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Commercial Janitorial Begins New Operations in the Denver Office Cleaning Market
Commercial Janitorial chooses the Denver market to expand its office cleaning services. They chose Denver because of unique economic opportunities. - June 02, 2011 - Commercial Janitorial
Appalachain Trail Conservancy Visitor Center Announces Schedule of Events Open to the Public
This press release is intended to give the public an overview of the upcoming events that the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s Visitor Center will be hosting. - May 31, 2011 - Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Join the Apppalachian Trail Conservancy on National Trail Days to Remove Invasive Exotic Plants from the Appalachian trail
This press release is intended to recruit volunteers in the Asheville area to help in the removal of plants that are invasive to the Appalachian Trail. - May 29, 2011 - Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Postcard Services Prints All Colors But Remains a Green Business
Postcard Services (www.postcardservices.com), a technology and direct mail provider, continues to lower its environmental impact with 3 initiatives - its green digital press, its new warehouse lighting, and its oil and paper recycling practices. Integrating these three initiatives renders it a... - May 28, 2011 - Postcard Services
U.S. Concrete Sponsors GreenerBuilder 2011
U.S. Concrete, Inc. has been named the signature sponsor of GreenerBuilder 2011. Organized by the U.S. Green Building Council – Northern California Chapter, GreenerBuilder is an opportunity for construction industry professionals to be on the leading edge and explore “what’s now... - May 27, 2011 - US Concrete
Appalachian Trail Conservancy's Smokies Wilderness Elite Appalachian Trail Crew (S.W.E.A.T.) is Headed Into the Woods with Open Positions
This press release is intended to gain recruits for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s Smokies Wilderness Elite Appalachian Trail Crew. - May 27, 2011 - Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Tree as a Crop Project Successfully Replants 1,300 Seedlings as Part of Their Initiative to Encourage the Benefits of Local Sustainable Agriculture and Healthy Soils
This press release is intended highlight the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s Kellogg Conservation Center in Massachusetts and to bring awareness to the Tree as a Crop project. - May 27, 2011 - Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Globalisation Drives Green Consulting Sector to $25bn
A dozen firms are spearheading the globalisation of the environmental consulting (EC) industry, together accounting for almost a quarter share of the total US$25.4bn global market. - May 27, 2011 - Environment Analyst Ltd
Tersus Announces a New Family of Products for Enhanced in Situ Bioremediation
To complement its Gas inFusion technologies, Tersus Environmental unveiled today a new family of products for enhanced in situ bioremediation. The new products are engineered to treat soil and groundwater contaminated with organic constituents amenable to anaerobic bioremediation processes, including chlorinated solvents, energetics and pesticides/herbicides. These amendments from Tersus can also control dissolved phase heavy metals by promoting their conversion to insoluble forms. - May 26, 2011 - Tersus Environmental, LLC
SABIC Showcases at Chinaplas Industry Leadership in Validating PCR Claims to Help Customers Achieve Sustainability Goals
At Chinaplas 2011, booth 10.2E21, the Innovative Plastics strategic business unit of SABIC announced a new milestone in its expanding sustainability efforts to provide customers with a diverse portfolio of high-performance, environmentally responsible materials. - May 26, 2011 - SABIC Innovative Plastics
Sims Recycling Solutions Receives Responsible Recycling (R2) Certification at Its Los Angeles Facility
Sims Recycling Solutions is proud to announce the first facility in California to receive the Responsible Recycling (R2) Certification. As it is the first facility in California it is the sixth Sims Recycling Solutions facility in North America to receive this certification. - May 26, 2011 - Sims Recycling Solutions
Roger Well Presents: "Remediation Business Intelligence-Using Analytics to Evaluate and Improve Performance"
Roger Well, Vice President, ENFOS, Inc. will be a presenter at the AHC Group’s Corporate Affiliates “Achieving Results” Workshop on June 22 and 23, 2011. - May 26, 2011 - ENFOS, Inc.
Blue Skies Recycling, Helping Boeing Protect the Wild Blue Yonder, Earth Day 2011
Blue Skies Recycling was in attendance at the 2011 Boeing Earth Day Celebration in St. Louis, Missouri, where they educated Boeing employees about the benefits of organic waste recycling. - May 25, 2011 - Blue Skies Recycling
Sims Recycling Solutions Adds to Management Team
Sims Recycling Solutions is announcing the latest addition to the Management Team - May 25, 2011 - Sims Recycling Solutions
Ameridose Reveals Strong First Quarter Sustainability Results
Ameridose, LLC, nationwide provider of sterile admixing services to hospital pharmacies, is pleased to share impressive sustainability results for the first quarter of 2011. The combined total of recycled materials generated from Ameridose facilities in the first quarter approached half a million... - May 24, 2011 - Ameridose, LLC
Ed Alperin Joins EOS Remediation, LLC
EOS Remediation is pleased to announce the addition of Ed Alperin to the company’s growing team of environmental professionals and industry experts. Mr. Alperin has more than 35 years of experience in the development and commercialization of environmental technologies for the treatment of... - May 21, 2011 - EOS Remediation, LLC
Met Office Launch Eco T-Shirt Range
The Met Office has teamed up with Rapanui, an eco-fashion company, to create a range of weather related T-shirts just in time for summer. - May 19, 2011 - Rapanui Clothing LTD
Planting Sustainability Across the Nation
A company with an eco-friendly initiative, Five Star Holiday Décor recently donated some Norway Spruce trees to the New Jersey Tree Foundation. - May 19, 2011 - Five Star Painting
Dr. Knut Stamnes at Stevens Receives NASA Grant for Environmental Monitoring
Stevens Institute of Technology Physics Professor Dr. Knut Stamnes has been awarded a NASA grant for work on mathematical tools to monitor oceanic ecosystems via satellite. - May 19, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Blue Skies Recycling Celebrates 20 Eco-Friendly Years of Earth Day in Chesterfield
St. Louis based recycling company, Blue Skies Recycling, recently attended the 20th annual Earth Day celebration in Chesterfield, Missouri to promote their organic food waste recycling program and share with others the importance of recycling. - May 18, 2011 - Blue Skies Recycling
Five Star Holiday Decor Collects Christmas Lights to Rescue Them from Landfills
Lights separated into component parts and recycled; donors receive 10% discount off in holiday spirit. - May 18, 2011 - Five Star Painting
mamemo productions Successfully Organizes for the Department of President’s Affairs, the Very First International Symposium on Endangered Birds
UAE-based events and brand communications agency directly appointed to support 3-day international symposium - May 17, 2011 - mamemo productions
Uniform Advantage Upgrades Its "Advantage Earth" Program
Uniform Advantage announced recently that it has implemented greener practices around the office. Among its “green efforts,” Uniform Advantage made significant additions to the break room as well as to each staff member’s desk, and plans to further improve the environmental cleanliness of the corporate office will continue. - May 14, 2011 - Uniform Advantage
The Hamner Receives $600,000 Contract for the Investigation of Inhalation Toxicity of Nickel
The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (http://www.thehamner.org) has announced that it has received a $600,000 contract from the Nickel Producers Environmental Research Association (NiPERA) to study the mode(s) of action for tumor induction by certain nickel compounds. The goal of the project... - May 14, 2011 - The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences
Dr. Dawn Digrius Researches Water Resources Management in Coastal Lowland Ecuador
Dr. Digrius is leading a student team from Stevens Institute of Technology to explore the interplay of engineered dams and the history of a people in coastal lowland Ecuador. - May 14, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Wabash River Heritage Corridor Commission Selects May 21st Picnic and Preserve Opening for Corridor Citizen Award
Fort Wayne local Ron James will receive the Corridor Citizen Award on May 21st at the preserve opening and picnic to be held at The Forks in Huntington, IN. Previous recipients include National River Hero Bernie Dahl and legislators who have dedicated notable legislative efforts to the Wabash, Indiana's state river. - May 14, 2011 - Wabash River Heritage Corridor Commission
Sims Recycling Solutions Partners with San Jose Sharks and HP for Electronics Recycling Event
An upcoming electronics recycling event will be held at Sharks Ice San Jose on May 21st. - May 14, 2011 - Sims Recycling Solutions
The World’s Funkiest Homes Profiled in the May Issue of Construction Digital Magazine
Construction Digital Magazine, the leading digital construction publication for C-level executives, is pleased to announce the launch of its May issue. In the cover story, “The World’s Most Exotic Homes,” the digital magazine names some of the most expensive, unique and downright... - May 13, 2011 - WDM Group
Audubon Lifestyles Welcomes Bio S.I. Technology as a Platinum Member
Bio S.I. Technology, LLC located in Argyle, Texas has recently joined Audubon Lifestyles as a Platinum Member. - May 13, 2011 - ISC-Audubon
EMLab P&K Increases Mold Testing and Bacteria Testing Capacity to Help with Recovery After Mississippi River Flooding
As devastating flood waters recede, EMLab P&K prepares to help with the recovery process through mold testing and bacteria testing in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee. - May 13, 2011 - EMLab P&K IAQ Laboratory
Historic Washington Legislation Protects Sharks
Washington Governor Signed SB 5688 into Law Today, Making the State First in the Continental U.S. to Ban Shark Fins - May 12, 2011 - COARE (The Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research, and Education)
Soil Technology Becomes an Audubon Lifestyles and ISC Platinum Member
Soil Technology a.k.a Precision Fertigation by Soil Technology, located in Fallbrook, California has recently joined Audubon Lifestyles and the International Sustainability Council as a Platinum Member. - May 12, 2011 - ISC-Audubon
Perfect Blend Organics Joins Audubon Lifestyles and the International Sustainability Council as a Platinum Member
Perfect Blend Organics recently joined Audubon Lifestyles and the International Sustainability Council (ISC) as a Platinum Member. - May 12, 2011 - ISC-Audubon
American Forests to Plant 13,618 Trees Resulting from Woodchuck Hard Cider Earth Week Tree Drive on Facebook
Social Media Impacts Global ReLeaf Tree Planting from Woodchuck Cider Partnership for 2nd Year and Woodchuck Cider Facebook Fans Responsible for 13,618 Trees to be Planted in California. - May 12, 2011 - Woodchuck Hard Cider
Blue Skies Recycling Collected Food Waste for Composting at St. Louis Earth Day Celebration
Blue Skies Recycling recently participated in the St. Louis Earth Day Celebration where they educated the public about organics recycling services and collected food waste for composting. - May 12, 2011 - Blue Skies Recycling
TEC NV-201 Approved by CARB for Use at ORVR Gasoline Dispensing Facilities (GDFs)
In May 4th, 2011, after a five month evaluation of the TEC NV-201 system, the California Air Resources Control Board (CARB) issued the following statement in a letter to TEC Inc.: “…regulatory agencies, including local air pollution control districts and states outside of California may utilize the NV-201 due to its ability to determine and record gasoline storage tank pressures and to alert operators of conditions which indicated potential emissions or failure of vapor containment system.” - May 12, 2011 - Technology Engineering & Construction
Entrepreneurial Stevens Students Design Bicycle Sharing System
Smart Pedals, a bicycle sharing Senior Design project, has spawned into a business for three Mechanical Engineering students at Stevens Institute of Technology. - May 09, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Wright Scoop Urges Value Heirloom Plants
In celebration of the month of May as national ‘share a story’ and ‘flower’ month, Glen Allen, VA based The Wright Scoop –Sylvia Hoehns Wright challenges all to insure the survival of heirloom plants and their folklore stories. - May 08, 2011 - The Wright Scoop
A Greener Day Celebration, June 18th Albany NY, AgreenerDay.org
AgreenrDay.org: Kid’s Human Aerial Art Mosaic; Leading car companies’ newest eco-friendly cars; Solar power companies; Home energy efficiency products; Exhibitors showing methods of greening your life and your surroundings; Food vendors offering vegetarian, vegan, farm fresh, free roaming farm fresh; Beer and wine tent pouring organic beer and wine along with other beverages; Kid’s Interactive Play area; Main stage focusing on national music act. - May 07, 2011 - Aurora Foundation of the Northeast
Russell's Lifestyle Heating & Cooling Shows You How Energy Efficient Appliances Can Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Your carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions caused by you as an individual, a company or organisation, or a product. Greenhouse gases contribute to climate change and can be emitted from a wide variety of sources, from transport to the production and use of food, fuels,... - May 06, 2011 - Russell's Lifestyle Heating And Cooling
$100 for 1000 Trees Helps Planeterra Defend Remaining 7 Percent of Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest
Planeterra (www.Planeterra.org) is engaging individuals around the world to help preserve the Remaining 7 Percent of Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest, the "Lungs of our Planet." Individuals can donate online by visiting http://www.planeterra.org/pages/projects/19.php?id=34 and support the planting of trees at $100 per 1,000 trees and help supply farmers with seeds and the knowledge to practice sustainable agriculture and soil conservation. - May 06, 2011 - G Adventures
Blue Skies Recycling Attends Clayton’s Green Power Celebration at Shaw Park
Blue Skies Recycling recently attended Clayton’s Green Power Celebration at Shaw Park on April 20, 2011. The celebration was held after the city of Clayton achieved Green Power Community status with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Blue Skies was there to recycle food waste on site and promote the green minded community of Clayton. - May 06, 2011 - Blue Skies Recycling
Glickman to Deliver Keynote at SWCS Conference
Former Ag Secretary Dan Glickman will deliver the keynote address at the SWCS International Annual Conference on July 18, 2011, in Washington, DC. Lecture topic: Food Security, Ecosystem Services, and Agricultural Policy: Farming for the Future. - May 06, 2011 - Soil and Water Conservation Society
Stevens Center for Science Writings Gives Green Book Award to James Hansen
On April 27, the Center for Science Writings (CSW) at Stevens Institute of Technology presented its annual Green Book Award to leading climatologist Dr. James Hansen, for his 2010 book Storms of My Grandchildren. Following the award presentation by CSW Director John Horgan, Dr. Hansen treated the... - May 06, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
The Display Link Invests in a Greener Future
The UK large format printing company has announced the acquisition of new environmentally friendly equipment and an extension of its green policy for 2011. - May 05, 2011 - The Display Link
ICLEI USA Names Hilari B. Varnadore as New Director of STAR Community Index – Groundbreaking Initiative to Improve and Empower Sustainability Among Local Governments
Former Sustainability Director for Frederick County, Maryland to Play a Leading Role in Guiding the Future Success and Long-Term Viability of New National Framework for Sustainability. - May 04, 2011 - ICLEI USA
uShip Shortlisted for BusinessGreen Leaders Award
uShip, the online Transport Marketplace, is pleased announce that they have been selected as a finalist for BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2011 Small Business of the Year. - April 30, 2011 - uShip Global Ltd
Call2Recycle Supports Kids Help Phone with Charitable Donation
North America’s most comprehensive battery and cell phone recycling program helps make counselling service available to children and young adults. - April 30, 2011 - Call2Recycle
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Ramps Up Technical Support Capacity Through Partnership with ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability USA
ICLEI USA will join forces with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning for a Unique Regional Partnership to Provide Innovative Sustainability Planning Support to Local Governments in the Chicago Region. - April 30, 2011 - ICLEI USA
Creta Maris – Terra Maris Convention & Golf Resort for the Protection of the Environment
Aiming to the active participation in order to protect the environment, the environmental team of the Creta Maris - Terra Maris Convention & Golf Resort participated in cleaning of the coastline of Hersonissos. - April 30, 2011 - Maris Hotels