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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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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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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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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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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