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Aquascape Environmental Awarded Barrington Farms Stream Restoration Project
A stream restoration project in the Barrington Farms subdivision in Roswell, Ga. will be designed and constructed by Aquascape Environmental, a turn-key aquatic resource services firm based in Woodstock, Ga. Aquascape Environmental was awarded the Barrington Farms Stream Restoration Project by the... - July 08, 2008 - Aquascape Environmental
SolarPower Restoration Systems Inc. and SBM Solar Inc. Form Strategic Alliance to Develop New BIPV Systems
SolarPower Restoration Systems Inc. and SBM Solar Inc., two companies experienced in the solar-roofing and photovoltaic industries respectively, announced today a new strategic alliance to develop and manufacturer new photovoltaic systems for commercial and residential roofing and walls. The... - July 08, 2008 - SolarPower Restoration Systems, Inc.
Fish Don’t Fart™ * - Revolutionary New Invention Offers Easy Solution to Food Shortages: Portable Farms™
* EPA claims, “... in the U.S., cattle emit about 5.5 million metric tons of methane per year into the atmosphere, accounting for 20% of U.S. methane emissions.” Go green and eat more fish. Portable Farms™ LLC announces the availability of their new invention, Portable Farms™ which offers an easy way to grow 100 pounds of home-grown fish and 400 heads of lettuce (or other table vegetables) per year in a small 6 foot x 8 foot space. Units can be scaled in size. - July 01, 2008 - Portable Farms(TM)
Paolo Soleri Serves Dinner at Annual Italian Night
Arcosanti's Italian Night dinner and performance on July 19, 2008 features a family-style Italian meal served by founder Paolo Soleri. - June 26, 2008 - Cosanti Foundation
Green Technology Alliance Officially Launched and Announces 4 Key Partnerships
The Green Technology Alliance (www.GreenTechnologyAlliance.org) is an industry alliance designed to accelerate the adoption of green technologies. The GTA is focused on delivering a value exchange for all its members. - June 19, 2008 - Green Technology Alliance
June 18th: Polar Land and Life day
On June 18th, 2008, the International Polar Year 2007-8 (IPY) will launch its fifth ‘International Polar Day' focusing on Land and Life: the plants and animals of polar lands and the changing permafrost and hydrologic systems. This Polar Day occurs as hundreds of researchers focus on Arctic... - June 18, 2008 - IPY
Buffalo Allies of Bozeman Calls Upon Gov. Schweitzer to Withdraw from Interagency Bison Management Plan
Brucellosis outbreak where there are no bison shows that IBMP is not working for buffalo or for cows. - June 14, 2008 - Buffalo Allies of Bozeman
N.C. Water Rights Committee Now Accepting Donations
The N.C. Water Rights Committee (www.ncwaterrights.org) is now accepting donations to facilitate the awareness of North Carolinians as to who controls the water in their State and the citizens’ rights to influence that control. The N.C. Water Rights Committee is a group of concerned citizens,... - June 11, 2008 - N.C. Water Rights Committee
Arcosanti Hosts Second Sunday Jazz and Juneteenth Concerts
Arcosanti hosts summer jazz concerts and a Juneteenth weekend festival in celebration of emancipation. - June 06, 2008 - Cosanti Foundation
Demonstration Nation: Kopali Communities Creates Ultra-Ecological and Sustainable Communities in Costa Rica
"Wherever you go, Go with your full heart." Kopali Communities Ltd., creates communities, where the residents can live in full harmony with themselves and with nature in which they are a part. - June 06, 2008 - Kopali Communities Ltd.,
Water4Gas - the Soaring Popularity of the Water4Gas Solution for How to Get Better MPG
Hundreds Converge on Weekly "Show and Tell" Type Exhibition in Los Angeles to Learn More and Compare Their Own Installations of Water4Gas and to Do Related Business. Thousands of new customers are buying Water4Gas information online weekly. See Videos from the Los Angeles park get togethers here. - June 05, 2008 - Garko Factor - Water4Gas MPG Solutions
Green Technology Alliance Green IT Forum
Hitachi Data Systems is proud to be the Platinum sponsor of the Green Technology Alliance of Austin (GTA) first information forum, Tuesday, June 3, 8:30 am until 12:45 pm at the Microsoft Technology Center, 9606 North MoPac Expressway, Suite 200. Industry leaders in green technology from Microsoft, Hitachi, IBM and Sychron present on challenges and opportunities in the green IT space. - June 03, 2008 - Green Technology Alliance
Arboretum Day Offers Fun for the Entire Family
Boone County Arboretum Hosts its 6th Annual ‘Arboretum Day.’ - June 01, 2008 - Boone County Arboretum
Low-Tech Energy - International Finalists Announced in Global Green Awards
Today the world’s leading green energy prize announced that pioneering renewable energy projects from Africa, Asia and Latin America will each receive prizes of up to £20,000, with an overall Energy Champion winning up to £40,000. Winners will be revealed at a ceremony in London in June. - May 31, 2008 - Ashden Awards
New Video Documentary Series to Answer Questions of Why Organic
Discovering Our Organic Planet- USA, a new video series explores the basics of why organic and natural foods benefit people and the environment. - May 29, 2008 - Discovering Our Organic Planet - USA
Uruguayan Researcher Discovers the Real Cause of Climate Change and Global Warming
Internal combustion engines are consuming all the oxygen on the planet and are the chief culprits for the degradation of the ozone layer, causing global warming and climate change. - May 21, 2008 - Fundacion Codigos
Chicago Cares Opens Registration for City's Largest Day of Service: Thousands of Volunteers to Transform Chicago Schools
Nearly 40 Chicago schools, home to 24,000 students, are transformed by Chicago Cares Serve-a-thon volunteers. - May 21, 2008 - Chicago Cares
International Cheetah Specialist, Dr. Laurie Marker, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Zoological Society of San Diego
Laurie Marker, Ph.D., who has worked with cheetahs for nearly 35 years, is the recipient of the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Zoological Society of San Diego. As an American Conservation Scientists and Humanitarian, Marker has been working with local African communities towards ensuring the survival of cheetahs. - May 17, 2008 - Cheetah Conservation Fund
N.C. Water Rights Committee Launches New Web Site
The N.C. Water Rights Committee (www.ncwaterrights.org) has announced the launch of the organization’s new Web site at www.ncwaterrights.org. The Web site features an overview of the organization, informative information on water rights and radio spots featuring N.C. Water Rights Committee... - May 17, 2008 - N.C. Water Rights Committee
Riverside (CA) Humane Society Pet Adoption Center Honors Two Women as 2008 Volunteers of the Year
Linda Cavender and Minn Poe of Riverside, CA, have received the 2008 Friends of the Animals Award for their years of dedication and varied work on behalf of the cats and dogs at the Riverside Humane Society Pet Adoption Center. - May 15, 2008 - Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center
Buffalo Allies of Bozeman is Founded to Take Action Against the Slaughter and Hazing of Wild Buffalo
New group takes a grassroots approach toward advocacy of buffalo in the Yellowstone area. - May 15, 2008 - Buffalo Allies of Bozeman
Public Invited to a Night Bronze Pour at Cosanti Historical Site
Cosanti will open its doors to the public for a rare exhibition of a bronze foundry pour at night, as the famous Soleri windbells are cast. - May 08, 2008 - Cosanti Foundation
Richard Petty Joins N.C. Water Rights Committee
NASCAR Legend and Former Randolph County Commissioner Joins State-Wide Coalition - May 08, 2008 - N.C. Water Rights Committee
Green Technology Alliance (GTA) Launched in Austin, Texas to Showcase and Develop the Green Technologies of Today and Tomorrow
Objective: Accelerate the adoption cycle of green technologies by… establishing Austin as the Global Strategic Center of Innovation for the green technology sector. Green Technology Alliance Announces First Industry Agreement. Goal: Positively Affect Every Organization That Uses Information Technology. - May 01, 2008 - Green Technology Alliance
Music, Dance, & Tastes of India in Arcosanti, Arizona
On May 10th, 2008, Arcosanti will feature "Sounds & Tastes of India," a celebration of Indian culture through live music, dance, and food. - May 01, 2008 - Cosanti Foundation
Unanimous Vote to Fund Scottsdale Soleri Bridge
After years of discussion and more than a hundred emails to the Scottsdale City Council in support, funding for the Paolo Soleri Bridge and Plaza was unanimously approved. - May 01, 2008 - Cosanti Foundation
Native American Visionary and Artist, Rod Bearcloud Berry Brings Into the Light...The Chameleon Project
Native American Visionary and Artist, Rod Bearcloud Berry brings into the light the Chameleon Project. "The Chameleon Project is the largest project to assist the spirit of humanity on Earth." Bearcloud Rod Bearcloud Berry, founder and overseer of the Chameleon Project, was shown his... - April 26, 2008 - Chameleon Project Organization
N.C. Water Rights Committee Taps MMI Associates, Inc.
Patty Briguglio, president of MMI Associates, Inc., (www.mmimarketing.com) a Raleigh-based full-service public relations firm, has announced that the firm has been named the agency of record for the N.C. Water Rights Committee. The N.C. Water Rights Committee is a coalition of North Carolina... - April 26, 2008 - N.C. Water Rights Committee
Arcosanti Founder Paolo Soleri Speaks at Ecocity Summit
Throughout Earth Day Week in San Francisco, California, the 7th Ecocity World Summit will be convening an international community of inspired change-makers. Paolo Soleri, an internationally recognized architect, artist, philosopher, and Founder of ecocity Arcosanti, will speak and be honored with an award. - April 18, 2008 - Cosanti Foundation
Cincinnati PR Firm Awards Pro Bono Assistance to Boone County Arboretum
Boone County Arboretum Wins Eisen Management Group’s “Operation: Outreach 2008.” - April 13, 2008 - Boone County Arboretum
16 Seram (Moluccan) Cockatoos and 4 Purple-Naped Lories Released Back to the Wild on Seram Island, Eastern Indonesia
The illegal wild bird trade remains rampant in Indonesia, and includes a number of parrot species; populations of some of these are considered vulnerable to future extinction. Some of these birds cannot be returned to the wild for various reasons, but a select sub-population can be released if they meet criteria set forth by IUCN (the World Conservation Union) and CITES (Convention on the Trade in Endangered Species). The Indonesian Parrot Project has now carried out three such releases. - April 11, 2008 - Indonesian Parrot Project
Vivaldi Live! at Arcosanti
The Arizona Vivaldi Festival & The Cosanti Foundation present Vivaldi Live!, a music and dance performance in celebration of composer Antonio Vivaldi. Tour of Arcosanti at 5pm, Dinner at 6pm. 928-632-6217. - April 09, 2008 - Cosanti Foundation
NMSU Environmental Design Contest Fuels Clean Energy Economy
New Mexico State University’s Institute for Energy and the Environment (IEE) in the College of Engineering is leading development of sustainable solutions to environmental challenges through its 18th international competition, the Environmental Design Contest at the Pan Am Center in Las... - April 06, 2008 - The Institute for Energy & the Environment
Paolo Soleri Presents Sustainable Projects to Vatican
Internationally recognized architect, artist, & philosopher Paolo Soleri will be featured as a guest speaker at Building Well to Live Better, a conference organized by the Roman Catholic Church to address issues of sustainability and the environment. The intent of the conference is to bring a valid and substantial contribution in the field of eco-architecture applied to old and new religious buildings. Soleri is most recognized for his concept of arcology, a fusion of architecture and ecology. - April 06, 2008 - Cosanti Foundation
The Peter Benchley Shark Conservation Awards
The Shark Research Institute created the Peter Benchley Shark Conservation Awards to honor the memory of the late Peter Benchley, and spotlight those who are working internationally to protect sharks as valuable ocean resources. The first of the 2008 Peter Benchley Shark Conservation Awards,... - April 02, 2008 - Shark Research Institute
Lewnes Named First National Master Naturalist
Take your knowledge of wildlife and wildlife to a higher professional level by enrolling in WindStar Wildlife Institute's homestudy courses. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, more than 66 million people 16 years old and older—31 percent of all Americans—feed, photograph and observe wildlife in 2001 and spent $40 billion on these activities. - April 01, 2008 - WindStar Wildlife Institute
Music Poll Aims to Raise Funds for the Removal of Plastic Bags from the Environment
A new internet music poll aims to collect the 'most moving music on the planet' as a method of raising funds for the removal of plastic bags in the environment. - April 01, 2008 - 24 Hours On Planet Earth
Gift Cards Can Plant Trees- Free; Using Gift Cards to Plant Trees Without Spending a Single Cent
With Earth Day less than a month away and all the growing worries about global warming, Gift Cards For Trees has come up with a new and unique way to make the world more green; planting trees with gift cards. The simple patent pending process begins by caring individuals mailing unwanted, unused,... - March 27, 2008 - Gift Cards For Trees
Gas Price Driven Inflation Tackled at International Conference
Years of Rising Gas Prices caused by Peak Oil; Beginning of Rapid Long-Term Inflation and Recession; Energy and Climate Uncertainty Grow. - March 12, 2008 - Local Future
KOLA 99.9 FM Named a Presenting Sponsor of Riverside Humane Society Pet Adoption Center’s 16th Annual Walk with the Animals, March 22 in Riverside, CA
Brian Casey, Patti Banner and Intern Ian of "Brian Casey and the Wake-Up Bunch" morning show on classic hits station KOLA 99.9 FM and the KOLA Prize Caravan will be at the Riverside Humane Society Pet Adoption Center’s 16th Annual Walk With The Animals fundraiser, March 22 at Fairmount Park, Riverside, CA. - March 09, 2008 - Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center
Riverside (CA) Humane Society’s 16th Annual Walk with The Animals Set for March 22; Mayor Ron Loveridge to Serve as Grand Marshal
Riverside Humane Society Pet Adoption Center presents its 16th Annual Walk With The Animals fundraiser on March 22, Fairmount Park, Riverside, CA, with Mayor Ron Loveridge as Grand Marshal. Classic rock station KOLA 99.9 FM with Patti Banner will broadcast live from the event. - February 25, 2008 - Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center
Voluntourism ‘One of the Best Ways to Ensure Tourism Helps Reduce Poverty’ Claims Different Travel
The Different Travel Company – a UK based volunteer travel company - have today claimed that properly managed volunteer travel is one of the best ways to ensure tourism assists poverty reduction. Pointing to a number of the projects to which Different Travel take their volunteer tourists,... - January 30, 2008 - Different Travel
Wave Foundation Supports SRI’s Operation Whale Shark
Wave Foundation of Kentucky’s Newport Aquarium has awarded $6,200 to Operation Whale Shark, a study conducted by the Shark Research Institute (SRI). The Wave grant, together with funds from the World Wildlife Fund, is helping SRI scientists identify the size, structure, and habits of the... - January 23, 2008 - Shark Research Institute
Four Peaks Pickup, AZ. Feb 9th 2008
Several hundred folks from all walks of life have decided to come together to do something about the environment. Mountain biking, hiking, motorcycle, 4wheeling and shooting clubs are going to cooperate to clean up the Four Peaks, AZ area just north east of Phoenix. - January 19, 2008 - Four Peaks Pickup
What's Old is New with a Green Twist at UandITrade
UandItrade.com formally announced today the official launch of their national e-trading site geared towards parents with growing families. The purpose of the site is to trade anything and everything relating to children including clothing, toys, nursery items etc. Though UandItrade.com can be... - January 10, 2008 - UandITrade
Riverside Humane Society (CA) Reaches Milestone in 110-Year History with 1000th Pet Adoption for 2007
The Riverside (CA) Humane Society Pet Adoption Center on Dec. 19 set an all-time record in adoptions for one year with its 1000th adoption for 2007, smashing the previous record of 640 set in 2006. - December 24, 2007 - Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center
AcquaPro Worldwide Partners with Emares of the UK to Enter Saudi Water Market
AcquaPro Worldwide, Inc., developer of the world's first full-scale, fully engineered barge-mounted desalination system, has teamed with Emares Ltd. of the UK, an international industrial supply and procurement firm. The team will pursue a water supply contract to provide up to 5 million gallons per day (75,000 cubic meters) to the Saudi Arabian utility company Marafiq at the Jubail and Yanbu industrial zone on Saudi Arabia's Persian Gulf Coast. - December 12, 2007 - AcquaPro Worldwide, Inc.
Celebration of America Recycles Day on November 15
Organizations needing to raise money and who wish to positively impact the environment can now participate in a “Green Fundraising Campaign.” - November 14, 2007 - Project KOPEG
Donations Needed for Victims of California Wildfires
www.uanditrade.com is making it simple to donate goods to the families of the California Wildfires. UandITrade connects parents across the nation so that they can trade items their children have outgrown like clothes, books and toys. UandITrade founders have recently created a special option on... - October 27, 2007 - UandITrade
Lake Management Company “Recycles” Sports Equipment for Kids
Lake Management company in Metro Atlanta collects balls and others sports equipment found in client lakes and ponds for donation to youth programs. - October 16, 2007 - Aquascape Environmental