Entries Tagged as 'US'
October climax set for The Mount - Berkshire Eagle Online
By Benning W. De La Mater, Berkshire Eagle Staff
Article Last Updated: 05/14/2008 03:00:18 AM EDT
LENOX — An agreement between The Mount and its creditors has staved off foreclosure and a May 31 deadline that would have forced Edith […]
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Tags: Berkshires · History · Public Gardens · Museums
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Environmental Defense Fund Announce First-of-Its-Kind ?Green Portfolio? Partnership - Environmental Defense Fund
Leading Private Equity Firm to Improve Environmental Performance of Portfolio Companies and Internal Operations
Posted: 01-May-2008; Updated: 01-May-2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(New York, NY - May 1, 2008) Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts […]
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Tags: Environment · Enlightening · US
Landscape Design | National Design Awards 2008 | Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Awards
The Landscape Design Award is given to an individual or firm for exceptional and exemplary work in urban planning or park and garden design.
Olin Partnership
Winner: Landscape Design
Gustafson Guthrie Nichol
Finalist: Landscape Design
Stoss Landscape Urbanism
Finalist: Landscape Design
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Tags: Museums · US · Awards/Competitions
Wildflower Week in New York City? : TreeHugger
by Bonnie Hulkower on 05. 7.08
At Union Square this past Sunday, a quizzical look appeared on many New Yorkers’ faces when they encountered volunteers publicizing the 1st New York City Wildflower Week. Wildflower Week started on May 3rd and continues until May 10th, with evening lectures, […]
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Tags: Urban · Parks · New York NY · Garden Blogs · Native Plants
Listening In on a Bat Cave : NPR
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Listening In on a Bat Cave
by Jim Metzner
All Things Considered, May 6, 2008 · A mysterious disease called “white-nose syndrome” is striking down hibernating bat populations in New York State. Four […]
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Tags: Environment · Wildlife · Sustainability · US