Environmental Resources
Conserving natural resources, landscapes and wildlife for use by future generations.
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05-12-08
Rainforest Alliance Announces 2008 Honorees to be Recognized for Leadership in Sustainability and Support of Conservation Work
May 12, 2008 - The Rainforest Alliance, an international nonprofit conservation organization, is pleased to announce the 2008 honorees that will be recognized at its annual gala on May 15 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The annual gala recognizes ...
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05-12-08
White Paper on the Economics of LEED for Existing Buildings for Individual Buildings Released by Leonardo Academy
Madison, May 12, 2008 - Leonardo Academy has announced the release of the White Paper: "The Economics of LEED for Existing Buildings for Individual Buildings," which summarizes a survey of buildings that have earned LEED-EB certification. The results show that there are many...
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05-09-08
Mother's Day Mothers Paint Big Picture for Congress
TAKOMA PARK, MD - May 9, 2008 - 1Sky, a new national campaign on climate change, announced today that over 465 events in 43 states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are planned for Mother's Day weekend where mothers in local communities will gather with their chil...
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05-08-08
China, Tibet, and the Strategic Power of Water: Pollution and Global Warming Threaten Asia's Most Important Freshwater Source
May 8, 2008 - Almost two years after a 710-mile (1,100 kilometer)railroad across the world's highest plateau opened from central China to the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, the deadliest clashes in a generation are occurring between Chinese police and young Tibetan protestors. Th...
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05-08-08
The Philadephia Phillies Join Green-e Marketplace with 100% Renewable Energy Purchase
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 7, 2008)-The Center for Resource Solutions announced today that The Philadelphia Phillies are the first Major League Baseball team to join Green-e® Marketplace by purchasing enough Green-e Certified renewable energy to meet 100% of the annual electrici...
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05-08-08
eBay Inc. Opens New "Green" Building and Unveils Largest Commercial Solar Installation in San Jose
San Jose, CA - MAY 8, 2008 - eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) today announced the opening of an environmentally friendly building on its North Campus in San Jose. It is the first building in San Jose to be built to LEED (Leadership i...
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05-08-08
Unilever and the National Park Foundation Announce $240,000 in Grants to National Parks
At a reception held on Capitol Hill yesterday evening, Unilever, one of the world's largest consumer products companies, in partnership with the National Park Foundation (NPF), national charitable partner of America's National Parks, awarded grants to 12 national parks and ...
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05-07-08
Greetings etc. Magazine’s Eco-Edition Showcases Verysupercool’s Greeting Cards Made Greener with Carbonfund.org
AUSTIN, TX - May 7, 2008 - In partnership with Carbonfund.org, Verysupercool announced today the success of its green greeting cards, which were featured in the March/April edition of
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05-07-08
Business Leaders Urge G8 Governments to Take Action on Emerging Global Water Crisis
NEW YORK, 7 May 2008 - Business leaders representing some of the world's largest companies today launched an international campaign urging governments of the Group of Eight (G8) countries to address with urgency the emerging global crisis in water and sanitation.
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05-07-08
Laloo's Goat's Milk Ice Cream and Waterkeeper Alliance Join Forces to Protect Water One Pint at a Time With cleanFARMcleanWATER.org
PETALUMA, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/07/08 -- In recognition of May as Watershed Awareness Month in California, Laloo's(R) Goat's Milk Ice Cream announced today its charity partnership to help raise awareness and funds for Waterkeeper(R) Alliance. Together, Laloo's and Wate...
