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Industry Expert Mary Williams Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at the Specialty Coffee Association of America Conference

Posted: Apr 29, 2003 – 12:00 AM EST

Award Recognizes 10 Years of Coffee Quality at Starbucks Under Williams Leadership

Actor Dennis Weaver Handed $250,000 Check for His Institute of Ecolonomics' 'Drive to Survive 2003' From LA to DC Starting April 30

Posted: Apr 28, 2003 – 12:00 AM EST

LOS ANGELES, CA - Dennis Weaver drives the lead hybrid auto in caravan from Santa Monica Pier at 11 a.m. April 30 to Washington, D.C., with thousands of signatures for Congress urging transition to hydrogen fuel, mandating improved mileage and decreasing importation of...

Washington Mutual Continues Its Commitment to Diversity

Posted: Apr 28, 2003 – 12:00 AM EST

Chosen as one of DiversityIncs Top 50 Companies for Diversity

U.S. Secretary of Labor Appoints New Investment Counseling Industry Representative

Posted: Apr 28, 2003 – 12:00 AM EST

PITTSBURGH, PA - U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Elaine L.Chao has appointed seven new members to the ERISA Advisory Council, including Donald B. Trone, a nationally-known fiduciary standards expert. The 15-member board, established by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA),...

Socially Responsive Investors Welcome Record Vote on Shareholder Resolution

Posted: Apr 25, 2003 – 12:00 AM EST

42.8% of Dover Corp. Shares Vote in Favor of Proposal Encouraging Company to Adopt More Inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Conference to Galvanize Independent Businesses for Sustainable Local Economies

Posted: Apr 24, 2003 – 12:00 AM EST

Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Will Hold First National Conference

The Los Angeles Film School Challenges Big 3 Automakers to Clean Up Their Acts

Posted: Apr 23, 2003 – 12:00 AM EST

2003 Earth Day Challenge: ''Cleaner Cars, Cleaner Skies'' 100,000 Postcards in 100 Days Leading Democratic Presidential Hopeful, North Carolina Senator John Edwards, Speaks at the UCLA Earth Day Event

Oxfam: Kraft Foods Refutes Accountability and Shows Lack of Leadership in Addressing Global Coffee Crisis Affecting 25 Million Coffee Farmers

Posted: Apr 23, 2003 – 12:00 AM EST

EAST HANOVER, NJ - During yesterday's Annual General Meeting of shareholders, Kraft Foods- one of the world's two largest coffee companies which retails such coffee brands as Maxwell House and Gevalia, was the focus of actions around the world by Oxfam supporters. Oxfam...

Office Depot Announces New Environmental Procurement Initiatives

Posted: Apr 22, 2003 – 12:00 AM EST

New Initiatives Are Next Steps in the Companys Development of the Industrys Most Comprehensive Environmental Policy

Entergy Celebrates Earth Day With Grants to Environmental Projects

Posted: Apr 22, 2003 – 12:00 AM EST

NEW ORLEANS, LA - What benefit is there in a utility company investing in environmental programs? The answer is quite simple ... business thrives on good investments. And what investment offers a better return than a healthy environment? Entergy (NYSE: ETR) understands that...