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Clinton Green Street and Sewer Construction Update: June 5, 2015
2015-06-05 19:03:40| PortlandOnline
As part of the Tabor to the River Program, Environmental Services continues construction on the Clinton Green Street and Sewer Project. These improvements will protect public health, property and the environment, and reduce the possibility of sewage releases into streets, homes and businesses.
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New U.N. climate fund to take risks to promote green tech
2015-06-05 16:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A new United Nations fund set up to help developing nations tackle climate change will take bigger risks than many international lenders to promote innovative green technologies, the head of the fund said on Friday. Hela Cheikhrouhou, executive director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), told Reuters that donor pledges of $10.2 billion so far were a good start but only a fraction of the sums needed to curb greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to rising temperatures. The fund will take risks to...
Go Green on the Hudson River
2015-06-04 22:00:00| Happi Breaking News
NYSCC Chapter hosts Chapter cruise
Newsweek releases Green Rankings for 2015
2015-06-04 20:29:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Newsweek has released its 2015 Newsweek Green Rankings, created in partnership with Corporate Knights Capital and HIP Investor. A number of telecom related companies are included in the Global 500 companies, including Adobe Systems (5), Swisscom (6), Broadcom (8), BT (10), Siemens (15), Apple (18) and DirecTV (20). The top US 500 include Broadcom (4), Apple (12), DirecTV (15) and Nvidia (20). Newsweek said large companies are starting to become more aware of their environmental footprints. For example, more firms are linking executive pay to sustainability targets.
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Climate fund rolls out amid hopes it stays green"
2015-06-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: After a difficult infancy, the Green Climate Fund is finally getting some legs. The big question now is what direction it will toddle off in. Local ownership, sustainability and a firm commitment to clean energy are a few of the non-negotiable items if the Fund is to be a success, civil society groups stress."Allowing so-called climate financing for projects that are slightly less dirty than a hypothetical alternative is a sure way to game the system." -- Karen Orenstein "The GCF board is aiming...
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