The WRI Weekly Roundup

Environmental news and posts from EarthTrends, NextBillion, and NewVentures.

September 25, 2007

From November 12-26, "Give One, Get One" Promotion Will Bring Laptops to Poor Children. During a two-week period in November, U.S. and Canadian residents will be able to buy the XO laptop for US$400, with the proceeds from each sale buying an identical machine for a child in a poor country. September 24, 2007.
Half of World's Languages May Become Extinct by 2100. Languages are now becoming extinct faster than birds, mammals, fish or plants. September 19, 2007.

San Francisco Chronicle. September 20, 2007. Lots of Chances to Help Revive Planet. As many environmental groups expand their agendas to address global warming, the need for volunteers is rising.

Wall Street Journal. September 22, 2007. The Climate For Investing, Or Vice Versa. As climate change emerges as a hot topic in corporate boardrooms and on the political stage, investors are scrambling to figure out how the reams of newly available data about companies’ “carbon footprints” and other environmental risks should influence their investment decisions.

Pollution Online. September 24, 2007. Carbon Emissions Targets Of Congressional Climate Change Bills. An important tool evaluates the environmental stringency of proposed legislation.
Dallas Business Journal. September 18, 2007. Charter a Jet, Plant a Tree. Jets.com, one of the nation’s largest online charter jet service, recently launched the Carbon Neutral Flights Program, allowing customers to offset their carbon footprint.

Wall Street Journal. September 24, 2004. Sun Microsystems Launches First-of-Its-Kind, Open Web Community to Help Organizations Reduce Environmental Footprint.
Manila Bulletin. September 18, 2007. For Buyers, Carbon Labels Tap Into Worry on Global Warming. Customers buying Timberland shoes now have something to think about other than style, comfort, and price - global warming.
Syracuse Post-Standard. September 21, 2007. Go Slow on Coal. While coal generates as much as half the electricity used in the United States, it accounts for nearly 80 percent of emissions of carbon dioxide, or CO2, produced by power plants.

Forbes. September 20, 2007. Panasonic Launches "Giving Back" Program. "Giving Back" allows consumers to direct a donation from Panasonic.com to a program sponsored by one of three leading environmental organizations.
DM News. September 20, 2007. Pitney Bowes Makes Ten-best List for Green Efforts. Pitney Bowes Management Services has been selected as one of the Top 10-ranked outsourcing vendors for environmental stewardship, according to a recent Brown-Wilson Group independent study of industry decision makers and analysts.
GreenBiz.com. September 18, 2007. European Companies Add Green Power to Agendas. Using renewable energy to power manufacturing plants is catching on at European companies.

Arizona Republic. September 22, 2007. States Take Lead on Global Warming. If states don’t act to protect their residents from the effects of changing climate, who will?
World Changing. September 19, 2007. US: The Legal Climate on Climate Risk. There has been growing pressure on US business and industrial leaders to account for the extent to which their operations contribute to global warming pollution.

AllAfrica.com. September 20, 2007. Cameroon: South West - Civil Society Wants More Geographic Information. Cameroon civil society organizations have expressed the need for a larger dissemination of GIS in the country.
Santiago Times. September 24, 2007. Chile Temperate Rainforest Named UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The two-million-hectare area is home to many of Chile's most emblematic species.

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