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Fighting Poverty in Kenya by Selling Water Pumps to Poor Farmers

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 »

U.S. Farmers, Timber Producers Call for an End to Tropical Deforestation - Study Shows Rainforest Protections Would Net $200 Billion for US Soy, Beef, Timber and Oilseed Producers

Leading U.S. farm and forest products groups today called on Congress and the administration to help end tropical deforestation. The groups cited a new report showing that overseas agriculture and logging operations are expanding production by cutting do… more »

Bringing Building Efficiency to Light - Free Webcast - June 14, 2010 at 1pm EDT

Everyone knows that lighting retrofits represent the low-hanging fruit of building energy-efficiency opportunities. Investments in replacing bulbs, upgrading fixtures, and utilizing smart controls and management systems can repay themselves quickly and p… more »

REMI and McKinsey & Company Webinar: Macro-Economic Analysis of Prospective US Energy and Climate Legislation - May 13, 2010

REMI (Regional Economic Models, Inc.) and McKinsey & Company are offering a one-hour online presentation titled Macro-Economic Analysis of Prospective US Energy and Climate Legislation on Thursday, May 13th at 2:00pm EDT. Moderator: Rod Motamedi,… more »

Eco-efficiency Webcast: Smarter Solutions for Energy & Environment - April 21, 2010

In late January 2010, IBM and the Economist Intelligence Unit hosted a 52-hour, around-the-clock web event called the Global Eco-efficiency Jam in which more than 1,600 business executives, government officials, NGO leaders, journalists, analysts and env… more »