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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS), a leading global supplier of high performance products to drive energy-efficiency, donated a kitchen to a local initiative of SOS Children's Villages in Germany. The appliances were part of an energy-efficient demonstration and consisted of a refrigerator, washing machine, sink, range hood and cabinets.

The donation was delivered to the SOS family-gathering facility "Zwergenschloss", i.e. the "Dwarf Castle". This SOS family-gathering facility encourages individuals and families to take part in many aspects of social life. The facility provides gatherings, creative and cultural programs as well as activities to encourage exercise, relaxation, health and family strengthening, all aimed at drawing visitors out of their isolation. The SOS family-gathering facility was founded on initiative of the SOS Counseling Center Cottbus and financed by SOS-Kinderdorf e.V.

"On behalf of everyone here at the family-gathering facility 'Zwergenschloss', I wish to thank Fairchild Semiconductor for generously donating a kitchen for our facility," said Simone Pflaum, director of Zwergenschloss, an initiative by SOS-Kinderdorf e.V.

"It is important for businesses to support community programs, and we are very pleased to be able to donate the kitchen equipment to the Zwergenschloss. The initiative by SOS-Kinderdorf e.V. has an excellent record of identifying and providing help to children and families in distress," said Ole-Petter Brusdal, Fairchild's vice president Europe Sales & Marketing. "Our employees worldwide participate in a variety of community projects to help our friends and neighbors in our local communities."

SOS Children's Villages is an independent, non-governmental social development organization which has been working to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of children since 1949. Children without parental care and children at risk of losing the care of their parents are the focus of our work. SOS Children's Villages and SOS youth facilities are now home to over 80,000 children and adolescents on all continents. Hundreds of thousands of people benefit from our educational, social, medical and emergency relief programmes.

About Fairchild Semiconductor:

Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) is a global leader delivering energy-efficient power analog and power discrete solutions. Fairchild is The Power Franchise(R), providing leading-edge silicon and packaging technologies, manufacturing strength and system expertise for consumer, communications, industrial, portable, computing and automotive systems. An application-driven, solution-based semiconductor supplier, Fairchild provides online design tools and design centers worldwide as part of its comprehensive Global Power ResourceSM. Please contact us on the web at www.fairchildsemi.com.

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Kohl's pledges continued commitment to green power, energy management and expansion of leading solar program

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kohl's Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) today became the first retailer to announce a commitment to reach net zero U.S. greenhouse gas emissions as part of its ongoing partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Climate Leaders program. To achieve this goal of being carbon neutral, Kohl's will continue to invest in projects to reduce the same amount of greenhouse gas emissions that the company emits into the atmosphere.

The goal accounts for U.S. emissions at all Kohl's facilities, including stores, distribution centers and corporate offices, as well as emissions resulting from business travel. Kohl's goal, once realized, will be equivalent to removing more than 130,842 vehicles from the road for a year or offsetting the annual emissions from electricity used by more than 99,084 homes.

"Kohl's is committed to the communities we serve, which includes taking significant steps to reduce our environmental footprint. We want to demonstrate that it is possible for a large company to have a successful business model and operate in a sustainable way," said Ken Bonning, Kohl's executive vice president of store planning and logistics. "We're pleased to be working with the U.S. EPA's Climate Leaders program on this important greenhouse gas reduction initiative. By pledging to neutralize our carbon footprint, we are taking significant steps to ensure that our operations are environmentally responsible - from waste reduction to our energy programs to our building standards."

In 2007, Kohl's joined EPA Climate Leaders, a group of companies committed to reducing their impact on the global environment by analyzing and reporting aggressive greenhouse gas reduction goals. Kohl's is using 2007 as its baseline reporting year and a 714,395 metric ton carbon dioxide equivalent as its starting point. The company has committed to achieving net zero emissions by the end of 2010 and maintaining carbon neutrality through 2012, at which point the company will work with EPA on continued goal setting.

"We applaud Kohl's Department Stores for setting a goal to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions," said Susan Wickwire, Chief of EPA's Energy Supply and Industry Branch. "As a Climate Leaders partner, they're proving that they can be both industry leaders, and leaders in the fight against climate change."

Initiatives central to Kohl's achievement of its Climate Leaders goal include a continuation of the company's five environmental strategies: maximize energy efficiency, minimize waste, improve new building design, reduce emissions and encourage environmental values. Highlights include:

    --  Commitment to green power: Kohl's strongly supports the development of
        renewable energy and was named one of EPA's 2009 Green Power Partners of
        the Year. The company currently ranks as the no. 1 retailer on EPA's
        list of Green Power Purchasers in its Green Power Partnership. In 2009,
        Kohl's purchased 851 million kilowatt-hours in renewable energy credits
        - enough to meet 71 percent of the company's purchased electricity use.
        Kohl's plans to reach 100 percent green power by the end of 2010.
    --  Leading solar program: Kohl's is currently the world's largest retail
        host of solar power with 79 solar locations in six states - California,
        Wisconsin, Oregon, Connecticut, Maryland and New Jersey. The company
        aims to expand the program into additional states in 2010 to reach more
        than 100 solar locations.
    --  Central Energy Management Systems: As of 2008, all Kohl's locations are
        operated by a system that controls most interior and exterior lighting,
        as well as heating and cooling systems. Last year, even while adding
        more than one million square feet of retail space through new and
        existing store expansion, Kohl's reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by
        12 percent.
    --  ENERGY STAR: The EPA ENERGY STAR national energy performance rating
        system provides a score on a 1 to 100 scale relative to similar
        buildings nationwide, with 50 as the average score. Buildings with a
        score of 75 or higher are eligible to receive EPA's ENERGY STAR label.
        To date, more than 350 Kohl's stores have earned the ENERGY STAR label -
        this is more than one third of all Kohl's stores and more than 70
        percent of retail buildings to date that have earned the ENERGY STAR. As
        a whole, Kohl's stores average an ENERGY STAR score of 72, well above
        industry standard.

More information about Kohl's green initiatives is available at www.kohlsgreenscene.com. For additional information about EPA Climate Leaders, visit http://www.epa.gov/stateply/.

About Kohl's Department Stores

Based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) is a family-focused, value-oriented specialty department store offering moderately priced, exclusive and national brand apparel, shoes, accessories, beauty and home products in an exciting shopping environment. Kohl's operates 1,059 stores in 49 states. A company committed to the communities it serves, Kohl's has raised more than $126 million for children's initiatives nationwide through its Kohl's Cares for Kids(R) philanthropic program, which operates under Kohl's Cares, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. For a list of store locations and information, or for the added convenience of shopping online, visit www.kohls.com.

About EPA Climate Leaders

Climate Leaders is an EPA industry-government partnership that works with companies to develop comprehensive climate change strategies. Partner companies commit to reducing their impact on the global environment by completing a corporate-wide inventory of their greenhouse gas emissions based on a quality management system, setting aggressive reduction goals, and annually reporting their progress to EPA. Through program participation, companies create a credible record of their accomplishments and receive EPA recognition as corporate environmental leaders.

    Source: Kohl's Department Stores

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Eleven international news agencies have launched a joint Facebook page to interact with news consumers across the globe during the United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen.

The Facebook fan page, called The Climate Pool, will bring the news agencies together in an unprecedented collaboration to spark a global conversation about climate issues. The purpose of the Facebook hub (http://www.facebook.com/TheClimatePool) will be to engage readers in direct communication with the world-class journalists covering the U.N. conference Dec 7-18.

Participating are Agence France-Presse (AFP), ANP of the Netherlands, The Associated Press, APA of Austria, APcom of Italy, Canadian Press, dpa of Germany, Kyodo of Japan, Lusa of Portugal, Press Association of the United Kingdom and RIA of Russia.

The climate page on Facebook will feature a blog format, providing a behind-the-scenes view of the event and linking out to important coverage of the talks from the agencies and the media outlets they serve. Twitter also will be used to attract followers for the blog and related coverage.

The agencies have come together for the Copenhagen project under the auspices of MINDS International, a global news agency network.

"The climate summit in Copenhagen will affect the lives of billions of people, and it is likely to grip the attention of news consumers all over the world," said Wolfgang Nedomansky, managing director of MINDS. "The Climate Pool will provide a unique outlet for Internet users to discuss climate change with some of the world's most experienced journalists covering the conference."

"AFP is excited to offer our global audience a forum gathering professional journalists from different cultures and backgrounds on one of the most crucial issues facing our generation", said Philippe Massonnet, AFP Executive Editor. "This experiment is also a way for news agencies from around the world to show they can coordinate their efforts to serve a common mission of professional news gathering of the highest standard."

The Climate Pool page will be produced in English and will incorporate blogposts and multimedia content from the participating agencies, along with links to coverage from around the world.

    Source: AFP

HOUSTON, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Ian Elway as Director of Olefins & Derivatives - Europe, Middle East & Africa. Ian will have responsibility for CMAI's Europe/Middle East Olefins & Derviatives Market Advisory Service based in CMAI's Dusseldorf, Germany location. Ian replaces Mr. Tony Potter in this role, as Tony has moved to Dubai to manage CMAI's Middle East operations.

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Ian joins CMAI after a long career with LyondellBasell Industries and its legacy companies, where he worked in Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific. He spent his early career with Shell International Chemical and subsequently moved to Montell Polyolefins where he had a variety of posts in marketing, product management and planning mostly based in Brussels before moving to Asia with Basell with responsibility for sales and marketing across Asia-Pacific. Ian returned to Europe in 1995 and assumed responsibility for the introduction of new price risk management tools across the global business, including trading derivatives.

CMAI is the premier provide of Market, Planning and Business Advisory services offering a unique combination of consulting analytics and expertise for the global chemical, plastics, fibers and chlor-alkali industries. With offices in Houston, New York, London, Dubai, Dusseldorf, Singapore and Shanghai, CMAI has provided expert business advisory services to a broad base of companies across multiple value chains and geographies since 1979. Clients to CMAI services include chemical and oil companies, technology & EPC companies, banking and financial institutions, plastic converters, textile & apparel manufacturers, brand-owners, grocers/retailers, government agencies and trading companies.

                                        Susan Beury
                                           CMAI
                               11757 Katy Freeway, Suite 700
                                 Houston, TX 77079 U.S.A.
                                    Tel: 1-281-531-4660
                                    Fax: 1-281-531-9966
                                        Email: sbeu

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ROYAL OAK, Mich., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- ALERT ALARM, a Michigan-based home and business security company today announced the exclusive availability of new crystal necklace medical/security monitors. Designed to look like a piece of jewelry, these personal emergency response devices have a critical function; immediate emergency medical response assistance.

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For elderly users, those with a medical condition or anyone living alone, the pushbutton security devices are a reliable, convenient way to trigger emergency phone calls to a central monitoring station via a standard telephone network. Cost, $150.00 installation; $28.95 a month for monitoring lease agreement; $35 for custom crystal beading.

Alert Alarm is a full service security company providing alarm systems, monitoring, CCTV for residential and commercial buildings. In addition, the firm provides support and monitoring for personal medical devices, nanny cams, and the newest technology in surveillance installations. Located at 4915 Delemere, Royal Oak, Michigan 48073, information can be obtained by phoning Janet Nowakowski at 248.288.5100; 1.888.ALERT or www.ALERT-ALARM.COM.

www.ALERT-ALARM.COM

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