Environmental Resources
Conserving natural resources, landscapes and wildlife for use by future generations.
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09-08-08
Bosch, Dupont and Xerox Join Eco-Patent Commons
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -- (MARKET WIRE) -- September 8, 2008 -- Bosch, DuPont and Xerox Corporation have joined the Eco-Patent Commons, a first-of-its-kind business effort to help the environment by pledging environmentally-beneficial patents to the public domain.
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09-04-08
Innovative Platform Draws Attention To Stories About World Water Crisis
SPRINGFIELD, MA - September 4, 2008 - It is easy to remember the surprise one felt upon discovering that the human body-your body-is 70 percent water. It was equally as surprising to learn that only 3 percent of the Earth's water is fresh water and of that, only a fraction i...
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09-04-08
Lynden Transport First Alaska-Based Trucking Company to Join EPA's SmartWay Environmental Partnership
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Lynden Transport announced today it has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership, becoming the first and only Alaska-based trucking company to qualify. Lynden Transport received the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) highest s...
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09-03-08
Green-e Climate Certifies Luminant Carbon-Offset Program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - September 3, 2008 - The Center for Resource Solutions announced today it has certified the "Luminant GHG Renewable Offset" product as Green-e Climate Certified. Dallas-based Luminant, a subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings (EFH), joins the growing networ...
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09-03-08
Look Good and Feel Good with FSC Certified CLASSIC(R) Brands
ALPHARETTA, GA. - September 3, 2008 - Two of Neenah Paper's flagship brands, CLASSIC CREST(R) and CLASSIC(R) Linen Papers have had a makeover. Neenah Paper is proud to announce that both CLASSIC CREST and CLASSIC Linen Papers are now entirely FSC Certified (SW-COC-000885). A...
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08-31-08
Giant Wind Turbine Blade Arrives on Nicollet Mall
What: A giant 131-foot blade for a Vestas wind turbine arrived overnight in downtown Minneapolis and is open for public viewing across the street from the Minneapolis Cen...
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08-27-08
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Institute for Renewable Fuels Taps Dr. Richard Sayre, Leading Biofuels Researcher, as Director
ST.LOUIS, MO. - August 27, 2008 "“ Dr. Richard Sayre, one of the nation's leading biofuels researchers, has been named director of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Institute for Renewable Fuels at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis.
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08-25-08
ANSI Partners with California Registry for Greenhouse Gas Accreditation Program
NEW YORK,NY. - August 25, 2008 - The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the California Climate Action Re...
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08-25-08
CleanSkies.tv to Report Live from the Democratic National Convention
DENVER, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -"“ CleanSkies.tv, the country's preeminent online news network focused on energy and environmental issues, will be reporting live this week from the Democratic National Convention (DNC). Americans interested in hearing related informa...
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08-23-08
Sterling Planet Supplies Renewable Energy for 2008 Democratic National Convention Host Venue
DENVER, CO - August 23, 2008 "“ The environmental impacts of constructing and decommissioning the 2008 Democratic National Convention (DNC) are being offset with clean, renewable energy from wind, water and bioenergy projects, Sterling Planet announced today. This is the se...
