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Judges Selected for The Seasteading Institute's Sink or Swim Business Plan Contest

The Seasteading Institute selects eight heavy-weight judges to ruthlessly evaluate contest entries for its sea-based business plan contest. Business superstars, intellectual juggernauts, silicon valley’s top brass, and tomorrow’s venture capitalists to determine who sinks, swims, and... - September 09, 2010 - The Seasteading Institute

Ocean Rower and Environmental Campaigner Roz Savage to Present in San Francisco at the Prestigious Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club at Hyde Street Pier

A late comer to the life of adventure, Roz Savage is the first woman to row solo across the Pacific Ocean. She will be in San Francisco, her second home, to present her story of dreams, adventure and sustainablility. - September 09, 2010 - Roz Savage

5th Annual Charity Auto Show to Benefit Charity Serving the Blind

For the fifth year running, the Middletown Lions Club will host their annual Auto Show & Motorcycle Meet to benefit the New Jersey Blind Citizens Association (NJBCA) on Saturday, September 18th at 3 pm (rain date 9/19) - September 09, 2010 - New Jersey Blind Citizens Association, Inc.

American Society of Landscape Architects Sustainability Programs Featured on Center for Environmental Innovation and Leadership (CEIL)

CEIL’s Green Government podcast series features an interview with ASLA Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Nancy Somerville, to discuss ASLA green initiatives. - September 05, 2010 - Center for Environmental Innovation and Leadership (CEIL)

Professor Andy Brick of Stevens Records Mafia II Soundtrack with Prague Filmharmonic

Professor Andy Brick, Distinguished Industry Associate Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology, was Supervising Orchestrator, Orchestral Music Director, and Orchestral Conductor for ground-breaking interactive game title Mafia II, released on August 24, 2010 for PS3, Xbox 360, and Windows PCs. - September 05, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology

Vancouver Eco Tours Provides Free Tours in Veggie Van

Local Eco Tours fueled with recycled Veggie Oil. - September 04, 2010 - AAA Vancouver Eco Tours

Professor David Vaccari of Stevens Institute of Technology Receives AEESP Education Award

Dr. David Vaccari, associate professor at Stevens Institute of Technology, has recently been selected by the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) to receive the organization’s 2010 educator award. Sponsored by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., the AEESP Award... - September 04, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology

Pro Energy Consultants Invests in Resources to Manage Growth

The nation’s leading energy auditing company is poised to solidify its market position and efficiently manage its growth by investing in new corporate staff and resources. - September 03, 2010 - Pro Energy Consultants

Envirosurfer Surf Shop Donates 5% of Sales to Save the Waves Coalition

Envirosurfer, an online eco-friendly surf shop, has announced that it’s kicking off September by donating 5% of the month’s sales to the Save the Waves Coalition. A non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of surfing coastline and the marine environment, Save the Waves is a... - September 03, 2010 - Envirosurfer Surf Shop

Matsumoto Creates Custom Illustration for Taste of the Islands Logo

Renowned artist Ikki Matsumoto, of Buckingham and formerly of Sanibel Island, created a unique illustration to be featured as the logo for the 2010 Taste of the Islands to be held November 21 to benefit the Center for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW). Featuring five birds and a turtle... - September 03, 2010 - Center for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife

GOVgreen Conference and Exposition Announces New Affiliate: USGBC - National Capital Region Chapter

GOVgreen's most recent affiliate is U.S. Green Building Council - National Capital Region Chapter. USGBC-NCR membership includes architects, engineers and contractors working with federal, civilian and military agencies. As an affiliate, USGBC - NCR is providing speakers and programming for GOVgreen's facilities track. - September 03, 2010 - Center for Environmental Innovation and Leadership (CEIL)

Middletown Lions Holding 5th Annual Auto Show to Benefit Charity Serving the Blind: Free Fun Family Event

The Middletown Lions Club will host their 5th annual Auto Show & Motorcycle Meet on Saturday, September 18th (rain date 9/19) to benefit the New Jersey Blind Citizens Association (NJBCA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of the blind and visually impaired. This year’s show begins at 3 pm at the Middletown Train Station and is free and open to the public. Sponsorships and vendor space are available for a limited time, and show vehicle pre-registration is now open. - September 03, 2010 - New Jersey Blind Citizens Association, Inc.

Ocean Rower and Environmental Campaigner Roz Savage Comes to Sacramento

In June 2010, Roz Savage became the first woman to row solo across the Pacific Ocean. A 6-week, 12-city speaking tour of the US and Canada aims to raise funds for her environmental mission and next adventure: a solo row across the Indian Ocean in 2011. If successful, she will be the first person to row the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Roz Savage will be appearing in Sacramento on 9/30/10. She will be presenting in the Student Union Ballroom at California State University at 6PM. - September 02, 2010 - Roz Savage

Wireless Networks Enable Intruder Detection and Emergency Alerts Funded by NSF

National Science Foundation funds Dr. Yingying Chen at Stevens Institute of Technology, in collaboration with Dr. Hui Xiong, Rutgers University, in research entitled: "NeTSE:Small:Collaborative Research: MILAN: Multi-Modal Passive Intrusion Learning in Pervasive Wireless Environments." - September 02, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology

My Sports Dreams and The V Foundation Team Up to Further Cancer Research

New York-based fundraiser makes donation pledge to Jim Valvano’s foundation. - September 02, 2010 - My Sports Dreams

Ocean Engineering Professor Jon Miller Receives ASCE Educator of the Year Award

American Society of Civil Engineers names Dr. Jon Miller of Stevens Institute of Technology the 2010 Educator of the Year for the North Jersey Branch. - September 02, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology

ScoutJam 2010 Celebrates 100 Years of Scouting in America

The Capitol Area Council of Boy Scouts of America will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Scouting in America with ScoutJam 2010, a day-long event in Austin on October 9th at the Travis County Expo Center. - September 01, 2010 - Boy Scouts of America - Capitol Area Council

CarePoint Remembers Lives Lost to Drug Overdose Epidemic

Social service agency marks Overdose Awareness Day by promoting solutions to overdose crisis in Chicago area and beyond - August 31, 2010 - CarePoint

EXPOSURE Concert: Global Success to Expose Domestic Violence, Abuse

"EXPOSURE Concert: Because love shouldn't hurt" was viewed from 8 countries and 34 US states. Western New York boasted culture, art and music to the world for a cause. The concert to expose domestic violence and abuse to the world in hopes to educate and eradicate the epidemic was a 'tremendous personal success.' - August 29, 2010 - Love Shouldnt Hurt.TV

McNamara Named Clinic Director of C.R.O.W.

The board of directors of the Center for Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc. (CROW) named Dr. Amber A. McNamara as clinic director after serving as a veterinarian for more than seven years with the Sanibel Island non-profit wildlife animal hospital. - August 27, 2010 - Center for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife

Robert Kennedy, Jr. to Keynote at GOVgreen Conference and Exposition

Robert Kennedy, Jr., key environmental advocate, will speak at GOVgreen Conference and Exposition taking place this November 9 - 10 in Washington, DC. - August 26, 2010 - Center for Environmental Innovation and Leadership (CEIL)

P.A.N.D.O.R.A. Urges Swift Action by U.S. Health Agencies to Improve Quality of Life for CFS Patients

Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) in other countries, have endured too many years of misinformation, neglect, and mistreatment. “With a retrovirus infection now demonstrated to be present in the majority of CFS patients, now is the time... - August 25, 2010 - PANDORA Org

The Start of the School Year Brings Bullying Prevention with STOMP Out Bullying

Love Our Children USA announced today the Second Annual Blue Shirt Day to kickoff National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week. Blue Shirt Day is an initiative of STOMP Out Bullying to combat bullying and cyberbullying. With the new school year beginning, this is a call to action for schools. To... - August 25, 2010 - Love Our Children USA

Blake Strode Joins Forces with reBounces, Becoming First Carbon Neutral Tennis Professional on ATP World Tour

Under the partnership, Strode will promote reBounces' revolutionary Green Tennis Machine at his various matches over the next year. reBounces will support Strode in his dream of becoming a full-time tennis professional on the Tour. - August 23, 2010 - Rebounces.com

Energy Performance Specialists Selected by the City of Port Washington as Approved Energy Efficient Lighting Contractor for Federal Stimulus Project

Energy Performance Specialists announced today it has been named an approved energy efficient lighting contractor for the City of Port Washington. This selection is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds for energy efficiency programs. The grant the City of Port... - August 22, 2010 - Energy Performance Specialists

CROW Announces Date for 29th Annual Taste of the Islands Fundraiser

Sanibel Island-based Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc. (CROW) will host one of the island’s best-loved community events this fall. The 29th annual Taste of the Islands will be held November 21 from 12 noon to 6 p.m. at Sanibel Community Park. Voted “Best Island... - August 22, 2010 - Center for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife

Creating Jobs in a Down Economy; Oklahoma Business Sees Early Success

Upstart Business Experience Success in Creating Jobs by Obtaining Governmental Contracts. - August 20, 2010 - Chloeta

Out of Economic Darkness, Light: Roozt.com and MyCorporation.com Partnership Helps Socially Responsible Entrepreneurs in Economic Downturn

In a time of economic hardship and increasing entrepreneurship, Roozt.com, an online e-commerce platform that offers daily deals on products from socially responsible businesses, and MyCorporation.com, an entrepreneur-friendly online document-filing site, have partnered to provide free services and encouragement to aspiring socially responsible entrepreneurs - August 19, 2010 - Roozt.com

Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center’s 13th Annual Comedy Night Set for Sept. 10 at Riverside (CA) Convention Center

The event features nationally known comedians Tom Ryan and Pete McLeod, KFRG 95.1 FM’s Heather Froglear as MC, a silent auction and Catalina resort raffle. - August 16, 2010 - Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center

Windancer Small Wind Turbine in Taschen's Top 10 Sustainable Energy Products Worldwide

The multi-award-winning Windancer small wind turbine selected for Taschen’s new international survey of leading-edge green product design. - August 14, 2010 - Wind Simplicity

Pro Energy Consultants Now Offering Service to “Light” Commercial Buildings

Pro Energy Consultants now offers energy audits to “light” commercial buildings. Small business owners can take advantage of this opportunity to lower high energy costs affecting their bottom line and/or solve employee and customer comfort issues. - August 13, 2010 - Pro Energy Consultants

My Sports Dreams Helps Emerging Sport of Lacrosse Continue to Grow

Sports marketing company, My Sports Dreams, assists college and H.S. lacrosse teams across the country raise thousands, bridge budget gaps and continue to compete. - August 13, 2010 - My Sports Dreams

Bringin’ Sexy Back to Shopping, Saving, & Social Responsibility: How Roozt.com Will Help Gen Y Consumers Save Money & Make a Difference at the Same Time

Launching in September, Roozt.com will finally make it easy to shop responsibly, offering daily deals of 50-70% off on products from socially and environmentally responsible companies and donating 1% back to a non-profit of the buyer's choice. Roozt.com will provide a hip, mainstream hub for responsible shoppers, where they can save big and support some incredible causes while they are at it. - August 12, 2010 - Roozt.com

My Sports Dreams Becomes an Official Sponsor of NJCAA Region III

Fundraising leader to sponsor Upstate New York JUCO’s end-of-year awards. - August 06, 2010 - My Sports Dreams

NSF Funds Innovative Approach to Biomimetic Nanofiber Bone Regeneration

Dr. Hongjun Wang at Stevens Institute of Technology investigates a new bottom-up approach to tissue engineering. - August 06, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology

Department of Defense’s Washington Headquarters Services Talks About Sustainability and Green Building to the Center for Environmental Innovation and Leadership (CEIL)

DoD’s Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) Sustainable / LEED program manager discusses how WHS’ building renovation programs for the Pentagon and National Capital Region will improve environmental sustainability and meet the mandates of Executive Order 13514. - August 04, 2010 - Center for Environmental Innovation and Leadership (CEIL)

When Organic is Not Enough, There's Green Envee

Green Envee, a completely natural, organic body care line with a conscience will attend the upcoming Green Day Festival in San Diego, CA on August 7th. - August 03, 2010 - Green Envee

EcoFair360 Announces Winner of 2010 Solar Roof Sweepstakes

The Olson family, of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, are the winners of the 2010 EcoFair360 Solar Roof Sweepstakes. The Olsons were selected from among the 1,300 individual entrants who filled out forms online through Facebook and the EcoFair360 website (http://www.ecofair360.com), as well as in person at... - August 01, 2010 - Eco-Vision Sustainable Learning Center

Entrepreneurial Denver Teen Sets Out to Save the Rain Forests

Local teen takes class project and turns it into a business to help save the rain forests. - July 31, 2010 - Love Your Mother LLC

GayFriendlyLongTermCare.com Launches to Meet Growing Demand for Long-Term Care Insurance in the Gay and Lesbian Community

New Website Helps Gay and Lesbian Community Faces Unique Challenges as Its Population Ages. - July 30, 2010 - Pride LTC Insurance Services

NSF Funds Building a Creativity Collective: Using the Crowd to Solve Societal Problems

Stevens Professors Nickerson and Sakamoto are funded by the National Science Foundation to research crowdsourcing and the creative collective. - July 30, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology

EcoFair360 Showcases Walworth County’s Growing Community of Green Businesses and Green Entrepreneurs

Green was the color of the day at EcoFair360, which brought more than 2,000 fairgoers to the Walworth County Fairgrounds in Elkhorn, Wisconsin for a three-day celebration of all things green from Friday, July 16 through Sunday, July 18. The Fair showcased more than 100 exhibitors and featured more than 100 different presentation on everything from LEED certification and green power investment strategies to the sustainable way to raise your cat. - July 29, 2010 - Eco-Vision Sustainable Learning Center

New Greeting Card Line Gives Hope to Women Escaping Prostitution in the Philippines

Fair trade cards creating critical jobs and helping to rebuild lives. - July 29, 2010 - Good Paper

Bank of the West Sponsors Tennis Ball Recycling Program

How to participate: Bring old tennis balls to the Bank of the West Classic at the Taube Tennis Pavilion at Stanford University. When: July 26 – August 1 What to do: Recycle your used tennis balls at designated drop off spots adjacent to the Taube Tennis Pavilion. Bank of the West, title... - July 25, 2010 - Rebounces.com

Enable America Praises ADA Anniversary, Charts Course for the Future

Advocates for people with disabilities are honoring the 20th anniversary of the American's with Disabilities Act (ADA). Enable America is joining that celebration, and is using the occasion as inspiration for the work that will be needed over the next 20 years in furthering the rights of people with disabilities. - July 25, 2010 - Enable America

Recent Headlines Within Social Advocacy Organizations

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