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P&G To Add Latches To Make Detergent Packs Safer

AP | NOMAAN MERCHANT and LINDA STEWART BALL | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Kids Swallowing Detergent Packs, Children Swallowing Detergent Packs, P&g to Make Detergent Packs Safer, Procter & Gamble, P&g Detergent Packs, P&G, Parents News

DALLAS — The maker of Tide Pods will create a new double-latch lid to deter children from accessing and eating the brightly colored detergent pa...

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Goldman Director Starts Insider Trading Trial Today

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Berkshire Hathaway, Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs, Insider Trading, Mckinsey, Video, Raj Rajaratnam, Rajat Gupta, Hedge Funds, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Galleon, Ap, Securities Fraud, P&G, Business News

NEW YORK (AP) — The July 29, 2008, phone call between two titans of Wall Street began with the old friends exchanging mild pleasantries, but then qu...

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These 10 Companies Control Basically Everything You Consume [GRAPHIC]

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Johnson and Johnson, Consumer-Brands, Coca-Cola, Kraft, Parent Companies, Unilever, Nestlé., Corn Flakes, General Mills, Kellogg's, Mars, Consumer Products, Brands, P&G, Business News

It may be obvious that Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes are both made by Kellogg's, but did you know that Hot Pockets and L'Oreal share a parent company...

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Earth Week is for Mothers

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Earth, House of Representatives, Carcinogen, Healthy, Party, Green, Jenna Elfman, Pediatrics, Bpa, Kelly Preston, Laila Ali, Soothing, Sugar, P&G, Parents News

Earth Week started Sunday and there's nothing more powerful than moms doing their part for the Earth.

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Netflix Banned At Huge U.S. Company

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Procter and Gamble, Procter & Gamble, Video, Netflix Pandora, Netflix, Netflix Ban, Pandora, Slidepollajax, Ban P&g, P&G, Netflix News, Netflix Block, Technology News

Looks like there won't be any more clowning around at Procter & Gamble. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, the mega manufacturing company has bl...

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Five U.S. Companies Creating Thousands Of Jobs In China

CNN Money | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Emerging Economies, Developing Markets, Crest Toothpaste, Tide Laundry Detergent, Jobs, Jobless, China, Procter & Gamble, P&G, Coca-Cola CEO Robert McDonald, Business News

These U.S. companies are creating thousands of new jobs in China, as they spread their products to the country's growing middle class....

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John Legend Helps Kids Stay In School, Works On New Album

The Boombox | Posted Jul 27th 2011 6:35PM by Georgette Cline | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Nonprofits, John Legend, Celebrities and Education, Education, Schools, P&G, Ohio, Communities in Schools, Education News

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Advertising in China: What's New, What's Not

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 08.02.2011

Luxury goods are a tool for career advancement in China. In the PRC, the key benefit of shower gel is "an energizing shower experience that helps me start the day with a kick."

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PG&E Utility Crew Before San Bruno Blast: 'We're Screwed'

AP | GARANCE BURKE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pg, San Bruno Blast, San Bruno Explosion, Los Angeles News

SAN FRANCISCO — Minutes before eight people died in a fiery pipeline explosion, California utility crews raced to stop gas pressure surges they ...

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Report: PG&E 'Can't Find' Key Records In San Bruno Blast Investigation

AP | GARANCE BURKE | Posted 05.25.2011

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The utility responsible for a gas pipeline that blew up in a San Francisco suburb cannot find key records needed to set safe pressures for nearly a th...

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Parents Of California Blast Victim Sue PG&E

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — The parents of a 20-year-old woman who was one of eight people killed in a Northern California gas line explosion are suing the ...

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San Bruno Explosion May Cost PG&E $1 Billion

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pg, San Bruno California, San Bruno, San Bruno Explosion, San Bruno Fire, Los Angeles News

SAN BRUNO, Calif. — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. says the San Bruno natural gas pipeline explosion could wind up costing the utility $1 billion. PG...

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The Top 10 Green Business Stories of 2010

Andrew Winston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wheat Prices, General Electric, Russian Drought, Renewable Energy, Pakistan Floods, Green Business, Tropicana Orange Juice, Kaiser Permanente, China, Zero-Waste, Pepsi, Data, Gm, Bowman Design, Climate Adaptation, Ibm, Cancun Climate Summit, Panasonic, Biomimicry, Unilever, Biofuels, Wal-Mart, Canadian Oil Sands, Trade Barriers, Cotton, Supply Chain, Marks & Spencer, Sony, World Trade Organization, Local Food, Water, Matt Kistler, Rare Earth Elements, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, US Navy, Climate Bill, P&G, Nissan Leaf, Electric Cars, Green News

Here's my attempt to capture the most important stories that affected the greening of business in 2010 and my predictions for the future.

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From Old Spice to Levitra, Social Media Is the Place to Build Brands

Inder Sidhu | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Old Spice, Social Media, Doing Both, Cisco, Branding, I'm on a Horse, Inder Sidhu, Isaiah Mustafa, Facebook, Nestle, P&G, Business News

First it took phosphates out of detergents, now Proctor & Gamble is taking money out of soap operas.

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San Bruno Death Toll Rises

AP | JULIANA BARBASSA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: San Bruno Update, San Bruno Death Toll, Pg, San Bruno Explosion, San Bruno Fire, Los Angeles News

SAN FRANCISCO — Officials on Wednesday confirmed the deaths of three members of a family from a pipeline explosion that ripped through a residen...

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Ruptured San Bruno Pipe Was Not On PG&E High-Risk List

AP | JASON DEAREN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pg, San Bruno Ca, San Bruno Explosion, San Bruno Fire, Los Angeles News

SAN FRANCISCO — A section of natural gas pipeline that exploded south of San Francisco does not appear on Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s list of i...

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PG&E: One-Quarter Of High-Risk Lines Not Assessed

AP | GARANCE BURKE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pg, San Bruno Explosion, San Bruno Fire, Los Angeles News

The company whose ruptured gas pipe sparked a deadly explosion in a San Francisco suburb has not finished fully inspecting all its high-risk lines. A...

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PG&E Launches $100 Million Fund For San Bruno Explosion Victims

AP | GARANCE BURKE and JASON DEAREN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pg, San Bruno Explosion, San Bruno Fire, Los Angeles News

SAN BRUNO, Calif. — An ominous theme has emerged from the wreckage of a deadly pipeline explosion in California: There are thousands of pipes ju...

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The Rise of the Citizen Blogger

DeronTriff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bloggers, Social Media, Good Purpose Study, Causes, Water, Procter & Gamble, Changents, Edelman, P&G, Impact News

The floodgates have been thrown open again for the pundits and the proponents to debate whether consumers fully embrace the "fifth P" (Purpose) of the "marketing mix."

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What the Election Means (Or Doesn't) For Sustainability

Andrew Winston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ge, President Obama, 2010 Elections, Green Business, Wal-Mart Sustainability, Democrats, Jeff Immelt, Epa, Governor Schwarzenegger, Proposition 23, Cleveland, Sustainability, Climate Legislation, Climate Change, Faith-Based Groups, Ibm, Republicans, P&G, Green News

For those of us who are working for a more sustainable, healthy, and profitable future for companies, communities, and our country, we should channel Martin Luther King, Jr. who once said, "We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."

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PHOTOS: Surprising Corporate Alternative Energy Initiatives

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deutsche Bank, Apple, Solar, Pg, Alternative Energy, Biogas, Dell, Bmw, Wal-Mart, Intel, Smarter Ideas, Green News

While some corporate entities push back against any meaningful climate action, there are companies quietly investing in new technology and alternative...

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P&G Blogivation Gives Female Bloggers Tools to be Change Agents for Safe Drinking Water

Jennifer Simckowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clean-Drinking-Water, Global Water Crisis, Social-Purpose, Clean Drinking Water Africa, Human Rights, Social Good, Triple Bottom Line, Changents, P&G, Corporate Social Responsibility/Sustainability, Impact News

The GIVE Health Blogivation is intended to activate the power of female bloggers for the purpose of improving the lives of people in need of clean drinking water.

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comScore: Web Video Syndicator 5min Has 30 Million Uniques and Over 100 Video Views in May (video)

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Beet.TV, Comscore, Kraft, 5min, Ran Harnevo, P&G, Technology News

5min, the syndicator of "how to" Web videos, is expanding to news, starting with gossip news, says CEO Ran Harnevo in this video interview.5min syndic...

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IV-7: The Next Generation of Germ Defense

Sheila Shayon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Epa, Anti-Bacterial, Green Technology, Mary Kay, Silver, Haiti, PURE Bioscience, Medical Technology, P&G, Green News

The just-launched IV-7 Ultimate Germ Defense is a non-toxic disinfectant boasting the lowest EPA toxicity rating possible.

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China's New Middle Class: Constants and Variables

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chinese Individualism, Digital Marketing, China Middle Class and Their Government, Chinese Middle Class Income, China-Economy, Rejoice, Institutional Reform in China, Starbuck, Spending Power, Chinese Government, Chinese Culture, Haagen-Daaz, Western Individualism, Pizza Hut, China Middle Class, Civil Society, P&G, Business News

China's middle class, a modern force with timeless cultural imperatives, will reshape the world. To harness its spending power, marketers must realiz...

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