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Poop Patrol Offers Free Service to Disabled Napa Residents
Napa Valley Poop Patrol creates Scoops on Wheels, a free dog waste cleanup program for disabled Napa dog owners. - August 22, 2015 - Napa Valley Poop Patrol
Patti Massey, President & Founder, MYCA:Group Accepted to Babson College / Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
MYCA:Group President & Founder, Patti Massey has been selected to participate in the 10,000 Small Businesses Program at Babson College for the Fall 2015 session. The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program is a public-private partnership designed to unlock the growth and job-creation... - August 21, 2015 - MYCA:Learning
Formation of Brazilian Solar Company Announced - Helio Energia Holdings SA
Helio Energia Holdings SA, and its Brazilian affiliate, Helio Projetos em Energia Renovavel Ltda ("Helio" or the "Company"), a Brazilian solar services provider that develops and finances solar systems for commercial and industrial customers, is pleased to announce the formation... - August 21, 2015 - Helio Energias Renovaveis
October is iPAD Month in DRC as Mining Community Gathers in Kinshasa and Lubumbashi
October is iPAD* month in DRC and this year will once again see the return of the 11th edition of iPAD DRC Mining and Infrastructure Indaba in Kinshasa from 15-16 October, followed by the sixth edition of Katanga Mining Week in Lubumbashi from 20-21 October. *iPAD = Infrastructure Partnerships for... - August 21, 2015 - iPAD DRC
Gulf Bay Consulting Applauds Indian Government Decisions Regarding Biodiesel
With the rapid growth of global biodiesel consumption, emerging market countries like India are paving the way for higher usage of sustainable fuels. According to a recent report published by Economic Times, India is set to allow 100% Biodiesel for vehicles. This decision will pave the way for the... - August 20, 2015 - Gulf Bay Consulting, LLC
National Environmental Trainers Introduces New Mobile Accessible HAZWOPER Training Courses
National Environmental Trainers, the industry leader in online environmental health and safety training (EHS), introduces their new mobile accessible HAZWOPER training programs. - August 20, 2015 - National Environmental Trainers
Blue Heron Consulting Selected to Assess Cedar Falls Utilities CIS
Blue Heron Consulting (BHC), was selected to perform a thorough assessment and business case for upgrading Cedar Falls Utilities (CFU) customer information system (CIS). Blue Heron will determine the cost, work effort and business benefits to upgrade CFU’s current CIS to Oracle Utilities... - August 20, 2015 - Blue Heron Consulting
GFSI Global Markets Programme Explained: a Comparison Between BRC & IFS Options
The aim of the webinar is to introduce the significant changes to the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety Global Markets Programme and the IFS Global Markets for Food. - August 20, 2015 - SGS
The American Dream Achieved by Self-Made Ohio Industrialist Through Hard Work and Determination
Stephen L. Hightower Has Created One of the United States Most Prosperous African-American Owned Businesses. - August 19, 2015 - Stephen L. Hightower
Gulf Coast Western Announces New Subsidiary to Provide Well Completion and Operational Safety Services to the Oil and Gas Industry
Dallas-based Gulf Coast Western, LLC announced today it has formed a subsidiary to provide a full suite of well completion and operational safety services to the oil and gas industry. Gulf Coast Western Energy Services, also headquartered in Dallas, provides oilfield spill and frac tank containment... - August 19, 2015 - Gulf Coast Western
IHI Power Services Corp. Invite Plant Owners to Review Company’s Full Suite of Management Services
Aliso Viejo, CA-based power plant management specialists IHI Power Services Corp. (IPSC) offer a broad range of management services to their power plant customers. The management services suite that IPSC provides their clients includes asset management services to help plant owners capitalize on their investment in the latest technology. - August 19, 2015 - IHI Power Services Corp.
ECO Fuel Systems, LLC - School District Fleet Managers Welcome Back to School
School System Transportation Directors and Private Companies are scrambling to get their Buses maintained and back on the road. - August 19, 2015 - ECO Fuel Systems, LLC
Audubon International Staff Member Attains Elite National Certification
Joanna B. Nadeau, Director of Community Programs at Audubon International in Troy, NY has achieved a career milestone by completing the rigorous requirements for certification through the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). She joins an elite membership of approximately 15,000... - August 19, 2015 - Audubon International
GAL Power Systems Announces Expansion with Opening of New Location in Quebec City
GAL Power Systems (www.GALPower.com); recognized as one of the leading power generator and climate control companies in Canada, is announcing that it will be opening a new location in Quebec City in the province of Quebec. - August 18, 2015 - Gal Power
Supplier of the Year Award for Alsco
Alsco receives the prestigious 2015 Savour Australia Restaurant & Catering HOSTPLUS Awards for Excellence for the Supplier of the Year Award. - August 17, 2015 - Alsco Pty Limited
National Solar and Imani Energy Form Alliance for Distributed Generation
National Solar and Imani Energy, Inc. for alliance that leverages National Solar's financing capabilities and Imani Energy's institutional and community networks to increase the adoption of solar in developing markets. - August 15, 2015 - Imani Energy. Inc.
Johnny on the Spot Celebrates 2nd Annual World Portable Sanitation Day
Johnny on the Spot, LLC (JOTS) is proud to celebrate, in conjunction with the Portable Sanitation Association International (PSAI), the 2nd annual World Portable Sanitation Day (WPSD), recognized on August 15th. The goal of WPSD is to raise awareness for sustainable sanitation on a global scale... - August 15, 2015 - Johnny on the Spot, LLC.
High Performance Epoxy for Repair, Protection and Rebuild of Pumps and Process Equipment
The new release of the Z-TEC 751, 752 and 753 and STEEL-TEC 801 has fulfilled the need for a high performance product capable of the repair, protection and re-building of pumps and process equipment. - August 14, 2015 - Dc Dynamis Epoxy Solutions
Cloudastructure Connected Campus Security Solution Delivers a Safe Environment for Learning at Universities, Colleges and Schools
Cloud based Integrated Video Surveillance (VSaaS) and Access Control (ACaaS) as a Service provide seamless connectivity, transparency and scale across geographically distributed buildings to deliver a safe learning environment. - August 13, 2015 - Cloudastructure, Inc
SGS Symposium: The New Generation of Safety and Risk Management
Join SGS in Perth, Western Australia on 1 September 2015, for the first symposium on a new generation of risk management, the challenges of safely integrating Remotely Piloted Aircraft RPAS into Civil Airspace, and into your commercial operation. - August 13, 2015 - SGS
Finalists Announced for East African Power Industry Awards in Nairobi
Former Kenyan Permanent Secretary for Energy and Petroleum, Patrick Nyoike, the Ugandan Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Irene Nafuna-Muloni, the Turkana Lake Wind Project in Kenya and Rwanda’s Agahozo Shalom Youth Village are just some of the top achieving finalists in this... - August 13, 2015 - Future Energy East Africa
Apex Ranking Soars Higher in ENR’s Top 200 Environmental Firms List
Apex Companies, LLC – a leading national energy, water resources and environmental consulting and engineering firm – ranked 68th among the nation’s Top 200 environmental firms, according to Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine. In addition to climbing seven spots from its 2014... - August 12, 2015 - Apex Companies, LLC
SunLight General Capital Breaks Ground on New Solar Project in Westminster, MA
SunLight General Capital, a NYC-based solar finance and development company, recently broke ground on a new solar energy system in Westminster, MA. The system will provide cheap, clean energy to local school districts and other municipal entities. - August 11, 2015 - SunLight General Capital
SGS Hot Source Food Newsletter Issue 8
Hot Source: Farm Assessment Services, Pathogens in Food Products, Emerging Trends in Food Safety Controls and more. - August 11, 2015 - SGS
New M-System DL8 Web Data Logger
Meiji Corporation, master distributor in North America of M-System Co., Ltd., announced that the DL8 series remote terminal unit for monitoring, event reporting and data logging is now available in North America. - August 10, 2015 - Meiji Corporation
South Sudan’s Minister of Electricity, Dams, Irrigation & Water Resources, Hon. Jemma Nunu Kumba, to Deliver Keynote at EAPIC in Nairobi
“As a new nation, South Sudan will be proud to demonstrate to this upcoming regional conference of East African Power Industry that we have abundant energy resources which can be tapped for the common good and development” – so says the Hon. Jemma Nunu Kumba, Minister of... - August 09, 2015 - Future Energy East Africa
Clean Solar Ranks High on the 2015 Solar Power World Top US Solar Contractors List
Clean Solar ranked in the Solar Power World Top Solar Contractors list for another year and 2nd for most MW installed for Bay Area residential installers. - August 09, 2015 - Clean Solar
Mon Valley Integration Names Business Development Manager
Mr. Richard "Rick" Bray has been appointed as MVI's Business Development Manager. - August 08, 2015 - Mon Valley Integration LLC
Gulf Coast Western's First Well in the Home Run Field Goes Into Production
Dallas-based Gulf Coast Western announced today that its first well in the Home Run Field in Brooks County, Texas is in production. Gulf Coast Western explores, develops and acquires domestic oil and gas reserves primarily in the Gulf Coast region of the United States. The Texron Perez #1 went into production June 17, 2015, and is currently producing an average of 270 barrels of oil per day (BOPD) from the Vicksburg Formation in the Home Run Field located in South Texas. - August 08, 2015 - Gulf Coast Western
Leading Non-Profit Launches Local Female Leaders Program to Recognize Thought Leaders in Island Communities
Islands Society launches unique program dedicated to showcasing the value of outstanding women making a local impact in island communities to a global stage. - August 08, 2015 - Islands Society
"Let’s Work Together to Fix the Power" - Tiger Resources' Message at iPAD DRC in Kinshasa in October
“My message at the upcoming iPAD DRC Mining and Infrastructure Indaba in Kinshasa in October is: 'Let’s work together to fix the power',” says Charles Carron Brown, COO of Tiger Resources’ Kipoi Mine. Electrical power is the number one challenge facing the country’s... - August 08, 2015 - iPAD DRC
Napa Valley Poop Patrol Volunteers at Walk for Animals
Napa Valley Poop Patrol, the Napa Valley’s first and only dog waste cleanup and removal service, gives back to the community by volunteering its time at Napa Humane Society’s annual event, Walk for Animals. - August 07, 2015 - Napa Valley Poop Patrol
Johnny on the Spot, LLC, Acquires Horizon Portable Restrooms (Trenton, NJ), the Company's Fourth Acquisition in Two Years
Prior to its acquisition by Johnny on the Spot, LLC., Horizon Portable Restrooms boasted a strong customer base in Central New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania, and quickly became a formidable portable sanitation provider, particularly in the construction and seasonal markets. - August 07, 2015 - Johnny on the Spot, LLC.
Navrattan Group to Set-up First SUNSUL Technology Project in Punjab, India
Navrattan Group recently showcased eight of their revolutionary intellectual inventions to the Punjab Government delegation in Budapest, Hungary. Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal was recently in Hungary to witness a demonstration by the scientists of Fakon Vallalkozasi KFT... - August 07, 2015 - Navrattan Blue Crete Industries Pvt. Ltd.
Combustion Technologies Announces CleanBoost Brake Cleaner HD
Combustion Technologies USA (“Combustion”), the original manufacturer of the CleanBoost® family of products, is pleased to announce CleanBoost Brake Cleaner HD, a new product for 2015. CleanBoost Brake Cleaner HD is a powerful product that cleans clutch dust, brake dust, dirt, dust,... - August 06, 2015 - Combustion Technologies
Clark Promoted to COO for EcoMark Solar
Leila Clark has been promoted from director of operations to chief operations officer for Denver-based EcoMark Solar. She joined the rapidly-expanding company in 2012 and also served as operations manager for the company. “I am very passionate about expanding the adoption of solar energy and... - August 06, 2015 - EcoMark Solar
GMO Free Lancaster County Finds RoundUp in Mothers' Breast Milk
GMO Free Lancaster County did the first ever testing of the breast milk of Lancaster mothers for the presence of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s flagship herbicide, Roundup. The mother with the highest detectable level of glyphosate in her breast milk, 91 parts per billion, is a farmer who lives and works on a farm in Lancaster County and is living with the heartbreak of an infant with cancer. - August 05, 2015 - GMO Free Lancaster County
Kickstarter Campaign by ECOlunchbox
Eco Kickstarter Campaign Launched by SF Bay Area Startup ECOlunchbox, a Green Small Business Dedicated to Reducing Plastic Use and Disposal - August 05, 2015 - ECOlunchbox
Welspun Renewables Breaks Ground by Commissioning Punjab’s Largest Solar Project, India
IPP commissions its 1st project in the state, cements Punjab’s commitment to green energy. 34 MW (DC) Project to address state’s energy deficit by supplying 48 million units of clean energy annually. Commissioned within committed timelines, in five short months. In the next 25 years the solar project will have mitigated 1,331,525 tones of CO2 emissions. - August 05, 2015 - Welspun Renewables
Napa Valley Poop Patrol Co-Sponsors Alston Park Cleanup
Napa dog waste cleanup and removal company partners with Napa Valley Resource Conservation District to clean up Alston Park, and educate the public on the importance of picking up your dog’s poop. - August 05, 2015 - Napa Valley Poop Patrol
EcoMark Solar Expanding Installation Staff to Meet Consumer Demand
Colorado ranks in the Top 10 state for solar installation during the first quarter of 2015. - August 01, 2015 - EcoMark Solar
CM Labs Simulations Releases New Construction Equipment Training Modules
Comprehensive hydraulic excavator and tower crane simulators are designed to train for safe and skilled operations. - August 01, 2015 - CM Labs Simulations Inc.
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy Joins Prestigious Group of Leave No Trace Master Educator Providers
The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics has named the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) a Master Educator Course Provider. As just one of 11 organizations in the United States authorized to lead Master Educator courses, the ATC will offer a variety of Leave No Trace courses to partners, the... - August 01, 2015 - Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Dallas Holocaust Museum Adds Dr. Nicholas Pournader to Its Board
Corporate strategist, turnaround specialist and technology expert, Pournader to bring over 15 years of senior business leadership experience to museum - August 01, 2015 - Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance
BTEC to Create First Thermal Efficiency Test Method for Commercial Sized Biomass-Fired Boilers
Test protocol will fill a standards gap and consistently measure boiler heat energy from a range of biomass fuels. - July 31, 2015 - Biomass Thermal Energy Council
Eco Warrior Princess Celebrates 5th Birthday
Eco Warrior Princess, of the world's most celebrated ethical fashion blogs turns 5 years old. - July 30, 2015 - Eco Warrior Princess
Keta Foundation Granted Key Non-Profit Status
New North Carolina Non-Profit to Support Strategic Development Projects in Ghana - July 30, 2015 - Freedom University Keta
Donation Requests Pour in Despite Dry Spell in Equipment Donations for Local Non-Profit
Slow start to summer means long waitlist and unfulfilled donation requests for many Canadian charities. - July 30, 2015 - Electronic Recycling Association
High-Level Government and Industry Support Again for Rwanda Investment Forum in Kigali in November
“The Rwandan government is serious about attracting investors and keen to create an environment that is conducive to stimulating new infrastructure projects in the country,” says Emmanuelle Nicholls, event director of the upcoming iPAD Rwanda Power & Infrastructure Investment Forum... - July 30, 2015 - iPAD Rwanda Energy Infrastucture Forum
Ecobank Disburses CBN’s N50 Million Facility to Boost SMEFunds’ Clean Energy Innovations
Today, SMEFunds, Africa’s foremost Social Enterprise based in Nigeria is first to receive N50 million (approx. $300,000) from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through Ecobank Ltd. into its Cellulosic Bio Ethanol Gel for Clean Cook Stoves and Pay-As-You-Go Solar Smart Mini-Grid Electricity... - July 29, 2015 - SMEFunds