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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND PARTNERS WITH WAL-MART TO CUT GLOBAL SHOPPING BAG WASTE |
 NEW YORK, N.Y., September 25, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) will serve as Wal-Mart’s (NYSE: WMT) environmental partner in the Global Plastic Shopping Bag Waste Reduction Commitment that the retailer announced today at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. EDF will help Wal-Mart develop reduction, reuse and recycling strategies as well as monitor efforts to reduce plastic shopping bag waste by an average of one-third per store from 2008 levels by 2013.
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RED DIRECT ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF EARTHSAYERS.TV, THE VOICES OF SUSTAINABILITY |
 SAN FRANCISCO, CA., September 25, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- RED Direct, a direct marketing agency practicing “Marketing with Meaning”, announces the launch of EarthSayers.tv, the voices of sustainability. EarthSayers creates a valuable new link between the people who seek education and motivation on sustainability online and the sustainability-minded enterprises which present their services, products and successes through online sites.
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THE TWO LARGEST RESOURCES FOR GREEN BUSINESSES IN THE UNITED STATES JOIN FORCES |
 FORT COLLINS, CO., September 23, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- GenGreen, LLC, based in Colorado, and Co-op America, based in Washington, DC, today announced the beginning of their partnership that will change the way consumers shop online for eco products and services. Users within GenGreenLife.com now have the ability to see which companies have been approved by Co-op America, which screens all members of their Green Business Network for social and environmental responsibility.
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STARTECH ENVIRONMENTAL HYDROGEN FUELED “NO CARBON FOOTPRINT” ELECTRICITY POWERED UP AT TECH CENTER |
 WILTON, CT., September 22, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Startech Environmental Corp. (OTC BB: STHK), a fully reporting, internationally recognized Award-winning Environment and Energy company, announced today that its hydrogen-fueled engine producing electricity is operational and available for demonstrations at Startech’s Tech Center in Bristol, Connecticut.
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NEW STUDY OFFERS VIABLE SOLUTION TO OVERFISHING |
| WASHINGTON D.C., September 18, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- New research published this week in the journal Science provides a clear road map for federal and regional fisheries managers to reverse years of declining fish stocks by implementing catch shares, according to a leading national environmental group.
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DEAL SIGNED FOR BRC GLOBAL STANDARDS DIRECTORY |
LONDON, ENGLAND., September 17, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Connected Sources (CS) have signed contracts to develop an I.T. management system for the new BRC Directory database. |
PAUL EHRLICH: HAS THE "POPULATION BOMB" FINALLY EXPLODED? POPULATION, ENVIRONMENT EXPERT LAUNCHES NEW BOOK AT WILSON CENTER |
 WASHINGTON D.C., September 17, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Forty years after his seminal book The Population Bomb, Paul Ehrlich is again stirring debate over the connections between population growth and environmental degradation. His latest book, The Dominant Animal, coauthored by Anne Ehrlich, traces the interplay between environmental change and evolution. |
NATIONAL BIODIESEL BOARD OPENS "GREEN" BUILDING IN JEFFERSON CITY |
 JEFFERSON CITY, MO, September 11, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The carpet comes from recycled materials. The paint is nontoxic. The parking lot lights are powered by the sun. But what really makes the new headquarters of the National Biodiesel Board so eco-conscious is the work that goes on inside.
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NEWMONT SELECTED FOR DOW JONES SUSTAINABILITY INDEX FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR |
DENVER, CO., September 10, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) today announced it was selected for a third consecutive year to be part of the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), making the DJSI North America and the DJSI World lists for 2008 (www.sustainability-index.com). In 2007, Newmont became the first gold company selected to be on the DJSI World, after being chosen for the DJSI North America index in 2006 and 2007. |
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND LAUNCHES FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND INDEPENDENT GUIDE TO HIGH-QUALITY CARBON OFFSETS FOR BUSINESSES AND CONSUMERS TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE |
 WASHINGTON D.C., September 10, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- To help bring transparency to the fast-growing voluntary carbon offset market to combat climate change, Environmental Defense Fund today announced the launch of CarbonOffsetList.org, a first-of-its-kind online resource that will help businesses and consumers identify and purchase carbon offsets that represent real reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon offsets allow buyers to offset, or neutralize, carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases produced from their own activities by funding projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions elsewhere.
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