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• Sustainability and Prosperity in Japan - Japan's temperatures have been steadily rising over the past century. The country is taking active measures to improve global warming in both public and private industry.
• Sustainability in Ontario - Ontario is one of the more progressive Canadian provinces that is initiating innovative ways to reduce its carbon footprint.
• Going Green In Italy - Food and Wine sales make up a large part of Italy's economy. In an effort to increase revenue and save money, the food and wine industry is implementing a variety of sustainable practices.
• International & Domestic Examples of Going Green - There are many examples of ways domestic and international companies, both large and small are going green in order to reduce climate change and increase profit. This article gives examples of companies in the U.S., China and the U.K.
• Sustainability in Costa Rica - Costa Rica may be a small undeveloped country but it has high aspirations for becoming one of the world's leaders in sustainability initiatives.
• Sustainability in British Columbia - British Columbia is making some progressive steps within both the government and private industry to be more sustainable. Read on for examples in various industries, including Tourism and the wine industry.
• Climate Conference in Copenhagen - The Copenhagen Climate Conference in December 2009 will create a new global climate protocol as the Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012. Many Clean Tech companies feel the conference will prove to be ineffective as they feel the real responsibilty rests on the national government level. Others advocate for the conference as a way to further strengthen global progress.
• Sustainability in New Zealand - New Zealand's government has some ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and there are many companies in diverse industries that are creating successful sustainability initiatives.
• Sustainability in Japan - Both the government and private industry in Japan are making strides to increase their sustainability initiatives. From Tokyo's huge effort to increase solar power to companies manufacturing upcycled products such as a messenger bag made from used fire hoses, Japan is practicing innovation in the world of sustainability.
• Sustainable Businesses in Australia, Pt. 3: The Fairfield City Partnership - Part three of a three-part series examining different sustainable businesses in the U.K. In this chapter, we look at the collaboration between Fairfield City and The Smithfield Wetherill Park Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

• Wind Power in India - Wind power industry in India stands tall with fifth position in the world in terms of total installed capacity. The Indian government has ambitious plans to add more power from wind energy by 2012. In this article we cover the progress India has made in harnessing wind energy and some roadblocks that may hamper its progress in the future.
• Sustainability in China - China is undergoing vast developments while its adopting clean technology. In this article we summarize the latest clean technology news on government policies, investment programs and entrepreneurship that are currently taking place in China.