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01-13-07
GreenPrint Announces 'The Million Tree March'
PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2007--GreenPrint Technologies, the maker of software designed to eliminate wasteful printing, announced that starting today it will plant one tree for every copy of GreenPrint's Home Edition sold through its website - PrintGreener.co...
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01-12-07
Qwest Recognized for Its Commitment to Diversity, Volunteerism and Community Investment
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2007--Qwest Communications was honored today at the 22nd annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Business Social Responsibility Awards luncheon for the company's commitment to diversity, volunteerism and community investment. Qwest was joined by five...
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01-12-07
Dole Food Company, Inc. Strengthens Its Tuberculosis Treatment Program for Philippine Employees
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2007--Dole Food Company, Inc. today announced that it will strengthen its widely successful Tuberculosis (TB) initiative in 2007 at the company's two Philippine divisions, Dole Packaged Foods-Dolefil and Dole Fresh Fruit-St...
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01-12-07
This New Year, Abbott, PHH Arval, and Environmental Defense Resolve to Address Climate Change Through Innovative Vehicle Fleet Program
ABOTT PARK, IL "“ January 11, 2007 "“ Abbott [NYSE: ABT], one of the world's leading health care companies, is working to address the challenge of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions by announcing its participation in the PHH GreenFleet pilot program designed to...
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01-12-07
'Green Challenge' Global Competition Launched To Inspire New Ideas That Benefit The Environment
San Francisco, CA-- January 11, 2007-- Creating a recycling program at the office, setting the library computers to default to two-sided printing, and changing the lighting in campus buildings to be Energy Star compliant are all ideas that can positively impact the environme...
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01-11-07
Calvert Seeks Progress Through Shareholder Activism
BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2007--In BW5756 issued Jan. 11, 2007: Sixth graph should read: In addition to two shareholder resolutions on energy efficiency, Calvert continued to advocate for change through the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). Together with its pa...
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01-11-07
UN Secretary-General Ban Commits to Carry Forward the Global Compact
NEW YORK, January 11, 2007-Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the New York business community yesterday at an event hosted by the UNA-USA Business Council for the United Nations and the Association for a Better New York. In his first speech outside of the United Nations...
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01-11-07
Going Green: America’s Growth Engine for the 21st Century
DETROIT, MI-January 11, 2007 - According to commentary delivered today by Deloitte Consulting LLP at the 2007 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) Inforum Automotive Breakfast, companies are falling short in recognizing the impact of a critical business component f...
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01-11-07
Leading Algae-Based Biotechnology Companies in USA and Germany Team Up to Accelerate the Commercialization of Recycling Greenhouse Gases into Biofuels
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2007--Greenfuel Technologies Corporation, a leader in the development of algae bioreactor technology for recycling CO2 in flue gases into clean, renewable biofuels, announced that it has signed a strategic alliance agreement with I...
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01-11-07
Indigenous Designs Offsets CO2 and Throws the Switch on Local 'Green Power'
SANTA ROSA, CA --January 5, 2007-- Indigenous Designs, the pioneer in organic and fair trade clothing, has recently partnered with Green Mountain Energy, committing to purchase local "green power" from the Real Goods Solar Living Institute in Hopland, CA through 2008.
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