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    Wells Fargo Finances 12th LEED® Certified Building Image

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    08-17-06

    Wells Fargo Finances 12th LEED® Certified Building

    SAN FRANCISCO- Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), said it recently completed financing for its 12th building that will undergo the Leadership in Energy Efficiency and Design (LEED) certification program. LEED is a voluntary, consensus-based green building nationa...

    Siemens Selects Iowa Site for Its First Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturing Facility in the U.S.; Will Help Meet Strong U.S. Demand for Clean, Renewable Energy Image

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    08-17-06

    Siemens Selects Iowa Site for Its First Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturing Facility in the U.S.; Will Help Meet Strong U.S. Demand for Clean, Renewable Energy

    ORLANDO, Fla. & FORT MADISON, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 2006--Siemens Power Generation announced today that it has executed a purchase agreement for a U.S. wind turbine blade manufacturing site located in Fort Madison, Iowa. The manufacturing facility will be estab...

    Dell and Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh Launch Convenient, No-Charge Computer Recycling Service for Consumers; 'Reconnect Pittsburgh' Plans to Divert Two Million Pounds Annually from Landfills Image

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    08-16-06

    Dell and Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh Launch Convenient, No-Charge Computer Recycling Service for Consumers; 'Reconnect Pittsburgh' Plans to Divert Two Million Pounds Annually from Landfills

    PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2006--Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh and Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) today introduced Reconnect Pittsburgh, a free drop-off program for recycling of unwanted computers by area residents.

    The program helps prot...

    First Neutral CO(2) Global Warming Biodiesel Plant To Be Built Image

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    08-16-06

    First Neutral CO(2) Global Warming Biodiesel Plant To Be Built

    SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2006--Green Star Products, Inc. (OTC:GSPI) (Website: GreenStarUSA.com) will build the first biodiesel plant to emit almost zero net Global Warming Gases (GWG)(CO(2)) from direct plant production of biodiesel.

    It is an establ...

    Dow's Freeport, Texas Marine Terminal Wins Premier Environmental Award Image

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    08-15-06

    Dow's Freeport, Texas Marine Terminal Wins Premier Environmental Award

    Freeport, Texas (August 15, 2006) - The Dow Chemical Company achieved the 2006 William M. Benkert Environmental Award's highest level of distinction given by the U.S. Coast Guard in recognition of its Marine Terminal in Freeport, Texas. Receiving the OSPREY distinction, the...

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    08-15-06

    Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings: SAP Management Board Spokesman, Prof. Henning Kagermann, and General Manager of the Bank for International Settlement, Dr. Malcolm Knight, Honoured for Their Services to Global Scientific Dialogue

    LINDAU, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 2006--The Spokesman of the Board of Management of SAP AG, Prof. Henning Kagermann, and the General Manager of the Bank for International Settlement in Basel, Dr. Malcolm Knight, are to become new members of the Honorary Senate of th...

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    08-10-06

    SunEdison, LLC Acquires Team Solar, Inc. to Become the Nation's Largest Solar Electric Contractor

    BALTIMORE & SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 2006--SunEdison today announced that it has acquired Team Solar, Inc., one of Northern California's largest installers of photovoltaic (PV) solar electric systems. Combined with SunEdison's operations in all other...

    GSPI Consortium Commits to Five Biofuel Plants Image

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    08-09-06

    GSPI Consortium Commits to Five Biofuel Plants

    SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2006--Green Star Products, Inc. (OTC:GSPI) (Website: GreenStarUSA.com) announced today that funding commitments have been made by its Consortium of partners (see press release dated June 28, 2006) to purchase one ethanol plant and to build...

    Environmental Defense looking for Wal-Mart Project Manager Image

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    08-09-06

    Environmental Defense looking for Wal-Mart Project Manager

    Corporate Partnerships Project ManagerEnvironmental Defense, a leading national nonprofit organization, represents more than 400,000 members. Since 1967, Environmental Defense has linked science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships to create breakthrou...

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