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PRESS RELEASE: New Group Purchasing Model Slashes Cost of Solar Power

April 26, 2011
Location: PHILADELPHIA

12-step guide makes solar power accessible to small businesses and local governments

*Editor’s note: Experts will be attending DOE’s Solar America Cities Annual Meeting, April 26-28, and ar

Dialogue on Performance Standards for Existing Power Plants: Participant Comments to EPA

By Franz Litz on April 21, 2011

In two legal challenges filed in the wake of the Supreme Court decision in Massachusetts v. EPA, a number of states and non-governmental organizations sought to compel the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate new and existing power plants under section 111 of the Clean Air Act.

How to Design a Clean Energy Standard

By Kevin Kennedy on April 19, 2011

WRI’s response to the Bingaman-Murkowski White Paper on the design of a clean energy standard in the United States.

Myths and Facts about U.S. EPA Standards

By James Bradbury and Stephanie Hanson on April 19, 2011

WRI experts take closer look at some of the myths, inaccuracies, and misinformation surrounding Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse gases.

WRI Summary of S. 699: Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Sequestration Program Amendments Act of 2011

By Sarah Forbes on April 18, 2011

S.699 authorizes the Department of Energy to conduct a program to demonstrate commercial application of integrated geologic storage projects, and provides a framework for selection criteria for these

PRESS RELEASE: WRI and InnoCentive Issue Challenge Seeking Communication Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation

April 14, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The World Resources Institute (WRI), a global environmental think tank, and InnoCentive, the world leader in Challenge Driven Innovation, announced a new Challenge and $10,000 prize for solutions to help local communities communicate what they need to adapt to changing climate conditions.

WRI Adds Clint Vince, Partner of SNR Denton, to Board of Directors

April 14, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The World Resources Institute announced today a new addition to its board of directors: Clint Vince, chair of SNR Denton’s Energy, Transport

High Wire Act: Improving the Grid for Renewable Energy

By Letha Tawney on April 12, 2011

China, the United States, and the European Union take on transmission upgrades

High Wire Act: Electricity Transmission Infrastructure and its Impact on the Renewable Energy Market

April, 2011

This report examines electricity transmission developments and challenges for renewable energy in the European Union (EU), China, and the United States.

New Initiative Uses Environmental Lens to Promote Government Transparency in Key African Countries

April 5, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

A new initiative was recently launched to promote government transparency and increase people’s access to information in Ghana, Uganda and South Africa.

Former Governor Bill Richardson Joins WRI's Board of Directors

April 1, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson was elected to the Board of Directors of the World Resources Institute, announced its president Jonathan Lash.

Forests at Work: A New Model for Local Land Protection

March, 2011

This issue brief provides an overview of how public land, including forestland, can be “put to work” to earn revenue from one or more ecosystem service market opportunities. Working forest revenue sources include sustainable timber production, recreation and hunting fees, and – to the extent that management activities enhance environmental quality – payments for carbon sequestration, endangered species habitats, and/or water quality.

"Working Forests": How Land Protection Can Save and Even Make Money

By John Talberth on March 31, 2011

A new issue brief shows how public forestland can be “put to work” to increase revenue in the southern United States.

PRESS RELEASE: Vote Now “Active Cities, Healthy Cities!” Online Contest

March 18, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Online contest raises awareness about the public health benefits of sustainable urban development and transport in Latin America and Caribbean.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Global Investor Forum 2011 at NYU Stern

March 17, 2011
Location: NEW YORK, N.Y.

Six environmentally focused companies from emerging markets to present to investors;

Keynote by Mac Heller, Executive Chairman of CODA Automotive, panel discussion, and more

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