News tagged with environmental disclosure
Female directors boost green reporting performance
(PhysOrg.com) -- Companies with women on their boards of directors have a better record of corporate transparency in the area of environmental disclosure, according to a study by researchers in the Flinders University Business ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 31, 2010 |
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Do contributions to public goods increase if publicly disclosed?
Public disclosure of companies' pollution habits has been an effective method of reducing pollution in many countries. Similarly, research has shown that people's and firms' propensity to contribute to public good increases ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jun 14, 2010 |
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Reproductive problems, death in animals exposed to fracking
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new report has found dozens of cases of illness, death and reproductive issues in cows, horses, goats, llamas, chickens, dogs, cats, fish and other wildlife, and humans. It says these conditions could be ...
Mar 08, 2012 |
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More environmental rules needed for shale gas, says Stanford geophysicist
In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama praised the potential of the country's tremendous supply of natural gas buried in shale. He echoed the recommendations for safe extraction made by ...
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Stock values rise when companies disclose 'green' information, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- A UC Davis study finds that it pays to be green, as companies that are open about their greenhouse gas emissions and carbon reduction strategies see stock values rise.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Beijing releases pollution data; US figures higher
(AP) -- Caving to public pressure, Beijing environmental authorities started releasing more detailed air quality data Saturday that may better reflect how bad the Chinese capital's air pollution is. But one ...
Jan 21, 2012 |
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Saving on energy bills: Meeting families in the middle
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study released today by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) identifies steps that energy efficiency program managers can take to deliver significant savings ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Duke study offers 7 safeguards for hydraulic fracturing
A new report by Duke University researchers offers several health and environmental measures for North Carolina lawmakers to consider as they debate legalizing horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing for natural gas.
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Protecting Houston from the next big hurricane
To protect Houston and Galveston from future hurricanes, a Rice University-led team of experts recommends building a floodgate across the Houston Ship Channel adding new levees to protect densely populated areas on Galveston ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Google reveals energy use to show search is green (Update)
(AP) -- Stung by concerns that using Google is bad for the planet, the Internet search giant has revealed exactly how much electricity the company uses and how much greenhouse gases it produces in an effort to show its business ...
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Extracting natural gas from shale can be done safely, says researcher
Natural gas currently provides more than a quarter of the energy used in the United States and that fraction is likely to continue growing. New technologies are making it easier and more economical to ...
Aug 31, 2011 |
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Scientist suspension is about project's management
(AP) -- The government's suspension of an Arctic scientist was related to how a polar bear research project was awarded and managed and not his earlier scientific work detailing drowned polar bears, a watchdog group said ...
Aug 02, 2011 |
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