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Africa's "Green" Potential Needs Foreign Cash: World Bank
Business  (tags: greenbuilding, business, world, investing, investments, money, politics, corporate )

Cal
- 1 day ago - reuters.com
Investor ignorance, unskilled local labor and a lack of cash are contributing to a huge shortfall in clean energy investment in Sub-Saharan Africa, a World Bank report said
Opposition to Offshore Drilling May Fade
Business  (tags: energy, business, americans, society, usa, oil, politics )

Cal
- 1 day ago - enn.com
Nearly 40 years after the Santa Barbara spill, public opinion has shifted. Drilling technology is less accident-prone, and the United States is desperately searching for domestic oil sources to combat rising energy prices.
Green Marketing -- Are Your Claims Sustainable?
Business  (tags: greenbuilding, green, business, corporate, dishonesty, marketing, consumers, abuse )

Cal
- 1 day ago - enn.com
Brands making green claims about their products need clarity on what they can and cannot say.
Steve Jobs: Steve Jobs's Obituary, As Run By Bloomberg
Business  (tags: )

Hans
- 6 days ago - gawker.com
Steve Jobs is a great guy he is not dead but i guess it must be strange if you read your own obituary! He has a great obituary! This can happen to all important people since it is all prefab and ready to publish! Should not happen but shit happens!
ICELAND: Filling Up on Hydrogen
Business  (tags: energy, business, greenbuilding, government, goodnews, SustainableDevelopment, technology )

Cal
- 8 days ago - enn.com
Earlier this year, the Icelandic whale-watching boat Elding was fitted with a hydrogen-powered generator that fuels its lighting system, electric equipment and navigation machinery. It is the first of its kind in the world.
Bankruptcies Soar for Senior Citizens
Business  (tags: business, economy, bankruptcies, consumers )

Cal
- 8 days ago - time.com
While the bankruptcy filing rate for those under 55 has fallen, it has soared for older Americans, according to a new analysis from the Consumer Bankruptcy Project, which examined a sampling of noncommercial bankruptcies filed between 1991 and 2007.
World Poverty 'More Widespread'
Business  (tags: world, business, poverty, government, economy, corporate )

Cal
- 8 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The World Bank has warned that world poverty is much greater than previously thought.
MALUA WILDLIFE HABITAT CONSERVATION BANK LAUNCHES IN SABAH, MALAYSIA
Business  (tags: goodnews, business, greenbuilding, habitat restoration, SustainableDevelopment, marketing, investing )

Cal
- 8 days ago - world-wire.com
The Eco Products Fund, LP, a private equity fund jointly managed by New Forests Inc. of Washington, D.C. and Equator Environmental, LLC of New York City, and the Government of Sabah in Malaysia today launched the Malua Wildlife Habitat Conservation Bank
FDIC May Borrow Money From Treasury: Report
Business  (tags: economy, business, money, government, usa )

Cal
- 8 days ago - reuters.com
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) might have to borrow money from the Treasury Department to see it through an expected wave of bank failures, the Wall Street Journal reported
Bayer on Defensive in Bee Deaths
Business  (tags: business, dishonesty, animals, law, environment, world, investors )

Cal
- 9 days ago - lohud.com
Bayer CropScience is facing scrutiny because of the effect one of its best-selling pesticides has had on honeybees.
 
 
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