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03-11-09
Metabolix Announces Bioverse as First Aquatic Market Customer for Mirel(TM) Bioplastics
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 11, 2009 - Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) today announced that Bioverse, a developer of natural products to assist bioremediation of commercial and residential water features, has contracted to purchase injection molding-grade Mirel(TM) bioplastic re...
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03-11-09
Calvert Women’s Principles Provide Starting Point for UN Global Compact, UNIFEM Initiative on Women's Empowerment
BETHESDA, MD, - March 11, 2009 - The Calvert Women's Principles(R) (CWP) are the starting point of a project convened by the United Nations Global Compact and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), entitled Advancing Women in the Global Marketplace.
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03-11-09
BD Biosciences Facility in San Jose, California Achieves LEED Silver Certification
March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- BD, a leading global medical technology company, announced today that its new BD Biosciences facility in San Jose has received Silver certification under the U.S. Green Building Council LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) green bui...
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03-11-09
Poverty Alleviation Conference Convenes on World Poverty Day
DENVER- - - On October 17th, the Opportunity Collaboration will bring together leaders from all over the world to create change, leverage resources and create new alliances in the fight against poverty. Registration is still open for those interested in taking action....
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03-11-09
BD Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens List by CRO Magazine
March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced that it has been named to the annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens List by CRO (Corporate Responsibility Officer) Magazine for 2009. ...
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03-11-09
Oxfam Urges Miner to Improve Community Relations
Washington, DC - International aid group Oxfam America commends the Newmont Mining Corporation for conducting a review of its community relationship management practices and calls on the mining company to fully implement the review's recommendations to improve relationships ...
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03-11-09
Keep America Beautiful and Anheuser-Busch Award Grants to Support Local Environmental Projects
STAMFORD, Conn. March 11, 2009 - Six Keep America Beautiful (KAB) affiliates were selected from a nationwide field of more than 40 entries for the 2009 Keep America Beautiful/Anheuser-Busch Environmental Grant Program, it was announced today. The KAB/Anheuser-Busch Environme...
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03-11-09
Pearson Foundation and By Kids For Kids Announce Digital Arts Challenge Winner
STAMFORD, Conn., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pearson Foundation and By Kids For Kids (BKFK) today announced that Alyssa Hansen, 15, of Irvine, California won the Digital Arts Challenge's Grand Prize of $10,000 for her graphic novel, "The GUARDians." As part of her "C...
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03-11-09
MBA Students want Changes in their Curriculum
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - March 11, 2009 - As business leaders struggle to guide their companies through the current economic turmoil and regain the public trust in their ability to do so, future leaders are thinking about what they are learning in business school and wondering i...
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03-11-09
AT&T to Deploy More Than 15,000 Alternative-Fuel Vehicles
DALLAS, TX March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Through an initiative that highlights the growing demand for cleaner domestic vehicles, AT&T* today announced plans to invest up to $565 million as part of a long-term strategy to deploy more than 15,000 alternative-fuel vehi...
