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Kiwanis, Lions, Optimist, Rotary, Join for Week of Service to Celebrate Community
Service clubs work together to make a difference in communities; Celebrate Community, a joint initiative of the four major volunteer service organizations, will launch this year with a focus on local community service during the week of October 10 to 16. - October 07, 2021 - Optimist International
President of Save the Rainforest Pens a Cinderella Tale Like No Other
Everyone needs a little escape now and then, even from work as important as saving tropical forests. Writing "Ardennia" provided Mr. Calhoun with just such an escape. Those who read the book will be able to escape for a few hours as well. - October 06, 2021 - Bruce Calhoun
The Citizen Science Lab Receives $300,000 Grant from the Eden Hall Foundation for SeaPerch Program
Funding will aid in transportation costs and allow nonprofit to expand program to a wider demographic. - October 06, 2021 - The Citizen Science Lab
RFID Wooden Key Cards Creating More Sustainability for Hotels
PrintPlast, the leader in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) hotel key cards, launches a new alternative line of eco-friendly, sustainable hotel key cards. In a bold move to promote sustainable materials in the hotel industry, these key cards are the solution to a long-time plastic pollution problem. - October 05, 2021 - PrintPlast
Apex Companies, LLC Acquires CME Engineering LP and CME Operations LP
Expands Engineering, Consulting and Water/Wastewater Treatment Resources in the Mid-Atlantic, including capabilities in Civil, Mining, Water and Environmental Engineering - October 05, 2021 - Apex Companies, LLC
Community Values and Reduced Risks Key to New Guiding Principles
Leaders in Energy and Preservation (LEAP) today released Voluntary Practices for Non-Regulated Energy Development Projects. These practices put into action LEAP’s guiding principles for responsible development of energy projects that respect historic places, cultural resources and community... - October 05, 2021 - Leaders in Energy and Preservation
GivingTuesday Announces 2021 Cohort of the Starling Collective
Today, GivingTuesday announced the Starling Collective’s newest cohort: 50 grassroots activists, artists, organizers and changemakers inspiring generosity in innovative and creative ways to tackle critical issues and heal their communities. The Starling Collective is a global fellowship... - October 05, 2021 - GivingTuesday
National Drive Electric Week, Huntington Beach, by Plug In To Excitement, Saturday October 9, 2021, 10 AM to 4 PM
Due to the catastrophic oil spill in Huntington Beach, the event is rescheduled for November 6, 10AM - 4PM in the same location. In the interest of public health and safety, California State Parks closed the beach and parking lot for 2 weeks, which includes the parking lot venue for this event. - October 02, 2021 - Plug In To Excitement
Tersus Environmental Receives New Patent from U.S. Patent Office
Tersus Environmental adds to its patent portfolio with issuance of US Patent 11,123,779 B2, Method and a Chemical Composition for Accelerated In Situ Biochemical Remediation. - October 01, 2021 - Tersus Environmental, LLC
KIB Celebrates 30th Annual Trash Bash - 350 Volunteers Participate at T.W. Richardson Grove
T.W. Richardson Grove Park was the site of the Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) 30th Annual Trash Bash, the organization’s signature cleanup event. A total of 350 volunteers gathered at the park Sept. 25, with a focus of stopping litter from reaching the nearby Elm Fork of the Trinity River. The... - October 01, 2021 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Set Your Cameras: Irving Fall Photo Contest Begins Oct. 1 -Top 3 Winners Receive Prizes
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) and the Irving Archives and Museum invite the public to show how beautiful Irving is by participating in the Fall Photo Contest from Oct. 1 through Nov. 1. To participate, entries must meet the following requirements: · Photographs must be locations within the... - October 01, 2021 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Smart Sensor Devices Joins Cisco DNA Spaces to expand Air Quality Monitoring Solutions with CO2 and Particle Matter Sensors
Smart Sensor Devices today announced a new solution for CO2 and Particle Matter monitoring (PM) built on the Cisco DNA Spaces platform. - September 30, 2021 - Smart Sensor Devices
Maine Lobstering Union Files Federal Lawsuit for Emergency Injunctive Relief Against National Marine Fisheries Service et. al.
The Maine Lobstering Union (MLU) has filed a civil action in the United States District Court for the District of Maine, seeking emergency relief related to the impending closure by agencies of the federal government of productive lobster grounds utilized by Maine’s lobster fishermen and women. - September 29, 2021 - Maine Lobstering Union
Locus Agricultural Solutions Named Finalist for Syngenta Innovation Challenge at World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit 2021
Agtech B Corp(TM) recognized for its revolutionary bio-based soil technologies that provide unparalleled environmental, agronomic and economic benefits. - September 29, 2021 - Locus Agricultural Solutions
Key Breakthrough of Reverse Ionizer Revealed at Water Technologies Expo
A key breakthrough non-thermal plasma technology by Reverse Ionizer LLC for more effective cleaning of cooling towers of buildings and facilities (such as data centers) and mitigating Legionella bacteria without the use of harmful chemicals was presented at a Water Technologies Expo after the World Health Organization (WHO) updated air quality guidelines last week. - September 28, 2021 - Reverse Ionizer, LLC
Metrio Sustainability Software is Now Part of NAEM’s Affiliates Council of Valued EHS&S Partners
Metrio has joined NAEM’s Affiliates Council, an elite group of valued environment, health, safety and sustainability (EHS&S) partners. - September 28, 2021 - Metrio
Local Waste Management Company Launches New Website to Serve Customers
Your Local Trashman, Inc., metro Atlanta’s premier waste management provider, today announced the launch of its new website. The new domain, yourlocaltrashman.com, will create a seamless, user-friendly experience to best serve its customer base. “We are thrilled to be launching our new... - September 28, 2021 - Your Local Trashman
Maxwell Capital Vows to Make Biosecurity a Priority in Its Ventures, Protecting People, Plants and Animals Alike
The company invests in green industrial initiatives that have the potential to transform the agricultural industry by including technological solutions for biosecurity across Canada. - September 25, 2021 - Maxwell Capital
Geolux Launches New Radar Level Sensors
Geolux has officially announced that the company has launched a new and improved version of contactless radar for measuring the water level. The improved water level sensor represents a new innovative product in the hydrology instrument line. - September 23, 2021 - Geolux
KIB Partners with Lively Adult Day Therapeutic Program Group Paints Birdhouses at Irving Museum’s Spark Lab
On Sept. 16, 10 members of the Lively Pointe Adult Day Therapeutic Program partnered with Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) at the Irving Archives and Museum (IAM) “Spark Lab” to paint birdhouses. Prior to the event, volunteers from Christ Church assembled the birdhouses from kits donated by... - September 23, 2021 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Gregory Abbott Launches New Website for Left Coast Industries
Gregory Abbott, an experienced fabricator who specializes in prototyping, is excited to announce the launch of a new website for his company Left Coast Industries. - September 14, 2021 - Left Coast Industries
World Rivers Day 2021 Set for September 26
World Rivers Day commemorates the many values of rivers and encourages river stewardship and conservation around the globe – massive worldwide event involving up to 100 countries has its roots in British Columbia Rivers Day. - September 13, 2021 - World Rivers Day
SUSTAIN Biosurfactants Named Best Completion Technology Finalist for World Oil Awards 2021
SUSTAIN™ biosurfactants, the 100%-renewable treatments from Locus Bio-Energy Solutions (Locus BE) that double initial production, have been deemed a best completion technology finalist in the World Oil Awards 2021. The carbon-neutral green technology shows promise in reviving the U.S. shale market by doubling initial oil production and slowing declines in unconventional wells. - September 12, 2021 - Locus Bio-Energy Solutions
EuroGeoSurveys - PanAfGeo Project Second Phase Begins
The PanAfGeo community is pleased to announce the launching of the PanAfGeo second phase (PanAfGeo-2), which will continue to build on the first phase project’s achievements over the next three years. PanAfGeo, an EU co-funded initiative that began in 2016, contributed to the transfer of... - September 11, 2021 - EuroGeoSurveys
Globally Recognized Agricultural Leader to Become First N.C. PSI Director
Adrian Percy, one of the world’s top leaders in the agriculture field, is set to become the first executive director of the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative (N.C. PSI): a world-class research and innovation effort that is poised to solve some of the world’s grandest agricultural... - September 09, 2021 - North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative
Action For Nature Announces 2021 “International Young Eco-Hero Award” Winners.
Today, Action For Nature (AFN) announced its 2021 Young Eco-Hero award winners, honoring 25 young environmental activists from across the globe for their creative initiatives aimed at tackling the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. For the past eighteen years, the International... - September 09, 2021 - Action For Nature
Earth Gives Provides New Way to Address the Climate Crisis
There are many non-profit organizations that are working hard to solve the climate and conservation crisis, and, with generous support from the general public their work can be expanded. One way this can be achieved is described at the Earth Gives Day website. - September 09, 2021 - Champions of the Planet
Ocean Aero Announces Series C Funding, San Diego, September 8, 2021
Ocean Aero is proud to announce the closing of its latest financing round led by Advantage Capital and the Community Development Venture Capital Alliance (CDVCA) on July 23, 2021. Advantage Capital and CDVCA join Energy Innovation Capital and WTRMLN Labs, LLC in the funding round to ramp up production of the company’s TRITON Generation III AUSV and accelerate the development of specialized payloads. - September 08, 2021 - Ocean Aero
Nuru Nigeria Marks Major Milestone with $2M USAID Award
After many months of co-creation and adaptive learning, Nuru Nigeria was awarded $2 million in funding through USAID’s Office of Local Sustainability in support of its Building Sustainable Livelihoods (BSL) program. Notably, the award is both the largest in organizational history and the... - September 04, 2021 - Nuru International
KIB to Celebrate 30th Annual Trash Bash - Volunteers Invited to Register Online or Participate Remotely
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) will celebrate the 30th annual Trash Bash on Saturday, Sept 25 at T.W. Richardson Grove Park, 333 E. Interstate Highway 635, from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will focus their efforts on the Northern Campion Trails and surrounding area, with the goal of keeping litter from... - September 03, 2021 - Keep Irving Beautiful
World’s First Sustainable Packaging Sourcing Marketplace Launches with Oversubscribed Pre-Seed
SourceGreenPackaging.com raises oversubscribed pre-seed round to disrupt sustainable packaging industry with world’s first global B2B marketplace for sourcing forever plastic-free products and materials. - September 02, 2021 - SourceGreenPackaging.com
Steve Maxwell Shares His Views on Increasing Veganism and the Need for Good Quality Plant-Based Protein
Veganism is on the rise in most developed countries, increasing the need for high-quality plant-based protein. - September 01, 2021 - Maxwell Capital
Haiti Renewal Alliance via OneDiaspora.Org Activates Emergency Response Unit for Haiti Earthquake 2021
Haiti Renewal Alliance (HRA) activated it’s Haitian Diaspora Emergency Response Unit (HDERU) shortly after the August 14, 2021, 7.2 magnitude earthquake that devastated the Southwest Region of Haiti. Diaspora organizations are invited to register at www.Onediaspora.org to streamline the relief efforts. HRA pledges $50,000 towards it’s $3M Earthquake fund goals and encourages friends of Haiti to donate, and pledge towards these relief, recovery and sustainability efforts. - August 31, 2021 - Haiti Renewal Alliance
Locus Performance Ingredients Forms Industry-Leading Advisory Board to Accelerate Global Use of Biosurfactant Innovations
The panel of top CPG and entrepreneurial executives will drive adoption of sustainable biosurfactant ingredients in product formulations. - August 26, 2021 - Locus Performance Ingredients
Engel & Völkers Join Trash Turtles in Local Beach Cleanup
Engel & Völkers Belleair, Engel & Völkers Madeira Beach and Engel & Völkers South Tampa shops join Trash Turtles for beach cleanup event and gather nearly 100 pounds of trash off the Gulf beaches. - August 26, 2021 - Engel & Völkers
Fire Rover Launches Early Detection Solution for Landfills, Wildfires & More
Fire Rover has launched an early detection solution for landfills, adding to its offerings of early detection and fire elimination solutions. The new solution, OnWatch, is a remotely monitored, wireless early detection unit that utilizes a combination of thermal cameras and Fire Rover agents to... - August 23, 2021 - Fire Rover
Could Langson Energy Have a Solution to the Worldwide Energy Crisis at Data Centers with Its Gas Letdown Generator?
Energy experts from Elon Musk to data center managers and engineers are searching for solutions to deal with the intense energy demands required in data processing. Industry practices are evolving rapidly from using green energy for air cooling to using multi-level energy-efficiency systems capturing wasted energy to cool liquid immersion solutions while also generating electricity. - August 19, 2021 - Langson Energy, Inc.
Keep Irving Beautiful Partners with Girl Scout Troops at Spark!Lab Scouts Build Birdhouses and Explore Museum
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) enjoys partnerships with a variety of organizations and city departments. KIB’s most recent collaboration was with the City of Irving’s Archives and Museum and Irving Girl Scout Troops 1810 and 6458. Eight scouts and four adult family members gathered at the... - August 13, 2021 - Keep Irving Beautiful
JP Candles Announces Brand Modernization & Increased Sustainability Efforts
About the Founder: Joseph Tyler Pierce is from the small town of Union Springs, Alabama and has spent his career in the luxury industry for over a decade. He now lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia with his husband where he founded JP Candles in 2020. - August 11, 2021 - JP Candles
Blue Shark Vodka to Celebrate Blue Shark Vodka Week August 9-14, 2021
Blue Shark Vodka is excited to announce the first annual Blue Shark Vodka Week -- a week dedicated to celebrating the incredible bars and restaurants that serve this spirit and the sharks that inspire it. Their shark research partners at The Atlantic Shark Institute have just recently located and... - August 07, 2021 - Daytoon, Inc.
Keep Irving Beautiful Present Annual Awards Local Community Members Honored at Ceremony
The annual Mayor and Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) Awards ceremony was held on August 2 in the First Baptist Church of Irving Fellowship Hall. Guests were treated to the beautiful sound of harp music as they entered the room, provided by the talented Becky Scherschell. Volunteers Elouise McMillian,... - August 06, 2021 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Blue Shark Vodka and Atlantic Shark Institute Find Vulnerabilities in Shark Populations
Throughout June and July Blue Shark Vodka’s shark research mission with The Atlantic Shark Institute was unable to locate any female blue sharks, pointing to extreme vulnerabilities in the species’ population. Blue Shark Vodka’s intention was, in addition to funding needed... - August 05, 2021 - Daytoon, Inc.
Apex Companies, LLC Acquires Environmental Partners
Expands Multi-Disciplinary Engineering & Consulting Resources, Capabilities in Water, Environmental, Transportation and More - August 03, 2021 - Apex Companies, LLC
Swedish Medical Center Recognized for Leadership in Environmental Sustainability
In recognition for its achievement and innovation in health care sustainability, Swedish Medical Center received the Making Mercury Free Award from Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to environmental sustainability in health care. “Sustainability is an... - August 01, 2021 - Swedish Medical Center
Anil Uzun Announces New Book: "Essential Guide to Responsible & Ethical Travel"
Anil Uzun announces his new book, called "Essential Guide to Responsible & Ethical Travel" that is believed to appear in bookstores in October. - July 28, 2021 - Anil Uzun
ServeScape, a Farm-to-Landscape Marketplace Connecting Atlanta's Home Gardeners and Landscape Pros with Georgia Growers, Selected for 2021 Techstars Atlanta Program
ServeScape, a Techstars company, is poised to evolve the plant nursery industry by offering 1,000s of live Georgia-Grown plants with real-time inventory and pricing, delivered within a week of ordering. - July 22, 2021 - ServeScape
Pangea Cares Beautifies Chicago Neighborhoods in June
Pangea Properties, through its 501c3 arm Pangea Cares, brought together over 50 volunteers the first four weeks in June to do gardening and other beautification work on the south and west sides of Chicago. - July 20, 2021 - Pangea Properties
Timothy J. Strosnider Recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2021 by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide
Timothy J. Strosnider of Albuquerque, New Mexico has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2021 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding achievements and contributions in the fields of agriculture, consulting and community planning. About Timothy J. - July 20, 2021 - Strathmore Worldwide
Chuck E. Cheese Partners with KIB for Juneteenth Project; Group Gives Back at Running Bear Park
Irving-based CEC Entertainment, the nationally recognized leader in family entertainment and dining with its Chuck E. Cheese, Peter Piper Pizza, and delivery-only Pasqually's Pizza & Wings brands, recently reached out to Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) to help facilitate a day of service for their... - July 17, 2021 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Cgaea.com Launches AI Green Dollar e-Wallet
Latest version of Cgaea mobile software for IOS and Android launches globally. - July 16, 2021 - Cgaea Inc.