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<title><![CDATA[Harvest Power Raises $110 Million in Series C Financing]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Harvest Power, a leader in harnessing the renewable energy, soil and fertilizer value from organic materials, today announced a $110 million financing. True North Venture Partners led the investment with American Refining and Biochemical, Inc. participating alongside existing investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp; Byers (KPCB), DAG Ventures and Generation Investment Management among others.]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Bluewater Bio Raises £22.5 Million from Ombu Group and Hermes GPE]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Bluewater Bio International, the provider of innovative high-performance and highly cost-effective water and wastewater treatment technologies, is pleased to announce that it has completed a £22.5 million financing round.]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 March 2012 15:13:11 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gannet oil leak]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Shell U.K. Limited confirms the oil leak in a flow line to our Gannet Alpha platform is under control. The subsea well was shut in on Wednesday and the flowline on the seabed is now isolated and depressurized. Leakage of oil has been considerably reduced.]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 August 2011 16:12:08 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[AMD Teams With NYSERDA, HP, and Clarkson University for Sustainable Data Center Energy Research]]></title>
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<![CDATA[AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced its participation with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), HP and Clarkson University in a significant research project that looks at the industry-wide challenge of channeling renewable energy directly to data centers.]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 1 August 2011 15:27:10 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Canon U.S.A. Offers Tips For Parents To Inspire Children To Become Future Environmental Leaders]]></title>
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<![CDATA[ Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging and title sponsor of the Canon Envirothon, today released tips for parents to foster the spirit of environmentalism in the next generation, and empower children to be stewards of their environmental legacy.]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 July 2011 13:51:22 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Canon U.S.A. Implements Aggressive Energy-Saving Practices To Cut Energy Consumption by 2.7 Million Kilowatt-Hours]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the results of an aggressive office energy savings program conducted in five U.S. office locations, including its Lake Success headquarters, resulting in reported savings of 2.7 million kilowatt-hours of energy from 2009 through 2010.]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 July 2011 14:07:09 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vale launches 2010 Sustainability Report]]></title>
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<![CDATA[>Community, climate change, energy, water, health and safety, emissions, waste, talent management, development of suppliers and land use: based on these topics, considered the most important by different stakeholders, on Wednesday, June 30, Vale launched its fourth Annual Sustainability Report, which refers to 2010.]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 3 July 2011 07:03:38 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WCPFC fails yet again to save south Pacific tuna stocks]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The Commission responsible for   managing tuna resources in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean has   once again failed to take any effective action to conserve valuable big   eye and yellowfin tunas.]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 December 2010 06:45:03 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Brazil invests in the environment with Scania ethanol buses]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The use of ethanol as a vehicle fuel is the best example of what can be done here and now in sustainable development work. Ethanol accounts for 90 percent of the renewable fuel available in the world. ]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 November 2010 15:05:30 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Boeing to Highlight Innovative Capabilities for Army at AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition]]></title>
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<![CDATA[As part of that commitment, Boeing is proud to be the first corporate member of the National Museum of the United States Army&#146;s elite Commander-in-Chief&#146;s Circle of Distinction.]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 October 2010 13:42:45 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BP Confirms Successful Completion of Well Kill Operations in Gulf of Mexico]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The MC252 well has been shut-in since July 15 and cementing operations in August, following the static kill, provided an effective cement plug in the well&#146;s casing.]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 September 2010 10:29:53 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SAP® Carbon Impact OnDemand Goes Global]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Software Accelerates Credible Reporting in a Multi-Lingual, Global Economy With Enhanced Data Integration Across the Enterprise and Product Supply Chains]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 September 2010 10:12:20 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BP Releases Report on Causes of Gulf of Mexico Tragedy]]></title>
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<![CDATA[A report released by BP today concludes that decisions made by &#147;multiple companies and work teams&#148; contributed to the accident which it says arose from &#147;a complex and interlinked series of mechanical failures, human judgments, engineering design, operational implementation and team interfaces.&#148;]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 September 2010 12:41:33 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Madagascar drought forces farmers into charcoal devastation]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Two years of drought and late   arrival of the rainy season in south western Madagascar have forced   hundreds of farmers into charcoal producing which is devastating   forests, according to WWF field staff at Tollara.]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 August 2010 14:24:53 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EPA to Take Action on Chemicals Used in Dyes, Flame Retardants, and Industrial Detergents Efforts to limit exposure and reduce harm to people]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The action plans announced today are examples of EPA&#146;s renewed dedication to improve chemical safety to protect the health of the American people and the environment.&#148; said Steve Owens, assistant administrator for EPA]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 August 2010 15:45:51 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BP Provides $52 Million To Fund Behavioral Health Support Across US Gulf Coast]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The funding will help residents link up with support that is available through providers in their communities, through a variety of local outreach programs and a special toll free phone line where people can turn for information on available services. ]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 August 2010 00:57:38 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[IBM and University of Aberdeen Collaborate to Identify Molecules from the Deep Sea]]></title>
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<![CDATA[In a pioneering research project, for the first time, scientists at IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the University of Aberdeen have collaborated to &quot;see&quot; the structure of a marine compound from the deepest place on the Earth using an atomic force microscope (AFM).]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 2 August 2010 10:30:20 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Siemens secures order for Denmarks largest offshore wind farm]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Siemens will supply 111 wind turbines with a capacity of 3.6 MW and a rotor diameter of 120 meters to the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm project. The wind turbines will be produced at Siemens plant in Brande in Denmark and installed off the east coast of Denmark, 20 km off the northeastern coast of the Jutland peninsula.]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 June 2010 12:55:31 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Siemens completes successful first firing of PetroAlgaes biomass fuel in pilot plant-scale pulverized coal burner]]></title>
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<![CDATA[In the pilot-scale test, which was conducted in a scaled-down version of Siemens&#146; current pulverized coal burner design, the biocrude was blown into the fuel injector separately from the  pulverized coal.]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 June 2010 14:27:25 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New voice for improving but still under threat estuaries]]></title>
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<![CDATA[With new research showing that the overall position of the world's estuaries and deltas is starting to improve, WWF today announced the formation of a World Estuaries Alliance (WEA) to further advance and protect one of the most vital of ecosystems.]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 5 June 2010 15:33:15 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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