The government of Mongolia and the Conservancy will work to secure a sustainable future for the Eastern Steppe of Mongolia’s grasslands, the largest intact grassland in the world; new program will integrate economic and social issues with conservation Read »

LV Ranch Estates has just finished building its organic fence for Phases I and II. Notable but not too noticeable, the uniform, 4-foot-high barrier was crafted from the junipers that were removed during the community's road construction, which makes it an organic addition and a natural complement to the high-desert landscape. Read »

Swansea Valley Holiday Cottages, a family-run self catering accommodation business in South Wales, was highly commended at the "Wales Business & Sustainability Awards 2007" held in Cardiff last week for their innovative and unique contribution to sustainable tourism and natural resource protection in Wales which includes providing carbon neutral holidays, developing a biodiversity database at their farm and educating guests about the environment by means of a humorous natural history book. Read »

SaaS Application Solution from First Consulting Group and AVOLENT Meets Customer Demand for Paperless Billing, Settlement, and Payment Read »

The immigration debate often disintegrates into stereotypes. Illegal immigrants sneaking across the border are video wallpaper on the Lou Dobbs show. Militant immigrant protesters are shown on the evening news. Truth is, up close, the border fence and the people and issues involved are far more complex. Local businessmen and farmers are more than conflicted. And hardboiled Anglos in law enforcement grimace at the toll in human lives. In this first of an online series of releases on the border issue and immigration, The Texas Observer takes a look at life near where "the fence" is rising. Read »

College students gain first-hand knowledge, learn from industry experts. Read »

Alcohol Can Be A Gas! Fueling an Ethanol Revolution for the 21st Century by author David Blume, along with its accompanying workshops, provide a clear plan of action for transforming communities into vibrant economic engines via an integrated food/fuel production model that is both environmentally regenerative and self-reliant. This 570 page book clearly explains the history, politics, ecology, economics, and potential future of ethanol as a fuel. It deconstructs many of the current myths decrying ethanol and extensively describes alternate feedstocks that would provide plentiful fuel without adversely affecting the world's food supply. Read »

AquaBlok® Pond Seal Products utilize the company's well-established technology for delivering bentonite sealant material though a water column to seal a range of leaking water bodies. The unique material design incorporates an aggregate core coated with bentonite to effectively place maintain a sealant layer. Read »

Dozens of Doe Run employees, retirees join local festivities to celebrate Missouri’s mining heritage. Read »

The following statement was issued today by Stephanie Meeks, acting president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy. Read »