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Senior Geomatics Manager Joins McKim & Creed
McKim & Creed, Inc., an engineering, geomatics (surveying) and planning firm with offices throughout the U.S., announces that Michael Hoover, RPLS, LSLS, CFM, has joined the company’s Houston office as a senior geomatics manager. Hoover has extensive experience as a boundary surveyor and... - January 10, 2014 - McKim & Creed, Inc.
Tersus Gives Support to RemediationWorkshop.com Technology Lecture Series
Tersus Environmental sponsors RemediationWorkshop.com Technology Lecture Series bringing complimentary half-day technical presentations on soil and groundwater remediation to multiple cities across the US. - January 10, 2014 - Tersus Environmental, LLC
Queen Recognises CEO of Europe's Main Climate Innovation Initiative with OBE
The Chief Executive Officer of the EU's main climate innovation initiative has been awarded an OBE for services to scientific research and innovation by Queen Elizabeth II. - January 10, 2014 - Climate-KIC
Audubon International Names New Membership Coordinator
Audubon International is excited to announce the hiring of Tara Pepperman as the organization’s Membership Coordinator. Tara joined the team at its headquarters in Troy, New York on January 2, 2014. As Membership Coordinator, Tara will provide member services support for all Audubon... - January 09, 2014 - Audubon International
North Carolina Governor Appoints Dan Dawson to Environmental Management Commission
WK Dickson & Co., Inc. is pleased to announce that Dan Dawson, PE, PLS, the firm’s Vice President and Manager of the Wilmington Regional Office, has been appointed to a six year term on the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission by Governor Pat McCrory. Mr. Dawson has more... - January 08, 2014 - WK Dickson & Co., Inc.
EMLab P&K's Las Vegas, NV Laboratory Now AIHA Accredited for Mold Analysis
EMLab P&K's Las Vegas mold and asbestos laboratory is now AIHA accredited to analyze spore trap samples for mold. - January 08, 2014 - EMLab P&K IAQ Laboratory
Rentricity Wins NYSERDA Award to Study City of Albany in-Pipe Hydro Clean Energy Project
Rentricity Inc., which makes technology that generates electricity using water pressure in pipes, has been awarded approximately $100,000 from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to study the technical issues and benefits of installing a water pipe-based... - January 06, 2014 - Rentricity Inc.
Audubon International Names Associate Director of Environmental Programs
Audubon International is excited to announce the hiring of Doug Bechtel as Associate Director of Environmental Programs. Prior to joining Audubon International, Doug served as the Director of Conservation Science for The Nature Conservancy’s (Conservancy) New Hampshire Chapter for over 15... - January 05, 2014 - Audubon International
Stand with Wolves Featuring 2014 Governor Candidate Dr. Robert Ornelas
The Native people consider wolves sacred the same way others consider the Bible sacred. Tax payers are paying hundreds of millions of dollars to kill these animals. By saving the animals, tourism will grow and impact our economy. Tourism expenditures will increase while thousands of jobs will be generated. - January 02, 2014 - Elite TV News
Madagascar’s Elections and the Future of Lemur Conservation
LCF is anxiously awaiting the results of Madagascar’s second round of voting in the first presidential election since a military coup in 2009, and the impact a new government will have on conservation and sustainability in a country that is one of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots. Rare, endangered Mongoose Lemurs (Eulemur mongoz), and Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) twins born at LCF’s Myakka City Lemur Reserve while future in the wild is uncertain. - December 25, 2013 - Lemur Conservation Foundation
McKim & Creed Professional Earns Engineering License
Stephanie Kellogg of McKim & Creed’s Raleigh office has received her Professional Engineer license from the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors. Kellogg is a graduate of North Carolina State University with a degree in civil engineering. She is a project... - December 21, 2013 - McKim & Creed, Inc.
McKim & Creed Professional Earns Surveying License
McKim & Creed, Inc., an engineering, geomatics (surveying) and planning firm with offices throughout the United States, is pleased to announce that Pete Sanchez of the company’s Lawrenceville, Georgia, office has received his Registered Land Surveyor license from the Georgia Board of... - December 21, 2013 - McKim & Creed, Inc.
Engineer Rejoins McKim & Creed
McKim & Creed, Inc., an engineering, geomatics and planning firm with offices throughout the U.S., announces that Tamara Carter Murphy, PE, has rejoined the company’s Wilmington, North Carolina office as a project engineer. Murphy is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University... - December 21, 2013 - McKim & Creed, Inc.
Meeting Demonstrates Portable Restrooms Are Critical to Worldwide Sanitation Effort
Johnny on the Spot, Inc. Portable Restrooms & Temporary Fencing headquartered in Old Bridge, NJ hosted 3s India, a Saraplast Enterprise, for a 3 day information sharing visit allowing the two portable sanitation companies to collaborate on various aspects of their organizations. - December 20, 2013 - Johnny on the Spot, LLC.
Scalada Holdings to Build Desalination Facility in South America
As the world’s water supply diminishes; Scalada Holdings plans construction of desalination facility in South America. - December 20, 2013 - Scalada Holdings, Ltd.
New Carbon Trading Approach to Challenge Deforestation
Direct Measurements, not estimation, are used to quantify carbon sequestration of forest carbon benefiting landowners, local economies and ecosystems. The approach is applicable to forests anywhere on the carbon that are essential for a reversal of deforestation practices. - December 18, 2013 - Planetary Emissions Management Inc.
Air Transat World’s First Certified Practicing Green Airline Achieves Another Milestone
Air Transat becomes the first airline in the world to attain the second level Minimization award in the Fly-360-Green Certification Program, a benchmark for high performing airlines and aircraft operators. “We are especially proud to have obtained this certification because it recognizes the... - December 18, 2013 - World Green Aviation Council
OT+9 Design’s Sean Williams to Present at Sarasota County’s Sustainable Communities Workshop
Sean Williams, AIA, LEED BD+C, founder of the sustainable architecture firm, OT+9 Design, is presenting at the Sarasota County’s Sustainable Communities Workshop on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. Williams’ topic is “Beyond LEED: The Living Buildings Challenge as the Next Step in... - December 18, 2013 - OT9 Design
Environmental Source Samplers, Inc. Conducts H2 Gas Test at Coca-Cola Factory in Hanoi, Vietnam
ESS secured a contract with the Coca Cola plant in Hanoi, Vietnam to perform H2 gas testing at multiple electric forklift charging stations and surrounding areas. ESS is experiencing a great deal of growth with markets in southeastern Asia. - December 17, 2013 - Environmental Source Samplers, Inc.
Environmental Source Samplers, Inc. Closing 2013 in a Strong Business Position
Environmental Source Samplers, Inc. has completed a number of air quality testing and environmental training and testing projects throughout the US and southeast Asia in 2013. They are currently scheduling projects through the 1st quarter of 2014. - December 15, 2013 - Environmental Source Samplers, Inc.
Innisfail Golf Club Recognized for Environmental Excellence
Innisfail Golf Club has retained its designation as a "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program. The golf course was originally designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary in... - December 14, 2013 - Audubon International
Bethpage State Park Blue and Yellow Golf Courses Recognized for Environmental Excellence
Bethpage State Park’s Blue and Yellow Golf Courses have retained their designations as "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries” through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program. The golf courses were originally designated as a... - December 14, 2013 - Audubon International
CarbonClix Set to Help Millions of Americans Keep Tomorrow Clean
CarbonClix is excited to announce their launch in the United States of America. - December 14, 2013 - Tramp Carbon
Crazy Diamond Performance Inc. Offers a Turn-Key Natural Gas Fueled Hot Rod
All steel 1932 Ford Roadster replica equipped with modern natural gas alternative fuel technology. - December 13, 2013 - Crazy Diamond Performance Inc.
Windstar on Naples Recognized for Environmental Excellence
Windstar on Naples Bay has retained its designation as a "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program. The golf course was originally designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary... - December 13, 2013 - Audubon International
Bahia Beach Resort and Golf Club Achieves Audubon International Re-Certification
Bahia Beach Resort and Golf Club was recently re-certified as an Audubon International Signature Sanctuary. The resort is the only property in Puerto Rico to be certified by Audubon International and one of only 20 properties in the world to achieve Gold Certification in the prestigious Audubon... - December 13, 2013 - Audubon International
DonateStuff.com Participates at the Michigan Recycling Coalition Event: “Textile Recovery: The Flow of Textiles in Michigan”
Michigan Recycling Coalition host a fall event focused on clothing recovery and recycling. 85% of clothing ends up in the landfills but organizations like Purple Heart, DonateStuff.com and Goodwill offer ways for people to keep their textiles from the landfills. - December 11, 2013 - DonateStuff.com
Fight Childhood Obesity and Grow a Healthy Community
Recently, Gardens of the Fox Cities received a match grant that will match dollar for dollar up to $50,000. Funds received from this match campaign will help expand programming for the 2014 season allowing Gardens of the Fox Cities to reconnect more children and families to the basics of gardening. - December 11, 2013 - Gardens of the Fox Cities
E-Bike Commuters Gain Recognition and Insurance; Insurance Company Offers Coverage for Electric-Assisted Bicycles and Their Riders
E-bikes, bicycles with power assist provided by an electric motor, are rapidly gaining popularity as an alternative method of transportation in metropolitan areas. Until recently, e-bike riders were not covered by insurance. Velosurance, a Fort Lauderdale, FL based insurance agency that launched a... - December 10, 2013 - Velosurance
Silicon Valley Parents Develop GigatonGifts Website to Fight Open-Fire Cooking and Deforestation - Smoke from Fires Kills Over 2 Million Annually
GigatonGifts was launched in December by a group of Silicon Valley parents concerned about deforestation and open-fire cooking in poor countries. Volunteer parents developed the GigatonGifts website (www.GigatonGifts.org), where people can purchase trees and solar stoves in Africa and Haiti as gifts. Worldwide, almost 3 billion people cook over wood fires. The soot from these fires causes respiratory ailments that kill 2 to 4 million people a year, most of them women and children. - December 09, 2013 - The Carbon Zero Institute
EMLab P&K Marks 10 Years of Providing Industry-Leading MoldRANGE Reports to IAQ Professionals
EMLab P&K continues to lead and bring key innovations to the IAQ industry as the leading commercial laboratory. Since 2003, EMLab P&K has produced more than 150,000 MoldRANGE reports serving over 2,000 IAQ clients. - December 09, 2013 - EMLab P&K IAQ Laboratory
EcoPlanet Clean Provides Ecoservices to Help Sustain the Planet. EcoPlanet Clean is a Green Business Providing Ecocleaning, Go Green Consulting, and Other Ecoservices.
EcoPlanet Clean provides ecoservices in the greater Atlanta area and offers ecofriendly products to help you to decrease your carbon footprint. - December 06, 2013 - EcoPlanet Clean
CarbonClix Christmas Gift Campaign
This Christmas CarbonClix is offering customers the option of buying a gift voucher to help the planet. A gift voucher allows the receiver to support a range of projects that reduce pollution and help local communities. - December 06, 2013 - Tramp Carbon
First Students Graduate from European Climate-Change Innovation Master’s Programme
The first group of graduates from a new pan-European climate-change innovation master’s programme are being awarded their degrees this year. The programme provides a new generation of students with the skills to bring climate innovations to market. - December 06, 2013 - Climate-KIC
Nikkei Inc. to Organize One of the Largest Environmental Exhibitions in Japan, "Eco-Products 2013"
Nikkei Inc. and the Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry (JEMAI) will organize Eco-Products 2013, one of the largest environmental exhibitions in Japan to be held at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center, Tokyo Big Sight on December 12 (Thu) – 14 (Sat). For the 15th... - December 04, 2013 - Nikkei
Rentricity Launches New Website for In-Pipe Renewable Energy Recovery
Rentricity Inc., the in-pipe hydro energy recovery company, is inviting the processed water community to explore its new website and improved user interface. The new website features a clean, modern design with straightforward navigation, allowing its visitors to gain access to company information... - December 03, 2013 - Rentricity Inc.
Hammock Dunes Club - Creek Course Recognized for Environmental Excellence
Hammock Dunes Club – Creek Course has retained its designation as a "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program. The golf course was originally designated as a Certified Audubon... - November 28, 2013 - Audubon International
Big Green Head Launches Pilot Recycling Program at Evening Street Elementary School and Reduces Waste Headed to Landfill by 80 Percent
New Recycling Program Results in Nearly 3,000 Lbs. of Waste Diverted from Landfills in Just Six Weeks, Heading Toward Goal of a “Zero Waste” Cafeteria - November 27, 2013 - Big Green Head
Going Green to Save the Blue
Charter boat Alternate Latitude was recently honored as the Most Eco-Friendly Sailing Yacht as part of the Charter Yacht Brokers Association (CYBA) International’s Save the Blue Awards. Introduced in 2012, the annual CYBA Save the Blue Awards recognize all charter yachts that take steps to minimize their environmental impact and to ensure the future health of the oceans. - November 24, 2013 - Alternate Latitude
The Final Countdown: Teenage Explorer Parker Liautaud Departs for the Willis Resilience Expedition
Watch the journey unfold at www.willisresilience.com - November 20, 2013 - Willis
aWhere’s Location Intelligence Platform Offers Open Access to Weather Data for Mexico and Central America
As climate change threatens the livelihoods of millions of small-scale farmers throughout the developing world, aWhere, Inc., a Software as a Service (SaaS) company, announces an expansion of its Location Intelligence Platform to include free access to localized weather data in Mexico and Central... - November 20, 2013 - aWhere, Inc
Castle Ink Introduces Recycling Scholarship for College-Bound Students
Students who are pursuing a higher education can win a $1,000 scholarship for college. The “paperless” scholarship will help deserving high school students who support recycling and are committed to green causes. - November 19, 2013 - Castle Ink
WREA Brings the Power of Social Media to Demand Response for Smart Grid
WREA offers a method to automatically and intelligently act on real time power usage data, by bringing alerts into mobile devices. - November 18, 2013 - WREA Inc
Ridgemark Golf & Country Club Earns Recognition from Audubon International
Ridgemark Golf & Country Club has retained its designation as a "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program. Participation is designed to help course personnel plan, organize,... - November 18, 2013 - Audubon International
aWhere, Inc. Delivers Access to Localized Satellite Derived Precipitation Data to Aid Global Development
A partnership between aWhere, Inc. and Colorado State University has lead to the inclusion of CSU's satellite derived precipitation data in aWhere's Location Intelligence Platform. - November 15, 2013 - aWhere, Inc
LiteEarth Performance and Durability Proven Through Independent Testing
The advanced landfill capping system meets regulatory requirements, and performs as well as or better than alternative closure methods. - November 14, 2013 - LiteEarth
Southeast Enterprises 2013-2014 Holiday Light Recycling Drive
From November 17, 2013, through January 26, 2014, (Wal-mart sites will be collecting from November 17th, 2013 through December 30th, 2013.) collection containers will be placed at participating locations throughout the Greater Kansas City Area for drop-off. For a full list of collection sites visit: www.kcrecyclelights.com. - November 14, 2013 - Southeast Enterprises
WK Dickson’s Award Winning Study Shows the Viability of Rainwater Harvesting in a Small NC Town
WK Dickson has received an Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of North Carolina for their work on the innovative Rainwater Harvesting project in Kernersville, North Carolina. - November 13, 2013 - WK Dickson & Co., Inc.
myclimate and Yunus Social Business Launch "Social Business Climate Innovation Fund"
On the occasion of the Global Social Business Summit in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Swiss climate protection foundation myclimate and Yunus Social Business launched the "Social Business Climate Innovation Fund." Its aim is to support social businesses worldwide, which demonstrably protect the environment. - November 13, 2013 - Foundation myclimate
Waste King’s Recent Rubbish and Recycling Round-Up
Waste King - a specialist collections, clearance and recycling company that focuses on providing a service which is highly environmentally friendly - has recently undertaken four projects. - November 13, 2013 - Waste King