Environmental Resources
Conserving natural resources, landscapes and wildlife for use by future generations.
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11-20-09
Verdigris Group Celebrates 3rd Year of Leadership in Carbon Neutral Business Practice
Today, Verdigris Group, the highly-progressive and ultra-green real estate development, consulting, and brokerage company, celebrates their continued bright future of corporate social responsibility through their ongoing partnership with the Bonneville Environmental Foundati...
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11-19-09
UPS Tops 'Climate Counts' Scorecard For Consumer Shipping
UPS (NYSE:UPS) has earned the top score in the consumer shipping sector of the annual "Climate Counts" scorecard and also was rated No. 11 among all 143 ranked companies.
UPS ranked No. 1 in the consumer shipping sector, leaping ahead of competi...
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11-18-09
Ben and Jerry’s, Eileen Fisher and Stonyfield Farm Join BICEP Coalition
Ceres president Mindy Lubber announced today that three new companies - Ben & Jerry's, Eileen Fisher and Stonyfield Farm- have joined the business coalition, Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy (BICEP) that is calling for strong climate and energy legislati...
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11-18-09
NBC Universal Goes "Green Behind The Scenes"
NBC Universal is making "green production" easier for its televisions shows by integrating environmental sustainability into its core production culture. As part of an ongoing goal to implement eco-friendly practices across the company, NBC Universal has launched a green pro...
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11-18-09
"Green Is Universal" Launches "Green Counts Here," A New Campaign Designed To Activate Consumers Around Green
"Green Is Universal kicks off its annual "Green Week" November 15th, demonstrating a continued company-wide commitment to raise environmental awareness and activate consumers around ways to preserve the environment. For the third straight year, over 40 NBCU brands will featu...
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11-17-09
Going Green Makes Sense for Commercial Real Estate Market
Energy consumption in both old and new buildings can be cut by an estimated 30 to 50 percent while producing a favourable return on investments, according to a KPMG report, Climate Change: Risks & Opportunities in the Canadian Commercial Real Estate Market.
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11-12-09
Greenbuild 2009 Conference Goes "Carbon-Neutral" with the Help of Renewable Energy and Offset Donations
Leonardo Academy announced today that the emissions resulting from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)'s annual Greenbuild International Conference & Exposition have been offset through the generous donations of carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates (RECs)...
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11-12-09
Caterpillar-Sponsored EMBARQ Wins Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government Environmental Partnership Award
The World Resources Institute (WRI) Center for Sustainable Transport, EMBARQ, has been awarded the 2009 Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnership from Harvard University. The honor is recognizing EMBARQ's Mexico City Metrobus transit project that is designed to address...
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11-12-09
Bayer and United Nations Environment Programme Launch 19th Annual International Children’s Painting Competition in Elementary and Middle Schools
Bayer Corporation and the United Nations Environment Programme's Regional Office for North America (UNEP RONA) today called for entries in the 19th annual International Children's Painting Competition (ICPC).
The ICPC is open to 6- to 14-year-...
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11-12-09
New 'On Paper' Series Podcast Features Project POTICO
NewPage Corporation, North America's largest coated paper producer, announced today the release of a new On Paper podcast featuring Project POTICO. In this episode of On Paper, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and NewPage discuss the benefits of a corporate and non-profit...
