Environmental Resources
Conserving natural resources, landscapes and wildlife for use by future generations.
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04-30-09
Siemens Building Technologies: Committed to a Greener, Sustainable Future
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04-30-09
Urban Land Institute Honors Heifer International
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Heifer International's world headquarters in Little Rock, Ark., a LEED(R) platinum-certified facility built atop Arkansas' largest brownfield reclamation site, has been named one of 10 recipients of the Urban Land Institute's 2009 ...
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04-29-09
Ecofactory Hits on the Green Scene
- April 29, 2009 - Touting themselves as "the social network for world changers," Ecofactory announced its emergence from a lengthy beta testing period on April 22, 2009. Also the day designated as Earth Day, April 22nd marked Ecofactory's official launch of their website
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04-28-09
The 'No More Plastic Bag' Movement Continues!
/PRNewswire/ -- It's over six months since IKEA said 'no more plastic bags' to be offered at IKEA US stores... only go reusable. And since that time, a lot has happened. Cities across the country took heed and decided to jump in the bagless effort. Or at least they started a...
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04-28-09
Seventh Generation Cleans House With Non-Profit Women's Action to Gain Economic Security
BURLINGTON, VT -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/28/09 -- Seventh Generation, the nation's leading brand of environmentally friendly, non-toxic home and personal care products, has partnered with Women's Action to Gain Economic Security (WAGES) to launch Home Green Home, a worker-owned...
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04-28-09
Benjamin Moore, Whole Foods, Sprint, SAP, Sharp confirmed for NYC event
NEW YORK, NY. - April 28, 2009 - Benjamin Moore, Whole Foods, SAP, Sprint, AEP and Sharp are among the companies confirmed to participate in an event dedicated to corporate strategies for engaging stakeholders on sustainability in New York.
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04-28-09
Waste Management Releases First Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb Packaging and Recycling Program
HOUSTON, TX. - April 30, 2009 - Waste Management, Inc. today announced that Earthmate compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFL) will be offered in recycling packaging provided by Waste Management's WM LampTracker(R) program that doubles as a CFL recycling kit. The CFLs are manufa...
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04-27-09
Standards Committee Officers Selected to Guide Sustainable Gaming Standard
Madison, WI - April 27, 2009 - The Standards Committee that is leading the development of a national standard for sustainable gaming continues to advance this week with the election of its leadership. Eric Hansel, President of EGM Green was elected to serve as Chairman of th...
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04-27-09
Building Sector Must Change to Meet Global Energy Targets, New Study Finds
HARTFORD, Conn., April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In the most rigorous study ever on the subject, The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) demonstrates how to achieve a 60 percent reduction in the energy use of buildings by 2050 to help meet global cl...
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04-24-09
Pittsburgh's Up-and-Coming Filmmakers Honored at Fifth Annual High School Environmental Film Festival
Pittsburgh, PA - April 23, 2009 - "Thoughts: The Environment and Me," a film by Brashear High School senior Christopher Boehm was awarded with the top honor - the Grand Prize - in tonight's fifth annual C.A.U.S.E. Challenge(TM) High School Film Festival, presen...
