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Enterprise Rent-A-Car Commits to Plant 50 Million Trees

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Posted by geri   
Tuesday, 17 October 2006
arbordaytreeEnterprise Rent-A-Car will commemorate its 50th anniversary by pledging the unprecedented gift of 50 million trees to The National Arbor Day Foundation.

Enterprise has formed a partnership with the Foundation to plant 50 million trees over the next 50 years "a gift of more than $50 million"...
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Bono Joins Oprah, Armani, Apple and Gap Raising Millions for Africa

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Posted by geri   
Friday, 13 October 2006
bono-oprahBono announced today the U.S. launch of (RED), the inspiring initiative that allows Americans to help fight AIDS in Africa by doing what they do best: Shopping! Famous brands like Apple will now be selling special edition products, like iPod, in RED with portions of sales going directly to help AIDS survivors in Africa.

Oprah joined Bono to shop for new RED products along Chicago's magnificent mile. Bono will help help launch the campaign on Winfrey's show.

Gap, Motorola, Converse, Giorgio Armani and Apple all launched an array of RED goods in the U.S. this week and will be donating up to fifty percent of profits from sales of the items. MTV has signed on as a media sponsor to help build brand awareness...
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Dell Launches Free Recycling in U.S.

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Posted by geri   
Wednesday, 04 October 2006
Dell has been hailed as one of the most environmentally-conscious computer gadget makers. Now they are the first manufacturer to offer free computer recycling to anyone owning a Dell -- whether or not you are purchasing a new one. Friday, the company launched the program via a simple web page...
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Marriott Hotel Composting 1 Million Pounds Annually in SF

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Posted by GLENN HASEK   
Thursday, 28 September 2006
Turning food waste...into wine? In a roundabout way, that is what is happening to the composted food scraps and other items generated at the 1,498-room San Francisco Marriott hotel. The real story here is not the wine but the effort Randy Nelson and the other associates at the San Francisco Marriott have made to divert as much food waste from landfills as possible...
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De Beers to Help Reduce Poverty for Diamond Miners

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Posted by geri   
Tuesday, 26 September 2006
Last Friday at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, Jonathan Oppenheimer, Director of De Beers, and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete announced a $2 million project to help improve the impoverished lives of so-called "informal" diamond miners in Tanzania, who work in streams and river beds where diamonds occasionally wash up.
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