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Puruskar Received at National Level (in India) by a UAE Student & SynergY founder Shortlisted as Best Student
Simran Vedvyas, a student at Universal American School, Dubai, UAE received the Puruskar Award for mobilizing young people to join her group "SynergY" for environmental awareness activities. The campaign that helped garner interest in her work and she showcased this work at several global... - October 22, 2014 - SynergY
Earth Mom to the Rescue
Earth Mom offers an important new social media icon designed to provide the world with a means of motivating global commerce into becoming much more accountable for their environmental impact, to the citizens of the world who purchase their products. - October 17, 2014 - EarthMom.org
Save Money & the Environment, One Battery at a Time
More than 3 billion batteries are thrown in the trash each year. CP Lab Safety launches the new ECO Battery Bin™, which tests popular consumer batteries for remaining life and provides convenient storage for dead batteries waiting to be recycled. - October 17, 2014 - CP Lab Safety
PerformanceScrubs.com Celebrates Its Official Grand Opening in Florence, Alabama
PerformanceScrubs.com, a Performance HealthCare Products company, celebrates the official Grand Opening of its new high-tech clothing manufacturing facility in Florence, Alabama. - October 16, 2014 - Performance Healthcare Products
Europe’s Most Innovative Cleantech Start-Ups Compete for €65,000 Funding in Valencia, Spain on 31 October
Overall the competition provides a total of €425,000 in funding to EU start-ups to further develop their ventures; Participating companies capable of delivering global impact on sustainability by transforming cleantech ideas into commercial success; Finalists include an app to help electric vehicles locate charging points, an aquaculture and hydroponics system for sustainable urban farms, and a technology that transforms vibrations into electricity. - October 15, 2014 - Climate-KIC
Truckers Want to Know About Hydrogen as a Fuel Saving Alternative for Newer Diesel Engines Says SaveOnFuelSystems.com
According to Hydro Dynamics HHO, Inc. The phone is ringing off the hook. Truck owners and trucking association & groups are all asking how they can save fuel and will Hydrogen work on newer trucks. - October 14, 2014 - HydroDynamicsHHO.com
R20 in Paris: Climate-KIC CEO Calls on Climate Change Leaders to Focus Their Efforts on Creating Sustainable Cities
At the R20 World Summit of Regions for Climate in Paris on 10-11 October, CEO Bertrand van Ee of the EU's main climate innovation initiative Climate-KIC will call for more cross-sector initiatives to enable integrated climate change innovation focused on meeting the environmental challenges faced by our urban areas. - October 10, 2014 - Climate-KIC
GEF Institute Offers Sustainability Courses and Certificates for Corporations and Higher Education Institutions
Custom sustainability education courses and certificates aimed at corporate workforce development in sustainability. - October 10, 2014 - Green Education Foundation (GEF)
New Honorees Announced for Breathe LA’s 2014 Breath of Life™ Awards
Psomas and CH2MHILL Named as Honorees to Celebrate Clean Air and Healthy Lung Initiatives in Los Angeles. The Breath of Life™ Awards Gala will be held Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 6pm at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The Breath of Life™ Awards Gala is a prestigious annual event recognizing individuals, corporations and civic leaders for their successful leadership in supporting clean air and healthy lungs. - October 08, 2014 - Breathe California of Los Angeles
Rentricity Starts First Irrigation In-Pipe Hydro Clean Energy Project in Idaho
New projects reflect a growing interest in energy recovery technology for irrigation water pipeline infrastructure. - October 07, 2014 - Rentricity Inc.
Climate-KIC Launches New Online CO2 Meter to Indicate Carbon Emissions Threat Level
A new online meter combines a live data feed drawing on European data, updated regularly to show the precise level of CO2 in the earth’s atmosphere today, and comparison tools to show how CO2 levels have changed over time. - October 06, 2014 - Climate-KIC
Report Says Microbial Source Tracking is Important in Addressing Fecal Pollution
Microbial Source Tracking techniques play an important role in solving fecal contamination in water bodies, according to a technical report prepared by a committee of stormwater experts. - October 06, 2014 - Source Molecular Corporation
Climate-KIC Start-Ups Raise €59 Million in External Funding
Investment highlights increased trend for investor engagement in a more diverse range of "Cleantech 2.0" technologies; 45 start-ups are latest success stories of Climate-KIC’s unique Accelerator; now supporting over 120 cleantech start-ups in Europe every year; Climate-KIC’s 2014 Venture Competition later in October will recognise the rising stars of European cleantech. - October 02, 2014 - Climate-KIC
SUE Specialist, Administrative Assistant Join McKim & Creed
McKim & Creed, Inc., an engineering, geomatics (surveying) and planning firm with offices throughout the U.S., announces that Michael Monday and Vicki Shears have joined the company’s Sarasota, Florida office. Monday comes to McKim & Creed as a subsurface utility engineering (SUE)... - October 02, 2014 - McKim & Creed, Inc.
Senior CAD Professional Joins Georgia Firm
McKim & Creed, Inc., an engineering, geomatics and planning firm with offices throughout the South, announces that Sasa Jezdic has joined the company’s Lawrenceville, Georgia office as a senior geomatics CAD technician. In this role, he will produce maps and drawings associated with a... - October 02, 2014 - McKim & Creed, Inc.
National Algae Association Claims That Algae Won't Be Grown in Washington, DC
After over 6 decades of time, and billions of dollars spent at the direction of the Department of Energy and other government agencies, one thing is for sure – algae for fuels will never be grown in Washington, D.C. "The algae production industry does not need lobbyists who have no... - October 01, 2014 - national algae asssociation
Kim Vincent Joins New Day Underwriting Managers as Account Manager
Kim Vincent has joined New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a leading specialty intermediary of high-quality environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance coverage, as an account manager responsible for fulfilling the product and information needs of the company’s... - September 30, 2014 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
Innovation Direct™ to Introduce Pre-Cooling Water Invention to Potential Licensees
An innovative and highly useful new product designed to serve an essential function in power plants, the Pre-Cooling Water, has been developed by Kevin G. Hall of Snowflake, Arizona. The invention's unique design and features enable it to help power plants conserve a substantial amount of water... - September 30, 2014 - Innovation Direct, Inc.
Source Molecular Highlights Usefulness of MST in Stormwater Management
Source Molecular Corporation representatives attended the 10th Annual Conference of the California Stormwater Quality Association this month at the Hyatt Orange County, to promote Microbial Source Tracking technology for effective stormwater management. - September 29, 2014 - Source Molecular Corporation
Source Molecular Offers Improved Human Test
Source Molecular has been given a license by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to offer a modified and improved Human Bacteroidetes ID test to identify sources of fecal pollution. - September 29, 2014 - Source Molecular Corporation
EMLab P&K Enhances iPhone and Android Apps, Adding Environmental Lab Locations, Accreditations, and Chain of Custody
EMLab P&K’s mobile apps for iPhone and Android now enable clients to view EMLab P&K’s IAQ lab locations including directions and accreditation certificates. Clients can also manage multiple accounts with a single login and view project COCs. - September 29, 2014 - EMLab P&K IAQ Laboratory
Kurt E. Yeager Appears in Times Square, Honored by Strathmore’s Who’s Who
Kurt E. Yeager, of Aptos, California, has been recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Energy. In honor of his accomplishments and professionalism, Mr. Yeager's image was projected over Times Square, NY, on September 11, 2014. The event was set to promote PEER (see info below) and to celebrate Mr. Yeager’s accomplishments and progressive actions within his industry. - September 27, 2014 - Strathmore Who's Who
EMLab P&K’s San Diego Lab Celebrates 12th Anniversary, Supports San Diego County with Mold and Asbestos Analysis
EMLab P&K’s San Diego mold and asbestos laboratory celebrates twelve years of serving San Diego County. In over a decade, the San Diego laboratory has analyzed nearly 500,000 samples for mold and asbestos. - September 24, 2014 - EMLab P&K IAQ Laboratory
West Coast Commodities and Technology, LLC of Los Angeles Headed Up by Michael Itaev Has Landed a Humanitarian Development Project in Abidjan Off the Ivory Coast
The purpose of this humanitarian project will be to convert municipal waste and other feedstock, such as rubber, glass, plastics, and wood, etc. into energy. This will be done by analyzing the contents of the waste, designing equipment which will enable the separation of the waste through recycling facilities, and converting the waste via the use of a GPP into various types of energy which can be sold to the Government and its residents at a reduced cost. - September 23, 2014 - West Coast Commodities and Technology Co.
Waste King Announces Headquarters’ Move
Waste King - a specialist collections, clearance and recycling company that focuses on providing a service which is highly environmentally friendly – is moving its headquarters from the Frogmore Industrial Estate at Two Waters, Hemel Hempstead, to the Old Ministry Airfield, in... - September 23, 2014 - Waste King
SynergY Founder Organizes Ambassadors of Peace Tour and Plants Trees for Peace
Standing Up for Peace and Biggest Climate Peoples Climate March in Dubai, UAE. - September 23, 2014 - SynergY
New World Patented Green Tech Cuts Price of Diesel & Jet Fuel; Cleans 90% Power Plant Emissions
MasseReaction's World Patented Vertically integrated Photo Array Reactor (ViPAR™), is the world’s first algae photobioreactor capable of producing utility scale quantities of algal feedstock for the profitable production of industrial quantities of Drop-In Renewable Transportation Fuels. The ViPAR™ System is capable of capturing over 3 Million tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in a micro land use footprint, and turning it into 600 million gallons of Drop-In Renewable Fuels. - September 20, 2014 - MasseReaction, Inc
Chupacabra on Display at Kingdom Zoo: Education Center
A unique project uses the popular mystery animal to reach kids. - September 19, 2014 - Children's Kingdom Ministries
Keith Laguaite, PE, Joins McKim & Creed's Atlanta Office as Regional Manager
McKim & Creed, Inc., an engineering, geomatics and planning firm with offices throughout the South, announces that F. Keith Laguaite, P.E. has joined the company’s Atlanta office as regional manager. - September 18, 2014 - McKim & Creed, Inc.
NLRWorms' Experts in Demand as Speakers
Nature's Little Recyclers execs are in demand as speakers, being called on to lend their expertise to various “Green” programs around the Chicago area. On Sunday, 9/14, COO Dale Hubbard was featured as part of a composting workshop at the “Fall Harvest Green Metropolis Fair”... - September 18, 2014 - Nature's Little Recyclers
Slot-1 Achieves Net Zero Carbon Emissions & Celebrates Electric cars on Record Breaking 100% Electric Vehicle Tour
Alt. recording artist Rick Denzien inspires others to engineer their own jail break from fossil fuel on the “No Gas EV-olution” music tour. - September 16, 2014 - Slot One Entertainment, Inc.
Sept. 22 - Grand Opening of Imagine Energy Trailer in Des Moines
I-Renew Unveils the Imagine Energy Trailer at Annual NH3 Fuels Association Conference - September 16, 2014 - Iowa Renewable Energy Association
The International Seakeepers Society Will Conduct a Weeklong Expedition Off the Coast of Miami with CARTHE and Fleet Miami to Study Ocean Monitoring Devices
September 15- 19th, 2014 The International SeaKeepers Society will work with researchers from the Consortium for Advanced Research on the Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment (CARTHE), based at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, and Fleet Miami in... - September 15, 2014 - Fleet Miami
OCA Calls for Thorough Investigation to Identify Origin of Unidentified Fumes: Concern Raised About Health Effects on Children
The Office of The Children’s Advocate (OCA) has taken note of reports of unidentified fumes detected in the corporate area. The OCA acknowledges the response by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), the... - September 14, 2014 - Office of The Children's Advocate
Support the Worms at "An Evening With The Worms"
Support NLRWorms by buying a ticket. - September 12, 2014 - Nature's Little Recyclers
LifeSpan Environmental Effect Finder Available to the Public
Use the free tool to discover the environmental impact of recycling electronics such as PCs and laptops. - September 11, 2014 - LifeSpan
Waste Management Awards OKC Beautiful with Think Green® Grant
Eight communities nationwide receive grants of $10,000 to support local projects. - September 10, 2014 - OKC Beautiful
Solar Power Fuels Business Expansion for Milholland Solar & Electric a Certified Disabled Veteran Owned Business Enterprise
Milholland Solar & Electric (DVOB) after 24 years in San Diego responds to significant growth and a vigorous Solar Marketplace by relocating a majority of its operations to new larger facilities in El Cajon, CA. - September 09, 2014 - Milholland Solar & Electric
Free Urban Vermiculture Open House
Come down and see the worms. - September 09, 2014 - Nature's Little Recyclers
Climate-KIC’s US Start-Up Tour Gives Europe’s Brightest Cleantech Start-Ups a Crash Course in Entrepreneurship
The Start-up Tour to Silicon Valley and the Boston area plays a crucial role in the growth of a global community of cleantech entrepreneurs and innovators and coincides with the release of Climate-KIC’s "Future of Cleantech" report which highlights new opportunities for investors and calls for greater cross border collaboration and "co-opetition" to help climate innovators and entrepreneurs reach their potential. - September 08, 2014 - Climate-KIC
Mark A. Chertok, Esq. Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Mark A. Chertok, Esq., of New York, New York has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of law. About Mark A. Chertok, Esq. Mr. Chertok has over 40 years of experience in the field of law. He is Vice... - September 05, 2014 - Strathmore Worldwide
City Adds NLRWorms to "Seed Chicago" Program
Urban Vermiculture pioneers, Nature's Little Recyclers, were very pleased to be informed that they've been selected to take part in the Seed Chicago crowd-funding program. Seed Chicago is an initiative of Mayor Emanuel’s Plan for Economic Growth & Jobs, developed through a partnership... - September 04, 2014 - Nature's Little Recyclers
MuLondon Earns Humane Company Seal of Approval
MuLondon Skincare Pledges to Support Only Humane Charities That do Not Fund Animal-Based Research - September 04, 2014 - MuLondon - Natural Organic Skincare
Breathe California of Los Angeles County Announces 2014 Breath of Life Awards Gala + Psomas as Breath of Life Award Honoree
Breathe California of Los Angeles County (BLA) is pleased to announce the 2014 Breath of Life Awards Gala, scheduled for Thursday, November 20, 2014 beginning at 6pm at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The 2014 Breath of Life Honoree is Psomas. - August 27, 2014 - Breathe California of Los Angeles
Exclusive Strathmore’s Who’s Who Global Podcast with Dr. Gilbert Gordon
Strathmore’s Who’s Who is pleased to announce the worldwide release of their exclusive podcast with the renowned Dr. Gilbert Gordon. - August 27, 2014 - Strathmore Who's Who
Audubon Nature Institute President and CEO Ron Forman Takes the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Responding to a challenge from Audubon Nature Institute staff, President and CEO Ron Forman and members of the organization’s executive management team took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in a big way Tuesday morning, standing beneath the giant White Gator inside Audubon Zoo’s Cool Zoo... - August 26, 2014 - Audubon Nature Institute
LifeSpan Fifth Year Honoree in the Inc. 500|5000
LifeSpan Ranks No.4,697 on the 2014 Inc. 500|5000 with 52% Three Year Growth. - August 23, 2014 - LifeSpan
SGS Launches the First IRCA Approved CPD ISO/DIS 9001 and ISO/DIS 14001 Introductory Courses
SGS is the first professional learning and development organization to offer ISO 14001:2015 (DIS) and ISO 9001:2015 (DIS) introductory training as one-day IRCA Approved CPD courses, and the only organization to obtain this status for both. - August 23, 2014 - SGS
The IFRM is Proud to Introduce Another Strategic Alliance Montana Prescribed Fire Services, Inc
Montana Prescribed Fire Services, Inc. Mr. Charles Bushey and staff will assist IFRM around the world with contact education centered around Wildland Fire management. This support will bring much value to our Global partners. - August 23, 2014 - International Fire Relief Mission
Advanced Film Solutions, Tampa Exhibiting Energy Security Window Film at Florida's Largest Home Show, August 29-September 1, 2014, Florida State Fairgrounds
Tampa Bay's premier window film installation company, Advanced Film Solutions has announced that they will be exhibiting August 29th through September 1, 2014, at Tampa Bay Florida's Largest Home Show. This four day event is an incredible opportunity for Tampa homeowners to checkout the latest thin film coating technologies designed to lower home energy costs, earn TECO Rebates and strengthen glass against burglary. - August 19, 2014 - Advanced Film Solutions