Ecolaboration(TM) Initiative Directs Nespresso to Sustainable Success

September 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - - Formation of a new Non-Profit Organization focused on a Sustainable Future for the Middle East At the Clinton Global Climate Initiative His Highness Sheikh Khalid will commit to forming a new non-profit organization to foster green technology innovation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy approaches for the Middle East. The Middle East is not immune from changes in the world economy and environment.

September 16th, 2009 HALIFAX, Canada - Clearwater Seafoods Limited Partnership ("Clearwater") announced today that it has signed an agreement to partner with energy company Thermalfrost Inc. to commercialize energy recovery technology that will use waste heat harnessed from vessel engines to provide onboard freezing capacity while processing at sea.

September 14th, 2009 LONDON - - Set targets for local authorities to encourage modal shift - Drive investment in low carbon buses - Promote bus priority, park and ride and other measures to cut car commuting - Encouraging bus travel to reduce "school run" traffic - Priority measures to promote coach travel Simon Posner, Chief Executive of the Confederation of Passenger Transport UK, said: "The Government cannot afford to ignore the massive potential of buses and coaches to deliver huge savings in CO2 from the transport sector, help protect our environment and oil the wheels of our economy. They run on existing infrastructure, provide real flexibility, are cost-effective and can deliver additional capacity very quickly.

May 18th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - New Clinton Climate Initiative Programme to Demonstrate Economic, Environmental Strategies for Sustainable Urban Growth The Stockholm Royal Seaport development was announced today as one among 16 founding projects of the Climate Positive Development Program. The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) programme will support the development of large-scale urban projects that demonstrate cities can grow in ways that are climate positive.

May 5th, 2009 SAO PAULO - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will participate as one of the main speakers at the Ethanol Summit 2009, to be held between June 1 and 3 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

March 31st, 2009 CTIA - LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Acision, the world's leading messaging company, today announced that it has joined the GSMA's Rich Communication Suite (RCS) Initiative. As part of the RCS Initiative, Acision, along with 60 other member organisations, will be at the forefront of developing rich communication technology and services, which run across IP and multimedia-based networks, such as enhanced messaging, presence enabled contact management and in-call multimedia sharing.

March 30th, 2009 HELSINKI - Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund, and the city of Helsinki are launching an international competition for building a sustainable and innovative block in the Western Harbor of Helsinki. This competition is a search for teams that can provide an architecture of solutions.

March 26th, 2009 BRUSSELS - Gianni Ciserani, President for Procter & Gamble, Western Europe, told an audience of European business leaders that in a world of uncertainty, European consumers could continue to rely on P&G to provide products that delivered great value, performance and sustainability. He said that P&G was investing in products offering reduced environmental footprint and stated that the company will significantly increase targets for its 2012 sustainability goals.

March 15th, 2009 NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania - Anne Larilahti to address PMI Global Congress on 18 May 2009 Sustainability will be the topic of green business expert Anne Larilahti's address to project management practitioners who will meet in the Netherlands from 18-20 May for the Project Management Institute (PMI) Global Congress 2009 - EMEA (Europe-Middle East-Africa). Supported by an organisation that is truly committed to the ambitious project of finding alternate and renewable energy by 2011, Larilahti heads the Environmentally Sustainable Business program at Nokia Siemens Networks.

March 11th, 2009 SAO PAULO - Germany's success in sustainable technologies will be the centerpiece of this year's Ecogerma trade fair in São Paulo, Brazil from March 12 - 15. The conference will bring industry leaders together with representatives of one of the world's fastest growing markets for sustainable technologies.

March 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Tuesday directed Uttar Pradesh's chief electoral officer (CEO) to file a criminal case against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in Pilibhit Varun Gandhi for making allegedly communal campaign speeches. '...Election Commission directs CEO Uttar Pradesh to file a case under the Indian Penal Code and Representation of People's Act against Varun Gandhi for violation of the model code of conduct,' said an Election Commission statement here.

January 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush Monday reiterated his call for a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza, insisting that Hamas stopping rocket attacks against Israel is a must.

September 8th, 2009 Vatican museums to stay open at night through Oct.VATICAN CITY — The Vatican says Friday nights at its museums have been a great success, so it is extending the initiative to include September and October. The Vatican Museums, which include a visit to the Sistine Chapel, are jammed by tourists during the daytime, so this summer they opened the doors on an experimental basis on July 24.

February 11th, 2009 BANGALORE - The Karnataka government and the US-based networking technologies major Cisco Systems will jointly develop a roadmap for a sustainable Bangalore city, it was announced here Thursday. The state government and the company Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the subject in the presence of Chief Minister B.S.

August 4th, 2009 Defense minister: Israel should join US initiativeJERUSALEM — Defense Minister Ehud Barak says Israel should join the U.S. peace initiative for the Middle East when it's ready.

September 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Leaders at the ongoing G20 summit need to agree on a climate financing strategy to open a green pathway out of the global economic crisis, creating jobs, new investment and securing sustainable economic growth, international NGO WWF said Friday. The Heads of State who are meeting in Pittsburgh have the opportunity to come up with a climate financing package with triple impact: it stimulates investment in low carbon technologies, it creates many new jobs, and it leads to low carbon development, Kim Carstensen, leader of WWFs global climate initiative, said.

March 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Boston Consulting Group Thursday launched a report to highlight what Indians want the country to be by 2022 - fully educated, with proper infrastructure, sustainable development, innovation and a corruption-free system. The 'India@75: The People's Agenda' programme was commissioned to involve people across the country in visioning how India could be after 75 years of independence, said management guru C.K.

March 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - India wants the US to take the lead in evolving a new 'fair and equitable' global regime on climate change that supports sustainable development in developing countries. India's main interest in the multilateral negotiations leading up to the 15th Conference of Parties in Copenhagen in December this year under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) is to ensure the emergence of such a global regime, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Special Envoy for Climate Change Shyam Saran said here Tuesday.

April 18th, 2009 LONDON - A British boffin has invented a revolutionary sat nav that directs guide dogs for blind people. The 500-pound gizmo, which will be launched this summer, clips on to the dog's harness and vibrates on the left or right side to tell the handler which direction to go in.

July 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indimoto.com has signed a MoU with Radio City 91.1 FM to collaborate for a unique carpool segment aimed at spreading awareness about the environment friendly concept of carpool amongst listeners of the station in Delhi and Mumbai. The carpool segment is being aired since July 9 in the two chronically traffic congested metros and is empowering listeners to actively participate in reducing traffic by making carpools through the radio station.