Environmental Resources
Conserving natural resources, landscapes and wildlife for use by future generations.
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09-19-06
Alcoa Intalco Works Presented with Corporate Wildlife Stewardship Award
SEATTLE--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that its Intalco Works in Ferndale, Wash., will be honored with the Corporate Wildlife Stewardship Award by the Washington Waterfowl Association (WWA) in recognition of the plant's commitment to preserving fish and wildlife resources ...
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09-19-06
Brand Management and the Environment: Find Out How Toyota is Creating a Green Brand...
London -- Ethical Corporation will hold a 2-day conference on November 20-21, 2006 in London which focuses on brand management and consumer communications.
Toyota has sold over 500,000 hybrid Prius cars since 1997. For many, they own the green s...
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09-19-06
Latakia's Socially Responsible Business Forum Joins One Percent for the Planet
John Schneider, president of Latakia Communications and publisher of Latakia's Socially Responsible Business Forum...
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09-18-06
EPA-Funded Standard Gives Lenovo Green Thumbs-Up; Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Gives High Marks to 42 Lenovo PCs and Monitors
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2006--Lenovo today announced that its line of ThinkPad notebooks, ThinkCentre desktops and ThinkVision monitors have received high ratings from EPEAT, a procurement tool funded by the Environmental Protection Agenc...
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09-18-06
Cereplast to Benefit from Federal Government Decision Favoring Bio-Based Plastics; Plastic Cutlery, Disposable Bags and Plastic Film Made from Cereplast's Bio-Based Resins Included in Federal Preferred Purchasing Program
HAWTHORNE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2006--Cereplast(TM), Inc. (OTCBB:CERP), a producer of proprietary bio-based resins used as a substitute for petroleum-based plastics, reports a significant development that accelerates bio-based plastics transition from the r...
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09-15-06
Strategic Sustainability Consulting Reduces Carbon Footprint to Zero with Carbonfund.org
(Silver Spring, MD) - As a consulting firm focused on the sustainability of small and medium-sized businesses, it's no surprise that Strategic Sustainability Consulting wanted to reduce its contribution to climate change. What is a surprise is how simple and affordable it wa...
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09-14-06
Australian Government Gives Environmental Approval to Alcoa's Wagerup Alumina Refinery Expansion Project; Wagerup is the Most Environmentally Advanced Alumina Refinery in the World
EW YORK--Alcoa announced today that it has received formal environmental approval by the Western Australia government to proceed with the expansion of its Wagerup alumina refinery south of Perth, Australia.
The Wagerup expansion plan involves bu...
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09-14-06
Intervet's Equine West Nile Vaccine Approved by USDA Arnhem, The Netherlands
An equine vaccine developed by Akzo Nobel's animal health business Intervet, which is indicated for use in horses at risk from West Nile virus has been approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for use in the United States.
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09-13-06
Xerox Commits to Report Emissions with California Climate Action Registry
STAMFORD, Conn. & LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2006--Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) has joined the California Climate Action Registry (Registry), a distinguished group of organizations demonstrating leadership by voluntarily taking action on climate change. As ...
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09-13-06
Dow and GLAD Donate Bags for Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup
MIDLAND, MICH.- The Dow Chemical Company and The Glad Products Company today announced the donation of 380,000 trash bags to The Ocean Conservancy for use in the Conservancy's 21st annual International Coastal Cleanup day this coming Saturday, September 16th.
