Sustainable Development

China keen on low-carbon economy

by Xinhua Writer Ji Shaoting NANCHANG, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Ding, director of the Building Energy Engineering Center of China Architecture Design and Research Group, said China's keen interest in low-carbon economy has boosted...

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China Forestry Signs Letter of Intent With Landscape Engineering and Construction Firm

HARBIN, China, Nov. 20, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China Forestry Inc. (OTCBB:CHFY), a timber investment group in the People's Republic of China, announced today the Company has entered into a letter of intent to acquire the...

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Temple University Leads Survey to Unite Insurers in Covering a Green Economy

Temple University's Fox School of Business and other leading academic institutions have joined with global insurers in a survey sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative that sheds new light on...

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Minister Oda Unveils CIDA's Children and Youth Strategy

The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today unveiled the Canadian International Development Agency's Children and Youth Strategy, one of CIDA's three thematic priorities.

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City of Gold: Vegas' CityCenter Earns Six LEED(R) Gold Certifications for Hotels, Residences and...

Affirming its commitment to bring a new level of environmental consciousness to the Las Vegas Strip, CityCenter has earned its fifth and sixth LEED®+ Gold ratings from the U.S. Green Building Council with the certification of...

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New Rules: Support Your Local Economy

Stacy Mitchell is a senior researcher with the New Rules Project at the Institute for Local Self Reliance (ISLR), an organization started in 1974 to work with citizens, activists, policy makers and entrepreneurs to help...

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Summary of the World Summit on Food Security - 16-18 November 2009 - Rome - Italy

The World Summit on Food Security took place from 16-18 November 2009 at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome, Italy. The outcomes of the Summit include a Report of the World Summit on Food...

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Waiting for the indispensable China-EU axis to emerge

By Jonathan Holslagand Gustaaf Geeraerts (China Daily) The Sino-European Union (EU) partnership is going through an important reflection period. China is executing an important review of its major relationships and one of the...

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Sackville passes by-laws for wind turbines; Council divided over zoning regulations

Debate about the development of wind power within the town of Sackville has been widespread in the last two months, as the introduction of bylaws by the planning commission were tabled before the town council. The by-laws cover...

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Work starts on first Code Level 6 homes at Hanham Hall

Work officially commences today on England’s first large-scale zero carbon development at Hanham Hall near Bristol. Start on site will be marked by the arrival of key construction workers along with portable site offices and...

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