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CDP Launches Water Disclosure Project

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/11/2009

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has launched a global water disclosure project to help businesses and institutional investors understand the risks and opportunities associated with water scarcity and other water-related issues, including greater demand for water, shrinking glaciers and changi ...

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National Grid Again Rejects High Costs of Offshore Wind

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/11/2009

National Grid for the second time has turned down a proposal from a Rhode Island offshore wind developer that wants to sell the electricity retailer energy from a yet-to-be-developed wind farm.National Grid says the price to purchase renewable energy from New Jersey-based Deepwater Wind is too hi ...

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Green Buildings Do Double Duty: Reduce Energy Use, Lower Financial Risk

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2009

The potential for energy use reductions in old and new buildings is significant, according to a report from KPMG. The study finds that energy consumption in buildings can be cut by 30 to 50 percent and still produce a positive return on investments. Plus, real estate groups can get a business boo ...

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Corporate Jetsetters Can be Carbon Offsetters

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2009

A new program from InJet, which offers private corporate jet services, will allow companies and individuals to offset the emissions of their flights.The InJet Green program, which is supported by TerraPass, allows customers to choose from different models of carbon offsetting, depending on the si ...

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Oceans May Trap more Carbon than Forests

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/11/2009

Marine ecosystems including seagrass meadows, mangroves and salt marshes have a much greater capacity to trap carbon than land carbon sinks such as forests, according to a report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The organization believes ocean ecosystems are essenti ...

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