Environmental Resources

PHOENIX - Phelps Dodge Corp. (NYSE:PD) announced today that it is using $300 million of the proceeds from the sale of its Columbian Chemicals Co. subsidiary to increase the funding of its environmental trust to $400 million.

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West Palm Beach, FL -- Garden of Life Inc., a pioneer and innovator in the digestive health category and whole food nutritional products, today announced the purchase of renewable energy certificates equal to 100% of the company's energy needs. The renewable energy pu...

Washington, DC - The National Wildlife Federation, the nation's leading conservation advocacy and education organization, is making its 70th annual meeting in New Orleans carbon neutral with Carbonfund.org, as a practical step to combat global warming.

Singapore - APRIL has successfully attained certification from the Indonesian Ecolabelling Institute, or Lembaga Ekolabel Indonesia (LEI), for its fiber plantation operations in Riau, Indonesia, becoming the first company in the country to do so.

The Ecosystem Marketplace - the world's premier online source of information on environmental markets - announced publication of its first Mitigation Mail, a bi-weekly electronic publication focusing specifically on private wetlands mitigation and conservation banks i...

GREENPORT, NY - Cupping a thousand pounds of organic Fair Trade java from Ethiopia to Nicaragua. Sipping steaming pots of seasonally harvested tea from Africa to China. Tripping on velvety Fair Trade chocolate from Ghana to Oregon. Searching across continents for hand...

The Ecosystem Marketplace - the world's premier online source of information on environmental markets - announced its sponsorship of Ecological Assets in Business, a multi-industry workshop held March 13 and 14 in Palo Alto, California. EPRI Solutions, an affiliate of...

VICTORIA - PLANET ORGANIC MARKETS (a division of Planet Organic Health Corp (TSX-V, POH)), Canada's leading natural and organic supermarket chain, has become a part of the growing number of businesses harnessing wind power. In an effort to ramp up its environmental e...

STAMFORD, Conn.- Intensifying its efforts to combat one of America's largest and most persistent litter problems through education and action, Keep America Beautiful® announced today the expansion of its Cigarette Litter Prevention Program.

COLCHESTER, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2006--Green Mountain Power (NYSE:GMP) was named today "Large Company Leader of the Year" by Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR). The award recognizes companies for their sustained commitment to socially respon...