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August 2010

Minding the Sustainability GAAP

Limited transparency around corporate sustainability risks can lead to investments that are bad for the environment, and investors’ bottom lines.  

U.K. Waste Company Adds Plastic Trucks to Its Fleet

A waste firm will introduce plastic vehicles to its fleet which are lighter than traditional trucks and could each save up to 11 tonnes of carbon a year.

A Sticky Climate Protest

Climate activists use Super Glue to attach themselves to Royal Bank of Scotland property, in a protest of the bank’s investments in coal and oil development.

BP Engineers Remember the Day the Rig Exploded

On the four-month effort to plug the runaway well in the Gulf of Mexico, a description of the many ups and downs for the engineers inside the command center.

Europe Announces Breakthrough in Breeding Bluefin Tuna

A hormone-free technique to raise bluefin tuna in Spain is part of efforts to meet exploding global demand for seafood.

Chevron Remains Committed to Deepwater Drilling

A top company executive says that it expects little long-term impact from the moratorium on oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

A Newspaper Apologizes to United Nations’ Climate Chief

Britain’s Sunday Telegraph newspaper retracts a story accusing Rajendra Pachauri, the chairman of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, of potential financial conflicts of interest.

On Our Radar: A Fire Tornado

A rare fire tornado whips through the Brazilian city of Aracatuba.

A Public Composting Toilet in New York City

A tennis association is raising money to design a carbon neutral restroom complex with composting toilets in Riverside Park.

The Clunker Effect (8/27/10)

August sales preview; Lapham on pickup war; More change at GM?