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Sustainability Knowledge Group Supports UNDP and Lebanon’s Climate Initiatives
Sustainability Knowledge Group announces its support to the Lebanon Climate Act initiative as knowledge partner for the implementation of a "Business Knowledge Platform." Aim of the platform is to enable businesses to design and implement activities for the reduction of their carbon... - October 16, 2016 - Sustainability Knowledge Group
Vizient Partners with KIB for Annual Community Day Project
Vizient, the nation’s largest member-owned health care services company, partnered with Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) on Tuesday, October 11, for an employee volunteer service project at the Lively Pointe Swimming Pool. Co-leaders James Hull and Greg Schretter lead a group of 22 Vizient... - October 14, 2016 - Keep Irving Beautiful
KIB and UPS Volunteers Replenish Trees at Bird’s Fort Trail
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) partnered with UPS for a community service project on Wednesday, October 5. The fifteen UPS employee volunteers, who were joined by four North Lake College Service Learning students, gave a total of 75 hours in planting 45 native trees along the northern Campion Trails... - October 08, 2016 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Eskom Partners with CT Lab to Increase Quality of Electricity Supply
CT Lab, the global leader in power quality management, today concluded an agreement with Eskom Holdings in South Africa to supply power quality instruments and management services to all nine provinces in South Africa. The demand for heightened reliability by modern mission-critical applications... - October 01, 2016 - CT Lab
Forestry Commission Warns of Increased Fall Wildfire Risk
As the weather transitions from summer to fall, dry vegetation and lower humidity have the potential to increase wildfire activity statewide. Since June 1, 2016 the Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) has responded to and suppressed 259 wildfires that burned 2,363 acres in the state of... - October 01, 2016 - Mississippi Forestry Commission
Volunteers Help Make Keep Irving Beautiful’s 25th Annual Trash Bash a Success
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) hosted its 25th Annual Trash Bash, the organization’s signature cleanup event, at T.W. Richardson Grove Park on September 24. There were 623 volunteers of all ages (320 adults and 303 youth) who came out to help pick up litter and keep it out of the nearby Elm Fork... - October 01, 2016 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Oil Mixes with Solar on Main Street - Kent County Saves Program Launch
Kent County Saves’ unique plan is designed to help the community in Rhode Island hedge against rising utility costs by owning their own renewable energy system and getting paid for it, not only through local and federal solar incentives, but $500-$2,500 in additional Oil Fuel Credits for home heating. - September 29, 2016 - WattSun Solar
Great Old Broads for Wilderness “Wild for Wilderness Online Auction” Kicks Off October 31st–November 13th with Gear, Getaways, and Goodies Galore
Great Old Broads for Wilderness invites you to do your “bid” for wilderness at the 12th annual Wild for Wilderness Online Auction, going live Monday, October 31 through Sunday, November 13, 2016. This celebrated auction features adventure trips and vacation getaways, hosted homestays,... - September 29, 2016 - Great Old Broads for Wilderness
EHS Pest Services is Proud to Announce Brian Alexson as Their Director of Sales and Marketing
EHS Pest Services, a pest management company with 31 years in business in Massachusetts and Rhode Island is proud to announce Brian Alexson as their Director of Sales and Marketing. “It’s great to have him back on his home turf where it all began,” said company President, John... - September 28, 2016 - Environmental Health Services, Inc.
Cutting Edge Plant Technology Inspires the Danforth Center's Fall Symposium
The event will focus on Genetics and Genomics approaches to enhance crop productivity. - September 28, 2016 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Swisatec: Blue Rock Village, Africa’s First Green Village, Proud Supporters of the World Green Building Week Hosted by the World Green Building Council
Blue Rock Village, Africa’s first green village, developed by Swisatec, an architecture and project management firm in Cape Town, is proud to announce its support for the World Green Building Week hosted by the World Green Building Council in conjunction with the Green Building Council South Africa. - September 28, 2016 - Blue Rock Village
ARTivism and Making Real Change
On the 15th of October the Arboretum Foundation in Marbella, Spain is organizing three amazing activities to inspire and engage attendees in the importance of caring for our environment, being more sustainable and making a change. - September 24, 2016 - Fundación Arboretum
Forestry Commission Introduces New EAB Preparedness Resource
The Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) and Plan-It Geo recently launched a new online tool for communities across the state to prepare and plan for potential Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) management. To access the EAB Preparedness Cost Calculator tool, visit: https://pg-cloud.com/Mississippi/ The... - September 23, 2016 - Mississippi Forestry Commission
Green Initiative by SAT as a Part of CSR
As a part of ongoing corporate social responsibility endeavors, SAT participated in a Tree Plantation Drive on 6th July 2016 called "Green Initiative at Pune." This initiative was part of efforts aimed at enriching the forest green cover & biodiversity in Pune. As a proactive... - September 23, 2016 - SA Technologies
New Solar Platform Will "Crack" the Solar Value Stack
Eighteen-month project will allow investors to sell the full scope of individually-specified electricity products from the same solar facility to multiple off takers. - September 22, 2016 - Genbright LLC
Jeffrey L. Greenacre, CAM, CMCA, CPM Recognized as a Top Executive for Two Consecutive Years by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Jeffrey L. Greenacre, CAM, CMCA, CPM of Tampa, Florida has been recognized as a Top Executive for 2016 and has been honored with early admission as a Top Executive for 2017 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding achievements and high level of success for over 40... - September 22, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide
Fisk Environmental Technology and Morrow Renewables Complete Strategic Partnership in Neptune Water Remedation Services
Neptune Water Remediation Services, through the Fisk Neptune Processor technology, provides for waste water treatment, pollution control, brine removal and produced water processing to optimize water resources and reduce fresh water consumption. - September 21, 2016 - Neptune Water Remediation Services
Keep Irving Beautiful Attends North Lake College Service Learning Fair
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) staff attended the North Lake College Service Learning Fair on Thursday, September 15, along with representatives from a variety of other non-profit organizations. The purpose of the fair, which was held at the central campus from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., was to inform... - September 21, 2016 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Restore America’s Estuaries Kicks Off National Estuaries Week with Mehgan Heaney-Grier
September 17-24, 2016 marks National Estuaries Week, the nation’s largest annual celebration of America’s coasts and estuaries. This year, Restore America’s Estuaries is pleased to introduce Mehgan Heaney-Grier as a proud supporter of National Estuaries Week. Mehgan Heaney-Grier... - September 20, 2016 - Restore America's Estuaries
Tennessee Funds Innovative Approach to Combating Diabetes and Obesity
REAL Certified Program Ensures Participating Eateries Offer Healthy, Nutrient-Rich Menu Items - September 19, 2016 - United States Healthful Food Council
Seven Billion Drops Makes an Ocean of Change
We all know that the one thing we truly share is the planet we call home, the blue/green world that gives us life and sustains us. We also know that we’ve been steadily disrupting the delicate natural balances we depend on for breathable air, drinkable water and healthy food. Though we can... - September 18, 2016 - Carbon Market Pty Ltd
Audubon International Joins National “Imagine a Day Without Water” Campaign to Raise Awareness About Vulnerable Water Resources
Today, Audubon International and its sponsors, partners, and member organizations come together to Imagine a Day Without Water, a national campaign organized by the Value of Water Coalition to educate the public about the water infrastructure crisis currently facing the United States. Audubon International celebrates its certified properties and communities, which ensure that water leaving their properties is healthy for people and wildlife. - September 17, 2016 - Audubon International
ATI Modular Signs Agreement
ATI Modular Signs an Agreement with Yongan China to Construct a US Designed and Equipped Modular Facilities Plant. - September 15, 2016 - ATI Modular Technology Corp.
The Vista Energy Group Announces the Launch of Its New Website and Its Reorganization as a Network-Based World-Class Energy Consulting Firm
The Vista Energy Group announces the reorganization of its consulting business to keep pace with the quickly evolving business environment involving energy-related issues. Today’s businesses are very concerned not only with the expense and complications of energy procurement and use, understanding energy markets, and resolving disputes that arise, but also their unease with the high cost of engaging experts to assist them. - September 15, 2016 - Vista Energy Group
National Science Foundation Supports Stony Creek Colors and Danforth Center Collaboration for Bio-Based Indigo Business Project
From seed to closet, transforming the fashion industry through plant science - September 15, 2016 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Beara Group, Inc. Launches Valet-Storage Service
Revolutionizing Storage: BearaBins, a Better Alternative to Cardboard Boxes - September 14, 2016 - Beara Group, Inc.
ATI Modular Signs Agreement with Jiangnan China
ATI Modular Signs an Agreement with Jiangnan China to Construct a US Designed and Equipped Modular Facilities Plant. - September 13, 2016 - ATI Modular Technology Corp.
KIB Seeks Volunteers for 25th Annual Trash Bash/Trash and Treasures
Keep Irving Beautiful invites the community to attend the 25th Annual Trash Bash on Saturday, September 24, 2016 from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will meet at T.W. Richardson Grove Park, along the Campion Trails, for a morning of community service, food and fun. For the fifth consecutive year, the... - September 11, 2016 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Turner Designs Partners with WSS to Sell Ballast-Check 2 for Quick, Indicative Compliance Monitoring of Ballast Water
Turner Designs partners with WSS to sell Ballast-Check 2. - September 09, 2016 - Turner Designs, Inc.
KIB Promotes Cleaner Public Spaces at South Irving Library
In partnership with the Library and the Parks Department, Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) staff visited the South Irving Library on Wednesday, August 31, where they set up an information table and spoke to library patrons about KIB programs. They were there to promote clean public spaces, and provided... - September 03, 2016 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Cape Town Hosts Ninth International Penguin Congress (IPC9)
Conservationists and avifauna experts from all over the world will descend on Cape Town as South Africa hosts the 9th International Penguin Congress (IPC) from 5 to 9 September 2016. The IPC is the primary gathering of the world’s leading scientists, research managers and policy makers... - September 03, 2016 - CapeNature
Waste Water Science Crowdfunding Campaign to Seek Funding to Slash the World’s Carbon Footprint
Environmental start-up Wastewater Science has just launched a crowdfunding campaign on ZAAR.com.mt to build a prototype unit that can process animal waste, which is the number one source of environmental degradation. This unique project targets the issue of nutrient runoff resulting from organic waste disposal in animal farming, as well as recycles water. The campaign is now live on ZAAR.com.mt, and Wastewater Science has until 26 October to raise an initial €10,000 to help build the prototype. - September 02, 2016 - ZAAR
KIB and Phi Theta Kappa Partner in Park Beautification Project
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) has enjoyed a long partnership with the Alpha Zeta Eta Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, working together on a variety of projects over the years. For the past few summers, the Alpha Zeta Eta officer team has volunteered to do a project prior to school... - August 31, 2016 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Northeast Oxymagic Announces Acquisition of Oxymagic
Northeast Oxymagic Development Corp. announced that it has acquired Oxymagic, a franchisor in the carpet cleaning industry. - August 30, 2016 - Oxymagic
Award-Winning Television Series "The Wildlife Docs" Returns for Its Fourth Season on ABC
Natural 9 Entertainment Produced Family Program Sets Off on New Adventures at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay® and Beyond - August 26, 2016 - Viardo Artists
New Day Underwriting Managers Names Cara Giquinto as Senior Account Manager in Real Estate Group
New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a leading specialty intermediary of environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance coverages, has named Cara Giquinto as a senior account manager in the Real Estate Group. She will work directly with New Day’s broad national client... - August 25, 2016 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
RDH Global Endorse Electronic Goods Donation and Recycling Support
RDH Global have recently added further endorsement to their support for donating and responsibly recycling old, broken or unused electronic goods. - August 24, 2016 - RDH Global
Smart Lithium-Ion Battery System by Lithium Boost Technologies to Enhance Performance of GEM 48V-72V Low-Speed Electric Vehicles
Lithium Boost announces the successful installation of its innovative lithium-ion battery solution in golf carts manufactured by Polaris and GEM, and shares its customer’s testimonials. Following long periods of driving and testing their LSVs, the customers reported enhanced performance, including doubling the range, and expressed continuous satisfaction from Lithium Boost solution that eliminated the maintenance hassle and moreover, shortened charge time, which means cut in electricity cost. - August 23, 2016 - Lithium Boost Technologies
New Florida Keys State-of-the-Art School Designs Unveiled by Zyscovich Architects
The new look of the first 21st century school in Monroe County, Plantation Key School, is released and it will inspire collaborative learning for the next generation of Florida Keys students from Kindergarten through 8th grade education. The design will blend cohesively with the Keys vernacular... - August 23, 2016 - Zyscovich Architects
Wild Nature Institute Study Shows Logging, Not Fire, is Damaging National Forests in California
Logging has driven California spotted owl populations to crash on US Forest Service lands. New draft forest management plans for California promote widespread, taxpayer-funded, logging, including in occupied spotted owl territories. The logging will be expensive, ineffective at stopping wildfire, and ecologically damaging. - August 23, 2016 - Wild Nature Institute
Strip Mine Next to State Forest Permanently Stopped
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has ordered a permanent stop to mining on the controversial KD#2 mountaintop removal strip mine adjacent to Kanawha State Forest following two years of action by the Kanawha Forest Coalition. The KD#2 permit, approved by the DEP in May... - August 22, 2016 - Kanawha Forest Coalition
Public Health Risks Grow as the Devastating Louisiana Floods Recede Says Pure Air Control Services
The receding flood waters are typically tainted with sewage and other toxins. It may contain a number of harmful microorganisms such as mycoplasma, bacteria, protozoa, molds and the remains of biological and a-biological pollutants. - August 19, 2016 - Pure Air Control Services, Inc.
Mizzou and Danforth Center Leaders to be Featured at the Conversations Program
Let’s Talk About… People, Plants and Partnerships: The Mizzou Connection - August 19, 2016 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Keep Irving Beautiful and Holy Family Youth Partner with Emma’s House
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) reaches out to the community to promote volunteerism, and their faith groups outreach program has been a rewarding initiative over the years. This summer they welcomed a new faith group partner, the Total Youth Ministry group from Holy Family Catholic Church in Irving,... - August 13, 2016 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Intertek Launches Soil Manager App to Support Local Farmers in Africa
Intertek supports development in Africa by bringing access to new technologies. Their Mobile soil analysis app Soil Manager will support Local farmers' needs in the region, improve their financial independence and reduce food insecurity in African region. - August 11, 2016 - Intertek
New Zealand Log Export Volumes and Prices Have Increased in 2016 Because of Higher Shipments to India and South Korea
New Zealand, the leading softwood log exporter in the world, increased log shipments to India and South Korea during the first five months of 2016, while exports to China were down, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. With total shipments trending higher, log export prices have gone up by 36% from September of 2015 to May 2016. - August 11, 2016 - Wood Resources International LLC
Keep Irving Beautiful Hosts Annual Awards Ceremony
Keep Irving Beautiful’s annual “Mayor and KIB Awards” ceremony was held on Monday, August 8, 2016, at the First Baptist Church of Irving. As the guests entered the Fellowship Hall to the beautiful music of violinist Caonex Peguero, they were greeted and signed in by volunteers... - August 11, 2016 - Keep Irving Beautiful
BDA Advises Kolon on Sale of Kolon Water & Energy to Standard Chartered Private Equity
BDA Partners is pleased to announce that its client, Kolon Corporation (“Kolon”), has completed the divestment of its 62.6% stake in Kolon Water & Energy (“KWE”), the largest private wastewater treatment operations and maintenance service provider in Korea, for US$81m... - August 06, 2016 - BDA Partners Ltd
Vegan Soulfest
A celebration of culture and vegan living. - August 05, 2016 - The Land of Kush
Jeff R. Gaus Recognized as a VIP by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Jeff R. Gaus of Bradenton, Florida has been recognized as a VIP for 2016 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of sales and consulting in the industrial water treatment industry. About Jeff R. Gaus Mr. Gaus is the owner of J... - August 05, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide