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04-02-09
Leonardo Academy Announces 2009 Survey of the Costs and Benefits of LEED for Existing Buildings, Inviting All LEED-EB Certified Buildings to Participate
Madison, WI. - April 1, 2009 - Leonardo Academy has announced the initiation of its 2009 Survey of the Costs and Benefits of LEED for Existing Buildings. This survey is gathering ongoing operating cost data for LEED-EB certified buildings and LEED-EB implementation c...
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04-02-09
Johnson Controls Releases Online Business and Sustainability Performance Metrics
MILWAUKEE, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), today announced the release of its latest Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) online sustainability report. The online matrix provides a detailed review of the company's financial, environmental and social perfor...
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04-02-09
"Smart" Sense: OMRON, IBM Collaborate on "Green" Transportation Solutions
TOKYO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/02/09 -- Japanese sensor and control
equipment maker OMRON Corporation (TSE: 6645) (PINKSHEETS: OMRNY) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) are working together to provide "smart" solutions that lower energy use, reduce carbon dioxide emissions and increas...
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04-02-09
Photos: 'Fly with US. Read with Kids.(R)' Campaign Soars Again
WASHINGTON, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- US Airways (LCC) has joined with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) for a second year to celebrate the wonder of reading t...
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04-02-09
Calling All Volunteers! WE tv Launches 'WE Volunteer,' Galvanizing Women to Make a Difference, One Day at a Time
www.WEVolunteer.tv Makes it Easy to Volunteer; New Site Powered by VolunteerMatch Launches April 1
Step Up, Stila, Ladies Home Journal and Essence Offer Discounts to Volunteers Wh...
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04-02-09
Landmark Study in The New England Journal of Medicine Shows HPV Testing Significantly Reduces Deaths from Cervical Cancer, Compared to other Methods Including Pap
VENLO, Netherlands, April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Results from an eight-year trial involving more than 130,000 women published today in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) demonstrate that in low-resource settings a single round of HPV testing significantly reduce...
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04-02-09
JCPenney Unveils Three Reusable Shopping Bags Designed by Top Design School Students
PLANO, Texas, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Blending its emphasis on style with its concern for the environment, JCPenney partnered with several major design schools to fashion its latest series of reusable shopping bags, which arrive in stores April 8. From 58 entries, three stan...
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04-02-09
Cat Financial Center Awarded LEED-EB(R) Gold from United States Green Building Council
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Caterpillar Financial Center has been awarded LEED-EB(R) 2.0 (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Achieving the certification m...
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04-02-09
WePOWER's Wind Turbine Helps Power the House of Innoventions at Epcot(R)
TORRANCE, Calif., April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- WePOWER LLC, a developer of clean energy solutions around the world, is proud to announce that its innovative Seahawk, one of the company's vertical axis wind turbines, is currently being featured in the House of Innoventions exhibit...
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04-02-09
CitizenTax.com Donates 10 Percent of Revenues to The Salvation Army for Flood Relief Efforts
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- CitizenTax.com, an authorized IRS e-file provider, announced today that they will support The Salvation Army's flood relief efforts in Minnesota and North Dakota by donating 10 percent of their revenues received from each federal ta...
