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National nonprofits Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and the U.S. Composting Council (USCC) today announced that the organizations will join forces on efforts to increase waste reduction through composting education and activities nationwide.…
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As scientists, with some reluctance, begin to study the idea of “geoengineering” the planet to slow or halt global warming, they are finding that any such program would quite likely have a complex array of effects, not all of them to humanity’s benefit.
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An expansion at General Mills’ Albuquerque, N.M., facility was today awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® Gold certification during a celebration attended by New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez. This is the first General Mills’ production facility, and the fourth company building, to earn LEED certification.…
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Rocco Papalia, Senior Vice President of PepsiCo’s Advanced Research Division, speaks to the Sustainable Business 2011 Conference (SB'11) about food packaging technology and the challenges of transforming a petroleum-based package into a renewable and degradable product.…
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In a time of increasing economic conservatism within our media, it is exciting to see a major media company, Fairfax, launching a new economic indicator that offers an alternative to our obsession with GDP. As the Herald's Ross Gittins and the indices architect Nicholas Gruen both point out, GDP is a great indicator as to employment growth and the amount of cash going into…
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More than 3.8 million volunteers and participants joined hands to produce more vibrant, beautiful and cleaner communities during Keep America Beautiful’s 2011 Great American Cleanup, the nation’s largest grassroots community improvement program. The Great American Cleanup, which takes place annually from March through May, succeeds because volunteers take action towards meaningful change in their communities.…
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ARAMARK Environmental Internships
ARAMARK, the global professional services company based in Philadelphia, takes the approach that environmental stewardship should manifest itself in practical business practices. As Rick Martella, VP for Corporate Affairs says:
“It’s important to create programs and solutions that can be brought to scale through replication, and therefore can generate substantive change from within our business…
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Plastic is probably the most non-green material anyone can mention straight off the top of their heads. But perhaps the damned material can be put to some good, sustainable use after all.
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The World Environment Center (WEC) announced today the successful completion of a U.S. Department of State funded project…
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Nalco has received a 2011 WateReuse Award for our work encouraging industrial water reuse, especially through our 3D TRASAR automation technology which combines innovative chemistry, advanced sensors, and sophisticated modeling software to monitor water conditions continuously and add appropriate treatment only when needed.
The Annual WateReuse Awards provide industry recognition for successful projects, products, and individuals that have made…
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Recycle your books! The book drive is this Saturday, September 10th at the Traveler's Bookcase in Los Angeles, CA. Books will be donated to the Los Angeles Public Library to help support lacking budgets and programs. Join the fun and recycle your knowledge!
Traveler's Bookcase
8375 West Third Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
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For companies such as Goldman Sachs and GE, water has become not only a main area of concentration regarding sustainable practice, but also a potential business opportunity to help its clients overcome challenges. This article details the new Aqueduct Alliance, WRI’s portal for water risk analysis, and how companies are using this to make more informed decisions concerning water.…
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Social media has become a very powerful tool in communicating corporate social responsibility and sustainability. To name a few - users of this communication channel include General Electric, IBM and Starbucks.This article discusses how top corporations are using social media to keep their consumers informed about green business practice and improvement of their surrounding environments.
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