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STMicroelectronics Ranked By Innovest Strategic Value Advisors As World’s Only “AAA” Eco-Efficient Semiconductor Company

Posted: Oct 30, 2000 – 11:00 PM EST

ST Ranked First in Environmental Management Among 14 Semiconductor Companies

Fannie Mae Announces Pilot to Purchase $2 Billion of "MyCommunityMortgage" Loans; Pilot Lenders to Customize Affordable Products For Low- and Moderate-Income Borrowers

Posted: Oct 29, 2000 – 11:00 PM EST

Oct. 29 /CSRwire/ - To expand the secondary market for affordable community-based mortgages nationwide, Fannie Mae (FNM/NYSE), the nations largest source of financing for home mortgages, today announced a commitment to purchase $2 billion of "MyCommunityMortgage" loans through a suite of flexible mortgage...

MJUMITA Community Forest Project Validated and Verified by SCS Under the Climate Community and Biodiversity Standards and the Verified Carbon Standard

Posted: Oct 28, 2000 – 09:00 AM EST

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Oct. 28 /CSRwire/ - (Marketwired) - Leading forest carbon offset verifier SCS Global Services (SCS) announced today that it has completed a third-party validation and verification of the MJUMITA Community Forest Project. Located in the Lindi region of Tanzania, MJUMITA (Mtandao...

Computer Associates Opens Door to Digital Schoolhouse

Posted: Oct 27, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

State of the Art Computer Lab Offers Elementary School Students Hands-On Opportunity to Explore Digital World

Microsoft Furthers Commitment to Employment of People With Disabilities Through $250,000 in Grants

Posted: Oct 26, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

Coinciding With National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Latest Round of Grants Will Bring Technology and Training To Innovative Projects Focused on Employment Issues for Individuals With Disabilities

Pepco Eenergy Services' Powerchoice First To Offer Maryland Consumers “Clean” And “Green” Electricity

Posted: Oct 26, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

· PowerChoice Clean Electricity from natural gas will achieve double-digit emissions reductions · PowerChoice Green Electricity from renewable sources will reduce emissions even further

The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, RealEstateEspañol.com, CitiMortgage, Inc., and Fannie Mae Announce the "Close the Gap" Campaign; New Effort will Increase Homeownership for Hispanic-American Families in Los Angeles

Posted: Oct 25, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

Oct. 25 /CSRwire/ - The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), RealEstateEspañol.com, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quepasa.com (nasdaq:PASA), CitiMortgage, Inc., a subsidiary of Citigroup (C/NYSE), and Fannie Mae (FNM/NYSE), the nations largest source of financing for home mortgages, today announced NAHREPs...

Pepco Energy Services And Applied Power Corp. Complete One Of The Largest Thin Film Solar Electric Systems In The Nation

Posted: Oct 25, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

Practicality of building solar plants at existing government facilities is demonstrated

Willamette's Tennessee Timberlands Earn Third-Party Certification

Posted: Oct 24, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

Oct. 24 /CSRwire/ - 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. The American Forest and Paper Association's Sustainable Forestry Initiative defines...

NAACP Ranks Bank of America First in Industry Survey

Posted: Oct 24, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

Oct. 24 /CSRwire/ - Bank of America has received the highest overall grade given by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in its first consumer report card on the banking industry. Bank of America earned an overall grade of...