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12/04/2008
Sustainable Development Capital Names Jason Segal Head of Business Development (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----Sustainable Development Capital LLP , a multi-disciplinary investment banking firm which works exclusively on sustainable development investments and projects, announced today that it has hired Jason Segal as a Managing Director and Head of Business Development.
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12/02/2008
New publishing partnership for Energy for Sustainable Development (EurekAlert!)
( Elsevier ) Starting in January 2009 Elsevier will be the official publisher of Energy for Sustainable Development.
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12/02/2008
Contest boosts sustainable development (The Star)
KUANTAN: As the saying goes – a picture paints a thousand words. Based on this premise, BASF Petronas Chemicals Sdn Bhd (BPC) recently held a national photography competition which drew some 900 entries.
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12/04/2008
Burnside project may get new life (Portland Tribune)
Portland developer Brad Malsin hopes to transform the stalled Burnside Bridgehead project into a model of sustainable development, living and commerce. “Portland is at the epicenter of sustainability and this is an opportunity to tell that story, not just with a single building but an entire ...
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12/03/2008
The Limits of Growth – Part II (YaleGlobal Online)
HONG KONG: How to grow the global economy without depleting the earth’s resources has been a challenge that has for far too long been conveniently ignored. The financial meltdown has now come as a stark reminder of how the world’s failure to strive for sustainable development has grave consequences.
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12/04/2008
Saltzman offers scaled-back green building policy (The Oregonian)
T.S. Whalen 2007City Commissioner Dan Saltzman (left) toasts with Susan Anderson, director of Portland's Office of Sustainable Development, and Mayor Tom Potter in Chicago to celebrate the announcement of a green building policy for private development in Portland. The news...
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12/03/2008
Controversy over opera house sparks (Maltamedia.com Daily News)
Arnold Cassola, Chairperson for AD, welcomed the government’s intention to regenerate the whole area by 2013. However they are waiting to see the full plans proposed by architect Renzo Piano before giving any comments. Carmel Cacopardo AD Spokesman on Sustainable Development and Local Government said that AD will seek to approach the public debate on the [...]
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12/03/2008
Land-use study wins planning commission support (Stanford Report)
The Santa Clara County Planning Commission unanimously voted on Nov. 20 to forward a favorable recommendation to the county Board of Supervisors to approve the Stanford Sustainable Development Study.
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12/02/2008
Global Stimulus Vital To Counter Economic Meltdown (Scoop.co.nz)
United Nations economists today called for massive coordinated global economic stimulus packages, linked with sustainable development measures, beyond liquidity and recapitalization steps already taken, to counter the worldwide economic meltdown.
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12/02/2008
Chamber hosts green marketing breakfast (Community Press & Recorder)
As the region moves toward more sustainable development, greener energy production and environmentally-conscious business practices, the Clermont Chamber of Commerce is working with the Cincinnati Chapter of the American Marketing Association to host a breakfast meeting to focus on how to market green business strategies.
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| Applying Sustainable Development - Focus is on social and cultural change, without which sustainable development is unattainable. Pages include threats and opportunities, agenda for change, practical examples, skilled people, models for change, sources of information.Awakening Earth - Information in support of the awakening of culture and consciousness to achieve a sustainable and compassionate global future.Centre for Sustainable Development - Interdisciplinary research group drawing on the knowledge and expertise of nine departments at Ghent University. [Duthc site with a section in English]Combustion in the Rainforest: Ecology, Energy and Economy for a Sustainable Environment - A global holistic perspective to the world environmental predicament.Dempsey's Home Page - Advocates sustainable community development. Information on land use planning, software reviews and other topics.The Empty Homes Agency - Highlighting the waste of empty homes and property throughout England: Information, solutions and statistics.Environment Wales - National Assembly initiative in partnership with voluntary organisations for protecting and improving the environment. Includes information on partners, projects, and grants, with newsletter and downloadable registration pack.Freshwater Solutions - United Kingdom company providing services in the development of aquaculture projects. Background on company, links, and contact information.International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development - News, background and other resources from coalition that seeks to bridge gap between proponents of trade and sustainable development.National Strategies for Sustainable Development - Planning tool for multi-donor project on Developing Country Dialogues on National Strategies for Sustainable Development.The Natural Advantage - A book which presents human sustainability at work by applying the principles of organic growth to achieve results while renewing potential.New Colonist, The - Site for people interested in visiting, moving to, or improving cities. Covers sustainable urban development, tourism and travel, and other urban issues.Panos London - Independent, non-profit information agency producing news and analysis on topical, global issues with a developing country perspective.Participatory approaches - Website that aims to promote participation in development though a focus on Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) information exchange.Patterns of a Conservation Economy - Presents a bioregional pattern language, defining sectors of opportunity for the emerging sustainable economy of the 21st century.SAGE (Sustainability Action Group Exchange) - An exchange forum for information sharing about best practice in sustainability. It features articles, projects, case studies, lectures, texts and links. Updated quarterly focusing on a particular theme or issue.Sustainable Development - At its third session in April 1995, the UN Commission Sustainable Development - A Common Challenge for North and South - Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development (NFSD) article: From the point of view of sustainable development, all countries are Sustainable Development Gateway - The tri-lingual Sustainable Development Gateway provides access to over 1,200 links, a calendar of events, a job bank, the Sustainability Web Ring, listservs, and news sites dealing with sustainable development.Sustainable Development Online - Listing conferences, tools, education and training, SME support initiatives and networks, all personally screened by researchers.Sustainable Development Web Page, The - Contains a bibliography, case studies, and links to related sites.Sustainable Life - Gateway and store of a wealth of online resources to help you find what you need to live a more healthy, sustainable lifestyle.Threshold 21 - Computer-based development model - integrating human, economic and environmental concerns into one model - used to make efficient and effective development planning choices.UK Sustainable Development Commission - Inspires government, the economy and society to embrace sustainable development as the central organising principle.United Nations Sustainable Development - Dedicated to improving the well being of present and future generations through the promotion of sustainable development.World Business Council for Sustainable Development - Organization of transnational corporations who advocate for cooperation between business and government to balance economic and environmental interests.WWW Virtual Library: Sustainable Development - List of internet sites dealing with sustainable development, including organisations, projects and activities, electronic journals, libraries, references and documents, and databases.BBC: Sustainable development: Big not boring - Jonathon Porritt explains why sustainable development is not a
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