March 17, 2008

Environmental awareness fuels support

By Todd Cohen, March 10, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Nature Conservancy in 2007 received $75,000 from Duke Energy and $500,000 from Bank of America that represented savings resulting from requests by investors and customers for electronic versions of the companies' reports and billing statements.

"Corporations are recognizing that their customers are indeed concerned about global environmental issues," says Mike Horak, associate director of philanthropy for The Nature Conservancy.

Buoyed by growing public awareness of issues like global warming and urban sprawl, and their impact on land, air and water, local environmental groups are seeing more interest and support...

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