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2012 Achievements Surpass 2015 Goals for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity, Building Energy Consumption, and Waste Generation Intensity PITTSBURGH, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WESCO International (NYSE: WCC), a leading provider of electrical, industrial, and communications MRO and OEM products, construction materials, and advanced supply chain management and logistics services, released its first Corporate Sustainability Report outlining key programs and achievements across five...
SAN MARINO, Calif., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VG Energy, an agricultural biotech company, announces today a strategic alliance with DAK Renewable Research to conduct field trials using LipidMax to increase the corn oil yield. VG Energy is a majority owned subsidiary of VG Life Sciences, Inc. (OTC Pink: VGLS). VG Energy's exclusively licensed compound LipidMax selectively inhibits certain metabolic pathways to increase the oil yield in plants, possessing a wide variety of...
DUBLIN, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Three Irish explorers highlight effects of climate change Global wind and solar company, Mainstream Renewable Power today announced its sponsorship of a rowing expedition attempting a world first through the infamous Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic this summer. Three experienced Irish adventurers and one Canadian are attempting to become the first ever people to cross the 3,000 km passage by human power alone in...
“Ewater” - new generic term now released into the public domain to describe the often convoluted world of “electrolyzed water” or “energized water”. Doral FL (PRWEB) February 21, 2013 Ruben Rives, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Miami, Florida-based H2Only Renewable Cleaning, Inc., has announced a new generic term now released into the public domain - “ewater” - that his company believes should be, and which they will promote as, the new industry label describing the...
WALNUT, Calif., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that it has entered into a contract with AGRICORP of Managua, Nicaragua and is growing Giant King(TM) Grass on land owned by them. AGRICORP shareholders and VIASPACE plan to co-develop a biomass electric power plant fueled by Giant King Grass in Nicaragua. AGRICORP is a subsidiary of Grain Hill which is a diversified agro-industrial business group in the following food related businesses:...
RACINE, Wis., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SC Johnson announced today its participation in the Comision Federal de Electricidad's (CFE/Federal Electricity Commission) wind farm program; a power purchase agreement which will enable SC Johnson to increase its use of renewable energy at its Toluca, Mexico facility to an estimated 86 percent, up by 65 percent, and to decrease its greenhouse gas emissions for the same facility by 57 percent. This represents the next step in the...
RACINE, Wis., Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Reflecting SC Johnson's dedication to the environment, RENEW Wisconsin today awarded it the "Renewable Energy Customer-Generator of the Year" honor, specifically citing the company's achievements in using renewable energy in its global manufacturing operations. The independent nonprofit organization leads and represents businesses, organizations and individuals seeking cleaner, renewable energy in Wisconsin. "To be recognized with other...
RACINE, Wis., Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When the blades started spinning yesterday on SC Johnson's two new wind turbines, the company's Waxdale manufacturing facility began to further minimize its dependence on fossil fuels. The addition of the turbines means that products made at Waxdale - trusted brands like Scrubbing Bubbles®, Glade® and Windex® - will now be made using clean energy. The wind turbines will produce about eight million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity...
RACINE, Wis., Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When the blades started spinning today on SC Johnson's two new wind turbines, the company's Waxdale manufacturing facility began to further minimize its dependence on fossil fuels. The addition of the turbines means that products made at Waxdale - trusted brands like Scrubbing Bubbles®, Glade® and Windex® - will now be made using clean energy. The wind turbines will produce about eight million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Solazyme, Inc. (NASDAQ: SZYM), a renewable oil and bioproducts company, announced today that Jean-Marc Rotsaert has joined the company as its Chief Operating Officer. As COO, Mr. Rotsaert will be responsible for leading Solazyme's operations, including the continued expansion of the tailored oils sales and marketing organization with a focus on the industrial and nutritional markets. "Jean-Marc is a proven leader who has a...
