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	Environment Management Newsletter Sepember 04, 2008

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Africa could substantially increase its share of the global carbon market
A new report from the World Bank highlighting the potential of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) for Sub-Saharan Africa was released during the Africa Carbon Forum in Dakar, Senegal. Sub-Saharan Africa currently has a dismal 1.4% share of the 3,700 projects in the UNFCCC pipeline, as of September 1. The report - Low-carbon Energy Projects for Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Unveiling the Potential, Addressing the Barriers - shows that it doesn’t have to be that way, that there is tremendous potential locked up in these African countries. This report presents a first-of-a-kind attempt ...

Opposition to offshore drilling may fade
One January morning in 1969, a drilling accident at an offshore oil rig led to the leakage of 11 million liters of oil in the nearby Santa Barbara channel. Thousands of seabirds, fish, and marine mammals were killed. As clean-up volunteers rushed to the beach, the day`s events led to the start of a new environmental movement in the United States. The nation`s first Earth Day was launched one year later, and an offshore drilling moratorium was imposed in 1982. Nearly 40 years after the Santa Barbara spill, public opinion has shifted. Drilling technology is less accident-prone, ...

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Green marketing — Are your claims sustainable?
Brands making green claims about their products need clarity on what they can and cannot say. The recent surge in green marketing has left many brands ...
US Environmental Protection Agency sued – again
There must be days when US Environmental Protection Agency head, Stephen L. Johnson wished he could just stay home. New York and 11 other states are ...
China approves law to promote sustainable economy
China`s legislature passed a law calling for fiscal spending, tax breaks and other measures to promote sustainable economic growth via resource conservation ...
New era for sustainable investing
Rich people increasingly want to invest their money without harming the environment, possibly heralding the mainstream take-up of such investment principles. ...
EU research and innovation in support of protecting marine eco-systems
Research and Innovation hold a key to reconciling sometimes competing goals of sustainable economic growth and environmental preservation in sea-based ...
US manufacturers and retailers balance tires and the environment
Tire companies, big box stores, and the government are putting the brakes on the use of lead wheel weights. Through EPA`s National Lead-Free Wheel Weight ...
London welcomes environment advisor to help `clean and green` city
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, is delighted that Isabel Dedring has agreed to take charge of the crucial environment brief at City Hall. Isabel is ...
Sustainable cities key to fighting `ecological credit crunch`
Jim Leape, Director General of WWF International, will deliver a keynote speech at the opening session of WWF s first One Planet Business conference in ...

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