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May 21, 2012

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Solar Electric Light Fund Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development

Posted: May 09, 2012 – 02:00 PM EST

WASHINGTON, May 09 /CSRwire/ - The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation. Steven McCarney, SELF Project Manager, will pursue an innovative global health and development...

World Energy Forum Taps Infinite Resource: Intellectual Capital

Posted: May 02, 2012 – 09:00 AM EST

NEW YORK, May 02 /CSRwire/ - The World Energy Forum is holding a high-level international conference of leaders from all energy sectors commemorating the 2012 United Nations International Year of Sustainable Energy for All. This historical event will take place October 22-24, 2012...

White House And Department Of Energy Officials To Address The USC Green Symposium During Earth Week

Posted: Apr 23, 2012 – 01:06 PM EST

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 23 /CSRwire/ - Energy, transportation, developer, and construction industry innovators will descend upon Los Angeles April 24th to lead the USC Green Symposium. In addition to addressing energy and transportation issues, the 18th Annual University of Southern California Construction Management...

CleanEdison Offers Free Webinar Series in Solar, BPI, Commercial Energy Auditing, Geothermal & Auto-Hybrid Trainning

Posted: Apr 20, 2012 – 06:14 PM EST

NEW YORK, Apr. 20 /CSRwire/ - Building America's Workforce and A Better World, CleanEdison is our nation's premier green-collar job training company, and announced its new, job creation initiative today. In honor of Earth Day, the company will offer free online live and...

Porter Airlines Operates Bombardier Q400 Aircraft in Canada's First Biofuel-Powered Revenue Flight

Posted: Apr 17, 2012 – 01:37 PM EST

TORONTO, On., Apr. 17 /CSRwire/ - Program funded by the key partners and by Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence (BL-NCE) Program through GARDN (Marketwire) -- Porter Airlines today successfully conducted the first biofuel-powered revenue flight in Canada. In the successful conclusion to...

Porter Airlines to Conduct Canada's First Biofuel-Powered Revenue Flight

Posted: Mar 22, 2012 – 03:00 PM EST

TORONTO, Mar. 22 /CSRwire/ - (Marketwire) - In mid-April, Porter Airlines plans to use one of its Bombardier Q400 turboprop airliners to conduct the first biofuel-powered revenue flight in Canada. On February 9, 2012, in preparation for Porter's upcoming flight, a Bombardier Q400...

BASF Acquires Extrusion Technology from B.C. Foam: PET Foams for the Wind Energy Sector

Posted: Mar 07, 2012 – 04:03 PM EST

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, Mar. 07 /CSRwire/ - BASF has purchased the PET foam business of the Italian company B.C. Foam S.p.A., headquartered in Volpiano. The companies have agreed not to disclose the purchase price for the transaction. The acquisition includes production facilities and intellectual...

MYTILINEOS Group Chairman Gives an Interview to Bloomberg TV, Filmed at ALUMINIUM S.A.'s Premises

Posted: Feb 29, 2012 – 11:35 AM EST

ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 29 /CSRwire/ - Mr. Evangelos Mytilineos, Chairman, MYTILINEOS Group, gave an interview at Bloomberg TV, filmed at ALUMINIUM S.A.'s premises, aired repeatedly in different shows, as part of the discussion on the current situation in Greece. The basic topics Mr....

America's Major Consumer Brands, including Nike, Starbucks and Campbell Soup, Call on Congress to Extend Wind Energy Tax Credit

Posted: Feb 15, 2012 – 11:06 AM EST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 /CSRwire/ - Staples, Starbucks, Nike, Levi Strauss Co., Campbell Soup, Yahoo and other large corporate purchasers of renewable energy delivered a letter today to Congressional leadership asking for an extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind power scheduled...

IKEA Powers-Up Solar Energy Panels at College Park, MD Store

Posted: Feb 15, 2012 – 06:00 AM EST

COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 15 /CSRwire/ - IKEA, the worlds leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its store in College Park, Maryland. The 148,200-square-foot PV array consists of a 1,196-kW system, built with 4,984 panels. IKEA...

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