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4Ocean Announces Biggest Ocean Cleanup to Date
Ocean Trash removal company plans to make Earth Day one to remember. - April 20, 2017 - 4Ocean
Winner of HAGA’s Survival Seeds Vault Giveaway Just Announced
Home and Garden America and DIY Idea Center have selected the lucky winner of the recently concluded survival seeds vault giveaway. - April 20, 2017 - Grow For It
Envirosite Introduces Two New Products for Environmental Screening and Research on Properties and Companies Throughout the U.S.
Robust Turnkey Solutions Improve Management of Environmental Risks and Streamline Property Data Investigation. - April 20, 2017 - Envirosite
Keep Irving Beautiful Visits Clifton Early Childhood School - Environmental Mascot Skit Performed for Morning and Afternoon Sessions
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) has participated in Clifton Early Childhood School’s Earth Month for the past seven years, and on April 13, they continued that tradition by presenting their environmental mascot skit to the Pre-K children at both the morning and afternoon sessions. KIB staff... - April 19, 2017 - Keep Irving Beautiful
HAGA’s Survival Seeds Vault Giveaway Ends Successfully
Home and Garden America’s giveaway contest ended last Sunday with great results, garnering thousands of entries from participants looking to win a complete survival seeds vault. - April 19, 2017 - Grow For It
Keep Irving Beautiful Hosts Don't Mess with Texas Trash-Off, State’s Signature Event for the “Great American Cleanup”
The “Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-Off” is the state’s signature event of the “Great American Cleanup,” and is typically held the second Saturday in April in communities all across Texas. Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) hosted their 2017 event on April 8 at Trinity... - April 16, 2017 - Keep Irving Beautiful
New York City to Host World Ocean Festival and Ocean March on June 4
Leading Organizations and NYC Join in Support of United Nations to #SaveOurOcean. - April 14, 2017 - Global Brain
Long Beach Cambodian Community to Commemorate the 42nd Anniversary of The Killing Fields
April 17, 2017, marks the 42nd anniversary of the Cambodian Killing Fields. On this day of mourning, Cambodian-Americans in Long Beach will organize a commemoration to pay their respects and remember the three million victims who perished in the brutal Khmer Rouge communist regime of... - April 13, 2017 - The Killing Fields Memorial Center Inc.
HAGA’s Survival Seeds Vault Giveaway Attracts Thousands of Entries
More and more participants are joining Home and Garden America’s special giveaway for a chance to win a free survival seeds vault. - April 13, 2017 - Grow For It
North Florida Land Trust Partnered with College Students to Create O2O Corridor Video
Video focuses on the need for conservation of the Ocala to Osceola wildlife corridor. - April 13, 2017 - North Florida Land Trust
North Florida Land Trust is Looking for Volunteers for Team Terrapin
Nonprofit organization needs help to monitor unique saltmarsh turtles. - April 08, 2017 - North Florida Land Trust
Lake Hopatcong Foundation’s 4th Annual Block Party is Just Around the Corner
The Lake Hopatcong Foundation Block Party is just five weeks away. This must attend event celebrates New Jersey’s largest lake: from recreation and leisure to business and everyday living. The fourth-annual event, to be held from 10am to 5pm on Saturday, May 13, 2017 (rain or shine), at... - April 07, 2017 - Lake Hopatcong Foundation
Chequemates! a Prosocial Outreach Group Shunning Bad with Good
A unified effort to educate, cater and protect the weak, vulnerable and violated. - April 05, 2017 - Chequemates Prosocial Outreach
Keep Irving Beautiful Works with Youth and Faith Groups in Blanket Project - “No-Sew” Blankets Made and Donated to Charities Blanket Project
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) is fortunate to work with many volunteers who enjoy doing whatever they can to make a positive difference in their community, whether that is participating in a cleanup or park beautification project, or in a recent addition to KIB’s programs – making... - April 05, 2017 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Great Old Broads for Wilderness Announces Mother’s Day Art for Advocacy Fundraiser Event
Great Old Broads for Wilderness will hold a fundraiser family event featuring silent and live art auctions, music, and activities for all ages at the Fox Fire Farms Winery. - April 04, 2017 - Great Old Broads for Wilderness
First Musical Meatless Monday in May Launches on Monday, May 1 in Baltimore
On Monday, May 1st, the Black Vegetarian Society of Maryland and A Well-Fed World present the first-ever "Musical Meatless Monday" at Northwestern High School in Baltimore. In partnership with the Meatless Monday organization, Meatless Monday is global movement with a simple message: once a week, cut the meat. - April 01, 2017 - Black Vegetarian Society of Maryland
Envirosite Ranked as One of the Most Prominent Environmental Data Management Solutions
Envirosite Among the Top Seventeen Smart Innovators in the Verdantix Report Focusing on the Environmental Data Management Software Market. - April 01, 2017 - Envirosite
Community Champions Announces Merger of B&H Business Entities
Community Champions is pleased and excited to announce the merger of B&H Police Supply, B&H Gun Rack and B&H Gun Sales into its INTELLEO family, strengthening and broadening services and programs related to law enforcement, firearms, ammunition and related product lines. B&H Police... - March 31, 2017 - Community Champions
Could Free Tuition be the Wave of the Future?
Ecosa Institute of Arizona thinks so and offers its Ecological Design Certificate tuition-free for Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 semesters. - March 30, 2017 - Ecosa Institute
White River Animal Rescue is Inspiring the Community and Saving Hundreds of Dogs Each Year
White River Animal Rescue, a nonprofit organization, launched a new website and new resources available for foster and adopters. - March 30, 2017 - White River Animal Rescue
Organix Announces Partnership with Biofiltro for Northwest Expansion
BioFiltro, a global company who offers a wastewater treatment technology that uses worms and microbes to rapidly treat water, announced that they have recently completed an agreement with Organix, Inc. of Walla Walla, Washington to act as distributor for their patented water treatment system in the Northwest region. - March 29, 2017 - Organix
Lightship Works Vp Talks Transforming Data Collection in Field Research
Paper to be presented at the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) conference on March 30. - March 29, 2017 - Lightship Works Inc.
Five Things Managers Should Know About Sewer Odors
Many building managers don’t know what causes sewer odors in a building. So, to bring them up to speed, Waterless Co., which manufacturers drain and pipe care products, presents “Five Things Everyone Should Know About Sewer Odors.” - March 24, 2017 - Waterless Co
Keep Irving Beautiful to Sponsor “Don't Mess with Texas Trash-Off” April 8
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) is sponsoring the “Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-Off,” part of the state’s signature event for the nationwide “Great American Cleanup” program, and a partnership with Keep Texas Beautiful and the Texas Department of Transportation... - March 23, 2017 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Ecosa Challenges Mainstream Education with Free Tuition
Ecosa Institute in Prescott, Arizona believes today's "pay to educate" system is creating a more divided two-class system, higher student loan debt and fewer opportunities for students to get the education they want. In a leap of faith, Ecosa will offer its Ecological Design Certificate Program free to qualified and committed students starting August 28, 2017. Application deadline is June 1, 2017. Visit www.ecosa.org for details and to apply. - March 22, 2017 - Ecosa Institute
SpyChain: The Beginning of Crowdsourced Security
SpyChain is an intelligent Facebook Messenger bot that allows people to anonymously report security concerns and incidents. There is nothing to download to use the bot; SpyChain can easily be accessed via Facebook Messenger. SpyChain does not hold any personally identifiable information on its servers to ensure that everything stays anonymous. - March 16, 2017 - CogniFrame
Now Available – the Capitol Call Mobile App – the Political Activism App That Takes the Guesswork Out of Calling Congress
New GPS-powered political action app provides users with federal, state, and local representative contact information along with call scripts, contact lists, and direct action guides for current political issues. - March 16, 2017 - Brandon Peterson
Fisher Auto Parts Goes Solar, Helping Virginia Get on the Renewable Energy Map
Fisher Auto Parts, one of the largest regional auto parts distribution and marketing organizations in North America, announced today that the installation of a 63.7 kW photovoltaic solar energy system has been completed at their Staunton, VA headquarters. The goal of the system is to enable the... - March 10, 2017 - Sun Tribe Solar
The Bow Wow Buddies Foundation Raises Impressive Funds to Benefit Dogs in Need and Kicks Off 2017 with Inspiring Donations
Camp Bow Wow, the Nation’s Largest Pet Care Franchise, Remains Committed to Its Culture of Giving Back by Providing Medical Care for Dogs - March 10, 2017 - Bow Wow Buddies Foundation
North Florida Land Trust is Applying for Accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission
Public comment period is now open. - March 10, 2017 - North Florida Land Trust
BASF Invests in Educational Nonprofit WakeEd Partnership
Global Chemical Company Joins the Effort to Improve Education in Wake County Public School System - March 10, 2017 - Wake Education
North Florida Land Trust Urges Legislators to do the Right Thing and Properly Fund Land Conservation
Land conservation organization calling for a dedication of at least 25 percent to Florida Forever and Florida Communities Trust. - March 08, 2017 - North Florida Land Trust
Forestry Commission Educates Public on Outdoor Fire Safety - Wildfire Prevention Month (March)
March is Wildfire Prevention Month in Mississippi as stated by Governor Phil Bryant’s proclamation. Historically, March has one of the highest wildfire occurrence rates of the year due to the weather transition from winter to spring, dry vegetation, and windy conditions. Since January 1,... - March 04, 2017 - Mississippi Forestry Commission
North Florida Land Trust Welcomes New Development Director to Their Team
Dana Doody has joined the organization to lead the fundraising efforts - March 04, 2017 - North Florida Land Trust
Keep Irving Beautiful and Nimitz FFA Students Hold Park Cleanup - Trinity View Event Part of “National FFA Week”
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) and the Nimitz High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter joined forces for a cleanup as part of “National FFA Week.” The students, who were joined by their teachers and North Lake College Service Learning students, met on the chilly Saturday morning... - March 04, 2017 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Lake Hopatcong Foundation’s 4th Annual Block Party Almost Sold Out; Prices Increase Beginning March 15, 2017
The Lake Hopatcong Foundation Block Party is once again set to be a day that celebrates New Jersey’s largest lake: from recreation and leisure to business and everyday living. More than 65% of the booths have been sold for this year’s event. - March 02, 2017 - Lake Hopatcong Foundation
The American Mini Pig Association Launches an Educational Book Series
Mini pigs are quickly becoming a popular and trendy pet. With their rise in popularity has come an increase in pet pigs being abandoned to end up in shelters, rescues, and sanctuaries primarily due to a lack of reliable educational resources on their care and training needs. - February 26, 2017 - American Mini Pig Association
Local Non Profit Launches Free Computer Building Workshop for Youth
ERA unveils Parts to PC, a workshop aimed at getting kids involved in creating tech early. - February 25, 2017 - Electronic Recycling Association
Youth for Human Rights Presents Workshop at Tennessee Conference on Volunteerism
The Tennessee chapter of Youth for Human Rights, which works under the umbrella of United for Human Rights, presented a workshop at the Tennessee Conference on Volunteerism. - February 25, 2017 - United for Human Rights
Keep Irving Beautiful and North Lake Join for Beautification Project - Service Learning Students Paint at Southwest Park
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) and North Lake College students and staff have collaborated on many activities over the years, including cleanups, recycling events, tree plantings and beautification projects. One of the groups involved is North Lake’s Service Learning Program, which KIB has... - February 24, 2017 - Keep Irving Beautiful
SugarTime Records, Music for Change, Debuts in Miami
David Sugarman returns to Miami launching SugarTime Records, “Music for Change.” SugarTime Records marks Sugarman’s official return to entertainment after years in sports and other business endeavors. Sugarman is combining his connections and reach within entertainment and music... - February 21, 2017 - SugarTime Records
PotusRatings.com Analyzes POTUS Donald Trump Real-Time Approval Ratings
Based on over 7.5 million tweets and counting - February 21, 2017 - Jonny Asmar
Sustainable Development Training Takes a Village
School of Integrated Living certified to offer UNESCO-recognized Ecovillage Design Education credential by Gaia Education. - February 18, 2017 - School of Integrated Living
Volunteers to be Honored at Wish Night 2017 Gala
Two volunteers will be honored by Make-AWish® Tri-Counties at the 8th Annual Wish Night gala on March 3 at the Hyatt Regency in Westlake Village. Meredith Garofalo/KEYT News Channel 3 has been named community partner of the year for her dedicated community outreach efforts. Francisco Bracho,... - February 12, 2017 - Make-A-Wish Tri-Counties
BC Tennis Charity Helps 5,000 Children
Kids tennis charity in Victoria, BC is growing at a phenomenal and unexpected rate. In less than 3 years, they have introduced more than 5,000 disadvantaged kids to the game. - February 09, 2017 - The Society for Kids at Tennis
Bridging the Digital Divide: The Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth to Receive 100 Donated Laptops
ERA and Hitachi Solutions Canada, Ltd. partner to provide a truckload of donated tech. - February 08, 2017 - Electronic Recycling Association
Keep Irving Beautiful and Calvary Church Beautify Heritage Park - “Loving Our City” Volunteers Paint Original Library Building
As part of its Faith Groups Outreach Program, Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) teamed with volunteers from Calvary Church for a beautification project at Heritage Park in Downtown Irving on Saturday, January 28. Seven Calvary members, who are part of the “Loving Our City” group, gave 28... - February 05, 2017 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Audubon International Featured on Main Stage at the Golf Industry Trade Show
The organization will be featured in two presentation on the live stage in the exhibition hall. - February 05, 2017 - Audubon International
GAPA Strongly Condemns Anti-Immigrant Executive Orders
The Gay Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA) strongly condemns the anti-immigrant and xenophobic Executive Orders issued last week by President Trump. The orders (1) revive the “Secure Communities” immigration enforcement program, which was previously criticized for promoting racial profiling... - February 01, 2017 - Gay Asian Pacific Alliance
Keep America Beautiful Recognizes Keep Irving Beautiful and Irving Code Enforcement
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) and the City of Irving Code Enforcement Department were recently honored at the Keep America Beautiful National Awards Ceremony. The event took place during Keep America Beautiful 2017 National Conference in Washington, D.C., where KIB and Code Enforcement were among the... - February 01, 2017 - Keep Irving Beautiful