Environmental Resources

(Riau, Indonesia): APRIL will continue to work with WWF and the Government to fight illegal logging and preserve High Conservation Value Forests, even as recent preventive actions by the company drew public protest actions and threats of attacks from illegal loggers.

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2006--UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced it had placed an order for 50 new-generation hybrid electric delivery trucks and also would acquire 4,100 low-emission conventional vehicles during 2006.

The hybrid electric vehicles ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2006--Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications today announced that Jim Cabot has joined the firm as Senior Vice President and will manage the firm's energy and environment practice. In this role, Cabot will oversee the development and...

GREENFIELD, MA - The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) is hosting a free public forum on climate change. Tackling Global Warming in the Northeast: Economic Opportunities and Policy Challenges is open to the public free of charge and will be held on Wed...

Washington, DC - February 16, 2006 marks the one year anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol. This global agreement to enforce the reduction of greenhouse gases to 7% below 1990 levels has been adopted by over 150 countries worldwide. Climate change is no longer a hypoth...

NEW YORK & Trinidad and Tobago--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2006--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today announced that it has signed an Agreement in Principle with the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to build a world-class 341,000 metric-tons-per-year aluminum sme...

Greenfield, MA -- The northeast's largest and most comprehensive green building and renewable energy Trade Show will be center stage at the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association's (NESEA) 31st annual Building Energy Conference at Boston's Seaport World Trade...

OAKLAND, CALIF.- Do you treasure America's precious wildlife? Are you inspired by America's symbol, the magnificent bald eagle? Through March 24, the "Eagles Forever! It's Our Duty for Future Generations" contest is calling on Americans young and old to visit

Greenfield, MA-- The northeast's largest and most comprehensive green building and renewable energy Trade Show will be center stage at the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association's (NESEA) 31st annual Building Energy Conference at Boston's Seaport World Trade Center ...

Vancouver, B.C.: The GLOBE Foundation of Canada is pleased to announce new, internationally significant additions to the program, as well as new speakers who will be making their first appearance at a GLOBE event. GLOBE 2006 is taking place in Vancouver March 29-31.