Environmental Resources

(Washington, D.C.) More organizations are recognizing benefits to their bottom line and the environment by committing to go beyond regulatory requirements. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency welcomed 32 additional facilities to the National Environmental Perform...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 2006--Aiming to ensure that today's forest lands are there for tomorrow's generations, Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) has invested $1 million in an innovative partnership with The Nature Conservancy to strengthen and advance practices...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2006--Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) and three regional Goodwill Industries operations today introduced Reconnect, a free drop-off program for recycling of unwanted computers.

Reconnect will serve consu...

[Cohoes, NY] - In answer to growing market needs for environmentally sound papers, Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. is increasing its esteemed Windpower Portfolio with the addition of legendary Strathmore Writing & Script.

"Strathmore...

ATLANTA, GA- Interface, Inc., a world leader in the commercial interiors industry and Subaru, the best selling all-wheel drive car in America, today announced that they have joined forces to create "climate neutral" incentives for Interface associates in the U.S. who ...

BOSTON and BUCKSPORT, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2006--The Energy Planning Network (EPN), Verso Paper, and EnerNOC, Inc. announced today that Verso Paper, a leading supplier of coated papers in North America, has been awarded EPN's "2005/2006 Energy Users Excellence Aw...

NEW YORK - Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), along with eight of the world's leading electric utility companies, released "Powering a Sustainable Future," a report which contains an "agenda for concerted action" to secure future el...

Houston, Texas--WOW Energy, Inc ("WOW Energies") announced today the signing of a contract with Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.("Siemens") to supply a WOWGenTM renewable energy power plant to produce 6 MW of electrical power for the Dyess Air Force Base (AFB) in A...

COMMERCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2006--Earthwise Bag Company, Inc. today announced the nationwide availability of its reusable shopping bags, which offer a durable, functional, and environmentally-friendly alternative to plastic and paper shopping bags. First ...

STAMFORD, Conn. - After four months of tabulating data from all 50 states, the results are in. Thanks to the efforts of 2.2 million volunteers across America, more than 37 million plastic bottles and more than 2.5 million scrap tires were diverted from the waste stre...