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RBF grantee Sustainable Markets Foundation's 350.org launched its new Web site, gearing up for "10/10/10, the Global Work Party" on October 10, 2010. Organizers are encouraging individuals worldwide to do something to combat global warming in their communities.

The Pinchot Institute for Conservation and the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, both RBF grantees, have released a joint report examining sustainability questions in wood energy development.

DesignIntelligence, a bi-monthly report published by the Design Futures Council, has released the results of the 2010 Sustainable Design Survey, ranking 2030 Inc., an RBF grantee, at the top of several categories.

Climate Prosperity Inc., a new national nonprofit that helps communities address climate change through economic development opportunities, has named André Pettigrew as its first executive director.

Dickinson College has announced that they have partnered with the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Middlebury College in the Sustainable Investments Initiative.

RBF grantees Ceres and the Rocky Mountain Institute were named in a top-ten list of nongovernmental organizations engaged by companies to make decisions that are best for the environment as well as their businesses.

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) and Middlebury College have announced the creation of the Sustainable Investments Initiative, a co-mingled fiscal vehicle seeking investments that generate long-term social, environmental, and economic value.

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS), an RBF grantee, has released a report examining the role of climate change in global security.

Brian Keane, president of SmartPower, an RBF grantee, commemorates the 40th anniversary of Earth Day by sharing his top ten list of solar energy facts on The Huffington Post.

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS), an RBF grantee, has released a working paper, "Promoting the Dialogue: Climate Change and the Quadrennial Defense Review."