, launched in London last Tuesday, will support innovative proposals to make the forest worth more as a living resource than it would be cut down. It is a
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It's becoming clear that if anyone can save the world from global warming and pollution, it's today's kids. The new web series "Gorilla in the Greenhouse" shows kids how to make
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Shweta Kumari is waiting impatiently for Tata Motors' new Nano to hit Mumbai's car showrooms later this year. With a price tag of about $2,500, the Nano will cost about half the price of the c
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A survey released recently provides clues to a question with major implications for the American economy and the lives of millions: What will 78 million baby boomers do as they continue to work into t
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Two years ago, President Bush declared that America was “addicted to oil,” and, by gosh, he was going to do something about it. Well, now he has. Now we have the new Bush energy plan: “Get more addicted to oil.”Actually, it’s more sophisticated than that: Get Saudi Arabia, our chief oil pusher, to up our dosage for a little while and bring down the oil price just enough so the renewable energy alternatives can&rsq
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Since Western technocratic culture has globalized so effectively, it is worth reflecting on what that culture considers the "routes to truth," and how they have evolved over the centuries. This is especially pertinent if one has a sneaking suspicion that the grounds are shifting, perhaps even being re-negotiated, in ways that have serious implications for environmentalism, sustainability, and indeed, science generally.
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