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Tips for environmentally friendly gifts this holiday season
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering holiday gift-giving tips that will help support a healthy environment this season and all year long. Energy Star, Design for the Environment, and WaterSense labels can be found on thousands of products across the country, making it easy to choose gifts that can help anyone on your list save energy and protect the environment. By using ...
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Nicor Gas Receives 2010 environmental excellence award for new gold LEED certified facility
Nicor Gas has been honored by the Southern Gas Association (SGA) and received their 2010 Environmental Excellence Stewardship Award for the design of its newest facility in Des Plaines, IL, which also earned Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification. The SGA"s Environmental Excellence Award was established in 2005 to recognize member companies who have made a ...
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Corporations go public with eco-friendly patents
Leading members of the corporate community have come together in a first-of-its-kind effort to help the environment, unleashing dozens of innovative, environmentally responsible patents to the public domain. Availability of these patents will encourage researchers, entrepreneurs and companies of all sizes in any industry to create, apply and further develop their consumer or industrial ...
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Four organizations achieve green plus (TM) certification
The Institute for Sustainable Development announced that four organizations achieved full Green Plus™ Certification in the third quarter of 2010: The Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce (IN); Global Electric Electronic Processing's (GEEP) branch in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina; High Construction and Greenfield Architects (Lancaster, PA),: and Pantek, Inc., of Independence, Ohio. ...
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Frost & Sullivan: Focus on Green Practices and Regulation Compliance Drives Water and Wastewater Treatment in Textile and Leather Industry
Rising demand for textile and leather products is lending momentum to the water and wastewater treatment market in the global textile and leather industry. The growing importance of green practices and focus on reducing overall water footprint encourages the adoption of advanced treatment technologies. In addition, the need for the modernisation and upgrade of existing treatment facilities to ...
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`Green Is Universal` kicks off its annual `Green Week,` November 14th
NBC Universal kicks off its annual "Green Week" November 14th-21st, as part of the company's ongoing environmental initiative, "Green is Universal." NBC's "Football Night in America" will hit the "green light switch," triggering over 40 television and digital platforms across the company to feature environmentally themed programming. Complete programming details for the week can be found at: ...
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