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Mason Color Works Inorganic Color Pigment 7389 Catalina Testing Demonstrates Superior Degradation Resistance Properties Versus Competitor Pool Colors
Mason Color Works has conducted testing on its complex inorganic colored pigment 7389 Catalina alongside two additional pigments used in the pool industry. Testing reveals 7389 Catalina has superior degradation resistance properties to chemicals used in maintaining pools, versus competitor pool... - June 27, 2018 - Mason Color Works
SOLitude Lake Management Acquires Aquatic Environments, Solidifies Presence in California and Nevada
SOLitude Lake Management®, a leading environmental firm specializing in lake, pond, wetland and fisheries management, and related environmental services, has expanded its national presence to the western United States by uniting with Aquatic Environments based in the San Francisco Bay Area. - June 25, 2018 - SOLitude Lake Management
Recover Brands Launches Made in the Carolinas Line
Inspired by the rich textile heritage of North Carolina, Recover Brands (recoverbrands.com), the sustainable apparel manufacturer based in Charlotte, NC, has launched their Made-In-The-Carolinas line of clothing and accessories. The collection, that features socks, shirts and a beanie is entirely... - June 20, 2018 - Recover Brands
History-Making U.S. Astronaut Captain Scott Kelly to Deliver Keynote at 33rd Annual WateReuse Symposium
U.S. Astronaut, Captain Scott Kelly will deliver the keynote address for the 33rd Annual WateReuse Symposium, September 9-12, 2018, in Austin, Texas. Captain Scott Kelly’s keynote address about his awe-inspiring stories from space and personal reflections on leadership, teamwork and testing limits will set the stage for a comprehensive program on what's working, what's new, and what's next in water recycling. - June 20, 2018 - WateReuse Association
Irving Well-Represented at Annual Keep Texas Beautiful Conference - KIB, Water Utilities, Dr. Roy Vu, and Entire Community Honored
Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) recently held its 51st annual State Conference in Georgetown, Texas, from June 11 – 13, with the theme of “Creating Community.” The Irving community was certainly represented well at the conference, with Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) receiving the Gold... - June 16, 2018 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Dover Downs Hotel & Casino Partners with Planet Aid to Promote Community Recycling
Dover Downs Hotel & Casino recently celebrated two significant milestones in a campaign to increase its recycling efforts. First, Dover Downs Hotel & Casino is now recycling 66 percent of its total waste, according to a recent analysis report. That represents an increase of 440 percent... - June 14, 2018 - Dover Downs Hotel & Casino
Gardener’s Art Fest
Artist Elizabeth Murray once said, “Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint, and the soil and sky as canvas.” On June 23, 2018, the Gardener’s Art Fest at The Growing Place Garden Center in Naperville brings art and gardening together. This year’s theme... - June 13, 2018 - The Growing Place
Ventura County Receives Multiple Accolades for Committing to Natural, Environmentally Friendly Treatment of Local Wildlife
Raptor Pilot Study for levee protection is first to quantify the impact of raptors vs poisons against rodent damage - June 10, 2018 - Ventura County Public Works Agency
Church of Scientology Showcases Best Practices for Sustainability
The Church of Scientology in partnership with the Way to Happiness Association of Tennessee observed World Environment Day with a Sustainable Living Conference. - June 09, 2018 - Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre Nashville
Energy Retailer Reduced Customer Churn by 14% by Increasing Level of Personalization
New Zealand’s largest energy retailer, Genesis Energy, has expanded their offering of personalized energy insights to all eligible customers, after initial pilot with Ecotagious reduced customer churn by 14%. - June 07, 2018 - Ecotagious Inc.
KIB Teams with Acosta and Mosaic Volunteers for Paint Project - “Acosta Cares” Service Day at Trinity View Baseball Fields
For the past several years, the Acosta Sales and Marketing Company’s “Acosta Cares” volunteer team has worked with Keep Irving Beautiful on a project that makes a big impact at one of Irving’s many scenic parks. This year, 50 employee volunteers gave a combined 200 hours in... - June 07, 2018 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Breaking: Lava Covers Coral Reef in Hawai’i as Local Filmmakers Try to Preserve Reefs Worldwide Through Their Short Film "Reefs at Risk"
Hawaii filmmakers will launch short film Reefs at Risk and reef safe sunscreen guide online for World Oceans Day on June 8th to educate the public about the effects of some sunscreen chemicals on coral reefs. Governor Ige will sign legislation to ban the sale of sunscreens with oxybenzone/octinoxate in Hawaii by Jan. 2021. In sad news, the filmmakers experience great loss today as lava covers their favorite coral reef in Hawaii. Some of their favorite shots were filmed at the Wai Opae tidepools. - June 06, 2018 - Fagan Films
Media Moon to be Honored by Village of Hoffman Estates and Mayor as Green Business
Woodridge / Hoffman Estates technology company to be honored by Village of Hoffman Estates and Mayor McLeod for being eco-friendly. - June 01, 2018 - Media Moon, LLC.
Hot Spot Free Solar Panels for the US Market by SolEnergy Consulting Mick Schacke
The first hot spot free solar panels, German engineered, coming to the US market now by SolEnergy Consulting and Mick Schacke. - May 29, 2018 - SolEnergy Consulting
Southern Pine Beetle Activity Map: Privately Owned Forestland
The Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) completes Forest Health flights twice annually to monitor forest health issues, such as the southern pine beetle. The interactive map includes data from the most recent flights as well as data provided by the U.S. Forest Service. Verification of this data... - May 26, 2018 - Mississippi Forestry Commission
KIB Teams with Wells Fargo Auto Volunteers for Tree Planting Project at Sam Houston Trail Park
Employee volunteers from Wells Fargo Auto spent Wednesday, May 23, in a service project with Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) at Sam Houston Trail Park. The nine volunteers gave 36 hours of their time by planting a mix of 26 native Texas trees (bur oak, bald cypress, and cedar elm) along the Campion... - May 26, 2018 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Badger Applauds Hawaii’s Ban of Reef Harming Sunscreens
Maker of people and planet-friendly mineral sunscreens and other organic personal care products joins eleven safe sunscreen brands in supporting the ban and raising public awareness. - May 25, 2018 - W.S. Badger Company
Media Moon, LLC. Recognized by Village of Hoffman Estates Sustainability Commission as Green Business
Media Moon, LLC. has been recognized by the Village of Hoffman Estates as a Green Business. This honor is exclusive to Hoffman Estates businesses and recognizes companies that demonstrate sustainable practices in order to make themselves more environmentally-friendly. "We're very pleased to... - May 23, 2018 - Media Moon, LLC.
KIB Teams with Surti Leuva Patidar Samaj Youth for Cleanup - SLPS Service Project at Sam Houston Trail Park
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) offers a variety of ways for people to give back and to show their community pride. For the youth members of Surti Leuva Patidar Samaj (SLPS), that meant spending their morning in a service project with Keep Irving Beautiful. On Saturday, May 19, the group gathered at... - May 23, 2018 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Church of Scientology to Host Sustainable Living Conference
The Church of Scientology in partnership with the Way to Happiness Association of Tennessee is observing World Environment Day with a Sustainable Living Conference. - May 19, 2018 - The Way to Happiness
Keep Irving Beautiful Seeks Nominations for Annual Awards - "Mayor and KIB Awards" Honor Irving’s Difference Makers
Keep Irving Beautiful is asking for nominations to be submitted for the 2018 “Mayor and KIB Annual Awards.” These awards honor local individuals, organizations and businesses that have gone above and beyond in making significant contributions towards making Irving a better place to... - May 19, 2018 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Pelmorex Corp. Calls on Viafoura to Help Expand Active Community Membership by Over 50 Percent
Hoping to cement their position as the online destination for weather and weather-related news, Pelmorex started looking for new ways to build their audience and create a more active and engaged community around their content on the weathernetwork.com and MétéoMédia. To do so,... - May 18, 2018 - Viafoura Inc.
Dr. Roy Vu Receives Keep Texas Beautiful Youth and Educator Award
Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) announced Dr. Roy Vu, professor of history at North Lake College, as the winner of the 2018 Sadie Ray Graff Educator Award on May 11. Educator is one of four categories in the Keep Texas Beautiful Youth & Educator Awards and honors a teacher who provides instruction... - May 17, 2018 - Keep Irving Beautiful
True Green Enterprises Announces Competitively Priced Tree Free Paper Straws
New Patent Pending Paper Straws made from Rapidly Renewable Resources - May 16, 2018 - True Green Enterprises
KIB Teams with Crown Castle for "Connected by Good" Service Day - 33 Volunteers Painted at Trinity View Park
Take a drive through Trinity View Park and you will see vibrant yellow safety railings at the football fields, the results of a corporate service day project by Crown Castle employee volunteers who recently partnered with Keep Irving Beautiful. Headquartered in Houston, Crown Castle has offices... - May 12, 2018 - Keep Irving Beautiful
OnPoint Manufacturing Announces Participation in the Texprocess Americas 2018 “Supply Chain USA” Pavilion in May
OnPoint Manufacturing, Inc., an innovative leader in on-demand apparel manufacturing, today announced their participation in the upcoming Texprocess Americas 2018 “Supply Chain USA” Pavilion, May 22-24, 2018. - May 10, 2018 - OnPoint Manufacturing
Ecotagious Now Enabling Utilities to Engage Consumers via Smart Speakers
Ecotagious, a top cleantech company that delivers industry-leading energy savings and enhances customer engagement to utilities, is now offering its hyper-personalized energy insights via the Alexa and Google Home smart speakers. Ecotagious will provide its Powerful Insights™ for Voice... - May 10, 2018 - Ecotagious Inc.
SolarCraft, North Bay's Solar Leader, CEO Ted Walsh and California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom Discuss Energy, Economics & the Environment
The CEO of Novato and Sonoma-based SolarCraft, a leading provider of solar and clean energy solutions for homes and businesses, met with Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom to discuss challenges facing the state and North Bay region. The lunch, attended by local business and environmental leaders, was hosted by Donald Simon and Zach Wasserman of the law firm Wendell, Rosen, Black & Dean in Oakland, CA in support of Newsom’s campaign for governor. - May 10, 2018 - SolarCraft
Travel App Solves Traveler Problems with Sustainable Solutions in Venice
California Tech company launches innovative app in Venice, providing on-demand help in walkable cities. Prontopia’s vision for responsible travel and sustainable cities centers on a community model of people helping people. - May 10, 2018 - Prontopia
Carbon-And-More Announces New Custom Metrics Feature
Carbon-And-More, expert in sustainability management for SMEs, announces the release of a new feature designed to help firms manage their specific triple bottom line objectives and auto-generate their CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) report. - May 08, 2018 - Carbon-And-More
OnPoint Manufacturing Announces Partnership with Local Fashion Designer, Megan Dean
OnPoint Manufacturing, Inc., an innovative leader in on-demand apparel manufacturing, today announced a partnership with local Alabama Fashion Designer, Megan Dean, to produce her sustainable luxury clothing line. Through this cooperative effort, Megan Dean is working closely with OnPoint... - May 08, 2018 - OnPoint Manufacturing
RT New Day Introduces 2018 Market Update
State-of-the-Market Assessment Explores Environmental & Construction-Related Professional Liability Industry Trends & Challenges - May 04, 2018 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
KIB Teams with Geocachers for Don't Mess with Texas Trash-Off - Group Cleaned Spring Trails Park
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) ended the month of April – Earth Month - at Spring Trails Park with their “Great American Cleanup/Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-Off.” The original cleanup scheduled for April 7 had to be rescheduled due to weather, but thanks to a dedicated group of... - May 03, 2018 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Keep Irving Beautiful Celebrates Earth Day All April - Staff Attends a Variety of Events to Promote Recycling and Clean Public Spaces
April 22 is officially recognized as Earth Day, but Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) celebrates “Earth Month” and participated in several events with an Earth Day theme. The first was a visit to the Heritage Senior Center on April 5, where staff promoted recycling by giving away recycled... - April 29, 2018 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Boston Photographer Receives International Attention
Documentary photographer Steven Edson was selected for his winning image in the 2018 Communications Arts Photography Annual competition. Of the 3,401 entries to the 59th Photography Annual, only 127 were accepted, representing the work of 123 photographers, making the Photography Annual the most exclusive major photography competition in the world. - April 27, 2018 - Steven Edson Photography
Sensortech Systems Unveils the Redesigned Harsh-Environment Moisture Analyzer
The NIR-6300 answers manufacturers’ need for a rugged and stable moisture measurement gauge for process control and quality assurance. - April 24, 2018 - Sensortech Systems, Inc.
Keene Village Plastics and 3D Printlife Create First Complete Line of Eco-friendly ABS, PETG & Performance rPET 3D Filaments
KVP and 3D Printlife partnered together to create the first complete line of eco-friendly ABS, PETG & Performance rPET 3D filaments under the product line N-Vire™. N-Vire BioABS, N-Vire BioPETG, N-Vire BioPrPET are the product names. Keene Village Plastics is always looking for ways to... - April 22, 2018 - Keene Village Plastics
American Eagle Paper Mills to Receive 2018 Pennsylvania Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence
American Eagle Paper Mills will receive a 2018 Pennsylvania Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence for its Project Phoenix. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) chose 23 organizations from more than 60 applications. Applicants were evaluated for their degree of environmental protection, innovation, partnership efforts, economic impact, consideration of climate change and sustainability with results achieved. - April 20, 2018 - American Eagle Paper Mills
MS Forestry Commission Deploys Wildland Firefighters to Texas and Oklahoma
This weekend, the Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) deployed two bulldozer strike teams to Texas, and one Wildland Firefighting Task Force Leader to Oklahoma. - April 18, 2018 - Mississippi Forestry Commission
A New Elephant Hero is Born! Presented by World Castle Publishing
Adorable, sweet, and just lovable! Meet Thunder, A baby elephant, that is touching the hearts of viewers throughout the internet with a series of 30-second animation shorts. Thunder the elephant and his animal friends are sure to make a mark as they teach our children about the dangers these majestic creatures face every day. - April 16, 2018 - World Castle Publishing, LLC
1-800-GOT-JUNK? DC Marks 15 Years Making the Earth a Cleaner Place
The 1-800-GOT-JUNK? DC Metro area junk removal franchise celebrates their fifteen year anniversary this month. In 2003 franchise owners, Mark and Claudine Rubin, opened their business with just two trucks. Over the past fifteen years, the Rubin’s fleet has grown to 18 trucks as they continue... - April 16, 2018 - 1-800-GOT-JUNK? DC
Celebrate Earth Day at the Embracing Your Journey Expo
Purple Lotus Productions will be introducing some fun and interactive Earth Day themed activities for the entire family to participate in at the next Embracing Your Journey Expo. Growing things, valuing our planet’s resources and diversity are a few of the topics that will be touched on. - April 13, 2018 - Purple Lotus Productions
Plant Five for Life Launches Pilot Program at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
Plant Five for Life will pilot its first program planting five native trees as a gift to every child born at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC this April, Arbor Day month. A total of 5,000 trees will be planted for 1,000 newborns. The Plant Five for Life community network of partners, including... - April 11, 2018 - Plant Five for Life
MS Forestry Commission Announces New Wildfire Reporting Phone Number
The Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) has a new wildfire reporting phone number for the public to call in Mississippi: 1-833-MFC-FIRE (1-833-632-3473). Previously, numbers were broken down by geographic areas of the state. The new wildfire reporting number will allow the public to quickly... - April 11, 2018 - Mississippi Forestry Commission
Future Frogmen Announces New Website
Future Frogmen, the grassroots student-led environmental education initiative, announces the launch of their new website, www.futurefrogmen.org. “This is an exciting next step because we can take the past years work to a new level”, said Connecticut’s Berlin High School Senior... - April 11, 2018 - Future Frogmen
Keep Irving Beautiful Visits Heritage Senior Center Staff; Promotes Earth Month, Recycling
In honor of April as “Earth Month,” Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) staff paid a visit to the Heritage Senior Center on Thursday, April 5, to meet with the members and discuss ways we can all pitch in and help our environment. They had an information table where they engaged in conversation... - April 07, 2018 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies Ship Containerised 200kW Fuel Cell System to South Korea, for Deployment at Ulsan Technopark
UTP in South Korea is now implementing the first phase of their foray into hydrogen power from waste hydrogen streams, improving energy independence and capturing great environmental benefits. - April 05, 2018 - Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies
Robotic Lawn Mower Distributor Paradise Robotics Seeks Hollywood Agent
The success of robot lawn mowing in Europe leaves many scratching their heads about why robot mowers have not taken off in the USA. One theory is that Hollywood has done such a great job of demonizing robots that a significant “fear factor” exists in the minds of consumers. Paradise Robotics intends to change this perception by seeking a Hollywood agent for its robotic lawn mower Ambrogio Robot. - April 04, 2018 - Paradise Robotics
OnPoint Manufacturing & PAAT International, Inc. Announce the Opening of Their New Corporate Office in Franklin, Tennessee
OnPoint Manufacturing, Inc., an innovative leader in on-demand apparel manufacturing, today announced the opening of its new corporate office in Franklin, Tennessee. The business office is housed in the historic Jamison Market located at 1974 Wilson Pike in Franklin. This historic location in... - April 02, 2018 - OnPoint Manufacturing
America Green Expands Amid Federal Support for Fossil Fuels
America Green Solar continues its commitment to clean energy amid rapidly expanding fossil fuels. During a time when clean-energy innovations are being systematically dashed, America Green Solar is emboldened that improvements will be made in the energy sector: the Los Angeles- and New York-based... - April 01, 2018 - SOLAREUM