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09-07-10
The Nature Conservancy and IBM Launch Program for Sustaining Watersheds
/PRNewswire/ - The Nature Conservancy and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced plans to launch a free website this fall called Rivers for Tomorrow, where watershed managers can map, analyze and share detailed information about the health of local freshwater river basins to inform...
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09-07-10
IBM's World Community Grid Unveils Research Projects on Three Continents to Improve Water Quality
/PRNewswire/ - IBM's (NYSE: IBM) World Community Grid, a worldwide network of PC owners helping scientists solve humanitarian challenges, today announced several computing projects aimed at developing techniques to produce cleaner and safer water, an increasingly scarce comm...
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08-20-10
Deloitte Foundation Renews $500,000 Commitment to Continuing Education for Accounting Professors
The Deloitte Foundation, the non-profit arm of leading professional services firm Deloitte LLP, has announced a $500,000 renewed commitment to the American Accounting Association (AAA) Robert M. Trueblood Seminars for Professors (Trueblood Seminars). Held annually, the Trueb...
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08-11-10
Edelman and Koelnmesse, Inc. Collaborate to Raise Awareness of the Investment Opportunities in a Carbon-Constrained World
Edelman, the world's largest independent communications agency, and Koelnmesse, Inc., a world-leading trade fair organizer, announce a strategic partne...
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08-10-10
City of Chicago Hosts Carbon Nation Celebration at Millennium Park
Today, Chicago residents, celebrities and government officials will gather in Millennium Park for a free festival to learn about simple actions that can reduce their carbon footprint and create a positive environmental impact.
The Carbon Nation...
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08-09-10
Actors, Activists, Academics, All Reaching Zen By Actively Serving Neglected Communities
Meditation is no doubt a powerful tool - but these Buddhists go far beyond the power of prayer and out into neglected communities to help feed the hungry, care for the sick, teach those in prison, work to solve environmental issues and much more. In celebration and support o...
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08-03-10
Carbon Nation Celebration at Millennium Park
Event to feature live performances, comedians, green carpet event, appearance by the star of Shrek the Musical, family-friendly activities and Chicago premiere of Carbon Nation
Chicago Climate Action Plan Team, Broadwa...
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08-02-10
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing Visits Sodexo's 'Feeding Our Future(R)' Program at Detroit Institute of Arts
/PRNewswire/ - While attending today's Woodward Light Rail press conference along with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Governor Jennifer Granholm at Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), Mayor Dave Bing went the extra mile to acknowledge the efforts of Sodexo and ...
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07-30-10
Sodexo's 'Feeding Our Future(R)' Program Helps St. Anthony Central Hospital Provide 12,400 Summer Lunches to Denver Children
/PRNewswire/ -- Leveraging a $20,000 "Feeding Our Future®" grant from the Sodexo Foundation, St. Anthony Central Hospital, along with volunteers from Sodexo and the Food Bank of the Rockies, serves 12,400 summer lunches to Denver children at risk of hunger. Sodexo's Feeding ...
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07-27-10
New Deloitte Report Highlights a Clear Recognition of the Importance of Sustainability to the Future of Businesses Among Cross-Sector Leaders
A new Deloitte report released today and a corresponding
