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Media advisory: EPA promotes development of environmental learning through a partnership with Mississippi valley state university (MS)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will announce a new partnership with Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) during an inaugural Delta Environmental Summit in Itta Bena, MS. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing between EPA and MVSU will be the highlight of a two day multi-media summit, where key environmental issues confronting communities in the Mississippi Delta will ...
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14th annual Environmental Finance market rankings
Voting in Environmental Finance's annual market rankings has started. The publication is soliciting votes for the best brokers, trading companies, banks, law firms, consultants and project developers in the carbon, renewable energy, weather and catastrophe risk markets. Every year from 2004 to 2012 GreenStream Network Plc has been voted the “Best Broker - Renewable Energy Certificates ...
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EPA announces grant funding to the University of Maryland to support regional environmental finance center
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected the University of Maryland as one of the nine winners of a six-year grant to support a regional Environmental Finance Center. Through the Environmental Finance Center, local communities will be able to access technical expertise to identify solutions for financing environmental activities. “EPA is committed to working closely with ...
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TOMORROW: EPA and TDEC to Recognize Tennessee Water and Wastewater Utilities for Energy Savings
At a ceremony in Nashville on Thursday, EPA and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) officials will recognize seven water and wastewater utilities throughout Tennessee that have reduced energy demand at their facilities by more than 15 percent. Reducing energy consumption will result in cost savings for the utilities and their customers, and also yield substantial health ...
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CSIRO environmental sustainability grant
Energymark is a concept designed by CSIRO to bring communities together to discuss energy technologies and climate change. The program provides researchers with insights into individual attitudes towards the implementation of energy-smart practices and allows them to track any behavioural changes that occur after the Energymark workshops. CSIRO is collaborating with Students in Free Enterprise ...
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EPA and TDEC to Recognize Tennessee Water and Wastewater Utilities for Energy Savings
At a ceremony in Nashville next Thursday, EPA and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) officials will recognize seven water and wastewater utilities throughout Tennessee that have reduced energy demand at their facilities by more than 15 percent. Reducing energy consumption will result in cost savings for the utilities and their customers, and also yield substantial health ...
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ICF International Takes Best Advisory/Consultancy Award In Voluntary Carbon Market Survey
ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI), a leading provider of consulting services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients, has been honored by companies participating in Environmental Finance magazine’s Voluntary Carbon Market Survey 2012 for its outstanding work in voluntary carbon markets. With more than 600 companies casting votes, ICF was ...
By ICF
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Giving rural water systems in the US a free check-up
EPA is rolling out an important management tool for small drinking water and wastewater systems. At the National Rural Water Association Rally, Administrator Stephen L. Johnson announced the availability of Check Up Program for Small Systems (CUPSS). This user-friendly computer-based program assists owners and operators in developing and using plans for maintaining their systems and providing ...
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Rio+20: China Shares Achievements from Three Decades of Development
In the midst of the Rio+20 Summit, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Chinese government have held three separate side-events, each reflecting one of the three pillars of sustainable development - economic, social and environmental. Held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 18-20 June, these events represent a significant advancement in UNDP's strategic partnership with China to ...
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Element Markets Leads the Pack in Environmental Finance’s Annual Market Rankings
Element Markets, LLC, led the pack in this year’s Environmental Finance Annual Market Rankings, which recognizes firms for their leadership in the environmental commodity marketplace. Racking up an impressive 6 “Best” titles and 7 “Runner-up” titles, Element Markets was 2019’s most decorated firm. This also marks the 8th consecutive year Element Markets has ...
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EU NanoSafety Cluster Publishes “Closer to the Market” Roadmap
On April 19, 2016, the European Union (EU) NanoSafety Cluster announced the availability of the “Closer to the Market” Roadmap (CTTM). The NanoSafety Cluster states that the CTTM is a “multi-dimensional, stepwise plan targeting a framework to deliver safe nano-enabled products to the market.” The steps include: (1) building an inclusive collaboration network; (2) ...
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EDC issues 2009 corporate social responsibility report
Export Development Canada (EDC) today issued its sixth Annual Report on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which highlighted EDC"s enhanced human rights assessment process to ensure that relevant transactions receive appropriate analysis. "EDC continued to advance its CSR agenda in 2009, through the worst global economic downturn in recent history and at a time when demands upon the ...
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UNECE launches online Green Economy Toolbox
UNECE has launched on its website the Green Economy Toolbox, a practical one-stop tool providing information and guidance on the green economy. The toolbox offers numerous UNECE tools, such as guidelines and policy recommendations, from the areas of environmental protection, energy, education, finance, housing, innovation, standards or transport to support the transformation to the green economy. ...
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EPA Regional Administrator Tours Stormwater and Land Conservation Projects on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin today toured several projects on the Maryland Eastern Shore designed to control stormwater pollution, conserve land, and improve communities. Stormwater runoff is a leading cause of impairment to local waters and the Chesapeake Bay. “In the Chesapeake Bay watershed, the story of the water is written on the land, ...
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Carbon TradeEx American speakers list featuring leading experts in environmental finance, business strategy & climate policy
Carbon TradeEx America, a unique forum bringing together top players from the environmental markets community, today released names of some of its speakers lined up for this path-breaking event on September 28-29, 2010 at the Chicago McCormick Place. The event will be jointly put together by Koelnmesse, Inc., the Carbon Markets & Investors Association (CMIA) and the Environmental Markets ...
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Last push before RIO+20 attracts global senior execs & sustainability big guns
They come from different organizations, industries, and backgrounds, but their mission is the same: to find business solutions to some of the world’s biggest environmental challenges. From March 14 to 16, 2012 they will meet in Vancouver, Canada at GLOBE 2012. Representing some of the world's most environmentally forward-thinking and acting companies and organizations, CEOs, ...
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Export Development Canada Elected to Steering Committee of Equator Principles
Export Development Canada (EDC) announced today that it was elected to the Steering Committee of the Equator Principles (EP) Association last week. The Equator Principles are a financial industry benchmark for determining, assessing and managing social and environmental risk in project financing. Currently 73 financial institutions in 27 countries have officially adopted the EPs, covering over ...
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UNEP Inquiry Highlights Green Finance in 13 Developing Countries
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System has published a report highlighting the diverse experiences of 13 developing countries in directing finance toward sustainable development aims. Launching the report to coincide with the 2016 session of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), UNEP emphasized the need for ...
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NIB signs loan with Skanska for greener buildings in Sweden and Finland
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Sweden's Skanska Financial Services AB have signed a loan totalling EUR 100 million for financing environmentally- and energy-efficient construction of office buildings. The 7-year-maturity loan will be used for financing Skanska's investments in office buildings, built according to LEED Platinum and EU GreenBuilding certifications. The new, green office ...
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Most Water Utilities Missing Opportunity to Stretch Water
As many U.S. communities are struggling to support growing populations with limited water resources, very few of them are utilizing water connection charges to increase water-savvy residential development projects in their communities. So concludes a new report by Western Resource Advocates, Ceres, and the University of North Carolina's Environmental Finance Center evaluating water connection ...
By Ceres
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