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Early Career Projects: Consequences of Global Change for Water Quality
Read the full solicitation. Applications due May 08, 2008. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications proposing research to better understand the effect of global change on U.S. … Continue reading
Credit Cards' Latest Pitch: Green Benefits
Read the full story in the Wall Street Journal. Your credit card can help save the planet. That’s the message companies are pitching to consumers as they roll out new credit cards designed to cash in on people’s worries about … Continue reading
Wal-Mart to pay more for "greener" goods
Read the full story from Reuters. Wal-Mart Stores Inc is willing to pay more for products that last longer and hurt the environment less, the company’s director of sustainability said on Thursday, adding it might not necessarily have to raise … Continue reading
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Bank of America exits planned venture with Climate Exchange
Read the full story in the Nashville Business Journal. Bank of America Corp. has exited a proposed joint venture with holding company Climate Exchange. The pair decided not to form the venture because it wasn’t necessary “to pursue projects of … Continue reading
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Backlash Brewing Against Green Marketing Images
Read the full story from Environmental Leader. Getty Images has released its second MAP Report (shorthand for what Makes A Picture) covering environmental-related marketing. Here are some of the reports key findings.
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Catching heat brings business opportunity
Read the full story in the Chicago Tribune. Last week Recycled Energy Development closed on a deal to build an electricity-generation system for West Virginia Alloys, a subsidiary of Globe Metallurgical Inc. that is the country’s largest silicon producer. The … Continue reading
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Burt’s Bees Buys Wind Credits, Wants Employees To Do Same
Read the full story at Environmental Leader. Burt’s Bees has purchased 3,954,000 kilowatt hours of renewable energy credits generated by wind farms. The REC purchase, made through Renewable Choice Energy, will offset 100 percent of the company’s electricity use. In … Continue reading
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The latest issue of GreenerBuildings News
A full-color, graphic version of this newsletter is available online at http://www.greenerbuildings.com/enewsletter. Creating the Greenest Auto Mechanics on the Block By Matthew Wheeland http://greenerbuildings.com/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=55562 AAMCO, the auto service chain, launched a green certification program that will close the loop on … Continue reading
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Alternative Energy (AE): Human Power
Via Librarians’ Internet Index. Links to recent news about human energy sources. “Human kinetic energy can be transferred in a number of ways. Human energy is most commonly used to propel bicycles, but can also be used to generate electricity … Continue reading
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FREE Climate Change Curriculum & Cameras Available to Document Climate Change Solutions
Facing the Future is pleased to announce the release of Climate Change: Connections and Solutions. These 2-week curriculum units, one for middle and one for high school, encourage students to think critically about climate change and to collaborate to devise … Continue reading
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