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Bulb, but Does it Matter?</title>      <link>http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4752</link>      <description><![CDATA[The motivation to create the new ArmorLite compact fluorescent light bulb came to Tom Irvine, the chief executive of Florida-based Clear-Lite Holdings, after a lamp was knocked over in his 5-year-old son&apos;s bedroom, breaking the C.F.L. bulb.]]></description>     <dc:date>2010-03-15T12:00:00-05:00</dc:date>   </item>   <item rdf:about="http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4753">      <title>HP&apos;s Strategies to Increase Efficient Use of Paper</title>      <link>http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4753</link>      <description><![CDATA[As a major paper user and vendor, HP has greater influence than most other computer companies to positively impact its customers&apos; corporate paper usage, according to a new sustainability update from Technology Business Research (TBR).]]></description>     <dc:date>2010-03-15T12:00:00-05:00</dc:date>   </item>   <item rdf:about="http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4757">      <title>Oregon Brownfields Conference and Awards Luncheon</title>      <link>http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4757</link>      <description><![CDATA[The Oregon Brownfields Conference will provide an exceptional learning and networking opportunity for those working to make contaminated properties economically viable for reuse. This two-day conference is designed to provide attendees - both long-time professionals and novices - with the tools to understand brownfields redevelopment projects from start to finish, and the knowledge of how to find critical resources for each juncture of the redevelopment process.]]></description>     <dc:date>2010-03-15T12:00:00-05:00</dc:date>   </item>   <item rdf:about="http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4755">      <title>P&amp;G Reformulating Herbal Essences to Limit Toxins</title>      <link>http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4755</link>      <description><![CDATA[Procter &amp; Gamble is reformulating its Herbal Essences shampoos to reduce the amount of a carcinogenic chemical in them.]]></description>     <dc:date>2010-03-15T12:00:00-05:00</dc:date>   </item>   <item rdf:about="http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4754">      <title>Port of West Sacramento Powered 100% by Solar Energy</title>      <link>http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4754</link>      <description><![CDATA[A newly installed 637-kilowatt solar power system will supply the Port of West Sacramento with 100 percent of its electricity needs. It will cut the port&apos;s energy costs by more than $20,000 annually and eliminate more than 34 million pounds of carbon-dioxide emissions over 25 years.]]></description>     <dc:date>2010-03-15T12:00:00-05:00</dc:date>   </item>   <item rdf:about="http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4749">      <title>LG Chem to Build $303M Volt Battery Plant in Holland, Mich.</title>      <link>http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4749</link>      <description><![CDATA[Regardless of all the possible benefits of having a battery manufacturing industry in the U.S. for plug-in vehicles, building out that fledgling industry won&apos;t come cheap. This morning an announcement from LG Chem -- the Korean electronics behemoth whose U.S. subsidiary Compact Power will supply lithium-ion cells for General Motors&apos; upcoming Chevy Volt -- offers a reminder of the big investments that lie ahead. LG Chem said today that it plans to build its first U.S. plant for battery cells -- a $303 million project -- in Holland, Mich.]]></description>     <dc:date>2010-03-12T12:00:00-05:00</dc:date>   </item>   <item rdf:about="http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4751">      <title>National Environmental Partnership Summit</title>      <link>http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4751</link>      <description><![CDATA[Join us in sunny Orlando for the seventh annual National Environmental Partnership Summit, taking the Next Steps for Energy, Sustainability and a Green Economy]]></description>     <dc:date>2010-03-12T12:00:00-05:00</dc:date>   </item>   <item rdf:about="http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4748">      <title>Nike&apos;s Sustainability Journey: 15 Years and Going Strong</title>      <link>http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4748</link>      <description><![CDATA[When Nike first began incorporating sustainability into its business practices, the risks and opportunities we grappled with seemed distant -- indeed, even non-existent to most businesses.]]></description>     <dc:date>2010-03-12T12:00:00-05:00</dc:date>   </item>   <item rdf:about="http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4750">      <title>The &quot;A-Ha&quot; moment -- in Foodservice</title>      <link>http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4750</link>      <description><![CDATA[The &apos;A-ha&apos; moment.  It&apos;s that very second when something becomes suddenly obvious to you.  You didn&apos;t realize it before, but you do now.  That a-ha moment takes place throughout life in many different areas.  Today we want to talk about those a-ha moments in food service.

We have been speaking with a lot of customers recently (part of the coaching service), and many of them have professed to having an a-ha moment.  We wanted to share some of them with you.]]></description>     <dc:date>2010-03-12T12:00:00-05:00</dc:date>   </item>   <item rdf:about="http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4746">      <title>How to Embed Sustainability Into Your Company&apos;s DNA</title>      <link>http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4746</link>      <description><![CDATA[The nonprofit Ceres unveiled a comprehensive report today to help companies embed sustainability into their DNA in order to successfully compete in today&apos;s changing business landscape.]]></description>     <dc:date>2010-03-11T12:00:00-05:00</dc:date>   </item>   <item rdf:about="http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4745">      <title>Two Cheers for Walmart&apos;s CO2 Pledge</title>      <link>http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4745</link>      <description><![CDATA[Until now, Walmart&apos;s bold sustainability efforts were marred by a glaring omission.

The $405-billion a year retailer has worked hard since 2005 to save energy, reduce waste and sell more sustainable products.]]></description>     <dc:date>2010-03-11T12:00:00-05:00</dc:date>   </item>   <item rdf:about="http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4744">      <title>University of Wisconsin Team Develops High-Yielding Chemical Hydrolysis Process to Release Sugars from Biomass for Cellulosic Fuels and Chemicals</title>      <link>http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4744</link>      <description><![CDATA[A University of Wisconsin-Madison research team has developed a chemical process for the hydrolysis of biomass into sugars for subsequent processing into fuels and chemicals that delivers sugar yields approaching those of enzymatic hydrolysis. In an open-access paper published in the 9 March issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, they report that the process leads to a nearly 90% yield of glucose from cellulose and 70-80% yield of sugars from untreated corn stover.]]></description>     <dc:date>2010-03-11T12:00:00-05:00</dc:date>   </item>   <item rdf:about="http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4747">      <title>Waitress inspired to green-up businesses</title>      <link>http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4747</link>      <description><![CDATA[Shaunna Sutcliffe&apos;s environmental awareness dates back to her earliest years on the planet.

When she was a little girl, Sutcliffe&apos;s father proposed she pay one penny each time she opened the kitchen refrigerator and increased electricity usage.]]></description>     <dc:date>2010-03-11T12:00:00-05:00</dc:date>   </item>   <item rdf:about="http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4741">      <title>German Fishing Boat Flies Giant Kite To Save Fuel</title>      <link>http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4741</link>      <description><![CDATA[Germany&apos;s largest fishing vessel will leave the Netherlands this week, towed by a giant kite harnessing trade winds for South America that will help cut its fuel consumption by up to a third.]]></description>     <dc:date>2010-03-10T12:00:00-05:00</dc:date>   </item>   <item rdf:about="http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4743">      <title>Green Chemistry Breakthrough in Plastics Recycling</title>      <link>http://www.pprc.org/news/NewsItem.cfm?ID=4743</link>      <description><![CDATA[Scientists at IBM and Stanford University said Tuesday that they have developed a new method of making plastics that will permit more than one recycling cycle.

While plastics are recyclable today, the resulting materials have been limited to second generation reuse only. This means things made from recycled plastic bottles are disposed in landfills.]]></description>     <dc:date>2010-03-10T12:00:00-05:00</dc:date>   </item></rdf:RDF>