Recent Headlines
Nanowire Research from Stevens Makes Cover of Applied Physics Letters
An article by Stevens Institute of Technology researchers featured as the cover page of Applied Physics Letters Volume 98, Issue 7 focuses on nanowires, structures that are mere nanometers in diameter but have enormous potential in nanotechnology to create tiny circuits that would make possible nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, and nanobiotechnology. Such devices could forever change the way we harness energy, communicate, and treat disease. - February 25, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
TreeLiving.com Sprouts New Look
New eco-friendly website, TreeLiving.com, revamps its online design and adds new "Weekly Facts" section and unveils "Mia's Daily Green Tips" - February 24, 2011 - TreeLiving.com
Local Lions Club Brings the Gift of Literacy to Blind Youth
The Fairfax Hosts Lions Club donated two thousand dollars to support the BELL initiative that will help students learn new skills to do well in school and to eventually be employed. The BELL program teaches blind and low vision children below the age of fourteen how to use Braille effectively for reading and writing. - February 21, 2011 - Lions Clubs District 24-A
Farm Pilot Project Coordination (FPPC) Intensifies Nutrient Reduction Efforts in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
FPPC is holding its second annual regional summit in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed region next month, with a focus on the role of thermo chemical processes in capturing nutrients and reclaiming energy from the animal waste stream. - February 20, 2011 - Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc.
HeartShare Receives Prestigious Pinnacle Award from BOMA/NY
HeartShare Human Services received the Building Owners & Managers Association's Pinnacle Award for Civic Betterment. - February 20, 2011 - HeartShare Human Services of NY
Journey to Roof of World: Tibetan Sacred Dance Performance by Monks from Gaden Shartse Cultural Foundation
On Saturday, March 12th, 2011 nine Tibetan monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery in South India will be in Flagstaff, Arizona. They will be performing the centuries-old sacred dance ceremony at the Coconino Center for the Arts, beginning at 7:00 p.m. - February 18, 2011 - Gaden Shartse Cultural Foundation
The Enviroboot, Bringing Dust Suppression to Jackhammers and Rotary Hammers Around the World
The Enviroboot dust suppression solution is ideal for demolition in enclosed and confined spaces such as homes, schools, offices, and hospitals, effectively preventing any dust from polluting the air. - February 18, 2011 - Environmental Safety Solutions, LLC.
Stevens Honors Students at Fourth Annual Founder’s Day
Stevens Institute of Technology honored students at an awards ceremony on the Fourth Annual Founder's Day. - February 18, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Dr. Subbalakshmi to Give a Keynote Address at SMi Conference on Software Defined Radio
Dr. K. P. Subbalakshmi, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, has been scheduled to speak at the 11th Annual SMi International Software Defined Radio Conference in London. Her keynote address will discuss the latest research on... - February 18, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
The Center for America’s First Horse Presents “Dancing With Horses” in Vermont
New York City-based choreographer JoAnna Mendl Shaw, founder of The Equus Projects http://www.dancingwithhorses.org/ joins Vermont-based Natural Horsemanship professional Stephanie Lockhart to lead “Dancing With Horses,” an extraordinary 3-day workshop grounded in the shared principles... - February 18, 2011 - Center for America's First Horse
Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center’s 19th Annual Walk With The Animals Set for March 19 in Riverside, CA
Walk With The Animals is a popular fundraiser held at Fairmount Park which annually attracts well over 1000 people and 500 dogs for a morning pledge walk, pancake breakfast, K9 entertainment, exhibits, raffles, rescue groups, shot clinic and more. - February 17, 2011 - Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center
"Open To Oneness" Evening with Actress Lindsay Wagner in Kansas
This evening is an opportunity to relax, enjoy beautiful music, explore how we perceive life through the stencil of the mind and experience the Oneness Deeksha, which effortlessly initiates opening to a greater experience of our connectedness, feeling more whole inside and allowing peace, clarity and unconditional love to emerge. - February 16, 2011 - "Quiet the Mind & Open the Heart"
Stevens Dr. Michael M. Zavlanos Receives NSF CAREER Award for Robot Network Research
Dr. Michael M. Zavlanos, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, is a recipient of the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award. Supporting the career development of high-achieving faculty in the sciences who show promise of becoming... - February 16, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
EcoFair360 Retires 87 Megawatt Hours of 2010 Renewable Energy Certificates
Community Green Energy will retire 87 megawatt hours of 2010 Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), which were purchased by EcoFair360 to minimize the environmental impact of the Fair. EcoFair360, a three-day exposition which highlighted more than one hundred green businesses and organizations from... - February 15, 2011 - Eco-Vision Sustainable Learning Center
The Eco-Vision Sustainable Learning Center is Nominated for Governor's Tourism Award
The Eco-Vision Sustainable Learning Center has been nominated for The 2011 Governor’s Tourism Stewardship Award. This award, which honors a business or community that uses or promotes sustainable practices, will be presented by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker at the Wisconsin Tourism... - February 13, 2011 - Eco-Vision Sustainable Learning Center
Green Education Foundation (GEF) Announces Sustainability Education (SE) Global Advisory Committee
Objective to provide K12 teachers with skills required to integrate sustainability into existing disciplines - February 13, 2011 - Green Education Foundation (GEF)
$100,000 to Help Low-Income Families Keep Their Heat
EnergyShare, a program to help low-income households pay their Con Edison bill, has received an additional $100,000. - February 13, 2011 - HeartShare Human Services of NY
The American Institute of Renewable Energy (AIRE) is Hosting a Free Solar and Weatherization Seminar Next Saturday
On Saturday, February 19th, the American Institute of Renewable Energy (AIRE) is hosting a free solar and weatherization seminar to those interested in receiving training in the solar and weatherization industries. - February 12, 2011 - American Institute of Renewable Energy (AIRE)
Mondizen Sends French Products Worldwide with CarbonFund.org's CarbonFree® Shipping
An international collaboration addressing a global problem. - February 11, 2011 - Carbonfund.org
PANDORA, a NeuroEndocrineImmune Disorders Organization, is Vying for $5,000 Giveaway
PANDORA has a chance of getting $5,000 from GuideStar and GreatNonProfits to help people with NeuroEndocrineImmune Disorders. - February 10, 2011 - PANDORA Org
Drought, Lack of Food Threaten Millions in Horn of Africa, Says World Vision
Aid agency responding in Kenya, Somalia to improve access to water, provide livestock assets. World Vision says years of unrelenting drought in many parts of the region have thrown the Horn of Africa into a humanitarian crisis that is threatening the lives of millions of families living in the... - February 10, 2011 - World Vision US
UNESCO Invites Stevens Professor Alan Blumberg for Research Collaboration
Dr. Alan Blumberg, Director of the Center for Maritime Systems at Stevens Institute of Technology, has been invited to join UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) on collaborative research addressing urban coastal ecosystems. He will be working with the IOC in Paris, France as... - February 10, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens CIESE Executive Director Beth McGrath Accepts Presidential Award
President Barack Obama named Stevens Institute of Technology’s Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE), led by Executive Director Beth McGrath, a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring... - February 10, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
The Adirondack Wilderness Foundation Announces That, "Amazing Adirondack Wonders" Has Been Published
The Adirondack Wilderness Foundation is pleased to announce that their book titled "Amazing Adirondack Wonders" has been published by Lulu.com. - February 09, 2011 - American Society for the Protection of Nature
Stevens Thomas Dabay to Present at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Stevens Institute of Technology student Thomas Dabay ‘11 (Roanoke, Va.) has been selected from among 3,500 applicants to present at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2011 (NCUR 2011) at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. An Electrical Engineering student, Thomas will present "Absurd America: Finding Camus' Absurd in Pynchon’s America." - February 09, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
MCF Plans 2011 Children’s Mental Health Day in Annapolis, Tuesday, Feb. 8
More than 100 Marylanders eager to protect children’s mental health programs are expected at the General Assembly on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011 for the 11th Annual Children’s Mental Health Day in Annapolis. The free event is sponsored by the non-profit Maryland Coalition of Families for... - February 05, 2011 - Maryland Coalition for Children's Mental Health
The Hamner Launches New Program in 3D Liver Bioassays
Research Will Support Broader Mission of Better Predictive Assessments for Human Health. - February 04, 2011 - The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences
Green Education Foundation (GEF) Follows President Obama's Lead From State of the Union Address
National Green Week 2011 promotes Obama’s clean energy goal. - February 04, 2011 - Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green Education Foundation (GEF) Building Momentum in Sustainability Education (SE)
GEF announces teacher K12 professional development courses and certification program in Sustainability Education - February 04, 2011 - Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green Education Foundation Announces National Green Week 2011
GEF is calling on schools to participate in sustainability education (SE) now through Earth Day (April 22) 2011 - February 04, 2011 - Green Education Foundation (GEF)
EOS Remediation Hailed for Its Efforts to Expand Exports
Obama Administration hails EOS Remediation for its efforts to expand exports. - February 03, 2011 - EOS Remediation, LLC
Stevens Physics Professor Stefan Strauf Receives NSF CAREER Award for Quantum Research
Dr. Stefan Strauf, Assistant Professor of Physics and Engineering Physics at Stevens Institute of Technology, has been honored by the National Science Foundation with the prestigious CAREER Award. The objective of Dr. Strauf's awarded research is to address the problem of scalability of semiconductor quantum photonic devices, which are currently limited by the inherently random nucleation process of self-assembled quantum dots. - February 03, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Carbonfund.org Teams Up with Gas Station to Fight the Climate Impact of Fossil Fuels
New partnership allows consumers to neutralize their carbon footprint right at the pump - February 02, 2011 - Carbonfund.org
Green Website Gives Ethical Businesses a Voice, Consumers a Choice
A new website based in Western Massachusetts is encouraging consumers to evaluate the ethical profiles of local businesses. LocalGreenie.org has unveiled separate sites for the Pioneer Valley (MA), Hudson Valley (NY) and, most recently, New York City. Cody Torn, who serves as Managing Director,... - February 01, 2011 - Local Greenie
Sunlyte LLC Offers First CarbonFree® Packaged Discs Certified by Carbonfund.org
Sunlyte Certified packaged media -- including disc, all packaging and shipping to distribution -- are certified carbon free. - January 31, 2011 - Carbonfund.org
Bill Guarinello Celebrates 40 Years with HeartShare
The President and CEO of HeartShare Human Services of New York has been with the nonprofit organization for 40 years. - January 30, 2011 - HeartShare Human Services of NY
Game That Helps Lazy Environmentalists Save Energy by Raising Animals
Lazy Green is an iPhone game app that helps lazy environmentalists save energy by raising animals threatened by climate change (sea turtle, lion, polar bear, penguin, hummingbird). In order to raise the animals, the player has to perform easy energy-saving tasks recommended in the game. Lazy Green was developed by James Yang, a lazy environmentalist, as a thesis project for the MFA Design program at the School of Visual Arts in New York. It is available now in the iTunes app store. - January 23, 2011 - Lazy Green
Eco-Friendly Grocery Delivery Comes to Vancouver
Green Apple offers personalized service and smog-free delivery. - January 22, 2011 - Green Apple Delivery
Bring Home the Title at This Year's Tree-Athlon
Environmental charity Trees for Cities is urging people to take part in the 2011 Tree-Athlon and help regain a world record as registration for the event opens this week. - January 22, 2011 - Trees for Cities
15,000 Mile Motorized Bicycle Expedition for Charity
All the Way Around, Motor Bicycling for Charity Beginning May 18, 2011, Will Adams and Matt Riley will begin a 15,000 mile journey on motorized bicycles powered by 49cc engines and getting 150-200 miles per gallon, from Anchorage, Ak to Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost city in the world, to... - January 21, 2011 - All the Way Around
Climate Ride Expands Beneficiaries to Nine Leading Green Organizations; Doubles Ride Events in 2011
350.org, 1% For the Planet, Climate Counts and others to benefit from nation’s largest environmental charity bicycle ride - January 21, 2011 - Climate Ride, Inc.
James Young's Personal Development Program Empowers People: Empowerment Leads to Success
The James Young Empowerment Center, founded in 2009, Introduces The Personal Development Program to The Public - January 20, 2011 - The James Young Empowerment Center
Arvada Covenant Church Partners with SolarTEK Energy of Denver, Inc. for New Solar PV System
Arvada Covenant Church is going green by upgrading to more energy efficient lighting and selecting SolarTEK Energy of Denver, Inc. to design and install a new solar energy system. - January 19, 2011 - SolarTEK Energy of Denver, Inc.
Green Government Podcast Features American University Professor Discussing Environmental Sustainability and EO 13514
Interview discusses government’s role in green procurement, purchasing and Executive Order 13514. - January 18, 2011 - Center for Environmental Innovation and Leadership (CEIL)
Two Women Bike the Silk Road to Explore Wilderness Conservation Across Borders
Cycling Silk is a year-long, all-woman field research expedition using bikes to explore and promote wilderness conservation across borders along the Silk Road, and beyond. - January 15, 2011 - Cycling Silk
Newly-Certified Audubon International Gold Signature Member Protects the Cahaba River
Audubon International has added another project to the growing list of those certified through the Audubon International Signature Program—with this project certified at the Gold level. While The Shops of Grand River is only the first phase of a large, mixed-use project, the eco-development principles of the Signature Program are already being applied at this unique outlet mall. - January 13, 2011 - Audubon International
Audubon International Survey Shows Environmental Actions Have Business Value in Golf
A recent survey of members of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses (ACSP) reveals that voluntary environmental actions on golf courses are not only the right thing to do - they make good business sense. The program, now celebrating a 20th Anniversary, is designed to help golf... - January 12, 2011 - Audubon International
1st Grab a C.A.N. Fan Challenge of 2011 with PassionWorks Brings 345 pounds of Food to the Food Bank of WNY
OP Music House cross-promotes bands and venues to benefit the WNY Food Bank. In what's called the "Grab a C.A.N. Fan Challenge," 699 pounds of food was collected in 2010. The first collab of 2011 featured PassionWorks and the fans brought in a grand-slamming 345 pounds of food. - January 10, 2011 - Love Shouldnt Hurt.TV
The American Institute of Renewable Energy (AIRE) is offering a Free Renewable Energy Seminar Next Week
January 15th, 2011 - On Saturday, January 15th, the American Institute of Renewable Energy (AIRE) is offering a free renewable energy seminar to those interested in receiving training in the solar and weatherization industries. - January 09, 2011 - American Institute of Renewable Energy (AIRE)
Dr. Pinar Akcora Joins Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology is pleased to announce that Dr. Pinar Akcora, formerly of the University of Missouri-Columbia, has joined the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science faculty as an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering. Dr. Akcora is the recipient of the... - January 09, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology