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07-30-07
Metabolix Announces New Gift Card by Target Corporation Made from Mirel Biobased Plastics
CAMBRIDGE, MA- July 30, 2007 - Metabolix Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX), a bioscience company focused on developing clean, sustainable solutions for plastics, fuels, and chemicals, today announced that a new gift card by Target (NYSE: TGT) made using Mirel(TM) biobased plastic is no...
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07-30-07
EPA Recognizes Pepsi's Three Anchor Bottlers Among Nation's Top Purchasers of Renewable Energy Certificates
PURCHASE, N.Y. - July 30, 2007 - In an effort to extend PepsiCo's sustainability efforts to the supply chain, the three largest Pepsi-Cola bottlers in North America announced today that they are each purchasing renewable energy certificates (RECs) to match 100% of the electr...
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07-30-07
Dole Food Company, Inc. Announces SA 8000 Certification in Colombia
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA "“ July 30, 2007 - Dole Food Company, Inc. today announced that all its Company-owned banana farms located in Colombia have been certified to the Social Accountability International SA 8000 work place and human rights standard. The certification's scope...
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07-30-07
FPL Energy announces expanded growth plan for wind business
JUNO BEACH, FL - July 30, 2007 - With growing support for clean and renewable wind energy and the need for new sources of power generation to meet increasing demand, FPL Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE: FPL) and the U.S. leader in wind energy development a...
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07-30-07
Oxfam Calls on Newmont Mining Company to Publicly Renounce Human Rights Abuses at Peruvian Gold Mine
BOSTON- July 30, 2007 - The international relief and development agency Oxfam America today called on the Newmont Mining Company to address human rights abuses surrounding its Yanacocha Gold Mine in northern Peru.
Late last year, Marco Arana an...
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07-30-07
Intervals Tops Ten Million in Billable Time
SANTA BARBARA, CA- July 30, 2007- As of today, businesses across 37 countries have tracked a total of $10,574,054 worth of work performed in Intervals (www.myintervals.com), the popular web-based task and time manageme...
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07-30-07
The Deloitte Foundation and American Accounting Association to Award 2007 Wildman Medal to Three Outstanding Academics from the United Kingdom
WILTON, CT - July 30, 2007 - The Deloitte Foundation, a not-for-profit arm of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, and the American Accounting Association (AAA) have confirmed the winners of the 2007 Deloitte/AAA Wildman Medal. The team of three outstanding members of the academic...
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07-30-07
Enriching Responsibly-PotashCorp's 2006 Sustainability Report Launched
SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN - July 30, 2007 - Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp) today released its fifth annual sustainability report, Enriching Responsibly. The report documents the company's 2006 performance in economic, social and environmental areas.
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07-30-07
Deloitte Foundation and the American Taxation Association to Present 2007 Teaching Innovation Award to University of Virginia Professor
WILTON, CT - July 30, 2007 - The Deloitte Foundation, a not-for-profit arm of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, and the American Taxation Association (ATA) have announced that the 2007 Deloitte/ATA Teaching Innovation Award for excellence in tax curricula development will be p...
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07-27-07
LYON Offsets its Carbon Emissions with Carbonfund.org
ENCINITAS, CA - July 27, 2007 - LYON announced today that it offset its carbon emissions with Carbonfund.org, the country's leading carbon solutions organization. LYON has long been a leader in small business environmental practices, from proper disposal of used electronic ...
