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11-16-11
BBVA Foundation Unites the Efforts of Massachusetts General Hospital and Barcelona's Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Biomarker Research for Personalized Cancer Therapies
/PRNewswire/ - The BBVA Foundation announced an agreement to underwrite a joint effort between Massachusetts General Hospital and Barcelona's Vall d'Hebron Hospital to search for personalized cancer therapies through biomarker research.
The BBVA Foundation Tumor Biomarkers Research Program...
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11-16-11
Administration's Proposed 54.5 MPG Fuel Economy Standard Wins Praise from Investors
Leading investors praised the Obama Administration’s release today of proposed fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards – standards that will raise automobile fuel economy to 54.5 miles per gallon on average by 2025, up from 27.3 today.
Ceres and several of its investor partners...
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11-16-11
First book on Occupy Wall Street now available: "This Changes Everything"
Berrett-Koehler Publishers and YES! Magazine are bringing the first substantive book on the Occupy Wall Street movement to bookstores nationwide on November 17, 2011—exactly two months since the initial Occupy encampment at Zuccotti Park in New York's financial distric.
This Changes Ev...
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11-16-11
CITGO, JFK Neighborhood Association, and Oklahoma State Department of Health Partner for Neighborhood Clean-Up
/PRNewswire/ - CITGO Petroleum Corporation and its Lubricant Blending and Packaging Plant in Oklahoma City know the meaning of being a good neighbor. On Nov. 12, they partnered with the JFK Neighborhood Association ...
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11-16-11
Overstock.com CEO Dr. Patrick M. Byrne Named Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur of the Year(R) 2011 Retail and Consumer Products Award Winner
/PRNewswire/ - Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSTK), today announced that its CEO and Chairman Dr. Patrick M. Byrne, was named the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 Retail and Consumer Products Award winner. He was honored at the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards gala, the cul...
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11-16-11
Fong Joins Project 7(R) as CFO and VP of Operations
/PRNewswire/ - Project 7®, a company that makes everyday products for good, today announced the addition of Ann Fong ...
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11-16-11
Opportunity Green Business Conference Showcases 25 Innovative Green Business Entrepreneurs
The Opportunity Green Business Conference, the preeminent sustainability forum facilitating exchange of ideas and sustainable business solutions, brought together over 900 Fortune 500 business leaders and entrepreneurs from around the globe to showcase the most sought-after opportunities, profoun...
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11-16-11
Forty Environmentalists Receive 'TogetherGreen' Fellowships
Restoring acres of cornfield to native prairie in Iowa. Creating a greenhouse program at a prison in Portland. Providing green jobs training for Oakland at-risk youth. Bringing the healing power of the natural world to patients with dementia. These are just a few ways in which 40 promising conser...
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11-16-11
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Qualifies as Certified B Corporation
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., is excited to announce that it has become a “Certified B Corporation,” joining over 450 other Certified B Corporations in the United States. B Corporations meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance. They also expand their corporate legal res...
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11-15-11
Innovators Bring STEM Expertise, Enthusiasm into the Classroom: Winners of Partnering for Excellence Competition Emphasize Real-World Skills
Eight winners were announced today in Partnering for Excellence: Innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education, a national competition for innovative approaches to inspiring STEM-rich lea...
