Environmental Resources
Conserving natural resources, landscapes and wildlife for use by future generations.
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04-22-08
Conferencing is the Leading 'Green' Business Practice, According to New Survey by InterCall
CHICAGO, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- In a recent survey where individuals were asked what their companies are doing to reduce the size of its carbon footprint, the top response was providing conferencing tools to cutback on travel (66%). The poll of over 900 workers, released ...
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04-22-08
United Nations Environment Programme and Bayer Corporation Announce North American Winners of International Children's Painting Competition
WASHINGTON - April 22, 2008 "“ Cindy Liu, a fifth-grader at the Harker School in San Jose, Calif., and Connie Yu, a seventh-grader at John Adams Middle School in Edison, N.J., have been named the first and second prize winners, respectively, of the United Nations Environment...
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04-22-08
Dole Food Company, Inc. Announces Earth Day Agreement To Offset Carbon Emissions From Transport of Bananas and Pineapples in Costa Rica
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA - April 22, 2008 - Dole Food Company, Inc. announced yesterday that its operating division in Costa Rica, Standard Fruit Company de Costa Rica S.A., will purchase carbon offsets from the Costa Rican Government’s program in amounts equal to the carbon di...
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04-22-08
Maryland-Asia Environmental Partnership Draws Attention to Philippines Watershed
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - April 22, 2008 - In recognition of Earth Day, Peter Gourlay, President of The Maryland-Asia Environmental Partnership (MD-AEP) presented a $2500 donation to the Water Environment Association of the Philippines (WEAP) for helping preserve the Malabanban ...
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04-22-08
PepsiCo Honored With 2008 Energy Star Partner of the Year Award For Its Leadership in Environmental Sustainability
PURCHASE, NY - April 22, 2008 - PepsiCo was honored with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2008 Energy Star Partner of the Year Award for its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiencies. In addition, the company received the EPA's Sust...
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04-22-08
Companies Want Guidance on UK Carbon Trading Scheme
LONDON "“ April 22, 2008 "“ Companies are looking forward to getting more guidance on the UK's new mandatory carbon trading scheme, the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), at Corporate Climate Response "“ London.
"I am interested in how t...
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04-22-08
Interface Releases 2007 Ecometrics
ATLANTA "“ April 22, 2008 - Interface, Inc., the world's largest manufacturer of modular carpet, today released ecometrics for 2007, reporting that net absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are down 82 percent from the 1996 baseline, while total energy intensity...
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04-22-08
Partners in Penobscot River Restoration Project Receive National Cooperative Conservation Award
OLD TOWN, ME - April 21, 2008 - Partners in the Penobscot River Restoration Project have been awarded a 2008 Cooperative Conservation Award from the U.S. Department of the Interior. The award recognizes the unprecedented collaboration to restore 11 species of sea-run fish wh...
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04-21-08
Weight Watchers(R) meets Global Warming? Low Carbon Food Calculator from Bon Appetit Management Company: www.EatLowCarbon.org
PALO ALTO, CA - April 21, 2008 "“ With food responsible for 1/3 of global greenhouse gas emissions, food service maverick Bon Appétit Management Company has introduced the Low Carbon Diet Calculator (www.EatLowCarbon.org
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04-21-08
Gifford Pinchot III Keynotes Alongside Theodore Roosevelt IV at the 2008 Yale Conference of Governors on Climate Change
NEW HAVEN, CT "“ April 21, 2008 - Gifford Pinchot III, President and Cofounder of the Bainbridge Graduate Institute, delivered the keynote address Thursday to Yale University's Conference of Governors on Climate Change alongside Theodore Roosevelt IV. Five governors, former...
