Green News

SOLAR POWER
Thai engineers will develop their own solar vehicle and send it to the United Nations climate change talks in Copenhagen next year, having been inspired by Louis Palmer, known as "Mr Solar Taxi".

SALT FREE
PERTH, Australia -- As global water shortages loom, this remote city on Australia's parched western coast is giving desalination – the arduous process of removing salt from sea water -- new clout.

The Hard Economics of Going Green
On January 9, 2008, the London stock market reacted strongly to a 12-week Marks & Spencer trading statement: Same-store sales, excluding new space, were down by 2.2% compared with the previous year. Our share price fell 18%, taking £1.6 billion off the value of our business.

Supply Chain Greening
Years ago Herman Miller decided to become an advocate for the environment,.."both because we believed it was the right thing to do and because we saw the potential for a clear business benefit. Ever since, we've been refining our processes to put our aspirations into practice."

Curbing carbon
London's Mayor Ken Livingstone plans to punish gas-guzzling vehicles by introducing higher charges for them, as well as handing out fee-bies for energy-efficient vehicles, a courageous double-edged sword in the uphill battle against climate change

Zero waste, zero emissions
Abu Dhabi: The proposed $22 billion Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, the world's first zero-carbon, zero-waste, car-free city, will rely mainly on outside funding and use less than one-third of the Abu Dhabi Government's $15-billion dedicated fund to the initiative.

Greening of the Business News
The State of Green Business in 2008: Are We Swimming, Treading or Sinking?
Hardly a day goes by without a company proclaiming their intent to slash energy consumption, reduce waste or take some other bold action to green their operations or products.
www.StateOfGreenBusiness.com

The Greening of the U.S. Consumer
Consumers today are reducing their carbon footprint and their spending.
The trend could offset the government's stimulus plans.
Pallavi Gogoi, Business Week, Feb 5, 2008



2008 - year of Sanitation
Assigned by the UN General Assembly, the 2008 International
Year of Sanitation (IYS) aims to keep the issue of sanitation on
the frontline of the global development agenda
Erin Lyon, CSR Asia, Vol.4 Week 6



GREEN BUSINESS
New report uncovers "strong, positive, and growing correlation"
between environmental and financial performance
James Murray, BusinessGreen, 19 Oct 2007

sustainable communities
China seeks sustainable solutions to construction boom
China 2007 - Private-Public Partnership plans to create 'One Planet Living' eco-villages

Waste not
New power plants derive energy from manure
Indiana, US, 25 January 2007 - New power plant shows that it indeed is possible to turn manure into gold.

CARBON TRADING EXPLODES
Study Forecasts Explosive Growth in Voluntary Carbon Offsets Market
LONDON, Dec. 5, 2006 - Voluntary carbon markets are growing at
breakneck pace, but could be stymied by a lack of credibility
and other factors, according to a new report.