Environmental Resources
Conserving natural resources, landscapes and wildlife for use by future generations.
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10-24-00
Boise Cascade's Idaho Timberlands Receive Certification to Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI(SM)) Standards
Boise Cascade Corp. (NYSE: BCC)announced today results from an independent, third-party audit to certify approximately 200,000 acres of timberland located in the company's Idaho Region.
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10-24-00
Willamette's Tennessee Timberlands Earn Third-Party Certification
Willamette Industries (NYSE: WLL)today announced that its 175,000 acres of Tennessee forest land have been certified in compliance with the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Program(SM)through independent third-party verification by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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10-17-00
Domtar Advocates Establishing A Forest Management Framework That Will Permit The Long Term Sustainability Of The Forest And The Industry
These were the words that Domtar President and Chief Executive Officer used to begin his presentation of the brief filed by this company with the National Assembly committee studying Bill 136, An Act to Amend the Forest Act and Other Legislative Provisions.
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10-16-00
Gap Inc. to Host 1 Megawatt Solar Power System on West Coast Distribution Campus
Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today announced plans to host a one megawatt (MW) solar power system at its West Coast distribution center in Fresno, Calif. Slated for completion next year, the system is expected to generate approximately 1.9 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) annually - eq...
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10-10-00
Chevron Defeat at Supreme Court Part of Growing Hostility of U.S. Judiciary Toward Oil Giant
The U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal this week to hear Chevron’s appeal of its $19 billion liability in Ecuador is the latest in a long string of courtroom setbacks suffered by the oil giant in the historic environmental case, according to an
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10-10-00
Polaroid Enters Innovative Climate Savers Alliance, Pledges Dramatic Cut in Global Warming Emissions
An innovative new agreement announced today between the Massachusetts-based Polaroid Corporation, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Center for Energy & Climate Solutions (CECS) will cut the imaging company's carbon dioxide emissions at least 20 percent by 2005 compared t...
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10-02-00
Independent Auditors Certify Willamette Forests as Meeting the Objectives of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative(SM)
Willamette Industries' forestlands in Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas have passed a third-party audit for sustainability. Completed in late September, the audit certifies that forest management activities in Willamette's Southern region are in full compliance with the standard...
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09-28-00
China’s 1.2 Billion Population Is Stage For IMPCO Expansion
IMPCO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMCO) announced that they are working with major Chinese OEM Diesel Engine manufacturers to expand sales of their alternate fuel products in China. With China’s population surpassing 1.2 billion, reducing air pollution in large Chinese citi...
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09-28-00
Cooperative Agreement Announced
A cooperative agreement between Willamette Industries, The Nature Conservancy of Tennessee, and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) will continue to assure protection of biological diversity on 177,000 acres of forestlands in Tennessee owned by Wi...
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09-28-00
Praxair Upgrades Air Separation Complex In Ecorse, Michigan
Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) today announced completion of a $40 million upgrade to its Ecorse, Mich., industrial gas complex.
