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San Diego Gas + Electric to Contribute $1 Million to Local Environmental Non-Profit Organizations

San Diego Gas & Electric, a regulated public utility, will award $1 million in grants as part of the 2012 Environmental Champions Initiative to local environmental non-profit organizations located in south Orange County and San Diego County.

28 Jun 2012

Organic Clothing Producer Moves to New Facility

Natural Clothing Company has announced the opening of its new shop located at the First Street in Snohomish, WA. The opening is being held from July 6-8.

28 Jun 2012

Songdo International Business District Receives Certification for Ninth LEED Project

Gale International, a New York-based international real estate investment and development company, and POSCO E&C of Korea are together building the Songdo International Business District (IBD), a $35 billion venture, in Incheon, South Korea on reclaimed land spanning 1,500 acres.

27 Jun 2012

Leadership Florida® Goes Carbon Neutral with Just Energy

For the first time in its thirty year history, Leadership Florida® is pleased to announce that its 2012 Annual Meeting has gone 100% carbon neutral.

26 Jun 2012

New Cooperation Program to Develop Eco-Friendly Technologies for Sustainable Textiles

In association with Instituto e, a non-profit arm of Brazilian high-end fashion brand Osklen, and the Italian Government and Osklen, Forum das Americas’ President, Mario Garnero has helped in the creation of a ground-breaking cooperation program at the Rio+20 and Sao Paulo Fashion Week Junctures.

26 Jun 2012

Ernst + Young, Earthwatch Ambassadors to Implement Eco-Friendly Sustainable Practices to Local Businesses

Ernst & Young partnering with the Earthwatch Institute has announced that they are sending 30 volunteers based on their skills for expeditions to Costa Rica and Brazil in order to carry out field research and suggest strategies so that economically sustainable and eco-friendly practices can be implemented to local businesses.

26 Jun 2012

SodaStream Creates Virtual Environmental Cage on Facebook

SodaStream, a manufacturer of beverage carbonation systems, has formed a virtual ‘Cage Challenge’ on Facebook following Coca Cola’s attempts to close SodaStream’s environmental Cage Exhibits. Facebook visitors from across the globe can fill up this virtual cage with images of utilized cans and bottles.

26 Jun 2012

Print on Paper is a Sustainable, Renewable and Recyclable Resource

Usage of paper is a sustainable environmental choice as it is both renewable and recyclable. Contrary to popular belief, print on paper is not causing climate change, global warming, or depleting our forests.

26 Jun 2012

International Workshop: Cooperation for a Green Transformation

We are increasingly exceeding our planet’s limits, with results such as advancing climate change and the destruction of biological diversity which jeopardises our natural life support systems.

25 Jun 2012

Chicago Lakeside Development Honored As A Top Sustainable Solution at Rio+20

At its Rio+20 conference in Rio de Janeiro, the United Nations launched its newest worldwide initiative focused on sustainability solutions and sustainable cities. International sustainability legend Gro Harlem Brundtland, media guru and philanthropist Ted Turner, EU Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard, and 150 VIP guests celebrated the launch of "Sustainia100" by naming 100 world leading projects and undertakings. Among the named winners of this prestigious global honor is Chicago Lakeside, a development on the southeast side of Chicago, IL.

24 Jun 2012