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Alfred Music Publishing Unveils "Alfred Cares" Initiative
Press release received via e-mail. Some interesting stuff here. Alfred Music Publishing, the world’s largest educational music print publisher, unveils their new “Alfred Cares” initiative. To address the ever present need to reduce their carbon footprint, the new company wide … Continue reading
Posted in Printing Industry
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Judge rules that cuts to Stony Brook Southampton violate state law
Read the full story in the Southampton News. Note that Stony Brook Southampton is a four-year college with a curriculum that focuses on environmental sustainability. A State Supreme Court judge ruled Monday that Stony Brook University’s decision to close the … Continue reading
Posted in Schools, Sustainability
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Bring on nature's design firm
Read the full story in Now Toronto. Admit it, it’s been quite a summer. Epic rains flooding swaths of Pakistan and China, fires ravaging Russia, while on this continent the plague of viscous black death has seeped into the Gulf … Continue reading
Posted in Biomimicry
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Public Libraries Daring to Be Different
The current issue of Public Management has a feature story about public libraries that are partnering with city governments on strategic community-wide initiatives. Two of those featured in the story are of particular interest to ENB readers. The first is … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Local Initiatives
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Employees Losing Confidence in Companies' Green Commitments
Read the full story at GreenBiz. As Americans’ overall environmental confidence continues to ebb and flow, their faith in their employers’ environmental responsibility has dropped to a new low, according to the monthly Green Confidence Index (www.greenconfidenceindex.com).
Posted in Green Business
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The Perils of Oversimplifying CSR
Read the full story at GreenBiz. In Associate Professor Anil Karnani’s world, Corporate Social Responsibility professionals at the world’s largest companies only do two things: Propose projects that the business should already be doing because they make total financial sense, … Continue reading
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10 Ways to Make Your Message Resonate with Green Consumers
Read the full story at GreenBiz. So many businesses want to jump on the green bandwagon — but too often there’s a lot of room for improvement in the ways they focus their messaging. Effective green messaging successfully combines education … Continue reading
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EPA Offers Web-Based Training on Electronic Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering Web-based training sessions for users of its electronic Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool (e-GGRT), an online tool for reporting greenhouse gas emissions from large sources and suppliers under EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. … Continue reading
Science Resources for Teachers
Read the full post from the Library of Congress. Keeping with the back to school theme I thought it might be helpful if I outlined some of our K-12 science material that was specifically created for teachers, students, and parents.
Posted in Schools
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Science: Database Update: National Library of Medicine Adds Crude Oil and Dispersant Records to the Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Via ResourceShelf. From the Announcement: The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Division of Specialized Information Services has added crude oil and dispersant records to the Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB). In response to the 2010 Deep Water Horizon oil spill, … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Health, Web Resources
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