Last Call for Nominations: UNEP Environment Prize
The United Nations Environment Programme is accepting nominations for the 2000 UNEP Sasakawa Environment Prize valued at US$200,000. The Prize is awarded each …
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First Two Fish Certified
If forests can be certified, why not fish? The Marine Stewardship Council is learning from its cousin, the Forest Stewardship Council, and is offering its …
Court Upholds EPA's Authority
When the U.S. EPA attempted to enforce more stringent air quality standards for 22 states and Washington D.C., several states and utilities challenged their …
England Moves a Forest
Before construction started on widening a highway from two to four lanes, the UK Highways Agency embarked on a complex pilot project that may be a benchmark …
Turner Foundation Invests in Biomass Company
The Turner Foundation, known for its support of environmental non-profits, is the lead investor in Future Energy Resources Corporation, a company working to …
Results of Canada's National Pollutant Release Inventory
Since 1994, Canadian industry has been required to report on its releases of 176 listed pollutants. In 1999, Environment Canada expanded the list to 246. …
Fuel Cell Company News
International Fuel Cells, Inc. has developed an technology that increases the power of automotive fuel cells by 15 percent while shrinking their size, an …
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Signed
The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is the first new environmental treaty of the 21st century, and is the culmination of five years of negotiations among …
Milliken Carpet Achieves Zero Waste to Landfill
Milliken, known for its Earth Square 100 percent post-consumer waste modular carpet, announced recently that 43 of its 55 U.S. locations sent zero waste to …
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