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Clean Technology Investment in North American Hits Record High
Investment by North American venture capitalists in renewable fuels and other so-called clean technologies hit a record $933 million in the third quarter according to industry group Cleantech Venture Network LLC.
Oct 28, 2006, 8:48pm
Industry
Ten Thousand Villages Provides Fair Income to Artisans
Ten Thousand Villages provides vital, fair income to Third World people by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America. Ten Thousand Villages works with artisans who would otherwise be unemployed or underemployed. The income artisans earn helps pay for food, education, health care, and housing.
Jan 27, 2006, 2:59pm
Industry
United Nations Agency to Back One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Project to Distribute $100 Laptops
Aiming to give poor communities access to the benefits of information technology, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced plans to support an innovative project which aims to put cheap and energy-efficient laptop computers in the hands of the world's most disadvantaged students. The innovative $100 laptop project, designed to give children in developing countries access to the knowledge and educational tools that could lift them out of poverty...
Jan 26, 2006, 4:25pm
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The Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism takes off: first CDM project registered.
The Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism takes off: first CDM project registered.The project will reduce emissions of methane from a landfill in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from a landfill site by capturing methane
to use it for generating electricity and will have direct health and environmental benefits for the local community of Nova Igacú. It is expected to reduce about 31,000 tonnes of methane per year which, in terms of global warming potential, is equivalent to a reduction of 670,000 tonnes of CO2. This project holds a large potential as a model for similar projects in other parts of Brazil and the whole world.
Nov 18, 2004, 10:08pm
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Cleaner production and reduction of ozone depleting substances in industry
Emerson Electric successfully replaced TCA degreasing equipment with aqueous and ultrasonic cleaning systems, greatly reducing emissions.
Apr 28, 2006, 8:58am
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