Source: NY Times Published: December 15, 2009 COPENHAGEN — Negotiators have all but completed a sweeping deal that would compensate countries for preserving forests, and in some cases, other natural landscapes like peat soils, swamps and fields that play a crucial role in curbing climate change. Environmental groups have long advocated such a compensation...
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Source: NY Times By DARREN SAMUELSOHN of Greenwire October 9, 2009 President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize today in part for what the award’s organizers said was a “more constructive role in meeting the great climatic challenges the world is confronting.” The stunning decision to honor Obama just nine months into his first...
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It’s hard not dwell on the importance of Walmart’s announcement this week. I have not previously devoted three straight posts to the same topic, but I do feel that it is potentially the most significant approach to sustainable business practices we have seen to date. Walmart’s global reach and purchasing clout are unparallelled in...
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