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P&G Gillette Goes Green with Roof Sealing Systems
In an effort to save on energy costs and reduce their reliance on fossil fuels, P&G Gillette has partnered with Roof Sealing Systems to seal and coat their Boston headquarters. The 400,000-square-foot building will be converted into a government-certified cool roof that will upgrade the building and significantly reduce its carbon footprint. This is just one more example of how turning to green solutions makes good business sense. - October 17, 2022 - Roof Sealing Systems
AES Industries, Inc. Acquires Sunoptics Prismatic Skylights from Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc.
The acquisition expands AES Industries, Inc. offering of products and solutions. - October 17, 2022 - AES Industries, Inc.
2023 Concert Event Will Shine Light on the Power of Individuals to Impact Climate Crisis
In response to a worldwide failure to make sufficient strides toward ending the global climate crisis, activist Laughlin Artz and his organization 2030 or Bust will bring a top-shelf roster of musical talent, athletes, celebrities, and environmental activists to Southern California for the “2023 Concert for Power.” Organizers plan to build the event around a unifying message stressing the role of human empowerment on a global level. - October 17, 2022 - 2030 or Bust
UAE Schoolgirl Recognised as Canon Youth Champion for 2022
A school girl in the UAE was awarded this years Canon Youth Champion of the Year award for her achievement in the field of education and women’s empowerment. - October 16, 2022 - SpunkGo
Garrison Flood Control Products Available Through TIPS-USA Partnership
Garrison (Flood Control) Systems, LLC. is excited to announce that its flood control products are available through The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS-USA) under Vendor Contract 220702 (Temporary Flood Barriers). *Members of TIPS are entitled to special pricing. Garrison offers a complete line... - October 13, 2022 - Garrison Flood Control Systems, LLC.
PMG Assists Technology Client Hopper Express Transportation to Seek Investment Funds & Strategic Alliance Partners
The unmanned vehicle and drone market is a hotbed of activity and every day there is a new product announcement and entry into this emerging Market. PMG is assisting Hopper Express Transportation, an innovative and forward-thinking company, to secure funds to bring its family of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) flying aircraft deemed "Hoppers" into the mainstream. - October 10, 2022 - Performance Marketing Group
Solar Direct Marketing, LLC Ranks No. 187 on the 2022 Inc. 5000 Annual List
Inc. 5000 list announces Solar Direct Marketing, LLC, listed at 187 in the fast-growing privately held, U.S. based companies category. Founded in 2016, a performance and digital marketing firm in New Jersey. Solar Direct started its run focusing on and securing some of what became the Solar... - October 06, 2022 - Solar Direct Marketing
BrainDrip, LLC to Introduce Their SG Technologies for the Conversion of Pipelines to Hydrogen and the Localized Storage of Hydrogen, RNG and CO₂ in H2 View Magazine
Announcement of public feature article and brief overview of BrainDrip's SG Technologies. - October 04, 2022 - BrainDrip
KIB Celebrates 31st Annual Trash Bash 409 Volunteers Participate at T.W. Richardson Grove
T.W. Richardson Grove Park, 333 E. Interstate Highway 635, was the site of the Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) 31st Annual Trash Bash, the organization’s signature cleanup event. A total of 409 volunteers gathered at the park on Sept. 24, with a focus of stopping litter from reaching the nearby... - October 01, 2022 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Cleveland Browns Announce Partnership for TPI Efficiency to Become Official Utility Consultant
Cleveland Browns, Columbus Crew announce partnership for TPI Efficiency to become Official Utility Consultant of the Cleveland Browns and Official Utility Consultant of the Columbus Crew. - September 29, 2022 - TPI Efficiency
FleetGenius Launches Full-Scale Hurricane Ian Relief Efforts
FleetGenius, LLC, the nation's premier waste container and compactor manufacturing, sales, installation, and service company, has launched a full-scale hurricane relief effort to aid in the recovery from the devastation of hurricane Ian. "Florida is our home state and I have been humbled by... - September 29, 2022 - FleetGenius LLC
Kenda Press Announces Launch for "Blazes & Brimstone," Inspired by a Historic Michigan Fire
An uplifting middle-grade historical novel about children who show courage, humor and stamina in the face of a natural disaster. - September 28, 2022 - Linda Gruenberg
Alfred Street Baptist Church Designates $1 Million to Jackson State University for Support During Water Crisis
Alfred Street Baptist Church’s (ASBC) Mission Division will donate up to $1 million to Jackson State University (JSU) to help defray costs related to the ongoing water crisis in Jackson, MS, which began in late August 2022. When the city of Jackson water treatment facility experienced low... - September 27, 2022 - Alfred Street Baptist Church
KIB Visits Children’s Discovery Center at First Baptist Irving
On Sept. 9, Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) staff visited the Children’s Discovery Center at First Baptist Church of Irving. Staff spoke to the children about taking care of their environment by picking up litter, recycling and saving energy and natural resources. KIB used a variety of props to... - September 21, 2022 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Emily Stedman Exhibits New Watercolors at NOHO M55 Gallery in Manhattan
New York City watercolor artist Emily Stedman's solo art exhibition is a metaphor for the fragility of the physical world. - September 15, 2022 - Emily Stedman
SolarCraft Completes Solar Power Installation for Point Blue Conservation Science in West Marin - Point Reyes Wildlife Institution Increases Sustainability of Operation
Novato and Sonoma-based SolarCraft recently completed the installation of a solar electric power installation at Point Blue Conservation Science Facility in the seaside town Bolinas, West Marin County. Located in the heart of the Point Reyes National Seashore, Point Blue, originally known as the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, is harnessing the power of the sun to provide significant utility savings to their facilities. - September 13, 2022 - SolarCraft
World Rivers Day 2022 Set for September 25
World Rivers Day commemorates the immense values of our rivers and encourages river stewardship and conservation around the globe – massive worldwide event involving up to 100 countries and millions of participants has its roots in British Columbia's Rivers Day. Millions of people and... - September 12, 2022 - World Rivers Day
NAMIWalks 2022 Returns to Angels Stadium
The 2022 NAMIWalks Orange County 5K walk will take place at Angels Stadium on November 19, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. Registration will begin at 7:00 a.m. - September 11, 2022 - NAMI Orange County
ZeroWater Launches Newly Designed 5-Stage Water Filtration Pitcher and Dispenser with Ready-Read Technology
ZeroWater is excited to announce the launch of the new innovative 5-Stage Water Filtration Pitcher and Dispenser with Ready-Read Technology. These newly designed models give you an instant readout of the Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) in your water with an integrated TDS meter, so you can be sure you are always getting the purest-tasting water possible. - September 09, 2022 - ZeroWater
RT Specialty Surveys Book of Business to Reveal PLL Limit of Liability Benchmarks
RT Specialty’s Environmental and Construction Professional Practice (RT ECP) recently reviewed its book of business during 2020 and 2021 to determine the limits of liability on the Pollution Legal Liability (PLL) policies typically purchased by virtually every industry that owns, leases,... - September 08, 2022 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
Angela Fincham Lowe to Re-Publish Not Even A. Mouse for Christmas 2022
"Not Even A. Mouse" will be available on September 25, 2022 to customers across Amazon and Kindle; it will be in print as well as an e-book on Kindle. - September 08, 2022 - Angela Fincham
AVA Law Group, Inc. to File Over 3,500 Notices of Claim in the Following Weeks in Camp Lejeune Justice Act Litigation
Tainted water at the base in North Carolina is allegedly linked to multiple cancers and other illnesses; AVA Law Group is currently working with the Admiralty and Claims Division of the U.S. Navy while representing clients through the administrative process. - September 07, 2022 - AVA Law Group, Inc.
KIB to Celebrate 31st Annual Trash Bash Volunteers Invited to Register Online or Participate Remotely
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) will celebrate the 31st annual Trash Bash on Saturday, Sept 24 at T.W. Richardson Grove Park, 333 E. Interstate Highway 635, from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will focus their efforts on the Northern Campion Trails and surrounding area, with the goal of keeping litter from... - September 03, 2022 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Cooper Expands Use of Hydrogen Fuel in an Integral Engine, Topping 30% by Volume
In March 2022, Cooper Machinery Services (Cooper) successfully tested a slow-speed integral engine running on a hydrogen (H2)- fuel blend (95% natural gas and 5% hydrogen by volume). This month, they greatly exceeded industry expectations by successfully testing the same engine with a fuel blend of 30% H2 by volume, achieving significant reductions in CO, CO2, THC, and methane emissions. - September 01, 2022 - Cooper Machinery Services
SAP Smart Air Purifiers Teams Up with NBDair to Attend IFA 2022 with All-In-One Smart Air Quality Systems Aimed at Minimizing Infection/COVID-19 While Saving Energy
The system provides a means by which to closely monitor air quality through one simple-to-control-and-manage dashboard, to provide good air quality in classrooms and meeting spaces while saving energy substantially and minimizing infection risks (including COVID). - August 30, 2022 - SAS Smart Air Systems
Navajo Power Accepted Into Second Apple Impact Accelerator Class
Impact Accelerator program will take Navajo Power to new heights. - August 30, 2022 - Navajo Power
VRC Metals Announces Their Memorandum of Understanding with Flame-Spray Industries Inc. (FSI)
VRC Metal Systems entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Flame-Spray Industries, Inc. (FSI), a leader in thermal sprayed coatings based out of New York. - August 25, 2022 - VRC Metal Systems
Hadronic Technologies Notes Importance for Environment of 1935 Argument by A. Einstein, B. Podolsky & N. Rosen That "Quantum Mechanics is Not a Complete Theory"
Professor Ruggero Santilli says that new books recently released and the growing importance of a conference in physics and mathematics point to the insufficiency of quantum mechanics for the achievement of new, clean nuclear energies and to the relevance of the EPR completion of quantum into hadronic mechanics to the solution of our increasingly alarming environmental problems. - August 19, 2022 - Hadronic Technologies, Inc.
Waffle Forest’s "Smart Tree" Forest to Use Native Desert Species to Reduce Plant-Produced Ozone and Particulates in Phoenix Area
Because studies show some trees produce compounds that make smog worse, the Phoenix non-profit plans to focus on only the heathiest trees to tackle air pollution with a "tech forest" on waste land - August 13, 2022 - Waffle Forest
KMC Controls® Releases New, Adaptable Airflow Measurement System
KMC Controls® has debuted their new KMC Conquest™ Airflow Measurement System (AFMS), a more adaptable and accurate way to measure buildings’ air intake than traditional technologies. In contrast to traditional technologies for measuring airflow, KMC Controls’ new AFMS can be installed on nearly any type of ventilation system and is not impacted by the weather, low air velocities, temperature, ductwork bends, turbulent airflow, or any other traditional pitfalls. - August 11, 2022 - KMC Controls
SolarCraft Completes Solar Power Installation for Kistler Vineyards - Sonoma County Winery Captures the Sun and Saves
Novato and Sonoma-based SolarCraft, recently completed the installation of 248 kW DC of solar electric power at Kistler Vineyards in Sebastopol, Sonoma County. Kistler Vineyard will cut their electricity costs by over $67,000 annually and reduce their dependency on non-renewable energy sources. Their carbon footprint will be lowered substantially, benefitting their surrounding communities and their bottom line. - August 11, 2022 - SolarCraft
South Jersey Apple Fest Coming to Salem County, New Jersey
The South Jersey Apple festival is coming to the Salem County Fairgrounds, Woodstown, New Jersey on September 10 & 11, 2022. The apple themed festival will host over 125 craftsmen, Food Trucks, an Apple Dessert Contest, entertainment, free hayrides, wine sampling, apple pie by the slice, Apple Pageant, free apples for kids and so much more. Visit www.sjapplefest for details. - August 05, 2022 - South Jersey Apple Fest
NoviSign Digital Signage Japan Deploys On-Prem Screens to Improve Cat Adoptions and Donations in Japan
Tokyo Cat Guardian, a pet rescue organization, implements digital signage to improve communications around cat adoption - August 05, 2022 - NoviSign
Keep Irving Beautiful Presents Annual Awards - Local Community Members Honored at Ceremony
The annual Mayor and Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) Awards ceremony was held on August 1 at a new location, the Jack D. Huffman Community Building. The event began with longtime volunteer Elouise McMillian and KIB Board Member Candace Eldridge greeting and signing in guests at the welcome table. - August 05, 2022 - Keep Irving Beautiful
James Sloan, a Candidate for Tennessee HR District 63, Pledges Protection of State Lands and Expansion of Green Spaces and State Recreational Areas
James Sloan, a candidate for Tennessee House of Representatives District 63, is pledging future legislative for protection of Tennessee state lands, expansion of green spaces, agricultural set aside from development, and expansion of state of Tennessee recreational areas if elected to the state House. - August 03, 2022 - Campaign for Sloan for TN
Phoenix Company Provides Cooling Vests for Employees
With Phoenix temperatures reaching 115 degrees, employees working outside are subject to dangerous heatstroke and heat exhaustion. A UPS delivery driver in Scottsdale, AZ, was recorded on a Ring doorbell setting a package down and falling to the ground on a customer’s front porch. He was... - July 21, 2022 - Mosquito Squad
World's First “Non-Fungible Territory” Declared by Indigenous Communities in Brazil
A Territory of 41,000 Hectares in the Amazon Rainforest is Protected with Web3 - July 20, 2022 - Nemus Earth
KIB Partners with Lively Adult Day Therapeutic Program
On July 7, Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) partnered with the City of Irving’s Lively Pointe Adult Day Therapeutic Program and the Irving Archives and Museum (IAM) for a craft project. The group of eight clients and two staff members met at the museum’s Smithsonian Spark!Lab, located at 801... - July 16, 2022 - Keep Irving Beautiful
RT Specialty’s Book of Business Reveals Environmental and Pollution-Related Claims Trends
The Environmental and Construction Professional Practice (RT ECP) of RT Specialty recently surveyed its book of business for several of its environmental and pollution-related insurance lines to determine the leading causes of claims from 2020 to 2021. The analysis revealed that the highest... - July 12, 2022 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
Keep Irving Beautiful Partners with Nexstar for "Founder’s Day of Caring"
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) recently partnered with the Irving-based Nexstar Media Group for their annual “Founder’s Day of Caring” on June 17. Nexstar founder and CEO Perry Sook started Founder’s Day to “enable employees to make a personal commitment to make the... - July 03, 2022 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Watch Out for Harmful Algal Blooms This Fourth of July Holiday Weekend
Lakes Across the Country Plagued by Cyanobacteria Outbreaks. - June 30, 2022 - BlueGreen Water Technologies Ltd.
Former Irish President Probes Climate Justice on "Talking Foreign Affairs"
Former Irish President, Mary Robinson, was the recent guest on "Talking Foreign Affairs" with Adil Cader, an initiative that seeks to empower and encourage young people to play an active role in foreign affairs. The two discuss Climate Justice and the disproportionate impact that the... - June 29, 2022 - Talking Foreign Affairs
North Florida Land Trust is Applying for Renewal of Its Accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission
The public comment period is open through Sept. 3, 2022 - June 24, 2022 - North Florida Land Trust
Keep Irving Beautiful Partners with Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages
Irving’s Trinity View Park, 2221 E. Highway 356, was buzzing with activity on June 10, as employee volunteers from Arca Continental Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages (CC-SWB) gathered for a morning of service as part of the company’s “Sustainability Week.” This was a combination... - June 22, 2022 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Dallas Unites to Safeguard Food Security for Our Children on Father’s Day Weekend
This Father’s Day weekend, a 5 km walkathon was organised at Oak Point Park, Plano in the Dallas Fort Worth neighbourhood. With more than 1200 registrations, this Walkathon was a special event organised to commemorate Father’s Day by raising awareness for soil health and to ensure food... - June 21, 2022 - Conscious Planet – Save Soil Movement
Ocean Research Project's Schooner Marie Tharp Stops in Newport Before Ambitious Maiden Voyage to Map Greenland's Uncharted Glacier Fjords
Schooner Marie Tharp stops in Newport area for final preparations before launching into a decadal ocean mapping campaign across the Arctic. Operated by the Ocean Research Project, Marie embarks on her maiden mission to Greenland led by Captain Matt Rutherford and Oceanographer Nicole Trenholm. - June 20, 2022 - Ocean Research Project
Conscious Planet – Save Soil Movement
Walkathons for Awareness For Soil Crisis Happening in 60 Cities. Where do you look when you walk? Perhaps you gaze at other people, or the landscape, or the road ahead. This Father's Day weekend, June 18 and 19, the Save Soil movement will ask you to look down, instead, at the soil. Sixty cities... - June 16, 2022 - Conscious Planet – Save Soil Movement
Total Grow Control and Gro iQ Join Forces at Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit to Showcase Complete Autonomous Monitoring and Controls Solution for Cultivators
Total Grow Control, The Autonomous Horticulture Company and Gro iQ, a SaaS Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Platform will co-exhibit at Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit in New York June 23-24, 2022, Booth #25, to showcase their integrated autonomous monitoring and control solution for... - June 15, 2022 - Total Grow Control
Air & Waste Management Association’s Annual Conference Brings Environmental Scientists to San Francisco, June 27-30
The Air & Waste Management Association’s 115th Annual Conference & Exhibition (ACE) will bring together hundreds of environmental professionals from around the world on June 27-30 in San Francisco, CA. This year’s conference on “Science & Sustainable Global... - June 15, 2022 - Air & Waste Management Association
Keep Irving Beautiful Partners with Dallas Everest Lions Club Group Donated and Planted Trees at Running Bear Park
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) recently partnered with the Dallas Everest Lions Club for a tree planting project at Running Bear Park, 2601 S. Story Road. On June 3, a total of 10 volunteers, which included Lions and “Leos,” the club’s youth members, gathered at the park for a... - June 15, 2022 - Keep Irving Beautiful