Environmental Resources
Conserving natural resources, landscapes and wildlife for use by future generations.
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11-16-00
Chiquita Achieves Major Milestone In Environmental And Social Certification
Chiquita Brands International, Inc.(CQB) announced today that it has achieved a major milestone in its work with the Rainforest Alliance’s Better Banana Project (BBP) – the certification of 100 percent of its owned banana farms in Latin America. The Better Banana Project is ...
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11-14-00
IBM Announces Product Recycling Programs for Consumers, Small Businesses & Enterprises
IBM is expanding its current offerings to include new programs for individual consumers and businesses of all sizes to conveniently recycle unneeded computer hardware in the U.S. Through the new IBM PC Recycling Service, consumers and small businesses can recycle any manufac...
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11-06-00
Horizon Organic Opens Nation's Largest Organic Education Facility
It's not every day that a ''city kid'' can see an organic farm in action, but that is one of the many learning experiences available to visitors at the Horizon Organic Dairy, Farm and Education Center. The Center had its grand opening on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2000, after a year...
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11-03-00
AT&T Receives Climate Protection Award From U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced that AT&T received the 2000 EPA Climate Protection Award for its employee telework program. EPA’s award recognized AT&T’s exceptional leadership, personal dedication, and technical achievements in pr...
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10-31-00
STMicroelectronics Ranked By Innovest Strategic Value Advisors As World’s Only “AAA” Eco-Efficient Semiconductor Company
Ranking first among 14 semiconductor companies, STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in semiconductor solutions, received the only AAA ranking in eco-efficiency from Innovest Strategic Value Advisors. The award acknowledges the broad range of environmental initiati...
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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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10-24-00
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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10-17-00
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
