Environmental Resources
Conserving natural resources, landscapes and wildlife for use by future generations.
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05-23-07
HP and WWF will Join Citigroup, IBM, Toyota and AIG to Debate Climate Change Strategies in Boston
BOSTON, MA - May 23, 2007- Hewlett-Packard announced today plans to allocate more than $2 million to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to address the causes and consequences of climate change. Both HP and WWF will discuss their new projects and past initiatives at the "Climate ...
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05-23-07
USG Corporation Registers New Headquarters Office as LEED for Commercial Interiors Space
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2007--USG Corporation (NYSE:USG) today announced that it has registered its new headquarters, 550 W. Adams St., as LEED for Commercials Interiors (CI) registered space, the U.S. Green Building Council's voluntary rating standard for green de...
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05-23-07
JJ Buckley Becomes First-ever, CarbonFree Wine Retail and Distribution Company
OAKLAND, CA "“ May 23, 2007 "“ Last week, JJ Buckley became the first ever, CarbonFreeâ„¢ wine retail and distribution company. In addition to implementing energy reducing efforts such as office recycling and efficient lighting, JJ Buckley is now offsetting all of the carbon...
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05-23-07
Pakpour Consulting Group First Civil Engineering Firm in S.F. Bay Area to Be Certified as Having a Zero Footprint
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2007--Pakpour Consulting Group (www.pcgengr.com) is the first civil engineering firm in the San Francisco Bay Area - and the first in its industry nationwide - to be certified a...
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05-23-07
Government of Greenland and Alcoa to Study Feasibility of Constructing Hydro-Powered Aluminum Smelter
NEW YORK & NUUK, GREENLAND- May 23, 2007 - Today, the Greenland Home Rule Cabinet agreed to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the aluminum company Alcoa Inc. The agreement entails co-operation on a feasibility study for constructing an aluminum smelter ...
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05-23-07
HP and World Wildlife Fund Establish Climate Change Initiatives
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2007--HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced plans to allocate more than $2 million in cash and HP equipment to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to establish three projects aimed at addressing the causes and consequences of climate change on a...
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05-23-07
Shareholder Resolution at Hasbro Encourages Company to Replace Toxic Chemicals in Consumer Products
PAWTUCKET, RI- May 22, 2007- A shareholder resolution at the upcoming annual meeting of Hasbro (HAS) on May 24 encourages the company to reduce and eliminate toxic chemicals in the products it sells.
The $105 billion New York City Retirement ...
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05-22-07
Green-e Certifies Puget Sound Energy's Green Power Product
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -May 22, 2007 - The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) announced today that Puget Sound Energy, (PSE), Washington state’s largest and oldest energy utility has received Green-e certification for its Green Power program. The display of the Green-e logo veri...
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05-22-07
Give Bees A Chance - Community Bee-In(TM) Event Celebrates Pollinators and Commemorative Postage Stamp
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2007--Anne Kolb Nature Center will be all abuzz in June! In conjunction with Pollinator Week, June 24-30, 2007 and the release of a United States Postage Stamp honoring bees and other pollinators, BeeCeuticals Organics(TM) will p...
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05-21-07
Staples Launches Nationwide Computer and Office Technology Recycling Program
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2007--Staples,
Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS), the world's largest office products company, today announced that it now makes it easy to recycle used computers and other office technology at any Staples store nationwide, becoming the f...
