by Admin | Aug 16, 2013 | Articles, Profiles, Sustainability
The World Bank Group employs teams of bankers and consultants to bring environmental accounting to developing nations in order to ensure that natural resources are accounted for in economic development. Environmental accounting means that science and statistics are...
by Admin | Aug 14, 2013 | Articles, Conservation
Think salmon is just a fish you douse with lemon and pepper? While it is a delicious dinner when paired with say summer squash and white wine, it is also an important piece of river ecosystems. Salmon play a part in understanding how healthy the ecosystem really is. ...
by Admin | Aug 12, 2013 | Articles, Environmental hazards
The Nuclear Regulation Authority in Japan has declared a leak at the Fukushima Nuclear Plant an “emergency.” An underground barrier from the accident has been breached an undisclosed amount of highly radioactive water is being released into the Pacific Ocean. The...
by Admin | Aug 9, 2013 | Articles, Climate Change, Green Energy, Sustainability
We continue to hear about the earth heating up and polar ice caps melting. We hear that we will soon be turning into “Water World,” and we’ll all grow fins and gills. No matter what, it’s becoming harder to deny the fact that global warming is real. Now what? With...
by Admin | Aug 9, 2013 | Articles, Climate Change
Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg released a development proposal last month entitled, “A Better, Stronger New York.” The proposal was a reaction to the damage that Hurricane Sandy caused when it reached as far as Manhattan last year as it declined into a...