News

In its latest climate action report, the Presidential Climate Action Project provides a new set of recommendations for President Obama to initiate before the United Nations' 16th Conference of the Parties meets this November in Cancun.

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 recent economic downturn has had a major impact on one of New York City's essential identities—its arts and cultural organizations.

The Asian American Writers' Workshop celebrated the launch of the Open City Project on July 27.

The National League of Cities (NLC) has released a guide for municipal leaders about developing strategies to engage recent immigrants.

The RBF has released a paper detailing a Track II dialogue involving a core group of American and Iranian leaders, which was co-organized and co-facilitated with the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA), under the leadership of Ambassador William Luers.

The Center for Public Integrity's International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and the British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) International News Services have unveiled a nine-month investigation, focusing on the global trade of asbestos.

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.