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Klohn Crippen Berger Receives the 2010 Canadian Consulting Engineering Award of Excellence
A distinguished jury of professional engineers from business, government and academia have honoured Canadian engineering firm, Klohn Crippen Berger (KCB) for their work on the Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project (NT2) in Laos. The NT2 project is a long-term collaborative effort between Laos and... - October 28, 2010 - Klohn Crippen Berger
Oldcastle Precast Provides Special Foundation for Communications Site on Top of Red Table Mountain
Cell Blocks® system is a precast, post-tensioned foundation system specifically designed for the wireless and utility industry. - October 28, 2010 - Oldcastle Precast, Inc
Sims Recycling Solutions Partners with the San Jose Sharks and HP to Host an Electronics Recycling Event
Sims Recycling Solutions, the world’s largest electronics recycler is partnering with the San Jose Sharks and HP in an effort to encourage the community and local Sharks hockey fans to recycle their electronics. The event will be held in the Main Parking lot of HP Pavilion at San Jose at 525... - October 28, 2010 - Sims Recycling Solutions
Green Government Podcast Features Federal Sustainability Officers to Discuss GOVgreen Conference and Exposition
CEIL's Green Government Podcast series previews GOVgreen education sessions - October 28, 2010 - Center for Environmental Innovation and Leadership (CEIL)
Bank of the Islands Named Presenting Sponsor for 2010 Taste of the Islands
CROW, the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, has announced that Bank of the Islands will be the Presenting Sponsor for the 29th Annual Taste of the Islands to be held on Sunday, November 21st. - October 28, 2010 - Center for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife
Water Words That Work, LLC Announces the Arlington Dog Charity's Win of the Online Essay Contest
Homeward Trails in Arlington, Virginia has won a $1500 grant to support its operations from the Northern Virginia Clean Water Partners. The group which encourages dog owners to keep their pets in safe and sanitary conditions, received more than 1800 votes for its essay "The View from Four Legs." The contest was sponsored to highlight the connection between sanitary conditions for dogs and clean water in local streams. - October 28, 2010 - Water Words That Work, LLC
Pro Energy Consultants’ Customer Satisfaction Consistently High
This national energy auditing company’s diagnostic energy audit shows customers how to make their homes more energy efficient and comfortable. In follow-up surveys, the company says customers consistently give its energy auditors and energy auditing service high marks. - October 28, 2010 - Pro Energy Consultants
AltaTerra Online Conference on Interactive Sustainability Reporting Features Practitioner from SAP
On November 18, AltaTerra Research will present an online conference that describes leading practices in interactive sustainability reporting, and highlights the experiences of SAP in producing their A+ GRI-rated 2009 Sustainability Report. This is the second in a series of online conferences on sustainability reporting by AltaTerra. - October 27, 2010 - AltaTerra Research
New Leak Detection and Monitoring Technology Ensures Safety of Pipelines
Avateq Corp., a Markham based engineering company, introduces a modern and effective pipeline monitoring system WaveControl. The system utilizes the latest scientific advances in pressure waves analysis. Pipeline systems are the most economical and effective way of transportation of fluid and... - October 27, 2010 - Avateq Corp.
Rosendin Electric Receives Design-Build Merit Award from DBIA for Work on Nogales International Waste Water Treatment Plant
Rosendin Electric Participation as Specialty Contractor Improves Safety Performance and Helps Complete Upgrade Ahead of Schedule - October 27, 2010 - Rosendin Electric
St. Elias Mines Ltd. – Environmental Impact Study Completed at Vilcoro Gold Property in Peru
St. Elias Mines Ltd. (“St. Elias”) and Ansell Capital Corp. (“Ansell”) are pleased to announce that an Environmental Impact Study (“EIS”) has been completed and that the Ministerio de Energia y Minas (Ministry of Energy and Mines) has recently granted a permit to... - October 26, 2010 - St. Elias Mines
St. Elias Mines Ltd. Completes Independent 43-101 Technical Report on the Tesoro Gold Project, Peru
Lori McClenahan, President of St. Elias Mines Ltd. (SLI – TSX:V) (“St. Elias” or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that the Company has completed an Independent 43-101 Technical Report on the Tesoro Gold Project (the “Property”) located in southwestern... - October 26, 2010 - St. Elias Mines
St. Elias Mines Ltd. Grants Options to Downtown Industries Ltd. to Acquire Interest in the South Rim Project, British Columbia
(“St. Elias”), is pleased to announce that it has entered into an letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) with Downtown Industries Ltd. (“Downtown”) whereby Downtown has agreed to acquire up to an undivided 75% interest in the South Rim Project (the "Property") located in central British Columbia. - October 26, 2010 - St. Elias Mines
Lucky Strike Arranges $900,000 Private Placement; Proceed to Acquire Changyun Coal Mine in China
Lucky Strike Resources Ltd. (TSX.V-LKY), (the “Company”) is pleased to announce today it has cancelled the non-brokered private placement contemplated and described in the press release dated September 22, 2010, and replaced it with another proposed non-brokered private placement for a... - October 26, 2010 - Lucky Strike Resources Ltd
Alliance for Climate Education Names Jayni Chase to Board of Directors
Renowned environmentalist joins governing body for nation’s leading high school climate education organization. - October 26, 2010 - ACE :: Alliance for Climate Education
Aquentium Seeks Joint Venture Partners for World Wide Solar Projects
Aquentium Solar, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Aquentium, Inc. (OTC: AQNM) announced today that the company is seeking Joint Venture Partners for the development of solar energy farms throughout the United States and internationally. - October 24, 2010 - Aquentium
Local MP Supports Innovation from Resident Waste Recovery Company That is Leading the Way to ‘zero Waste’
Technology developed by a UK company is eliminating the country’s fastest growing hazardous waste and recycling it into products such as bricks and tiles for the construction industry. - October 24, 2010 - Tetronics Limited
Colliers International Integrates Services Under a Single Brand
World’s Third Largest Commercial Real Estate Services Firm Aligns Global Enterprise to Provide Clients with Seamless Services - October 23, 2010 - Colliers International Albania
Renewable Energy Markets Association Applauds Proposed Revisions to the FTC Green Guides
Organization looks forward to working with FTC on developing final update - October 23, 2010 - Renewable Energy Markets Association
Breitling Oil and Gas Announces Completion Operations Underway in Garfield County, OK on the Potter Church
Breitling Oil and Gas today announced that the Breitling-Potter Church prospect in Garfield County, Oklahoma, is being completed as a possible oil and gas producer after reaching a total vertical depth of 5,980 feet. - October 22, 2010 - Breitling Oil and Gas
Texas Right of Way Associates is Now Licensed to Survey in 16 States
Texas Right of Way Associates announced today that they are now licensed to survey in 16 states in the U.S. which includes the Marcellus Shale, Eagle Ford Shale, Haynesville Shale and the Barnett Shale plays. Texas Right of Way Associates (TRWA, Inc) is based out of Fort Worth, Texas. “TRWA... - October 22, 2010 - TRWA, Inc.
Fountain Quail to be Featured at Global Shale Gas Summit
Attendees of the Global Shale Gas Water Management Initiative 2010 will hear from Fountain Quail's COO and tour its state-of-the-art facilities. - October 22, 2010 - Fountain Quail
Stevens Professors Publish Two Journal Papers About Graphene in Applied Physics Letters
A collaborative research team led by Stevens Institute of Technology professors Dr. Stefan Strauf and Dr. Eui-Hyeok (EH) Yang has published two publications about the new wonder material graphene in the latest issue of Applied Physics Letters. Their article, “Determination of edge purity in... - October 22, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Milestone Celebration of Dramatic Organizations at Stevens November 2010
November 2010 marks the anniversary of two dramatic organizations at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ. The Stevens Dramatic Society marks its 100th anniversary, and the NJ Alpha Chapter of Theta Alpha Phi marks its 50th anniversary. To celebrate these milestones, a weekend of events... - October 22, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame Honors Four Members of Stevens Community
Four members of the Stevens Institute of Technology community were honored at the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame Banquet, held Thursday, October 14. The awards honor those whose creativity, innovation, and invention contribute to economic growth and improve quality of life in New Jersey. As The... - October 22, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Two Williamsburg Environmental Group, Inc. Employees Earn Certification as a Master Stormwater Practitioner (MSP)
In continuing with their pledge to be leaders in the environmental consulting market, two employees of WEG have earned designation as a Master Stormwater Practitioner (MSP) to better serve their clients. - October 22, 2010 - Williamsburg Environmental Group, Inc.
GlacialLight Exhibits at INTERLIGHT MOSCOW 2010
GlacialLight presenting LED products at INTERLIGHT 2010 Fair in Moscow. - October 22, 2010 - GlacialTech Inc
Rosendin Electric Awarded Grand Prize in "Win with Canadian Solar" Contest
Rosendin Electric Selected as Winner for Mineta San Jose International Airport Solar Array Installation - October 22, 2010 - Rosendin Electric
Stevens Alum Recognized for “Game-Changing” Wireless Networking Invention
Nicolas Girard, Stevens Institute of Technology alumnus and founder of Stevens Start-up Attila Technologies, will be recognized this year with two inventing awards. Mr. Girard was named Inventor of the Year by the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame, and is a recipient, together with Stevens, of the... - October 22, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Ronald McDonald House of Northern Nevada and Solar Universe Make It the First RMH to Go Solar in Nevada
The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northern Nevada is the first in the State to go Solar. - October 21, 2010 - Solar Universe
Precast –an Integral Part of the 11-Acre Lake Project in George Poston Park- NC
An integral part of the dam construction included a 10 ft by 10ft concrete riser discharging to a 6-foot diameter reinforced concrete pipe and three (3) precast concrete three-side bridge sections that made up the road crossing for emergency spillway. - October 21, 2010 - Oldcastle Precast, Inc
NSF Grant Funds Cybersecurity Education at Stevens
A team of faculty and researchers from Stevens Institute of Technology are recipients of an NSF grant to further develop existing, nationally-recognized curricula in cybersecurity education. - October 21, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
MEGAJOULE Inovação Announces WindieTM Upgrade
MEGAJOULE|Inovação announced new developments in the CFD code WindieTM. WindieTM can now be fully integrated with traditional micrositing tools like Windfarmer, Wind Pro and WasP. - October 21, 2010 - MEGAJOULE
Webinar on “Campus Compliance – A Wake Forest University Case Study”
Company to host a webinar on environmental, health and safety compliance issues for universities, colleges and institutions with Wake Forest University as their guest. Join the webinar to hear how Wake Forest University tackled their compliance issues. - October 20, 2010 - ERA Environmental Consulting, Inc.
American Institute of Renewable Energy Receives ISPQ Continuing Education Provider Accreditation from Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)
American Institute of Renewable Energy received ISPQ Continuing Education Provider Accreditation from Interstate Renewable Energy Council. IREC is the North American Licensee for the ISPQ Standard for Accreditation & Certification of renewable energy continuing education providers. - October 20, 2010 - American Institute of Renewable Energy (AIRE)
Sims Recycling Solutions Leads a Session at the IAITAM 2010 Conference and Exhibition
Sims Recycling Solutions, the world’s largest electronics recycler will be leading a session on “Effects of State Legislation on Total Cost of Ownership” at the IAITAM 2010 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Nashville, TN. This session will take place on Thursday, October 21,... - October 20, 2010 - Sims Recycling Solutions
International Online Conference on Customers and Market Realities for Concentrating PV
AltaTerra Research to present customer case study and market overview for emerging solar technology, concentrating photovoltaics, during October 27 online conference co-produced by RenewableEnergyWorld.com. Early adopters have installed concentrating solar electric systems globally for the past... - October 20, 2010 - AltaTerra Research
More Than 20 Top Restaurants Sign on for 2010 Taste of the Islands to Benefit CROW
Residents and visitors who come out to the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife’s (CROW) 29th annual Taste of the Islands on Nov. 21 will sample dishes and desserts from 22 of Sanibel and Captiva’s finest restaurants, including: Blue Giraffe, Bubble Room Restaurant, Cantina... - October 20, 2010 - Center for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife
Construction Art Completes the First State Funded Solar Project in Tennessee
Construction Art, a leading alternative energy solutions provider completed the first state funded solar project in Tennessee. Funded in part by the Tennessee Solar Institute’s installation grant program, this ten kilowatt solar system shown in the picture will help Chucky Creek Farms with... - October 19, 2010 - Construction Art a subsidiary of Krebs Ventures LLC
Minnesota Companies Launch Employee-Centric Web Portal Focused on Sustainability
Educational Content Combines with Social Media to Offer Organizations an Innovative Platform for Increasing Environmental Awareness and Action - October 19, 2010 - Paydirt, LLC
UC Hub Update on Operations
To inform the current status of UC Hub and its operations. - October 18, 2010 - UC Hub
Green Power Saver Store Launches New Power Saver Technology from Take Charge
Save Energy & Money with the New Take Charge Eco-Friendly Smart Power Strips - October 17, 2010 - Jasbr llc
BTEC Presents New Webinar on Residential Biomass Heating
Second in the free webinar series will be held November 4 at 3PM ET - October 17, 2010 - Biomass Thermal Energy Council
Dr. Vikki Hazelwood Nurtures Inventors at Stevens
The New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame presented Dr. Vikki Hazelwood of Stevens Institute of Technology with the Advancement of Invention Award, an accolade resulting from her award-winning teaching and the prolific production of her students and alumni, all of which improves both science and society in New Jersey and beyond. - October 17, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Nu-Heat Helps Affordable Housing Reach Level 4 Through Heat Pump and Solar Thermal
An affordable housing development in Brecon has been dubbed ‘super-green’ due to its eco-friendly use of air source heat pumps and solar thermal. The development meets Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Development. Nu-Heat’s involvement in the project occurred after plans were... - October 17, 2010 - Nu-Heat
Planeterra Foundation Partners with STA Travel on New Voluntourism and Community Development Initiatives
STA Travel embarks on a new responsible travel journey through a partnership with Planeterra Foundation, a leader in global volunteer vacations. - October 17, 2010 - Planeterra Foundation
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Installs Custom High Throughput Assay from Wildcat Discovery Technologies for ARPA-E Carbon Capture Project
First milestone completed in three year effort targeting the discovery of materials for CO2 capture. - October 16, 2010 - Wildcat Discovery Technologies
Stevens Research VP Dr. Joseph Mitola Gives Keynote at Sustainable Technology Research Conference
Dr. Joseph Mitola III, Vice President for The Research Enterprise and Distinguished Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology, was a keynote speaker at The Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS) Research Day, where he addressed the future of cognition in communication... - October 16, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Prevent Lung Cancer in October 2010 with Radon Awareness Week According to Radon Mitigation Company, Air Quality Control Agency
Radon gas has been identified by the World Health Organization as a leading cause of lung cancer. To address this problem, the United States government has declared October 17th-24th as "Radon Awareness Week." Company owner Jamey Gelina is asking the media to promote this cause. - October 15, 2010 - Air Quality Control Radon Mitigation Remediation
Pink and White Are Part of Fall’s Colors for New Rochelle-Based Business
A&N Heating Oil is pleased to announce they have joined the fight against breast cancer in a very visible way. A&N, a family owned and operated heating oil distributor based out of New Rochelle, New York, has recently painted one of it’s delivery trucks pink and white in hopes of... - October 15, 2010 - A&N Heating Oil