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Plant-Eating Animals Struggling as a Result of Climate Change

Plant-eating animals in highly seasonal environments, such as the Arctic, are struggling to locate nutritious food as a result of climate change, according to research that will be published in the 21 May 2008 online edition of the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

21 May 2008

Collaborative focusing on Reducing the Healthcare Industry's Carbon Footprint

The Premier healthcare alliance today announced a climate and energy collaborative focused on reducing the healthcare industry's carbon footprint.

21 May 2008

PECO WIND Ranked Fifth in List of Top Ten Green Power Programs

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently ranked PECO WIND fifth in the list of top ten green power programs based on total number of customers.

21 May 2008

Energy Plan that Meets Growing World's Demand for Food and Fuel

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF), the largest grassroots farm organization in Iowa, brought farmers to Capitol Hill to urge support of a comprehensive energy plan -- one that meets a growing world's demand for food and fuel.

21 May 2008

New Catalog Offers Environmentally Friendly Products and Services

Hagemeyer introduces a new Green Products catalog. This full-color catalog features carefully selected industrial, electrical, and safety products from many of Hagemeyer's strategic supplier partners that promote environmental sustainability.

21 May 2008

Green Energy from Greenhouse Gas

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 19th presented its Climate Protection Award to MEGTEC Systems, owned by U.S.-based SEQUA Corp., in recognition of MEGTEC's patented technology that enables coal mine ventilation air methane (VAM) to be used as a primary energy-producing source.

21 May 2008

Appointment Acknowledges Xerox for Decades of Environmental Achievement

Xerox Corporation today became the first technology company to be named a Performance Track Corporate Leader by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Xerox is one of only five companies named an EPA Corporate Leader.

21 May 2008

Alternative Fuel Vehicles Will Roll Out in Cities Across the Country

AT+T Inc. today announced plans to add 105 alternative-fuel vehicles to the corporate fleet of its operating companies. The vehicles, which will roll out in more than 30 cities across the U.S. beginning in June, will help the company reduce its impact on the environment and its dependence on imported oil.

21 May 2008

Two Washington Gas Light Employees Receive Green Champions Award

Two employees of Washington Gas Light Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of WGL Holdings, Inc., received the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Green Champions Award today.

21 May 2008

Volunteer Crews Retrofit Home With Universal Design and Green Features

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the Senior Lending Network recently joined forces with Rebuilding Together New Orleans to renovate a home severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

21 May 2008