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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

Antelope Valley Conservancy Supports CESA Listing for Western Joshua tree

The CA Fish & Game Commission will meet June 15 to vote whether to provide CESA protection for the western Joshua trees. - June 11, 2022 - Antelope Valley Conservancy

Church of Scientology and The Way to Happiness Association Clean Community for World Environment Day 2022

The Church of Scientology, in partnership with the Way to Happiness Association of Tennessee, observed World Environment Day with an event and community cleanup. - June 11, 2022 - Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre Nashville

SolarCraft Completes Solar Power System at New Vintage Church - Santa Rosa Church Saves with the Sun

Novato and Sonoma-based SolarCraft, a leading North Bay solar installer for over 35 years, recently completed the installation of a 43.2 kW DC solar system at New Vintage Church in Santa Rosa, CA. Their facility is now utilizing clean, sustainable power while saving over a thousand dollars in electrical bills every month. - June 10, 2022 - SolarCraft

The Whale Carbon Plus Project™ Ethical AI and Diverse Ocean Stakeholders Bring Whales to the Blue Carbon Market in an Unprecedented New Way

The Whale Carbon Plus Project™: First-of-a-kind project across North America uniting governmental organizations, environmental organizations, and the private sector to develop an innovative carbon credit system centered around the protection of whales. Linking environment and finance, The Whale Carbon Plus Project™ aims to translate the value of whales into financial incentives for organizations to protect them as a way to reach their net-zero and environmental goals. - June 03, 2022 - Whale Seeker

Terra Fresh Home & Garden Announce 6-Month 100% Money Back Guarantee

Terra Fresh Home & Garden is a 100% plant-based natural fertilizer. The founder developed the natural-based fertilizer as a solution to stopping the use of potentially dangerous chemical-based fertilizers. They stand behind what they sell. - June 02, 2022 - Terra Fresh Home & Garden

Keep Irving Beautiful Partners with Veterans Group from Amazon

Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) recently partnered with the “Warriors” group from the Amazon DAL-3 Fulfillment Center for a beautification project. This group consists of Amazon employees who are either veterans or military family members/supporters. In honor of Memorial Day, the group... - June 02, 2022 - Keep Irving Beautiful

KMC Controls Names Newberry New Strategic Advisor

KMC Controls®, a leader and innovator in the building automation and controls industry, announced today that longtime CEO Richard Newberry is transitioning into retirement by taking a new role at the company as the Strategic Advisor to the company’s leadership team to assist the... - June 01, 2022 - KMC Controls

KMC Controls Names Kehler New CEO

KMC Controls®, an industry leader in building automation and controls, is pleased to announce that Mitch Kehler will serve as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. Kehler takes over from Richard Newberry, who in addition to serving as KMC’s CEO, was formerly the... - June 01, 2022 - KMC Controls

Ecologists Create New Tool for Scoring Biodiversity of Private Gardens

A new tool to rate private gardens on their level of biodiversity could have key implications for building more ecologically sustainable cities in an increasingly urbanized world. - May 26, 2022 - 1000minds

Walker Pest Management Opening Branch to Service Charlotte, Matthews, Pineville, and Surrounding Cities in North Carolina

Greenville, SC-based Walker Pest Management announces the opening of a new branch in Charlotte, NC. This opening marks the 4th location in the Carolinas. - May 25, 2022 - Walker Pest Management

Her Excellency Ambassador María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, Former President of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Joins World Sustainability Forum

Her Excellency Ambassador María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, former President of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (2018 - 2019) joined the Board of Patrons of the World Sustainability Forum. - May 25, 2022 - World Sustainability Forum

Hollywood, Health & Society Announces Contest Call for Script Entries That Envision a Better Future

Five Fellowships of $7,500 Each & One Grand Prize of $20,000 Will be Awarded - May 24, 2022 - Hollywood, Health & Society

Mosquito Mister Natural Receives 2022 Dallas Award

Mosquito Mister Natural has been selected for the 2022 Dallas Award in the Pest Control Service category by the Dallas Award Program. - May 23, 2022 - Mosquito Mister Natural, LLC

BrightMa Farms Adds Innovative Process Engineering Company Collaboration to Hemp Industrial Cluster for Development of "Negative Carbon" Cement Products

BrightMa Farms (BrightMa) of Charleston, South Carolina, is pleased to announce, in partnership with SonoAsh (SonoAsh) Engineered Materials of Maryland, an industry leading collaboration to develop carbon negative building materials (green cement) that address the global building products industry... - May 18, 2022 - BrightMa Farms

Annapolis-Based Ocean Research Project is About to Set Sail Again

The team at Ocean Research Project is about to set sail for Greenland to conduct environmental research to combat climate change. They will be at the City Dock in Annapolis making last minute preparations. Come meet the team. - May 12, 2022 - Ocean Research Project

Board Chair Marjorie Del Toro Re-Elected by the California Underground Safety Board-Division of the California Office of Energy Infrastructure

ehs International, Inc. (ehsInc) is pleased to announce on May 09, 2022, Marjorie Del Toro, CEO of ehs International, Inc. (ehsInc.org), was re-elected unanimously as Chair of the Dig Safe Board. Del Toro is the Board’s 3rd chair, 2nd female chair, 1st Latina/Latino chair. Del Toro was appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. on December 18, 2017 (two-year term), and reappointed by Governor Brown on January 02, 2019 for a four-year term. - May 12, 2022 - ehs International, Inc.

New Release from Author T. C. Weber: Post-Apocalyptic Survival Story Paints Brutal Picture of Climate Fallout

"The Survivors," a horror novella written for adult readers, explores the consequences of runaway climate change, the tensions between short-term survival and long-term thinking, and the fragility of civilization and the human psyche. - May 11, 2022 - T. C. Weber

17th Annual Alive! Expo, Atlanta, May 14 & 15

The nation’s longest running and only green living, natural products event on the east coast is returning to Atlanta for its 17th year this May 14 & 15, 2022. The event is a green living total health and wellness event featuring all things natural, organic, eco as well as gluten- and allergen-free. - May 11, 2022 - Alive! Expo

True Nopal Cactus Water Announces Verification with the Non-GMO Project

True Nopal Ventures LLC, the original and number one selling cactus water brand in the world, has announced its alignment with the Non-GMO Project. In an effort to provide consumers with further product transparency, True Nopal Cactus Water has finalized the process with the Non-GMO Project... - May 10, 2022 - True Nopal Ventures LLC

Keep Irving Beautiful and Partners Celebrate Earth Month

Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) had a productive April, partnering with several groups to conduct “Earth Month” activities. April 22 has been known as “Earth Day” since 1970, but interest and participation have grown beyond just one day to include the entire month of April. KIB... - May 07, 2022 - Keep Irving Beautiful

Keep Irving Beautiful Recognized as Gold Star Affiliate by Keep Texas Beautiful - 86 Texas Communities Honored for their Exceptional Community Improvement Efforts

Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB), a statewide grassroots environmental and community improvement non-profit organization, recently named Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) a Gold Star Affiliate, a designation granted to 86 of KTB’s nearly 300 affiliates. Gold Star recognition is the membership recognition... - May 07, 2022 - Keep Irving Beautiful

Recognized Ocean Research Team to Unveil Multi-Objective Flagship, R/V Marie Tharp, for Ambitious Iceberg-Packed Expedition During Commissioning

Annapolis-based Ocean Research Project is unveiling its Flagship R/V Marie Tharp as they prepare to embark for an ambitious Iceberg-Packed Expedition. - May 06, 2022 - Ocean Research Project

Introducing Cape Furl® Algaecide by Lake Restoration

Cape Furl® Algaecide is a non-copper based algaecide/fungicide for use in water features containing live fish and plants. - May 04, 2022 - Lake Restoration

Keep Irving Beautiful Seeks Nominations for Annual Awards “Mayor and KIB Awards” Honor Irving’s Difference Makers

Keep Irving Beautiful is asking for nominations to be submitted for the 2022 “Mayor and KIB Annual Awards.” These awards honor local individuals, organizations and businesses that have gone above and beyond in making significant contributions towards making Irving a better place to... - May 04, 2022 - Keep Irving Beautiful

Inventor at Bistabledome.com Suggests Bistable Domes Can be Used to Print Shape in Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS) to Reduce Auto Weight, Global Warming

Inventor suggests the low pressure incremental stamping of overlapping bistable indentations that he used for two patents can help shape thin strong steel and reduce weight of and emissions from cars, trains, and boats. - April 28, 2022 - Bistabledome.com

Westech Industrial Ltd. and SunWize Power Systems Enter Into a Partnership for the Canadian Marketplace

Westech Industrial Ltd. (Westech) and SunWize Power & Battery LLC are pleased to announce that Westech Industrial is now a proud partner for the Canadian Marketplace on their remote solar and back-up power products. SunWize Power and Battery expands Westech’s portfolio of alternative... - April 27, 2022 - Westech Industrial Ltd.

RT Specialty Announces Senior Management Promotions

RT Specialty’s Environmental and Construction Professional Practice (RT ECP) has announced several promotions within its senior management team. In recent weeks, the industry’s premier environmental and construction-related professional liability wholesaler promoted John Heft to... - April 26, 2022 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice

Mission Tomorrow Receives Beautify Texas Award

Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) recently announced the Irving-based nonprofit Mission Tomorrow as a winner of the 2022 Beautify Texas Award for Outstanding Project. The Beautify Texas Awards, formerly the Keep Texas Beautiful Awards, recognize the efforts of those working to enhance their community and... - April 23, 2022 - Keep Irving Beautiful

The Way to Happiness Association Celebrates Earth Day 2022 Virtually

The Way to Happiness Association is observing Earth Day with special virtual messages. - April 23, 2022 - The Way to Happiness

Plymouth Place to Host a Great Unearthing on Earth Day Weekend

In order to make way for an exciting new development, Plymouth Place in La Grange Park, IL, will be giving away perennials on its East campus to residents, staff and the surrounding community. The event will kick off with the Boy Scouts unearthing more than 10,000 perennials on Saturday, April 23. - April 22, 2022 - Plymouth Place

Mustard Seed Market & Café to Give Away Free Trees for Earth Day

Community invited to celebrate Earth Day and Mustard Seed Market's 41st Birthday, April 23, at both Akron area locations. - April 21, 2022 - Mustard Seed Market & Cafe

KIB Partners with BBB Industries for Earth Day Service Project Employee Volunteers Participate in Cleanup

Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) recently partnered with BBB Industries for an Earth Day service project. On April 8, nine employee volunteers from the company’s Irving office met at the KIB office, where they were equipped with bright yellow vests, litter grabbers, gloves, trash and recycle bags. - April 17, 2022 - Keep Irving Beautiful

Voltrek Announces Sponsorship of 2022 Charging Across America Challenge