Archive for May, 2008

Texas A&M University-Kingsville College Named for Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg

University honors Caesar Kleberg Foundation for support (PRWeb May 29, 2008)
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OLS Trading Keeps Fixtures, Furniture, and Electronics out of Landfills, Optimizes Returns

Businesses are paying increasing attention to best practices that counter global warming. OLS Trading recognizes the growing interest in a green approach to services that minimize the amount of liquidated fixtures, furniture, and electronics that end up in landfills and uses asset disposition strategies to address this — optimizing financial returns and minimizing waste. (PRWeb [...]

Dramatic End to Historic Glass Jugs for Two of America’s Best Loved Brands Almaden and Inglenook Wines

In a move consistent with the consumer's desire for both value and environmentally-friendly packaging, the historic Almaden and Inglenook brands will no longer be packaged in large, carbon-inefficient 3L and 4L glass jugs and will immediately move to Bag-in-Box (BIB) packaging. (PRWeb May 28, 2008)
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Hazel Wood Children Launches Unique Online Store Dedicated To Environmentally Conscious Products for Children and Parents made by Exceptional Designers and Artists; Leave the Dancing Bears Behind; Way Behind

Hazel Wood Children, offers a selection of products carefully edited by owner, Jennifer Thornton DiDonna for infants, children and parents. These products are created by designers and artists, based on standards of beauty, quality, and the application of innovative environmentally conscious design possibilities. Through these products, Hazel Wood Children aims to foster an aesthetic and [...]

From Children’s Rap Songs to California Ports, EPA Honors Winners of Eighth Annual Clean Air Excellence Awards

Award winners will be recognized by EPA for their outstanding accomplishments in improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. (PRWeb May 29, 2008)
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Welspun Wins Prestigious Earth Care Award

Welspun, one of the world's largest home textile leaders and a pioneer in environmental initiatives for manufacturing, received the 1st runner up award for reduction in emission and mitigation of Greenhouse gasses at the Earth Care Awards this April. (PRWeb May 27, 2008)
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Caribbean Nations Launch Unprecedented Challenge Initiative to Protect Marine and Coastal Resources

The Nature Conservancy joins Caribbean leaders to launch "Caribbean Challenge" at United Nations COP-9 conference (PRWeb May 27, 2008)
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Active 2008 Hurricane Season May Send Some Commodities to Record Highs

T & K Futures and Options, Inc. believes that an active hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico might send many commodity market prices violently higher. Hurricane forecasters are predicting an active hurricane season similar to the 2005 year when Katrina devastated Gulf of Mexico land areas. (PRWeb May 28, 2008)
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This Summer ITrekNepal Begins Offering Treks to The Restricted Mustang Region of Nepal

For trekkers wanting to experience Tibetan culture as it has existed for thousands of years ITrekNepal will begin offering trips to the highly restricted area of Mustang this summer. This is an exclusive opportunity as Nepal limits the number of outsiders allowed into the region each year. (PRWeb May 25, 2008)
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Dolphin Explorer’s 10,000 Islands Dolphin Project Featured In PBS Documentary "Discover South Florida"

The Dolphin Explorer's 10,000 Islands Dolphin Project is featured in Public Television's WLRN-TV one hour documentary, Discover South Florida, premiering May 26th, 2008. The segment takes viewers with the Survey Crew of the Dolphin Explorer through the waters and islands of this last paradise as they photograph and study local dolphin and sight / discuss [...]

Doe Run Mine Rescue Team Members Stand Out in Regional Mine Rescue Competition

Members of a mine rescue team from The Doe Run Company earned top honors during the recent Southern Regional Mine Rescue Contest. Held April 29 through May 2 in New Iberia, La., the competition pitted Doe Run’s Gray Team against 13 other mine rescue teams from across the country. (PRWeb May 22, 2008)
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Valley Water Approves Cost-Sharing Plan to Protect Water Supply and Put Boaters Back on the Water

The Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) Board of Directors has agreed to help fund Santa Clara County’s mandatory boat inspection program at local reservoirs. (PRWeb May 23, 2008)
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Go Green with Rubbo Art of Energy! Donald and Cheryl Lynne Rubbo’s Annual Rubbo Art of Energy Retreats 2008

The shift toward environmentally friendly–or "green"–activities is impacting where people are choosing to exercise. Rubbo Art of Energy, based on ancient Asian martial and healing arts with a modern understanding of profound systems of transformation, has offered its classes, workshops and retreats outdoors in parks, sacred sites and power spots since 1980, and has been [...]

Teddy Bear Cops Car Donation Program Expands Services

The Teddy Bear Cops Vehicle Donation/Disposal Programs have been providing their website visitors vital information and services for over a decade. And now, these programs have taken another step forward by providing even more timely information and services. (PRWeb May 22, 2008)
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EmploymentCrossing.com Launches New Site Specializing in Only GIS Jobs and GIS Careers, GISCrossing.com

EmploymentCrossing.com has launched new website catering exclusively to Geographic information system (GIS) technicians, those who work with spatially referenced data and geographical mapping, GISCrossing.com. By consolidating every GIS job in the market from employer websites, association websites, newspaper websites and other job boards, GISCrossing.com is seeking to be the world's leading source of GIS [...]

Do Business at Marriott - Help Save a Rainforest

Marriott Launches Green Meetings for Groups to Address Climate Change (PRWeb May 22, 2008)
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Berkey’s Says Google Data Points to Trend Toward Tankless Water Heaters

Berkey's Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning says a clear trend is developing, as North Texas homeowners turn increasingly to tankless water heaters to save on utility bills and comply with tougher local energy standards. Data from Google Trends correlates; Dallas and Richardson rack up the most searches for tankless water heater information. (PRWeb May 21, [...]

Sashco Sealants Receives Nomination from the GREEN LOG Home & Lifestyle Awards™

Sashco Sealants is nominated for the 2008 Green Log Home & Lifestyle Award given for excellence in providing environmentally sound home building and green living products that enable healthier homes and lifestyles. (PRWeb May 1, 2008)
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Response to iRecyclePhones.com’s Earth Day Offer Brought in More Than 1,000 Phones and Trees

It was Earth Day last week that iRecyclePhones.com, in partnership with American Forests, first notified the public that it would plant one tree for every donated mobile phone. Since the Earth Day release, more than one thousand old phones have arrived at the iRecyclePhones.com headquarters in Fountain Valley, California. (PRWeb May 1, 2008)
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Increases in West Nile Virus Replikin Concentrations Precede Increases in the Number of Human Cases

Replikins, Ltd. has found that the replikin concentration of West Nile Virus increased annually through two distinct cycles as the virus expanded in the U.S.: the first from 2000 to 2003, and the second from 2004 to 2007 (p less than 0.001). Increases in the annual number of human cases followed each of the [...]

Innovative SPG Solar, Inc. Teams Up with Green Living Ideas

Green Living Ideas proudly announces a new sponsorship with SPG Solar, Inc. Together they offer site visitors the latest about cutting edge developments in the industry of solar energy and photovoltaics. (PRWeb May 5, 2008)
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Victrex Launches victrexenergy.com, a New global Resource for Energy Engineers

The Victrex Energy microsite will showcase how VICTREX® PEEK™ polymer products solve the challenges and growing demands of the energy industry. Application data on the company's expanding portfolio of high performance materials that now includes APTIV™ films, VICOTE® Coatings, PEEK-HT™ and T-Series™ is featured on the site. (PRWeb May 5, 2008)
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Doe Run Completes State Implementation Plan

Company meets deadline for completing 60-plus control measures in Herculaneum (PRWeb May 6, 2008)
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ASL Recycling Brings E-waste Recycling to More Cities

Ninety free and convenient GREENspot e-waste drop-off locations: most Bay Area residents need drive no more than 5 miles to safely dispose of their old TVs and other electronics. (PRWeb May 6, 2008)
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The National Geographic Society /Ashoka Nominate The 10,000 Islands Dolphin Project, Sea Excursions Selected as ‘Changemaker’ in Tourism

The National Geographic Society/Ashoka have nominated Sea Excursion's 10,000 Islands Dolphin Project to particpate in its worldwide Geotourism Challenge. (PRWeb May 6, 2008)
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Consumers Now Have One-Stop Shop for Green Cars: New Website Saves Time Researching, Buying and Selling New & Used AFVs

With 11 million alternative fuel vehicles on the road and almost 70 million AFVs on sale today, the quest to buy green cars is gaining poularity. If someone wants to learn more about AFVs and buy or sell one, it can take days to figure out where these care are listed amongst the myriad [...]

BioBlend Announces Second-Round Funding by ADM

Biodegradable, Bio-based Lubricants, Oils and Greases Support Renewable and Sustainable Corporate Environmental Commitments (PRWeb May 6, 2008)
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Britain’s Green Intentions not Backed By Actions

As a nation, 40% of us believe that investing in renewable energy will have the biggest impact in reducing UK carbon emissions, but as little as just over 10% of us have actually invested in renewable energy sources for the home in the last 12 months. (PRWeb May 7, 2008)
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American Water & Energy Savers Joins Forces with Power Buyer Green and Grant Capital Management

One of the nation's oldest water conservation companies has recently partnered with Power Buyer Green, along with Grant Capital Management in an effort to not only help save the nation's natural resources but to provide energy efficient programs to cut cost to owners of multifamily properties. (PRWeb May 7, 2008)
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Charleston Area Prime Location for Governor’s Cup Billfish Tournament Series

ResortQuest welcomes those attending and participating in the Governor's Cup Billfish Tournament with discounts and special benefits on vacation rentals in Charleston and surrounding areas. (PRWeb May 7, 2008)
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World Wildlife Fund and The Nature Conservancy Release First-Ever Comprehensive Global Map of Freshwater Systems

The map and associated fish data – a collaborative project between World Wildlife Fund and The Nature Conservancy — are featured in the May issue of the journal BioScience. (PRWeb May 8, 2008)
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New Pond Product Naturally Controls Phosphates Without Chemicals

Pond Keeper Phosphate Binder Plus is a new product for 2008 that controls phosphates in ponds without chemicals and naturally replaces the need for aluminum sulfate. (PRWeb May 8, 2008)
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"Our Planet" Show to Feature New Series, "Latest Updates in Conservation Development"

New Series focuses on development that does not compromise natural resources. (PRWeb May 9, 2008)
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InventHelp Clients Invent Fireplace Safety and Cleaning System

InventHelp announces that two of its clients, inventors from North Bay Village, Fla., have designed a way to make extinguishing fireplace flames easier. (PRWeb May 9, 2008)
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As Measured in Barrels of Oil, America’s Net Worth Is At Its Lowest Point in Decades

"Today, the net worth of the U.S. can be purchased for 498 billion barrels — the combined reserves of Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran," says AssetBuilder's Scott Burns. (PRWeb May 9, 2008)
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The Nature Conservancy Appoints Mark Tercek as President and CEO

Demonstrating its commitment to its global conservation mission, The Nature Conservancy today announced that it has named Mark R. Tercek as its new president and CEO beginning in July. (PRWeb May 9, 2008)
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Harmony Dawn, a Unique Ontario Ecological Retreat, Uses Feng Shui & Yin-Yang Cooking to Nourish Body & Soul

The Dao of Harmony Dawn Cooking is a gem of a life-style cookbook, which has been described as cutting-edge, innovative "Spa Cuisine at its finest" - delicious, clean, healthy…. and high on the satisfaction rating! (PRWeb May 9, 2008)
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Cyclone Nargis Images: High-resolution IKONOS Satellite Images Assess Burma Damage

As aid workers from around the globe rush to send food, water, and medical care to the storm-ravaged Irrawaddy Delta region and the City of Rangoon in Burma, GeoEye's IKONOS Satellite tracks the extent of Cyclone Nargis damage. (PRWeb May 11, 2008)
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Hoopla Marketing Wins an Exhibit Design Award from Exhibitor Magazine - Connections Made through Green Design

Hoopla Marketing wins a Green Exhibit award from Exhibitor Magazine for the design of Dell's exhibit space at the ICSID IDSA Connecting '07 World Design Congress. Hoopla teamed with Dell to architect an exhibit space that begins the conversation around, "What does green mean to you?" (PRWeb May 13, 2008)
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Luxury Bath Products Manufacturer TOTO USA Announces New Brand Philosophy Campaign: totology

Company articulates intrinsic corporate water technology ethic — enrich today; preserve tomorrow. (PRWeb May 13, 2008)
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