Environmental Resources

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2007--Verde Energy, the first and only company to provide customers a trusted source for competitive quotes on solar power, solar thermal, wind power and other renewable energy projects, announced today that the company is providing s...

The reversal of the burden of proving that the manufacture and use of a material carries minimal risk is placing greater onus on producers and product manufacturers to undertake their own scientific assessments. Nowhere is this trend more evident than in Europe as demonstrat...

BUDAPEST- February 12, 2007 "“ IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, and Raiffeisen Bank Hungary reached a milestone in energy efficiency financing with the renovation of 300 apartment blocks in Hungary. Since February 2006, IFC and Raiffeisen’s program has of...

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2007--The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA), the national trade association that serves kitchen, bath and other residential cabinet manufacturers and suppliers, recently introduced the Environmental Stewardship Program (ES...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2007--Noble Development Group, an Austin-based commercial real estate developer, is saving a majestic 200-year-old Live Oak tree from demolition. With a crown measuring 65 feet by 80 feet (the trunk is 45 caliper inches across in diame...

BEIJING, CHINA- February 9, 2007- Alain Belda, Chairman and CEO of Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today highlighted the need for urgent and concerted action to press for major breakthroughs on two pressing global issues -- climate change and water management -- in a keynote address to a ma...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA. - FEBRUARY 06, 2007- Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc., a subsidiary of Dole Food Company, Inc., today announced that it has signed the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement. Under the voluntary Agreement, all participants must adhere to established go...

New York, NY "“ Thursday, February 8, 2007 -- Ted Kheel, who has sought to advance mass transit for over fifty years, will be speaking today at an exhibit reception from 6 "“ 8 p.m. in the Conde Nast Building Lobby at 4 Times Square in New York.

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2007--Whether it's a basement, bathroom or any other commercial or residential environment with incidental or intermittent moisture exposure, construction professionals and homeowners alike have a new weapon in the fight against mold. USG (N...

Chicago, IL -- February 7, 2007-- flowerpetal.com and Carbonfund.org are taking a stand against destroying the environment for the sake of love this Valentine’s Day. These companies are partnering to offset the emissions created through the distribution and delivery of flow...