Ford Motor Company is the first company to offer employees a SRI option in their 401k plan, the Domini Social Equity Fund. Ford’s 401k plan is the ninth largest defined contribution plan in the U.S.
It’s rare for a national poll to find that Americans rank the environment as a higher priority than economic development, but that is what a recent Los Angeles Times poll concluded – 50 percent versus 36 percent. Respondents to the nationwide survey indicated that withdrawing from the Kyoto treaty was a mistake for President Bush and that pollution is getting worse. By a margin of 2-1, respondents believe that government oversight on businesses is necessary when it comes to environmental protection.
If the law passes, the UK will be the first country to introduce a voluntary trading system of municipal waste landfill permits. The government expects it to reduce the cost of complying with the EU 1999 landfill directive.
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The newest division in the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs is the NJ Green Homes office. Its mission is “to fundamentally improve the environmental performance, energy efficiency, quality, and affordability of housing in NJ.” It will use advocacy, education and technical assistance to “accelerate the use of innovative green design and building technologies, raise building standards, and create consumer demand for efficient and environmentally responsible high performance homes.”
Contact Darren Port: njgreenhomes@aol.com
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is embarking on a first-of-its-kind program to turn its food scraps into energy instead of dumping them in the landfill. Scraps from peoples’ plates at LAX’s concessions and restaurants add up to 7,800 tons of food waste a year. During a six-month pilot program, they are experimenting with methods to turn selected food waste into methane. The remaining food solids will be recycled back into the soil, and the water used in the recycling process will be used for irrigation.
For the first time in over 50 years, no U.S. representative will serve on the United Nations Human Rights Commission. The U.S. did not gain enough votes to serve as one of the 14 newly elected members. Some members of Congress Believe it is related to anti-environmental policies of President Bush.
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