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	Taking Care of Business Last week the U.S. Department of Energy launched a Web site designed to make funding your energy project just a little bit easier. The comprehensive new site offers a rundown of financial assistance programs from DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Get the lowdown on funding opportunities for both public and private sectors. Financial assistance is big business for EERE -- in fiscal year 2004 alone the office handed out about $506 million. In the news: A Who’s Who of leading U.S. CEOs have signed on for The Business Roundtable’s new S.E.E. Change sustainable-growth initiative. Insert play on words here. This Issue's Sponsor: www.bsr.org/conference Want to be a GreenBuzz sponsor? Click here. Headlines The Latest News on Business and the Environment CEOs Declare Commitment to 'S.E.E. Change' The Business Roundtable has launched a sustainable growth initiative encouraging leading U.S. companies to embrace business strategies and projects that measurably improve Society, the Environment and the Economy (S.E.E.). Alberta-Pacific Earns Certification for Sustainable Forest Management Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc., or Al-Pac, has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council as demonstrating environmentally responsible, socially beneficial, and economically viable forest management practices. U.S. Government Taps Cornell for Green Research with $8 Million Grant Cornell University has been awarded more than $8.2 million in federal funding over four years as one of five Sun Grant Centers of Excellence -- regional hubs that will take the lead in researching green technologies. Weyerhaeuser First to Adopt New SFI Chain of Custody Standard Weyerhaeuser has become the first company to offer products meeting the new Sustainable Forestry Initiative chain of custody standard. Safeway to Buy Wind Energy for Fuel Stations, Stores, and Corporate Offices Safeway Inc. has announced that it will purchase 100% renewable energy to power the company's 270 fuel stations in the United States, its 15 stores in San Francisco, and the Safeway corporate campuses in Pleasanton and Walnut Creek, Calif. Put GreenBiz news on your site for free! Learn more... More Headlines... Resources and Tools A Wealth of Hands-On Help Eco Earth This environmental sustainability portal -- one of the oldest on the Web -- features a wealth of informational links. Roadmap to Energy in the Water and Wastewater Industry True to its title, this August 2005 report offers strategies for improving energy efficiency in municipal water treatment facilities. U.S. Department of Energy Financial Opportunities Web site lists opportunities for financial assistance from the U.S. DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. More Tools... | More Web Sites... Columns and Features Insight and Inspiration from the Experts Business Impacts on Millennium Development Goals: A Virtuous Cycle or a Coin Toss? A new World Business Council for Sustainable Development report profiles corporate initiatives to alleviate poverty, but focuses less attention on how business may confound such goals. By William Baue Wanna write for GreenBiz?Let us know if you'd like to write a guest column or feature reflecting your experiences or opinions in the environmental business world. Send a brief query to Editor@greenbiz.com | Read our editorial guidelines More Columns... | More Features... Ask the Experts! Your Questions Answered What are the basic elements for a successful hazardous waste inspection? Experts! Archive... Ask a Question: Your Name: (Optional) Your E-mail: (Optional) Send This Newsletter to Colleagues Spread the Word! Amaze Your Friends! Win Our Gratitude! Your Name: Your E-mail: Colleague's E-mail(s): Separate each address with a comma (,) View Our Privacy Policy
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