President Obama, I'm not an environmentalist and I'm not a scientist, but it doesn't take a genius to figure out that something is wrong in the environment if it's October, and the weather is as it is. (Laughter.) I recently -- I'm a Louisiana native, and I recently moved back home from California, where there, it was a big push for going green and environmental policies.
The life science sectors in the United States are still robust, and cleantech--including clean energy, and environmental and green products and services--is providing an entirely new and promising channel for venture money.
In this role, Jones helped to lead the inter-agency process that oversaw the multi-billion dollar investment in skills training and jobs development within the environmental and green energy sectors.
It is hoped the research project, which is the first of its kind in Scotland, will help councils and leisure trusts plan future health programmes and facilities, including new outdoor spaces, "Green Gym" environmental programmes, and walking routes.
Science needs to renew its contract with society, enhancing collaboration between scientists, governments, policy-makers and civil society to produce the knowledge, solutions and technologies that are needed to build the future green societies in a time of rapid environmental and social change.
And major green groups like the Environmental Defense Fund have begun collaborating with industry leaders to educate the public about the various benefits of this fuel.
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Carbon-emissions trading is becoming increasingly widespread within the industry, as is carbon off-setting, the latter involving passengers paying a voluntary surcharge to help finance the planting of trees or other green projects and so balance out the environmental damage caused by their journey.
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Block voluntary programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including Energy Star and Green Lights, both of which enjoy wide support in both the environmental community and U.S. industry, precisely at a time when these programs are beginning to show significant results in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
As executive director of Community Health Councils, she and hundreds of residents are asking for more environmental reviews and safeguards before PXP gets the green light to expand to as many as 1, 000 new wells.
The apparent difference between Apple's environmental record and its green rhetoric has prompted ire among some of its competition.
Nearly four million miles have been driven on Sunoco Green E15, validating the fuel qualities and environmental impact of ethanol as a viable fuel to the millions of NASCAR fans across the country.
Green City, Clean Waters bets that economic and environmental health work in tandem.
Awareness, understanding and recognition of this major problem will help us all contemplate behaviour and environmental change with unusually welcome green outcomes.
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Many of those homes are going to be older and in need of an environmental or green retrofit that could benefit the sustainable products industry.
His Green allies in government will demand more consumer protection and environmental legislation at the European level though these days even the European Commission, weary of criticism, wants Europe to regulate less intrusively.
For example, the the G2A2, an alliance of CEOs committed to addressing climate and environmental risks, will launch the Green Investment Report with precisely the goal of "unlocking finance for green growth".
However, green economy and sustainable development debates have been largely dominated by environmental and economic concerns, while social issues have consistently received the least attention.
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We brought on board a green adviser, who has a degree in environmental science, and he spearheaded the program and monitored the progress.
Facebook launched the green page as a resource for people who not only want to know what the company is doing to go green, but also to share green news from around the Web, according to CNET and the Environmental Leader.
Kleiner calls its environmental investments "greentech" and says that among the green firms receiving Kleiner equity investments, three have been acquired or merged into other companies.
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To address the challenge of merging environmental and economic goals, Copenhagen will host the Global Green Growth Forum, an annual summit of 200 world leaders, this October.
IBISWorld indicates that the surge of new government regulations will galvanize green jobs in the fields of environmental preservation, sustainable building material manufacturing and remediation and environmental cleanup services industries.
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As companies seek to win credibility for their efforts at reducing emissions, they are inviting mainstream green groups such as Washington's Environmental Defence Fund to advise them and to keep them honest.
However, since a critical UN report in 2010 organisers have produced an extensive "green" programme for Sochi 2014, including carbon neutral construction, environmental education, and a plan to reintroduce the endangered snow leopard back into the region.
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LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is program administered by the U.S. Green Building Council that awards points for buildings that incorporate various energy efficiency and water conservation features as well as providing such things as bike racks.
We agreed to reduce tariffs on environmental goods and make it easier to export clean energy technologies that create green jobs.
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The MPs urge the Green Ministers Committee to "stop prevaricating" and adopt a firm target for the establishment of environmental management systems throughout government.
He was honoured with the Green World Award at the Midem music conference for the festival's history of environmental fundraising and ecological initiatives.
As the world increasingly embraces the mantra of green products and services, the legal community is encountering a proliferation of litigation surrounding false and misleading environmental marketing claims.
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