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Gardeners Beware: Bee-Toxic Pesticides Found in "Bee-Friendly" Plants Sold at Garden Centers Across the U.S.

New report finds 28 percent decrease in toxic pesticides in “bee-friendly” plants and shows that retailer commitments are shifting the market.

Myths & Realities of Leaded Aviation Fuel

The September 2016 report catalogues the current use of avgas by piston-engine aircraft (small propeller planes and some helicopters), the gaps in regulations and proposed policy solutions.

Chain Reaction II: How Top Restaurants Rate on Reducing Use of Antibiotics in Their Meat Supply

Second annual report and scorecard that grades America’s top restaurant chains’ on their policies and practices regarding antibiotics use and transparency in their meat and poultry supply chains.

Swarming the Aisles: Rating top retailers on bee-friendly and organic food

Scientists across the world are warning that we are in the midst of an “insect apocalypse,” due in large part to the overuse of toxic pesticides. Forty percent of insects face extinction in coming decades, which could lead to “catastrophic ecosystem collapse” if we don’t change the way we farm, according to the latest science.

Bees and other pollinators – responsible for one-in-three bites of food we eat – are among…

Coal Tax Subsidies: A Boon for Kemper

This report sounds the alarm on a lame duck tax deal that could send billions in subsidies to Southern Company’s long-troubled Kemper coal plant in De Kalb, Mississippi.

Emerging sustainability frameworks: China Development Bank and China Export-Import Bank

Report series (2 of 3) which looks at how new development banks in China and Brazil are redefining the landscape of international development and sustainable finance.

Emerging sustainability frameworks: The Brazilian National Development Bank

Report series (1 of 3) which looks at how new development banks in China and Brazil are redefining the landscape of international development and sustainable finance.

Getting Climate Finance Right

Successful Examples for the Green Climate Fund from around the World

The Role and Characteristics of Chinese State-owned and Private Enterprises in Overseas Investments

This paper looks at China’s state-owned enterprise (SOE) reforms and the rise of the private sector, and considers how approaches to overseas investment are evolving.

#GreenTheGreens: Students for Safe and Healthy Campus Grounds

A campaign to inspire students, groundskeepers, landscapers and servicers to transition to chemical, toxic and pesticide-free lawn and garden management on college campuses.