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06-18-01
Anti-Predatory Lending Campaign to Help Oakland Families Safely Buy and Keep Homes
U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA), Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown, Freddie Mac, and several local organizations today announced that they are bringing the award-winning “Don’t Borrow Trouble” anti-predatory lending campaign to Oakland to help more families learn about and pr...
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06-15-01
Helping the world develop a more sustainable future: Some Childhood Dreams Really Do Come True
As an elementary school student, Dr. Pat Gruber and his classmates were asked to write essays detailing what they would like to be when they grew up. Most offered up the expected results a few wanted to become firemen; some professional athletes while others yearned to becom...
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06-15-01
Volunteers From San Francisco-Based PMI to Build Habitat for Humanity Home On the Rosebud Reservation
A Lakota Sioux family living in what they describe as "low rent housing" will be the recipient -- and owners -- of a brand new house to be built in one week, as part of a volunteer effort sponsored by a local Habitat for Humanity affiliate and The PMI Group, Inc.
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06-14-01
American Airlines Supports Earthshare Environmental Programs Worldwide
American Airlines and Earth Share have partnered to provide American’s more than 115,000 employees with the opportunity to pledge a small amount of each paycheck to help groups focused on environmental preservation. Through these donations, Earth Share provides funding to me...
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06-14-01
Continental Airlines Donation Assists Victims of Houston Flood
Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) announced today it is donating $250,000 to the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast. The donation will go to non-profit agencies primarily engaged in assisting flood recovery efforts. Torrential rains in Continental’s hometown of Houston last w...
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06-14-01
U.S. Representatives Ken Bentsen and Sheila Jackson Lee Commend Fannie Mae for Mortgage Relief for Flood Victims in Houston and Surrounding Areas
Fannie Mae (FNM/NYSE), the nation’s largest source of financing for home mortgages, has mortgage relief provisions in place for Houston area borrowers facing hardships as a result of widespread damage caused by the recent flood.
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06-14-01
IUF, COLSIBA and Chiquita Sign Historic Agreement on Trade Union Rights for Banana Workers
The IUF, COLSIBA and CHIQUITA announced today the signing of an historic agreement on "Freedom of Association, Minimum Labour Standards and Employment in Latin American Banana Operations." Ron Oswald, General Secretary of the IUF; German Zepeda, coordinator of the Latin Amer...
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06-11-01
Conservation International and Ford Motor Company Join Forces
Conservation International and Ford Motor Company announced today the launch of the Center for Environmental Leadership in Business. Made possible through a five-year, $25 million contribution from the Ford Motor Company Fund, the Center engages the private sector in creatin...
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06-11-01
World Airways Awarded Contract to Support World Wildlife Foundation; Company Transports Endangered Rhinos from Africa to U.S.
World Airways, Inc. (Nasdaq: WLDA - news) today announced that it had successfully flown eight White Rhinos from South Africa to Orlando, Florida, and Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, under a contract with Global Animal Transport on behalf of the World Wildlife Foundation.
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06-11-01
New Mandatory Environmental Standards for Cruise Ships
The International Council of Cruise Lines (ICCL) announced today that its members have unanimously adopted mandatory environmental standards for all of their cruise ships.
