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The Economic and Health Benefits of Public Investment in Clean Water and Water Infrastructure

The U.S. Conference of Mayors convened today in New York City a joint meeting of the Mayors Water Council and the Municipal Waste Management Association, an environmental affiliate of the Conference, to examine new information on the economic and public health benefits of local government investment in municipal water and sewer infrastructure and services.

1 May 2008

Renewables Registry Enables Companies to Make Environmental Claims

APX, Inc., the leading infrastructure provider for environmental and energy markets, today announced that it has launched the North American Renewables Registry, which enables companies to make and substantiate environmental claims with the highest integrity and transparency.

1 May 2008

Company Recognized For Energy Efficiency and Carbon Footprint Reductions at Global Data Center

Office Depot, a leading global provider of office products and services, was recognized with the Site Facilities Physical Infrastructure Overhead Best-in-Class Award at the 2008 Uptime Institute Green Enterprise IT Recognition Ceremony.

1 May 2008

Educating Consumers About Energy Efficient Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

Georgia Power and two metro Atlanta Kroger food stores recently teamed up to provide shoppers with energy efficiency information and $1 off coupons on General Electric compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). Senior citizen patrons received an additional 5 percent discount.

30 Apr 2008

Launch of EcoNEW Service Helps Consumers Recycle Electronics for Cash

N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc. (NEW) is pleased to announce Sam's Club has launched ecoNEW®, its new online electronics recycling service that helps members nationwide get rid of their older, unwanted, small to medium size electronics through a free, easy-to-use, environmental solution for e-waste recycling.

30 Apr 2008

Initiatives Address Data Center Power and Cooling Concerns

Ixia, a leading, global provider of IP performance test systems, will showcase its "Green IT" testing initiatives for network equipment and data centers at Interop Las Vegas, booth (#2011) and with partner companies throughout the exhibition area.

29 Apr 2008

Global Climate Change Will Require Changes to Business Models in the Years Ahead

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, and Storm Exchange, Inc., a leading weather risk management originator, announced today the results of a benchmark study which revealed that 82 percent of senior finance and risk managers believe global climate change will require changes to their business models in the years ahead.

29 Apr 2008

Irrigation Pumps Help Lift African Farmers Out of Poverty

Dr. Martin Fisher is transforming the lives of thousands of poor African farmers through a combination of technological invention and system-wide business development.

24 Apr 2008

Leading Environmental Markets Platform Enables the Climate Action Reserve

APX, Inc., the leading infrastructure provider for environmental markets, is pleased to announce that it is developing and will operate the infrastructure for the Climate Action Reserve, the greenhouse gas offset project registry created by the California Climate Action Registry.

23 Apr 2008

New At-Store Recycling Toolkit Coming Soon to Help Stores Recycle Bags

Today, the Progressive Bag Affiliates (PBA), a group of top plastic bag producers and recyclers and part of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), launched a major initiative to promote bag recycling throughout the nation.

22 Apr 2008