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PROMOTING A GREENER, CARBON-FREE BUSINESS IS NOW EASIER THAN EVER TORONTO, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- JustGreen, is pleased to announce the launch of JustGreen Business Advantage, a new green energy initiative designed to help businesses go carbon neutral and help slow global warming and climate change by pursuing renewable and sustainable energy solutions that support green energy projects across North America. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130424/CL01017LOGO )...
Going green in this city isn't a platitude---it's an attitude that gets translated into action! Palo Alto CA (PRWEB) April 22, 2013 Earth Day is the perfect time for the City of Palo Alto to highlight the substantial progress our community has made in achieving its Climate Protection Plan goals. Examples include: *Estimated 2012 greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) for the Palo Alto community as a whole were 28 percent lower than 1990 emission levels. (Well ahead of the state goal of...
OTTAWA, April 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Kivuto Solutions Inc., the global leader in complex digital distribution, announced a renewed commitment to deliver green distribution solutions to customers worldwide and to continue to offset its carbon footprint with the Carbonfund.org Foundation, the leading nonprofit carbon reduction and climate solutions organization. The announcement today reaffirms Kivuto's commitment to environmental care programs that reduce carbon emissions and contribute...
Company surpasses its goal three years ahead of schedule, sets new target NEW YORK, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ANN INC. (NYSE: ANN), the parent Company of Ann Taylor and LOFT, today announced that it has surpassed its 2015 carbon footprint goal of reducing its emissions by 8 percent per square foot. Based on year-end 2012 results, the Company has more than doubled that goal, achieving a 20 percent reduction over its 2008 baseline. ANN INC. reaffirms its continued commitment to...
U.S. schools working to reduce $22 billion building-operations and energy spend MILWAUKEE, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, the global leader in delivering solutions that increase energy efficiency in buildings, celebrates Earth Day by releasing its Top Earth Day Champions in Education list to highlight higher education institutions and kindergarten through 12 (K12) grade school districts in North America that saved the carbon equivalent of 91,800 acres of forest...
Offsetters highlights recent global stories on innovative carbon management VANCOUVER, April 18, 2013 /CNW/ - Since launching in 2005, Vancouver-based Offsetters Climate Solutions has worked with more than 150 clients in various sectors helping to offset more than six million tonnes of carbon, the equivalent of taking more than 1.25 million cars off the road for one year. "As we mark the 43rd annual Earth Day, our team is inspired by so many of our partners who were early...
California's strategic, smart move forward with WCI, Inc. makes economic sense MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A vote of confidence today from California business leaders as California's carbon trading program prepares to expand. "Smart business owners know that one of the best ways to expand opportunities and bring down costs is to align with a smart and capable partner. That is exactly what California is doing by linking its trading program with Quebec's...
EMERYVILLE, Calif., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SCS Global Services (SCS) has earned accreditation from the Costa Rican government as a carbon footprint verification body under its ambitious new climate policy, which aims to make Costa Rica the first carbon neutral country. SCS will verify the measurement of private and public sector entities' carbon footprints to help the government evaluate policies for emissions reduction. (Logo:...
Admirals Bank announced they have launched a new division, titled Admirals Alternatives, specific to financing residential solar and renewable energy systems. Providence, RI (PRWEB) April 15, 2013 Admirals Alternatives assists homeowners across the United States in understanding the value of owning these systems as opposed to leasing them. The innovative loan programs* designed by this division help homeowners own their system and save money on energy costs while allowing them to produce...
OTTAWA, April 12, 2013 /CNW/ - The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, today announced that the Harper government is launching a second round of funding under the Shore Power Technology for Ports Program to improve air quality at Canadian ports. Shore power is a highly effective way to reduce marine diesel air emissions by enabling ships to shut down their engines and connect to the local...
