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John Briscoe, a Harvard professor and development expert with years of experience working in the developing world, believes that large scale dams and GMO foods can be good for poor countries.
by Marc Gunther
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The U.N. adopted a resolution this week recognizing access to clean water as a fundamental human right in a move that is relevant for all businesses and geographies.
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The Pixel building by Australian development and construction firm Grocon is not only the country's first carbon neutral office building, it is also the greenest.
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A new tool from Veolia Water North America aims to help organizations assess how their water use impacts local resources, water stress and quality. The company also announced results from a case study that simultaneously analyzed the water, carbon and economic impacts of water system of the city of Milwakee.
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Imagine this: if all the water in the world were somehow inside a water cooler, like the kind at your office, the amount of fresh, drinkable water would be one tablespoon. This is serious point of concern. Water supplies are increasingly under pressure – not only for drinking water, but also for generating power.
by Karen Barnes
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U.K. food giant outlines plans to deliver deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, landfill waste and water use.<br />
by James Murray
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Starwood Hotels and Resorts plans to slash energy use in each of its 1,000 hotels by 30 percent by 2020, in addition to a 20 percenty drop in water consumption.
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Water has a range of important roles in the production of just about everything, yet has often been overlooked as a free resource. When you factor in the variations in local availability and the potential impacts of wastewater discharges, the topic can be complex and overwhelming.
by Jan Dell
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The Cathay Bank Corporate Center, a green renovated building that enables deep cuts in energy and water use, is now adding a solar photovoltaic system to supply about a third of the site's electricity.
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A variety of cost- and energy-saving measures in its fleets, equipment, and buildings are paying off for Coca-Cola Enterprises, helping the company reduce its carbon footprint by 10 percent between 2008 and 2009. It has also reduced packaging and water use, while boosting the amount of waste it recycles, according to its 2009 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report.
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I know that talking about infrastructure isn’t a sexy blog topic. But we have to do it. According to a recent report, there is no greater infrastructure challenge facing the country today than water.
by Karen Barnes
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Why are waterless urinals popular in some places and not others, even in the same building? Despite the many green benefits of no-flow toilets, if you don't keep them clean, no one cares if they're green.
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Landscape architects and experts have launched a sweeping test of a sustainability rating and assessment system for greenspaces in the built environment with a pilot that involves more than 150 sites in 34 states, Canada, Iceland and Spain.
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The "Imagine H2O Prize: The Water-Energy Nexus" offers $100,000 in cash and services to the most promising startup company with ideas that can help to reduce the amount of energy it takes to move and treat water and wastewater.
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The headquarters of the International Finance Corporation, the World Bank member that provides financing for private sector investment in developing countries, has earned a LEED-Platinum rating, the most prestigious of the U.S. Green Building Council certifications.<br />
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A new roadmap from the American Forest & Paper Association lays out the ways that technology can be put to work in reducing the forestry sector's environmental impacts.
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Designers are tapping advanced building technology as well as concepts dating to ancient times to green a terminal at San Francisco International Airport that will be the new home for Virgin America and American Airlines domestic flights.
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A confluence of factors, such as climate change, population growth and increasing living standards are placing increasing stress on already fragile water resources, posing significant risk to business models, Lloyd's warned.
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A monastery in Madison, Wisconsin, that earned LEED-Platinum certification and a solar-powered Mormon meetinghouse in Utah are the latest examples of houses of worship that adhere to principles of sustainable design.
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Not so long ago, environmental activists in India targeted PepsiCo and other beverage companies for consuming excessive groundwater in local communities. PepsiCo is striving to make a difference by reducing its water use and helping communities secure clean water.
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Green building is a growing staple of international commerce, and German-American collaboration is a theme that's gaining resonance on the green building and products front.
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A new report from the country's Institute of Civil Engineers finds that water shortages elsewhere in the world are not simply other countries' problems, but will come back to bite the U.K.
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With 140,000 employees around the world, Lockheed Martin launched its Earth Day initiatives a week early and brought the focus of its facilities-oriented internal green campaign to the core of the global security company: its workers.
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A brace of buildings ranging from a highrise to potato chip factory have recently earned LEED ratings.
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Infrastructure can be the mainstay or the bane of the built environment. In the U.S., failure to address water risks and other critical issues posed by aging or inadequate infrastructure could further impede the country's economy and attempts to regain global competitiveness on a number of fronts, a new study warns.<br />