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Most environmentalists and conservation biologists believe that there is currently a crisis in biodiversity driven primarily by extinctions resulting from human activity. But a new and powerful idea challenges the idea that biodiversity is diminishing. By Brad Allenby
by Brad Allenby
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Danish professor Bjørn Lomborg has convinced distinguished economists to rank a number of measures to meet the world’s great challenges. The experts place climate measures at the bottom of the list. Should we listen? By Hans Martin Seip and Pål Prestrud
by Emily Rabin
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The logic of locally focused sustainability strategies is clear -- better suited to place, more responsive to conditions, requiring less energy in transport, and more transparent in its consequences. By Gil Friend
by Gil Friend
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Management is about getting the best out of existing resources, under given constraints, whereas leadership is about moving beyond constraints and redefining what success means. By Mark Goyder
by Emily Rabin
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Your environmental management questions answered by veterans of life in the trenches. Hosted by Steve Rice
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The growth in ethical consumerism in the U.K. is soaring and is now worth £24.7 billion ($43.3 billion) a year, according to the annual Co-operative Bank Ethical Purchasing Index, published this week.
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U.S. organic cotton production in 2003 dropped to less than half that recorded for 2001, says the Organic Trade Association.
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A new tool may help compliance managers articulate the economic advantages of their environment, health, and safety programs.
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Supermarket retailer Giant Eagle, Inc. last week became the nation's first grocer to operate a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified supermarket at one of its locations in Northeastern Ohio.
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New research findings from the Cooperative Research Center for Greenhouse Accounting suggest that wood products in landfill may be a significant 'sink' in Australia and some other countries.
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Building on the success of the second-generation gasoline-electric Prius, Toyota has continued to make progress managing environmental issues across the life cycle of automobile design, production, sales, distribution, and recycling.
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Partnering with the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation, Office Depot is now collecting used phones and rechargeable batteries for recycling at all of its 960 locations in the U.S. and Canada.
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The Green Purchasing Network, a Japanese environmental network, announced the winners of the 7th Green Purchasing Award, which recognizes outstanding effort in promoting green purchasing.
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The Japanese government plans to install the world's first commercial fuel-cell cogeneration system for residential use at the Prime Minister's new official residence, scheduled to be completed in spring 2005.
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Demand for solar photovoltaics are on the rise in the United States and Europe, and manufacturers are stepping up production
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A coalition group is praising the states of California and New Jersey for advancing new energy-saving appliance standards.
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European scientists have developed light, flexible solar panels that could be sewn on fabrics and placed on surfaces to charge objects ranging from cell phones and DVD players to batteries.
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Contrasting public beliefs that solar panels are far too expensive for the average homeowner to install, a new report quantifies the great economic benefits of doing so.
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A new study indicates that architects working on sustainable design may have more misperceptions about vinyl than about any other building material.
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Faced with crowded landfills, high construction costs, and environmental concerns, cities and states across the U.S. are recycling construction debris and implementing other green building practices, while trying to minimize cost and timing barriers. Virginia is now among those states. By Susan Pollard
by Emily Rabin
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The Forest Products Association of Canada says that its member companies are seeking Environmental Choice Program or 'EcoLogo' certification for their biomass cogeneration sites.
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The system enables Office Depot to ensure that paper used in its printed marketing materials is 'environmentally preferable' and establishes a new level of transparency in the process of paper procurement.
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The Sony Music Studio in Tokyo is indirectly using 300,000 kWh per year of green power generated by the Choshi-Byobugaura Wind Power Station in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, to meet a part of its power requirements.
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Alcan Inc. and the International Business Leaders Forum have awarded the first-ever Alcan Prize for Sustainability to the Forest Stewardship Council. The FSC will receive a $1 million cash prize.
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Investors are confused by the proliferation of products that measure the environmental impact of business and lack confidence in the sector, according to the U.K. Environment Agency.
by Emily Rabin