(PRWEB) April 2, 2008 — With concerns about the environment coming more to the forefront, many consumers and business are looking for ways to “go green.” The aptly named new phenomenon of the Green Economy emphasizes positive results that benefit consumers, businesses, and the planet itself.

With that in mind, Thanks Again, a merchant funded reward network, announces the launch of The Give GreenSM Program, which will allow registered consumers to contribute a portion of qualifying purchases made at participating local businesses to global conservation initiatives. The Nature Conservancy, in collaboration with Thanks Again, will utilize Give Green Program consumer contributions to fund land, water, and habitat preservation projects globally.

This unique consumer contribution program allows merchants to offer their eco-conscious consumers a hassle-free method to give a portion of their everyday spending to green initiatives. As an added benefit, participating businesses are able to sharpen their eco-friendly marketing message in-store and on the Web. Consumers now have an easy, seamless, and secure way to contribute to The Nature Conservancy. A leading conservation organization, The Nature Conservancy works around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.

“We are truly excited about turning everyday consumer transactions into investments toward the preservation of our environment,” said Marc Ellis, CEO of Thanks Again. “We believe that the Give Green Program is a revolutionary way for eco-friendly merchants to join forces with eco-conscious consumers.”

The Thanks Again website offers easy access to a listing of merchants that participate in The Give Green Program. The site is simple to navigate and provides secure and convenient debit and credit card registration for free. Consumers are able to track their program activity and the contributions they have made through their purchases with participating local businesses nationwide. The Give Green Program is the latest reward option in a growing list of incremental reward/incentive options available to registering Thanks Again members.

Sheri Turnbow, Associate Director of Cause Marketing at The Nature Conservancy, added, “The Give Green Program offers environmentally conscious consumers an easy way to contribute to initiatives that help protect precious habitats.”

For more information on The Give Green Program or how to earn additional Airline Miles, Cash Back, or Gift Cards from purchases with select merchants nationwide, visit www.ThanksAgain.com.

About Thanks Again:

Thanks Again is a merchant-funded reward network that allows large National Reward Programs to accelerate reward earning opportunities for millions of their members. The Thanks Again Rewarding MerchantSM network is a local merchant consortium with a current presence in 41 of the top 50 markets across 30+ states.

About The Nature Conservancy:

The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. To date, the Conservancy and its more than one million members have been responsible for the protection of more than 15 million acres in the United States and have helped preserve more than 102 million acres in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. Visit The Nature Conservancy on the Web at www.nature.org.

Boston, MA (PRWEB) April 2, 2008 — The Knowledge Foundation announced today that more than 100 organizations from around the world will convene in Atlanta, GA from April 30 – May 2, 2008 for the 10th Small Fuel Cells for Commercial & Military Applications conference.

Participating organizations include: Adaptive Materials, Inc., Advanced Battery Technology , Advanced Fuel Cell Technology, AIJU, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Akermin, Altek Fuel Group, AMREL – American Reliance Inc., Applied Materials, Arbin Instruments, Arkema Inc., Asahi Kasei Chemicals, ASB-Aerospatiale Batteries, BAE Systems, Bartels Mikrotechnik, Battelle Memorial Institute , Battery Power Products & Technology, BIC Consumer Products – USA, Bio-Logic USA, Branson Ultrasonics, Brother International, Bundeswehr Technical Center for Automotive & Armored Vehicle, C2 Chandler Consulting, Cabot Fuel Cells, Cell Impact AB, CMR Fuel Cells, CoreTec, DMFC Corporation, Ecolectrix LLC, Ener1, Inc., EnerFuel, Energizer, ETH Zurich, EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering, Fraunhofer ICT, Fraunhofer IKTS, Fraunhofer ISE, Fuel Cell Markets, Fuel Cells 2000 , FuelCellWorks , Georgia Institute of Technology, Gunma University, Honeywell Batteries, Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Letter, Hynergreen Technologies, SA, IdaTech, Inc., Industrial Technology Research Institute, Institute for Integrated Energy Systems, IRD Fuel Cells A/S, Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells, Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, Jülich Forschungszentrum , KIST, Knowledge Press, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Lynntech, Inc., MAST Carbon Technology, Medis Technologies, Michigan Technological University, Millennium Cell Inc., More Energy, Motorola, MTI MicroFuel Cells, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., myFC AB, Nagaoka University of Technology, National Institute of Standards & Technology, National Research Council, Neah Power Systems, Nikkei Electronics, Northeastern University, Ovonic Hydrogen Systems LLC , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, PolyFuel, Portable Design, Protonex Technology Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH, Samsung Advanced Institute of Science, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd, SANYO Energy (USA) Corporation, Seoul National University, Seven Mountains Scientific, SFC Smart Fuel Cells AG, Shaw Development, Sony Corporation, STMicroelectronics, Sumitomo Corporation, Sungkyunkwan University, Teledyne Energy Systems, Texas Instruments, The Knowledge Foundation, The University of Texas at Austin, Toshiba Corporation, U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Energy, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., University of South Carolina, University of Southampton, University of Victoria, Vestel Savunma Sanayi A.S., VIASPACE Company, and Webcom Communications.

In its 10th year, Small Fuel Cells is a primary source of information for end users, developers and manufacturers of portable power devices and will feature a special pre-conference 1-Day Symposium on building synergy between fuel cells and lithium ion batteries for hybrid power systems.

About The Knowledge Foundation
The Knowledge Foundation integrates scientific ingenuity and real-world applications by fostering collaborative research at the rapidly changing intersection of science and business. Known for providing members of its Technology Commercialization Alliance with direct and unbiased state-of-the-art scientific information, The Knowledge Foundation is uniquely qualified to provide wider exposure for important developments in the emerging fields of alternative energy, nanotechnology, and chemical/biological detection technologies.