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Contacts: Mary Rose, NBIS 425-828-0982
Good News for Salmon—Good News for NBIS
(Seattle – August 31, 2009) -NBIS has been awarded a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant to support urban Salmon-Safe certification activities in the Lake Washington watershed region.
Salmon-Safe certifies urban landowners for best practices in stormwater and landscape management.
The NBIS Urban Initiative offers landowners assistance in developing cost-saving water and landscape management practices and provides public recognition through events and media campaign activities.
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Contacts: David Quigg, Director of Marketing, Grays Harbor Paper
360-538-5664 Office, 702-525-3367 Cell
Mary Rose, NBIS 425-828-0982; Other Contacts Below
New Law Makes State’s Paper Usage Leaner, Greener—Supports Local Paper Industry and Green Collar Jobs
(Olympia, WA – May 6, 2009) – Under a new law signed today by Gov. Chris Gregoire, Washington state agencies and college campuses will be greener and leaner than ever in using paper products – further advancing state recycling and sustainability goals dating to the late 1990s.
At the same time, the new law creates a strong market incentive for paper mills to invest in technology and process innovations that will create blue-collar jobs in one of Washington’s oldest industries – paper making.
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Contacts: Mary Rose, NBIS 425-828-0982
SUSTAINABILITY TAKES ON A PROFITABLE NEW LOOK AND FEEL
Newly redesigned NBIS website is a catalyst for promoting profitable, eco-friendly business strategies
(Seattle – March 17, 2009) – Kirkland, WA. – The Network for Business Innovation and Sustainability (NBIS) today formally launched their redesigned web site (www.nbis.org). The site enhances the organization’s ability to share best practices on developing profitable, environmentally-friendly businesses and support its growing community of member companies.
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Contacts: Dan Kent, Salmon-Safe 503.232.3750; 503.473.3665 cell
Mary Rose, NBIS 425-828-0982; Other Contacts & Visuals Below
Salmon-Safe Puget Sound starts with Parks, Campuses
New certifications mark expansion of eco-label from farms to city;
landowners taking greater steps for salmon restoration
(Seattle – March 6, 2008) – Salmon-Safe and its Seattle-based outreach partner The Network for Business Innovation and Sustainability (NBIS) announced today that the Washington State Department of Ecology headquarters campus, Port of Seattle Parks, and the co-located campus of University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia Community College have become the first urban Washington sites to achieve Salmon-Safe certification. The certifications mark the expansion of Salmon-Safe in Washington from farms to the city and offer landowners new tools to improve salmon habitat that go above and beyond regulations.
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