Environmental Resources
Conserving natural resources, landscapes and wildlife for use by future generations.
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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...
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04-21-08
Color Your Home Green This Earth Day
TOLEDO, Ohio, April 21, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With warm weather just around the corner, Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), wants to remind homeowners this Earth Day that insulation isn't just for keeping homes warm in winter. Insulation also keeps homes cooler in summer by k...
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04-21-08
Travelport Debuts Advanced 'Carbon Tracker' Emissions Reporting Tool
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- WTTC Global Travel & Tourism Summit 2008 -- Travelport today announced the introduction of the Travelport Carbon Tracker, a new and advanced post-booking reporting tool designed for travel agencies and corporations to...
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04-21-08
Sungevity Launches 'Sunshine Online' to Make it Easy for Homeowners to Point, Click and Go Solar
BERKELEY, Calif., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Every roof matters to Bay
Area-based Sungevity Inc. -- which launches today and uses satellite imagery and other technologies to cut the cost, simplify the process and make it easier than ever for homeowners to add solar and ...
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04-21-08
Hnedak Bobo Group Partners with Carbonfund.org to go CarbonFree(TM)
MEMPHIS, TN - April 21, 2008 "“ Hnedak Bobo Group (HBG) announced that it is offsetting its carbon emissions with Carbonfun...
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04-21-08
Novelis Unlocks the 'Power of the Can'
ATLANTA, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelis, the world's largest manufacturer of rolled aluminum, announced today that globally the company recycled close to 36 billion aluminum beverage cans in 2007, nearly equivalent to all of the aluminum beverage cans consumed in Europe. ...
