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The USCAP Recommendations

By John Larsen on January 30, 2007

The green area in this graph shows the range of targets described in the USCAP report, A Call for Action. The graph shows how legislative proposals currently before Congress compare to USCAP’s recommendations.

Jonathan Lash Responds to the 2007 "State of the Union" Address

By Jonathan Lash on January 29, 2007

On Tuesday, President George W. Bush delivered his annual State of the Union address to the nation. The President spent three minutes and thirty-seven seconds on energy policy. He mentioned climate change once.

<em>EMBARQ</em> blog

January 25, 2007

Blogging coverage of the Transportation Research Board’s 86th annual meeting in Washington, DC.

Agriculture Subsidies, Poverty and the Environment: Supporting a Domestic Reform Agenda in Developing Countries

January 23, 2007

WRI policy note looks at developed country agriculture subsidies, and the reforms needed to benefit poor farmers and the environment in developing countries.

World Resources Institute Joins Business and Environmental Leaders to Offer U.S. Climate Change Policy Recommendations

January 22, 2007
WRI, major U.S. businesses and other environmental groups are calling today for urgent action by the U.S. on climate change.

EMBARQ at TRB's 86th Annual Meeting

January 19, 2007

January 21-25, Washington, DC. The Transportation Research Board brings together thousands of attendees for the biggest annual international meeting on transportation.

Jacob Werksman Joins the WRI Team

January 18, 2007

Read press release.

Three Asian Cities Undertake Sustainable Transport Improvements Based on WRI Study

January 18, 2007
Three cities in China, India, and Vietnam are undertaking major sustainable transport policy initiatives, the World Resources Institute (WRI) will announce.

The State of U.S. Emissions, Part I

By Tim Herzog on January 17, 2007

By Tim Herzog

Expert on Environmental Transparency of Governments Joins the World Resources Institute

January 17, 2007
Jacob Werksman has been selected to lead WRI’s Institutions and Governance Program.

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment's Latest Findings

January 10, 2007

The MA’s latest volume is a checklist for local ecosystem and natural-resource assessment managers.

3rd EarthTrends Podcast from Bonnaroo Music Festival

January 8, 2007

WRI’s Rob Bradley and artist Rick Lowenberg on COP-12 in Nairobi, climate change impacts in Africa, and a musical performance by I Nine.

Sustainable Transport in the Developing World

By Crystal Davis on January 4, 2007

EarthTrends’ December 2006 Monthly Update

Sustainable Enterprise in Brazil

By Derek Newberry on January 2, 2007
An investor forum in Sao Paulo highlights four companies that are leading the charge on sustainable development.