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Why GE's new "ecomagination" initiative may provide a model for how a company can strike out as an environmental leader in today's cynical marketplace. By Joel Makower Read More

Your environmental management questions answered by veterans of life in the trenches. Hosted by Steve Rice Read More

World Wildlife Fund has unveiled a set of reconstruction guidelines designed to promote both the economic and environmental recovery of tsunami-ravaged Aceh province. Read More

The Berkeley City Council has officially established one of the first municipal zero-waste goals in the U.S. Read More

There was a time when representatives of Rio Tinto and Earthwatch, BP and Fauna and Flora, would not be seen dead in the same room. But today business-NGO partnerships are commonplace. Read More

Notes from documentary filmmaker John Sutherlin’s latest project -- a film on urban redevelopment Read More

The principle of comparative advantage works well in an ideal world where trade incurs no human or environmental costs. But in the real world someone has to ultimately bear every cost, whether it is part of the accounting or not. By Kumar Venkat Read More

A new plastic, made by combining an oil derivative from orange peel with carbon dioxide, could change the way polymers are made around the globe. Read More

Channel NewsAsia reports from Singapore that the government has launched a Green Mark scheme to encourage developers and building owners to come up with environment-friendly buildings. Read More

The world’s freshwater supply is at risk and the question is when and where, not whether, there will be major droughts or shortages that could have a major disruptive effect on business and society. By Joel Makower Read More