Environmental Resources

DELRAY BEACH, FL - Office Depot, (NYSE:ODP), the world's leading reseller of paper, today announced a five-year, $2.2 million strategy to develop the information, standards and tools needed to advance the company's forest and biodiversity conservation policies. The pr...

MAYNARD, MA--In celebration of Earth Day, Starbucks Coffee Company has partnered with the non-profit Earthwatch Institute to sponsor 10 individuals on an Earthwatch research expedition to the coffee growing region of Costa Rica. Entries for the draw...

SEATTLE - Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) is dedicating a month to promote environmental awareness in stores throughout the United States and Canada starting today through Earth Day (April 22, 2004). The first-of-its-kind campaign for Starbucks will engage mi...

Vancouver, B.C. - The GLOBE Foundation of Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the third annual GLOBE Awards for Environmental Excellence. Among the finalists for the awards to be presented at the GLOBE Gala Dinner, April 2, 2004 at the Fairmont Hot...

PITTSBURGH – Alcoa announced today that its environmental achievements have earned its inclusion in the book, Industry Genius: Inventions and People Protecting the Climate and Fragile Ozone Layer, written by Environmentalists Stephen O. Andersen and Durwood Za...

Mountain View, CA, and Oslo, Norway - Today Point Carbon and ESP (Environmental Software Providers) announced a closely-knit partnership which will provide a cutting-edge package of software and services to support companies involved with the European Union Emissions ...

CHARLOTTE,N.C. - The Palisades, a 1,500-acre community on Lake Wylie in Charlotte, has been recognized by Audubon International for developing an environmentally sensitive land plan that meets all of the criteria for Audubon International's Principles of Sustainabilit...

PITTSBURGH, PA - Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today announced it has published its 2003 Sustainability Report, a detailed, databased review of the company's global environmental, social and economic performance. The report is available online at

FIVE MILES EAST OF ST. JOHNS, ARIZ. - The winds that whip through Eastern Arizona soon will power Arizona’s first commercial wind farm.

APS and Western Wind Energy Corp. (WND) have partnered on a 15-megawatt wind turbine generatin...

Knoxville, TN - Alcoa Rigid Packaging, one of Alcoa's largest business units, announced today the selection of nine companies to receive Alcoa UBC Supplier Quality Awards for shipments of outstanding quality used beverage containers (UBCs) in 2003.