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A New Site Development, Renewable Energy, Construction Management Company Has Arrived in Denver - Five Star Companies, LLC
Five Star Companies, LLC is a unique and diversified veteran-owned company, focused on superior customer satisfaction in Construction Management (Traditional and Renewable Energy) and Civil/Site Development - emphasizing the LEED principles while promoting renewable energy concepts. - September 20, 2013 - Five Star Companies, LLC
Pinnacle Ozone Releases the World’s Most Energy Efficient Ozone Generator Technology
Pinnacle Ozone Solutions, LLC announces the release of its newest QuadBlock® Generation II (Gen II) ozone technology. The event marks the introduction of the world’s most advanced and reliable ozone generation system, offering customers substantially lower total energy costs, and lower... - September 20, 2013 - Pinnacle Ozone Solutions, LLC
Bald Head Island Joins Audubon International’s Sustainable Communities Program
Bald Head Island in North Carolina becomes the 13th community to join Audubon International's Sustainable Communities Program. - September 20, 2013 - Audubon International
Waste King Wins a Further Gold Recycling Award
Waste King, the specialist collections, clearance and recycling company, has won a second Gold Award from the National Recycling Stars Scheme. It won its first Gold Award from the Scheme last year and, in 2011, it won a Silver Award. The scheme, run by E2B Pulse, the UK carbon reduction network,... - September 20, 2013 - Waste King
Internationally Renown Environmental Artist Mara G. Haseltine Shows Her Open Studio Work "La Boheme a Portrait of Today's Oceans in Peril"
For this occasion the artist's studio will mimic the complex world that the artist sees when she is looking through the microscope. Bathed by black lights, the plankton inspired sculptures gleam in exquisite contrast with the rough plastic they cling to. Viewers will enter into a world where the fantastical forms of plankton and pollution form a dramatic portrait of today’s microscopic ocean. A minuscule world threatened by pollution. - September 19, 2013 - Mara G. Haseltine
The Skajaquoda Group Prepares to Expand with New Headquarters
The Skajaquoda Group recently moved their headquarters from Claymont, Delaware to a much larger building in Clarkfield, Minnesota. The new headquarters will house Skajaquoda and their research facility. The relocation to a larger building will be a valuable asset for growth in the market and the... - September 19, 2013 - Skajaquoda Group
IEEE OnlineGreenComm 2013 to Hold Third Annual Event from October 29 - 31
Fully-Virtual, Three Day Conference to Host More Than One Dozen Sessions Devoted to Next Wave Green Communications & Energy Saving Technologies. - September 19, 2013 - IEEE Communications Society
Trenchless Pipe Installation Services of PW Trenchless Enable Firms to Reduce Environmental Effects of Construction Work
Helps improve environmental factors of projects. - September 15, 2013 - P.W. Trenchless Construction Inc.
More Than Fifty Waste King Waste Pods Now in Use
More than 50 commercial customers of Waste King - the specialist collection, clearance and recycling company based in Hemel Hempstead – are now using the company’s waste pods to segregate and remove their waste. This is in preference to using skips in which to put the waste. - September 11, 2013 - Waste King
Environmental Data Resources Will Sponsor The ENFOS Experience
Environmental Data Resources (EDR) Will be a Sponsoring Company at the Fourth Annual ENFOS Experience. - September 11, 2013 - ENFOS, Inc.
Sand Ridge Golf Club Celebrates Fifteen Years of Audubon International Certification
Sand Ridge Golf Club was recently re-certified as a Signature Sanctuary by Audubon International. Sand Ridge registered in the Signature Program in 1998 and recently passed its sixth on-site review. The golf course is the only private club in the state of Ohio to earn and maintain its certification... - September 11, 2013 - Audubon International
Source-Omega Powers New Omega-3 Mini Softgel with Medical DHA for Transversal Applications
United States premium algae oil omega-3 manufacturer Source-Omega today launches its POWER OMEGA™ medical DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) bulk food supplement, made with oil derived without using solvent variants during extraction. The new filled capsule formulation is priced for international... - September 10, 2013 - Source-Omega
Bethlehem Authority Partners with Rentricity to Finance In-Pipe Hydropower Projects
Rentricity Inc., the in-pipe hydro energy recovery Company, executed a letter of agreement with the Bethlehem Authority in Pennsylvania to explore, finance and develop multiple small, in-pipe hydropower sites within the Authority’s water system. The agreement follows similar agreements with... - September 10, 2013 - Rentricity Inc.
Saint Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan & His Followers Will Clean Delhi on September 10, 2013
21st Mega Cleanliness Earth Campaign by Dera Sacha Sauda to Clean Delhi. - September 10, 2013 - dera sacha sauda
ATL LIMS Webcast: Asbestos Testing, Reporting and Management for Certified Laboratories
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL) will host the seventh in a series of complimentary webcasts on Wednesday, September 18, 2013, providing information on Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for asbestos testing laboratories. - September 08, 2013 - Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc.
Washington Reservation Golf Learning Center Achieves Audubon International Re-Certification
Washington Reservation Golf Learning Center was recently re-certified as an Audubon International Signature Sanctuary. The learning center is the only facility in the state of Ohio to earn and maintain gold certification in the prestigious Audubon International Signature Program. To become... - September 08, 2013 - Audubon International
Afghan Association Festival Keeps Green with Waste King’s Help
Many people know of the UK’s current involvement in Afghanistan but less well known is the work that The Afghan Association does in this country to represent the interests of the UK’s Afghan community. In addition to providing an advice and referral service for Afghans, particularly in... - September 08, 2013 - Waste King
AECOM to Sponsor ENFOS Experience 2013
AECOM will be a sponsor at the upcoming ENFOS Experience conference, the only forum dedicated to the management of environmental liabilities. - September 06, 2013 - ENFOS, Inc.
Odyne Systems Expands Team to Support Growth Opportunities
New Staff Appointments to Support Delivery of Odyne Hybrid Systems for Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles Through a $45 Million Department of Energy Award - September 04, 2013 - Odyne Systems, LLC
WK Dickson Adds Senior Project Manager to Water & Wastewater Group
W.K. Dickson & Co., Inc. has announced another major addition to its water resources consulting group. The firm welcomed Benjamin “Jamie” C. Wright, Jr., PE to the firm this week. He is located in the Columbia, SC regional office and serves as a senior project manager. Jamie will... - September 04, 2013 - WK Dickson & Co., Inc.
New Solar Powered Sound Bird Deterrent
Bird-B-Gone, Inc. the leading manufacturer of effective, humane bird deterrents has added an exciting new product to their extensive line of bird deterrents. The Solar Bird Chase Sonic, a solar powered sound deterrent – plays recorded bird distress and predator calls to deter birds from large... - September 04, 2013 - Bird-B-Gone
Waste King Cleans Up After the Festival of Cricket
When it came to clearing up after a Cricket Festival, the organisers turned to Waste King, the specialist collection, clearance and recycling company based in Hemel Hempstead. - September 04, 2013 - Waste King
EMLab P&K Upgrades Android App with IAQ Pocket Guide for Clients of Environmental Testing Lab
EMLab P&K adds the IAQ Pocket Guide as a new feature in its Android app. The digital version of the IAQ Pocket Guide makes it easy and convenient for clients of environmental lab to access the popular, in-demand resource. - September 03, 2013 - EMLab P&K IAQ Laboratory
Yoga Classes and Volunteer Opportunities on the Appalachian Trail
A yoga and stewardship hike will allow guests to relax their minds and bodies as they get in touch with nature and learn about volunteer and stewardship opportunities on the Appalachian Trail. - September 01, 2013 - Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Completed Air Quality Testing Projects in the U.S. and Internationally by Environmental Source Samplers, Inc.
Recent updates to the EPA MACT Standards as well as air quality testing demands overseas have kept Environmental Source Samplers, Inc. busy during the summer months of 2013. ESS has completed a number of projects with more planned through the end of the year. - September 01, 2013 - Environmental Source Samplers, Inc.
GES Announced as a Sponsoring Company of the ENFOS Experience
Groundwater and Environmental Services will sponsor the fourth annual ENFOS Experience. - August 30, 2013 - ENFOS, Inc.
LORD Corporation’s Richard L. McNeel Business Center Achieves LEED Gold Rating
U.S. Green Building Council Approves LORD Facility in Cary, N.C. for LEED Certification Based on Its Sustainability Features. - August 30, 2013 - Lord Corporation
Bristol Bay Photography Exhibit Opens in Anchorage. Accompanying Silent Auction to Benefit Trustees for Alaska and Its Bristol Bay Efforts.
A collection of images captured in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska by Anchorage photographer Carl Johnson is being exhibited at Snow City Café in downtown Anchorage for the month of September 2013. Drawn from over 24,000 images captured during three years of fieldwork on a book project... - August 29, 2013 - Arctic Light Gallery & Excursions
CarbonClix Launches a Free Get Started Guide to Help Users Reduce Their Carbon Footprint and Save Money
A Free Get Started Guide is now available from CarbonClix. The Guide examines the direct impact we have on the environment through our daily activities, such as use of transport and household energy consumption and provides easy to follow tips on how to reduce carbon emissions and save money on household bills. - August 29, 2013 - Tramp Carbon
Hydropower Efficiency Act of 2013 Will Ease Rentricity Projects for Water, Wastewater, Irrigation and Industrial Water Operators
On August 9th, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act (H.R. 267) and the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act (H.R. 678) were signed into law by President Obama. Both the Senate and House of Representatives passed the bill on January 15, 2013, which was... - August 28, 2013 - Rentricity Inc.
Wolf River Boulevard Connector is First Roadway to Earn Audubon International Signature Certification
The Wolf River Boulevard Connector in Germantown, Tennessee is the first roadway in the world to earn certification in the prestigious Audubon International Signature Program. - August 28, 2013 - Audubon International
5th Mega Tree Plantation Drive Held to Celebrate the Birthday of Baba Ram Rahim Ji
To mark the Birthday of Revered Saint Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan and Independence Day of India, Dera Sacha Sauda celebrates 15th August as Mega Tree Plantation Day. This year being the fifth Mega Tree Plantation Day, Dera Sacha Sauda followers planted over 35 lacs saplings in a single day. - August 25, 2013 - dera sacha sauda
EMLab P&K Launches MoldRANGE Climate Report for Mold Testing in California
EMLab P&K launches MoldRANGE California Climate report to help IAQ professionals who perform mold testing in California. The report provides better insights for outdoor mold spore levels in the California zip code where the mold testing took place. - August 23, 2013 - EMLab P&K IAQ Laboratory
OnCore Manufacturing, Tijuana Mexico Achieves ISO14001:2004 Certification
Oncore Manufacturing Services announced that its Tijuana Mexico manufacturing site's environmental management system have been certified to be in compliance with ISO. They focus on assuring their compliance with global environmental protection standards. - August 22, 2013 - Oncore Manufacturing Services
Xanadu Catalina 5K Health & Wellness Festival September 20th-22nd 2013 – Santa Catalina Island Benefiting the Outdoor Discovery School Foundation
Two Harbors in Catalina Island will be the home of Xanadu, the 5K Health and Fitness Festival. Between 1500 and 3000 participants are projected to experience this weekend adventure that promotes physical fitness, well-being, community and the non profit, Outdoor Discovery School Foundation. - August 21, 2013 - Xanadu Catalina
Leading Trends Website WikiTrend.org Sees "Environmental Upcycling" as the Next Big Thing
The trend includes and underground park, plastic homes, and gardens on top of city busses - August 18, 2013 - Daniel Levine
Rentricity Wins New Jersey Technology Council Idea & Demo Day Grand Finale 2013
Rentricity Inc., the in-pipe hydro energy recovery Company, was awarded the grand prize at the New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC) Idea and Demo Day Grand Finale. The event took place at CoWerks in Asbury Park, New Jersey on August 8th, 2013. Frank Zammataro, Rentricity President and Co-Founder,... - August 16, 2013 - Rentricity Inc.
The Way to Happiness Plans Health and Happiness Day in Nashville
The Way to Happiness Campaign prepares for Health and Happiness Day in Nashville. - August 16, 2013 - The Way to Happiness
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital is First to Earn Audubon International Signature Certification
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital is the first hospital in the world to earn designation by Audubon International as a Certified Signature Sanctuary. - August 16, 2013 - Audubon International
Mt. Philo Inn Opens to Weekend Visitors
Boutique Vermont Inn Unveils New Look, Suites and Introductory Rates - August 14, 2013 - Mt Philo Inn/Knight and Day
Spiritual Environmental Protection: Paradigm-Shifting New Book Addresses the Need for Faith-Based Environmentalism
David Page's Newly Released "GODLess Environmentalism: The Failure of Environmental Protection and Our Hidden Power to Save the Planet" explores the connection between human beings, nature, the environment, planet earth, and God who created and maintains them. The book returns environmental protection to genuine spirituality, demonstrating that nature contains the hidden power to reestablish the connection between humanity and the divine. A must read for environmentalists of all faiths. - August 14, 2013 - Jeshurun Press
Waste King Helps Clean Up Dunstable Downs
When the National Trust (NT) wanted to clear rubbish that had collected on Dunstable Downs, it thought to hire a skip - but Waste King explained that clearing the rubbish by hand is both a "greener" and more cost-effective option. - August 14, 2013 - Waste King
The Golf Club at Rainmakers Receives Audubon International Signature Certification
The Golf Club at Rainmakers has been designated a Certified Silver Signature Sanctuary by Audubon International and is the first golf course in New Mexico to earn Signature Certification. - August 14, 2013 - Audubon International
CICS Publishes New White Paper on Mandatory Carbon Reporting Following New Legislation
Following the announcement that Mandatory Carbon Reporting (MCR) has now been written into law (as of 6th August), CICS, the management systems certification and sustainability assurance provider, has published a new white paper – "Mandatory Carbon Reporting." - August 11, 2013 - Complete Integrated Certification Services Ltd
Business Network for Maryland Offshore Wind Announces Operations and Maintenance Workshop
August 16th Workshop in Ocean City Will Prepare Maryland Businesses to Participate in Offshore Wind Operations, Maintenance and Supply Chain Development. - August 08, 2013 - BizMDOSW
6R Supply Shifts to Biobased Industrial Supply Product Line
Industrial sustainability through BioBased solutions. 6R Supply provides biobased fluids, fuels and solvents to manufacturing, energy industries, and governments that reduce toxicity throughout their operations and facilities. - August 08, 2013 - 6R Supply Inc.
ecoEnvelopes President Recognized for Affecting the Most Positive Change in Industry
ecoEnvelopes, the world’s leader in innovative, eco-friendly mailing solutions is proud to announce that Gale Ward, Company President and General Manager, has received a Silver Award as Maverick of the Year, for Business Products Industries in the 2013 American Business Awards. - August 08, 2013 - ecoEnvelopes
BlueTech® Research Predicts Indirect Potable Reuse Market to Double in USA in the Next Ten Years
The next decade will see an increase in indirect potable reuse (IPR) projects as marginal costs stimulate IPR market growth and impending regulation affect future IPR applications and markets. - August 08, 2013 - BlueTech Research
David M. Slaugenhoup Joins New Day Underwriting Managers as Account Executive
New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, an environmental and construction-related professional liability resource for insurance agents and brokers, has strengthened its environmental risk services expertise with the addition of David M. Slaugenhoup as an account executive within its General Industry... - August 07, 2013 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
Audubon International’s Green Lodging Program Partners with Clean the World
Audubon International's Green Lodging Program joins forces with soap-recycling nonprofit Clean the World to protect the environment and help save lives. - August 07, 2013 - Audubon International