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A new nongovernmental organization is forming a critical link between poor communities, renewable energy providers, and local banks in southern India.
In Bintaro, South Jakarta, people are reusing plastic bottles to make clean water and save money, according to the Inter Press Service (IPS).
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the latest installment in the popular children’s book series, will be the “greenest book in publishing history,” according to the non-profit group Markets Initiative.
A major boost for renewable energy research and development is coming from an unlikely source: Abu Dhabi, the capital of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates.
More than 150 companies from around the world signed a declaration to reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in Geneva on July 5 and 6.
Thirteen million deaths could be prevented worldwide each year by improving the health of the environment, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Despite 25 years of ongoing civil war, significant wildlife populations have survived and flourished in southern Sudan, according to a recent aerial survey of the area conducted by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the regional government.
A new effort to unite computer manufacturers, retailers, and consumers in energy conservation was launched in Silicon Valley, California, on June 12.
Nairobi’s Kibera slum, one of the largest informal settlements in sub-Saharan Africa, is home to an innovative new solar panel assembly program.
After a decade-long break from financing large dams, the World Bank began supporting a controversial new hydropower project in Laos two years ago.
