http://worldcarbondatabase.org/news News from the Environmental World Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:30:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A successful fight for safer school buses offers hope for global warming action "Hope is the thing with feathers," Emily Dickinson wrote. In her poem, hope flutters into—and out of—our hearts, it clings to its perch through the heaviest storms, and it asks for nothing in exchange, not a crumb. Hope ... http://worldcarbondatabase.org/news/?p=941 You can help get cleaner, safer school buses for our children. 1. Get informed Take a look at EDF's Clean Buses work and the EPA's state by state information about clean school bus programs in place. If you want to find out about the status of your school district’s buses, start with your ... http://worldcarbondatabase.org/news/?p=940 Stockholm, Sweden – The impacts of climate change are most visible in the dramatic changes occurring to the planet’s freshwater resources, says a new report written by WWF for the World Bank. The report, Flowing Forward, finds both “visible” water such as rivers, lakes, precipitation, glaciers and snowpack, and ... http://worldcarbondatabase.org/news/?p=939 BusinessGreen.com Staff, BusinessGreen, Thursday 9 September 2010 at 00:15:00 Online survey requests public feedback on how to improve the climate resilience of the UK's water infrastructure In a move apparently taken straight from David Cameron's vision for more open government, Defra has today launched an online survey calling on the ... http://worldcarbondatabase.org/news/?p=938 While we usually don't try to toot our own horn, we did want to draw your attention to a good blog post from Forrest Wilder at the Texas Observer.  The blog focuses on the pending determination of when a landowner owns the water under her property.  It highlights a little-noticed court ... http://worldcarbondatabase.org/news/?p=937 By Rich Tesler, MBA, CFA 2010 EDF Climate Corps fellow at SunGard Data Systems Inc., MA candidate at Steinhardt, New York Universit,. Member of Net Impact As I wrote in my last post, I have been hired as an EDF Climate Corps fellow at SunGard Data Systems, Inc. for the summer. ... http://worldcarbondatabase.org/news/?p=936 BusinessGreen.com Staff, BusinessGreen, Wednesday 8 September 2010 at 00:15:00 New indices to help investors track performance of green and ethical firms MSCI yesterday became the latest investment advisory firm to launch a series of environmental indices designed to help investors assess the performance of green firms.... Read the full article here. http://worldcarbondatabase.org/news/?p=935 BusinessGreen.com Staff, BusinessGreen, Tuesday 7 September 2010 at 00:15:00 Coalition of insurance firms issue statement urging governments to support public-private initiatives designed to accelerate rollout of climate-related insurance policies Over 100 of the world's leading insurance companies joined forces yesterday to urge world leaders to draw on the industry's expertise ... http://worldcarbondatabase.org/news/?p=934 BusinessGreen.com staff, BusinessGreen, Monday 6 September 2010 at 00:15:00 Reports claim officials are keen to accelerate dam building programme The Chinese government has reportedly pledged to increase its hydroelectric power capacity 50 per cent by 2015 as it continues to accelerate efforts to boost its low-carbon energy supplies.... Read the full ... http://worldcarbondatabase.org/news/?p=933 By Jim Jubelirer, an independent management consultant working with EDF to help speed the transition to a sustainable economy. Can we accelerate the adoption of sustainable behaviors and products in business by sharing training materials? That is the question we asked a group of subject-matter experts at a meeting in ... http://worldcarbondatabase.org/news/?p=932