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May 21, 2012

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Video: Sales, Profit, Consumer Cost Impacts of New 54.5 MPG Standards

Posted: May 02, 2012 – 03:41 PM EST

NEW YORK, May 02 /CSRwire/ - A new video explains the profits, sales and consumer cost impacts of the proposed 54.5-MPG federal fuel economy standards, which are set to be finalized this summer. Under the proposed standards, the average new vehicle in 2025...

Legrand | Ortronics Continues to Innovate With EZ Patch: a Revolution in Patch Cord Dispensing

Posted: Apr 19, 2012 – 09:44 AM EST

NEW LONDON, Conn., Apr. 19 /CSRwire/ - (Marketwire) - Legrand | Ortronics, a global leader in high performance network infrastructure solutions, is proud to introduce EZ Patch, a new, environmentally friendly product innovation for dispensing patch cords. The patent pending patch cord management...

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...

First-Ever Digital Media Platform Devoted to Clean Technology Launched

Posted: Apr 17, 2012 – 08:30 AM EST

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 17 /CSRwire/ - Future360, the first-ever digital media platform dedicated exclusively to cleantech innovation, has launched at www.future360.tv. Hosted by acclaimed TV personality Sarah Backhouse, the platforms premium video content covers the cleantech spectrum including energy, water, buildings, transportation, smart...

BASF to Acquire Merck's Electrolytes

Posted: Mar 02, 2012 – 05:57 PM EST

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, Mar. 02 /CSRwire/ - BASF will acquire the electrolytes business for high-performance batteries from German Chemical and Pharmaceutical Company Merck. The companies have agreed not to disclose financial details of the transaction. Another step in purposeful and swift expansion of electrolytes...

Prepay Energy’s Pathway to Consumer Satisfaction and Benefits

Posted: Feb 29, 2012 – 10:45 AM EST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 /CSRwire/ - EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency in the energy sector, released the findings today of a consumer survey testing customer awareness and acceptance of prepay electricity offerings in Texas and Arizona, the two states with the most consumers currently...

New AT&T Eco-Rating System to Help Consumers Learn About Environmental Features of Mobile Devices

Posted: Feb 23, 2012 – 01:02 PM EST

DALLAS, Feb. 23 /CSRwire/ - (Marketwire) - People eager to check out the newest, fastest and coolest mobile handset devices will soon be able to learn about its environmental features too. That's because a new eco-rating system is planned for launch later this...

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...

Varian Medical Systems Uses SAP to Support Sustainability and Compliance With REACH and RoHS

Posted: Jan 26, 2012 – 01:12 PM EST

PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 26 /CSRwire/ - With increasing public scrutiny and regulations regarding product safety and sustainability, manufacturers are taking the initiative to ensure they are protecting the health of both their consumers and the environment. Varian Medical Systems, a leading manufacturer...

Harvest Power Earns B CORP Certification

Posted: Jan 17, 2012 – 09:00 AM EST

WALTHAM, MA, Jan. 17 /CSRwire/ - Harvest Power, a leader in harnessing the maximum value from organic materials, today announced that it has been certified as a B Corporation, a new designation for corporations that use the power of business to solve social...

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