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Sara Lee Coffee to be More Sustainable in 2009

Sara Lee further increases its commitment to sustainable coffee as the company will buy 26,500 tons of certified coffee beans in 2009. That is approximately 30percent more than in 2008 and a tenfold increase since the company formalised its sustainable sourcing commitment five years ago

3 Nov 2008

Making Diesel Using a Rainforest Fungus

A unique fungus that makes diesel compounds has been discovered living in trees in the rainforest

3 Nov 2008

African Nations Outline Sustainability Plan

More protected areas, respect for indigenous populations, the sharing of benefits and greater care for forests were all features of a broad sustainability action plan outlined last week by African nations

3 Nov 2008

Update on Sustainable Biofuel Test Flight for Air New Zealand

The world's first commercial aviation flight powered by a sustainable second-generation biofuel moved a step closer

3 Nov 2008

Californians Call for New Water Delivery System

The bleak water supply forecast for 2009 reinforces the pressing need to build a new water delivery system that will protect the environment and provide a reliable water supply for Californians

2 Nov 2008

Wild Caught Fish Being Wasted as Food for Pigs and Chickens

An alarming new study to be published in November in the Annual Review of Environment and Resources finds that one-third of the world’s marine fish catches are ground up and fed to farm-raised fish, pigs, and poultry, squandering a precious food resource for humans and disregarding the serious overfishing crisis in our oceans

30 Oct 2008