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  • 3M Earns ENERGY STAR 'Sustained Excellence' Award For Record Ninth Consecutive Year
    3/26/13 10:05 am CDT

    EPA Again Gives the Company Its Highest Energy-Saving Distinction

    ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For an industry-leading ninth consecutive year, 3M has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year-Sustained Excellence Award for its comprehensive worldwide energy conservation efforts. No other company has achieved this distinction for that many consecutive years, or as many as nine times. The awards will be presented today at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. They recognize “a select group ofmore...
  • ADDING MULTIMEDIA 3M Announces Certification for CNG Tank
    2/12/13 9:10 am CST

    Tank is lighter and more cost effective for fleet vehicles

    ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3M (NYSE: MMM) announces it has successfully completed the NGV2-2007 certification process for its first compressed natural gas (CNG) tank. The 21.5 x 60 inch tank is designed for light- and medium-duty pick-up trucks and corporate fleet vehicles. 3M’s tank capitalizes on improvements in geometries and proprietary 3M™ Matrix Resin featuring nanosilica technology to deliver a solution that is lighter, offers greater capacity, and is more costmore...
  • 3M Awards More Than $400,000 in Eco Grants
    1/22/13 10:53 am CST

    – Grants will be used for educational programs at nature centers nationwide –

    ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3M is awarding more than $400,000 in grants to nine environmental organizations for projects aimed at improving science-based environmental and conservation education for youth. Since 2001, 3M’s environmental giving program has invested more than $21 million in sustainability initiatives. 3M Eco Grant recipients are providing environmental programs that help students connect science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education with the world around them.The grant recipients are naturemore...
  • St. Paul Public Schools Partner with Post-it® Brand from 3M to Launch Energy Education Program
    11/8/12 9:05 am CST
    ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To engage and educate students on the importance of energy awareness, Saint Paul Public Schools has partnered with Post-it® Brand from 3M to launch the Post-it® Notes Energy Project – a program developed to show students that “You’ve Got the Power” when it comes to environmental leadership. To celebrate the launch, Post-it® Brand will host two half-day events at Farnsworth Aerospace PreK-8 Magnet School and Battle Creek Middle School formore...