Environment

Press Release: Global water resources are under severe stress, but solutions are at hand

EC Newsdesk, (Oct 14, 2011)

A recently published briefing by Ethical Corporation reveals that although there is a water crisis, there are many global initiatives working to help solve the crisis.

Keystone XL - A clash of ideologies

Jon Entine, (Oct 4, 2011)

Neither side is right in the polarised debate over the Keystone pipeline, argues Jon Entine

Analysis: Keystone XL - Pumped up emotions

Ben Schiller, (Oct 3, 2011)

The protests over the Keystone pipeline reveal the wider dividing lines over energy policy in the US

Analysis: renewable energy - Biomass bombshell

Ben Cooper, (Oct 3, 2011)

A report casts doubt over the sustainability of a key renewable energy source

Water Resources Briefing Part 1: Water scarcity - Draining away

Eric Marx, (Oct 3, 2011)

Global water resources are under severe stress, with new innovative footprinting and management solutions required

Water Resources Briefing Part 2: Water funds - Water, water, everywhere…

Eric Marx, (Oct 3, 2011)

A fully integrated approach to water resources means downstream users investing in upstream conservation

Dangers lurk in offset investments

Jane Burston, (Sep 19, 2011)

Companies and organisations must properly investigate carbon offset investments

Capital climate solutions

Rory Sullivan, (Sep 5, 2011)

Rory Sullivan says clever capital spending can help business cope with climate change

Eco marketing: What price green consumerism?

Jon Entine, (Sep 1, 2011)

Plenty of shoppers say they consider environmental impact, but in reality price rules supreme, says Jon Entine

Sustainability news roundup - September 2011

EC Newsdesk, (Sep 1, 2011)

Moves from Puma, Wal-Mart and all the latest from other brands in corporate responsibility and sustainability this month.

Analysis: Gulf of Mexico oil assets - Perfect storm for marine life

Rikki Stancich, (Sep 1, 2011)

A US mandate threatens to destroy the world’s largest collection of artificial marine habitats in the Gulf of Mexico

A sustainable future: Why Al Gore is wrong

Natalya Sverjensky, (Aug 24, 2011)

The sustainability debate is about more than just climate change and what the US is going to do about it

Carbon: Forever blowing bubbles?

Jane Burston, (Aug 17, 2011)

A rethink in how markets value carbon-based fuel reserves is urgently required

Ray Anderson: how to show the art of the possible

Brendan May, (Aug 16, 2011)

Ray Anderson was a true sustainability pioneer

Health risks: Scared to death

Jon Entine, (Jul 5, 2011)

Why everything you thought about the health risks from chemicals is wrong

Effective action: We can’t save the world one drop at a time

Peter Knight, (Jul 5, 2011)

A misguided view of the power of the individual means effective environmental activism has been all but abandoned in the US, says Peter Knight

Essay: Lessons from a radical industrialist - Every reason for hope

Ray Anderson, (Jul 4, 2011)

Innovative thinking can provide the solutions that will revolutionise business

Analysis: Arctic activism - High latitudes, high stakes

Eric Marx, (Jul 4, 2011)

UK oil firm Cairn Energy is betting big on new riches pouring forth from the Arctic, but campaigners see the venture as a dangerous gamble with the environment

Laurent Abadie, chairman and chief executive, Panasonic Europe - How to obtain comfort and sustainability

Oliver Balch, (Jul 4, 2011)

Laurent Abadie was appointed chairman and chief executive of Panasonic Europe in April 2009. A French citizen, he was the first non-Japanese director to take the role. Abadie joined Panasonic France as managing director in 2004.

Carbon offsets: How to really protect climate vulnerable communities

Jane Burston, (Jun 28, 2011)

Can project-based carbon offsets change the fate of those most vulnerable to climate change?

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