Category: Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story

Secretary Chu Announces Steps to Implement Cool Roofs at DOE and Across the Federal Government - Cool roofs will reduce energy use, limit carbon pollution and save taxpayer money

By CostBenefit on Aug 3, 2010 | In Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Government Report, U.S., Washington DC, Green Roofs, Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story, Regulatory Analysis, Savings, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased), Free Report at Time of Entry

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu on July 19, 2010 announced a series of initiatives underway at the Department of Energy to more broadly implement cool roof technologies on DOE facilities and buildings across the federal government. Cool ro… more »

Bangladesh sets a world record – 5 million CFLs in a day, one bulb at a time

By CostBenefit on Jul 25, 2010 | In Air, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Asia, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry

In the World Bank Climate Change Blog on July 15, 2010 Ashok Sarkar points out:If you were in Bangladesh in June, you would have found teachers in schools, preachers in mosques, and ads in newspapers, television, loudspeakers and pamphlets, encouragi… more »

Bamboo Bikes Are Gaining Attention

By CostBenefit on Jul 19, 2010 | In General, U.S., Europe, Africa, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Academic Study/Journal Article, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased), Free Report at Time of Entry

The Bamboo Bike Project (BBP), established in 2007 with seed funding from the Earth Institute, has been working alongside the Earth Institute’s Millennium Cities Initiative (MCI) to design and build bamboo bikes that are suitable for African conditions a… more »

Treated sewage will reduce Gulf water use

By CostBenefit on Jul 19, 2010 | In General, Water, Energy, Land + Water, Asia, Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story, Costs and Benefits

Abu Dhabi plans to introduce quotas on the use of treated sewage water for agriculture, landscaping and district cooling to help to reduce the amount of water removed from the Arabian Gulf. The emirate is among the world’s highest consumers of water a… more »

Fighting Poverty in Kenya by Selling Water Pumps to Poor Farmers

By CostBenefit on Jul 17, 2010 | In General, Water, Land + Water, Africa, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Press Release (May be biased), Multimedia -- Audio and/or Video

Yes Africa Can: Stories from a Dynamic ContinentKickStart Irrigation Pumps: Adapting technology to development challengesABOUT THE PROJECTThe African Success story is a World Bank research study anchored in the Africa Region Chief Economist’s Off… more »
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