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02-21-09
The Aspen Institute Launches Middle East Leadership Initiative
DEAD SEA, JORDAN. - February 21, 2009 - The Aspen Institute today announced the launch of the Middle East Leadership Initiative (MELI). Modeled after the Aspen Institute's Henry Crown Fellowship Program, MELI’s mission is to foster enlightened leadership, the appreci...
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02-20-09
Siemens Sponsors Northeast Florida Education Consortium Visit to Austin Texas School District's Engineering Career Academy
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the past few years Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., through its Building Education program has developed a strong relationship with Lake Travis School District in Austin, Texas by helping the District establish an Enginee...
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02-20-09
International Facility Management Association Offsets Pollution Caused by FM-3D Conference
SAN DEIGO, Calif. - February 20, 2009 - Leonardo Academy announced today that the International Facility Management Association (IFMA)'s FM-3D conference, being held Feb. 23-25 in San Diego, Calif., has attained Cleaner and Greener(R) Certification, meaning pollution ...
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02-20-09
Environmentally Friendly Business on the Rise: Green America's Green Business Network(TM) Sees More than 10-Fold Increase In First 25 Years
WASHINGTON, DC. - February 20, 2009 - You can see how things have changed in American business in the following statistic: Since its founding in 1983, the Green America Green Business Network(TM) has expanded from 345 members to nearly 5000 members, a growth rate of about 1...
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02-20-09
PeaceJam and The Pearson Foundation's Global Call to Action Challenge: Winning School Welcomes Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchu Tum
DENVER, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchu Tum, the world famous advocate for peace and human rights, will visit the Grand Prize winning team of the Global Call to Action Challenge, co-sponsored by PeaceJam and The Pearson Foundation. The Global Ca...
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02-20-09
Korngold Consulting LLC Featured on Fast Company
- February 20, 2009 - Alice Korngold, President & CEO, Korngold Consulting LLC, is an expert contributor to Fast Company on Social Responsibility and Leadership. Her latest post on "Corporate Social Responsibility: Leveraging Good Will" outlines best pra...
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02-19-09
UPS Completes Deployment of 300 New "Green" Trucks
ATLANTA, GA. - February 19, 2009 - UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced it had deployed 300 new delivery trucks powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to seven cities in Colorado, Georgia, Oklahoma and California.
The CNG vehicles, part of an...
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02-19-09
The Choice is Yours: Make it Sustainable
ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Feb. 19, 2009 - Neenah Paper (NYSE: NP) continues to broaden its ever-expanding digital offering with the addition of ENVIRONMENT(R) Digital PC 100 White, an FSC Certified, Green-e Certified 100 percent post consumer recycled paper. This warm white with a 9...
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02-19-09
PepsiCo Foundation Announces Grant to Save the Children to Address Malnutrition in Developing Nations
PURCHASE, N.Y., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The PepsiCo Foundation today announced a three-year, $5 million grant to Save the Children to help ensure the survival and well-being of children living in rural India and Bangladesh, which together are home to 40 percent of the world'...
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02-19-09
Wal-Mart's $4 Generic Prescription Drug List Added to Epocrates' Drug Reference Application
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Feb. 19, 2009 - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) today announced its list of up to 350 prescriptions on its $4 generic drug program will now be accessible to physicians using an Epocrates clinical decision support product online or via a mobile device. Physicia...
