(AJC) — Mayor Kasim Reed on Monday rolled out a plan to make Atlanta a greener city with less smog, more park space, a larger percentage of locally produced food and improved water conservation. And he wants the moves to make Atlanta one of the nation’s top 10 green cities as ranked by Sustainlane.com, an online […]
(Crain’s) — For New York landlords eager to cut energy use—and save money—help is on the way, although not anytime soon. On Wednesday, Baruch College’s Newman Real Estate Institute received a two-year $422,528 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to create a Benchmark Green certificate program. The online program will certify building operators and […]
(Biz Community) — Africa is a continent rich in natural and human capital resources, but its biggest asset by far is the diversity, warmth, friendliness, generosity, humility and humanity of its people. This was the inspiration for the official slogan of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, ‘Ke Nako. Celebrate Africa’s Humanity’. The 2010 Soccer World […]