Illustrating the dramatic new attitude of commercial real estate owners toward sustainable building practices, TIAA-CREF has reduced energy use in its office portfolio and slashed approximately 37 million pounds from its carbon dioxide emissions. Read more »

The Green Ventures Carbon Fund has tied up with a few major European financial partners and are actively looking for Indian strategic partners. Read more »

Nigeria's first Bio-fuel Refinery , Global Biofuels Limited, a subsidiary of NeGSt Global Integrated Company Limited, has concluded plans to create 406,000 jobs for Nigerians. Read more »

Ottawa approves of MP's garbage project Read more »

IUKA, Ill. — The walnut and sweet gum trees growing on Duane Snow's property don't provide much shade, nor do they yield enough firewood to warm his house through a bone-chilling winter. Read more »

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- RHB Bank Bhd today signed an agreement with Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) for a long-term two-step untied loan of US$100 million. Read more »

The damage to the environment in developing nations’ by the world’s richest countries is more than the entire debt of the developing countries to the developed world, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said in a statement at a panel discussion on “Climate Change - Challenge to Sri Lanka” in Colombo recently. Read more »

Ever heard of 'ecosystem services'? It's one of the most exciting concepts kicking around the corporate-environmental world these days. Read more »

Leading experts on Carbon Trading including Milo Sjardin of New Carbon Finance, Kjell Olav Kristiansen of Point Carbon, Rob McAndrew of Chicago Climate Exchange, Karl Rabago, Director of AES, and Graeme Martin of Shell Energy North America will present American investors with an analysis on the recent developments and opportunities in emissions trading and carbon investment strategies at a ... Read more »

viewed as a threat, also presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to Asia to lead the next Industrial Revolution as the world shifts to a low-carbon economy. Read more »

The Yale Daily News will resume print publication on Mar. 24. Check back until then for breaking news. Read more »

AES Tiete S.A. today announced its results for the fiscal year of 2007. Read more »

New Zealand won’t impose any mandatory standards for organisations to measure their greenhouse gas emissions. Read more »

Prague- Czech Deputy PM for European Affairs Alexandr Vondra (senior ruling Civic Democrats, ODS) has rejected the criticism of different stances of the Czech government and President Vaclav Klaus on the fight against climate changes, Vondra said in the Senate today. Read more »

Stock market returns might not measure up for a while. Here's where to get that extra boost. Read more »

Change is in the air, and farmers like Doug Rhoades might one day profit from it. Read more »

International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, has signed its first carbon delivery guarantee agreement in India. Read more »

Global Environmental Energy Corp., has received a commitment from the Agricultural Bank of China to join the financing consortium funding the expansion of Shaoxing Company Limited. Read more »

WASHINGTON - Lobbyists for independent oil and gas producers in West Texas stormed Capitol Hill last week to speak their minds about energy legislation they contend will be bad for consumers. A climate change bill is also in their sights Read more »

One of New Zealand's first carbon credit companies will be launched in Auckland on Monday. Green Carbon will buy and sell internationally certified carbon credits, and help companies assess their own carbon footprint. Read more »

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson and Department of Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer both voiced optimism to more than 600 Farmers Union members that Congress and the Bush Administration soon will reach agreement on a new farm bill. Read more »

With all the concern over global warming, it would be nice if farmers could get credit for doing things that help reduce greenhouse gases. Read more »

Shares in the carbon credit trading group Ecosecurities moved sharply lower on doubled pre-tax losses despite a sharp increase in turnover. Read more »

PM Gordon Brown faces some "very, very good" questions when he is grilled by School Reporters. Read more »

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - EcoSecurities, the carbon credit trader, today announced a full-year loss of 45 mln eur, a 125 pct increase on last year, partly due to a 9.2 mln eur loss from a contract where a buyer said it could not receive certified emissions reductions (CERs), or credits representing the amount of carbon saved for a project. Read more »