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Kenya: Massive Flooding in Samburu as Ewaso Nyiro River Bursts its Banks

Posted by Samuel Maina on 05/03/2010

At dawn on Thursday, 4 March 2010, a massive flash flood hit Samburu in northern Kenya destroying 6 tourist lodges, some wildlife research camps and leaving thousands marooned on roof tops and on trees. This wave of rushing water came from the Ewaso Nyiro River which has burst it's banks follow ...

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Shareholder Climate Resolutions Up 40%

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/03/2010

U.S. investor groups have filed 95 global warming shareholder resolutions with public corporations, a 40 percent increase over last year, according to a press release from the Investor Network on Climate Risk.The resolutions, lodged with 82 U.S. and Canadian companies, seek a range of concessions ...

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Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility to Corporate Social Engagement

Posted by Environmental Leader on 03/03/2010

Our civilizations central organizing project is to transform our adverse impact on the climate system. Scientists tell us that we must act now to mitigate the most severe effects of climate change; that we have a very small window before we reach an irreversible tipping point, after which the pla ...

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Vodafone Tops ICT Sustainability Ranking

Posted by Environmental Leader on 01/03/2010

Vodafone is ranked as the number one sustainability leader among the 20 largest information and communications technology (ICT) companies, according to Tomorrow’s Value Rating. Nokia, HP, France Telecom and Siemens round out the top five leaders.The ranking shows that ICT businesses are coo ...

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Protecting “Cleantech” IP Rights

Posted by Environmental Leader on 01/03/2010

One of the commitments coming out of the Copenhagen conference on climate change was the provision that developed countries make available less polluting technologies to poorer nations. Technology development and transfer envisioned by this pledge includes so-called cleantech ranging from solar ...

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