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San Francisco based K-8 school purchases 350 MWh of Green-e certified green power for all its facilities SAN FRANCISCO, CA, April 21 /PRNewswire/ - Town School for Boys, a K-8 independent day school founded in 1939, is going green with its electricity usage. The San Francisco based school has purchased certified green power for 100% of its facilities' electricity usage from EcoElectrons Renewable Energy, a company specializing in supplying green power to organizations through renewable...

WASHINGTON, April 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, April 20, National Journal LIVE will welcome Sens. Susan Collins, R-ME, Mark Udall, D-CO., and Carol Browner, Director, White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy, for a discussion of climate change legislation, energy policy and the climate and energy plan expected to be released next week. First, Sens. Collins and Udall will sit down with Atlantic Media Political Director Ronald Brownstein to discuss the outlook for...

"Tax that Pays You Back" initiative highlights benefits of alternative measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions WASHINGTON, April 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With Tax Day approaching on April 15, the U.S. Climate Task Force (CTF) announced a new campaign today to educate Americans on the financial benefits of a carbon tax for households across the country. "The Tax that Pays You Back" initiative underscores the advantages of recycling the revenues from a tax on carbon emissions back to...

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The lights of the state Capitol Building's dome will go dark for one hour beginning at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 27, in observance of Earth Hour 2010 - a global initiative designed to draw attention to the need to conserve energy and address climate change. "Governor Rendell has pledged Pennsylvania's participation in this global initiative, and has directed that we turn off the exterior lights on the Capitol Dome for 60 minutes on...

NEW YORK, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Earth Day Network and Zagwear today announced their collaboration on the launch of Earth Day Network's official online store in advance of Earth Day's 40th anniversary celebration on April 22. Earth Day Network was founded by the organizers of the first Earth Day in 1970 to promote environmental citizenship and now encompasses more than 17,000 partners and organizations in 174 countries. Each year more than 1 billion people participate in Earth Day...

The International Monetary Fund, an organization that does not normally propose environmental policies, is proposing a plan for the world's governments to work together to raise money needed for climate change research. IMF's Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn told the Associated Press (AP) they are concerned about how much money is needed and the effect that it will have on the global economy. He said the proposal could help efforts to come to an agreement on climate change later this...

Largest National/Grassroots Business-Focused Effort Approaching 2,500-Member Milestone; Shared Focus: Unleashing Job Creation, Economic Revitalization of Clean Energy and Climate Action. WASHINGTON, March 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Six well-known companies -- Avista, Calpine, Deutsche Bank Asset Management, PG&E, Recycled Energy Development and Warner Music Group -- are the latest to join the fast-growing ranks of the nonpartisan and nonprofit American Businesses for Clean Energy...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lisa Jackson, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will speak at a luncheon at the National Press Club on March 8 about the strides the EPA made in 2009 and offer a glimpse at the agency's priorities for 2010. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080917/NPCLOGO ) In her first year atop the agency, Jackson ruled that greenhouse gases endanger public welfare, announced the Obama administration's clean cars program...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lisa Jackson, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will speak at a luncheon at the National Press Club about the strides the EPA made in 2009 and offer a glimpse at the agency's priorities for 2010. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080917/NPCLOGO) In her first year atop the agency, Jackson ruled that greenhouse gases endanger public welfare, announced the Obama administration's clean cars program and laid...

Landmark legislation to cut carbon emissions suffered a huge blow after three major U.S. companies said they were leaving a coalition that pushes for action on climate change, AFP reported.Oil groups ConocoPhillips and BP America, and equipment maker Caterpillar Inc., said they backed efforts for a green economy but felt that proposed laws were unfair to them.The companies said they would not renew membership in the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), a coalition of business leaders whom...