Archive for February, 2009
npower has announced the launch of Little Green Fingers, a campaign to help primary school children learn about the potential of renewable energy through the science of gardening. (PRWeb Feb 28, 2009)
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February 28th, 2009 | Posted in 1508 | No Comments
Green building forecasts look bright despite down economy. (PRWeb Feb 28, 2009)
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February 28th, 2009 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's drought emergency proclamation today heightens the immediate and urgent need to step up water conservation in Santa Clara County. (PRWeb Feb 27, 2009)
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February 28th, 2009 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
The Kentucky State Parks are offering a special lodging coupon just in time for spring break. (PRWeb Feb 27, 2009)
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February 27th, 2009 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
The Pine Straw Store ( www.PineStraw.com ) is revolutionizing the pine straw Industry by shipping pine straw mulch to homes in a new and innovative way, Pine straw by the box ®. This new concept allows every home owner in America to include pine straw mulch as a staple in their landscape projects. (PRWeb Feb [...]
February 27th, 2009 | Posted in 1500 | No Comments
Yearly Production from a Portable Farm™: A 6' x 8' Farm Produces 400 Vegetables and 100 Pounds of Fish; A 10' x 20' Farm Produces 1,100 Vegetables and 400 Pounds of Fish; A 20' x 30' Farm Produces 3,600 Vegetables and 1,400 Pounds of Fish; A 100' x 100' Farm Produces 60,000 Vegetables and 23,000 [...]
February 27th, 2009 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
Lake La Mesa located in Southwest New Mexico is for sale. The private preserve consists of 106 acres located within the western edge of the Rio Grande Flood plain known as the Mesilla Valley. Las Cruces is 12 miles to the North and El Paso city limits begin just 20 miles South. (PRWeb Feb 27, [...]
February 27th, 2009 | Posted in 1496 | No Comments
DREC to Provide Strategic Consulting and Assist in Market Oversight to ECS (PRWeb Feb 27, 2009)
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Southface and The Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association (GAHBA) named WicksteadWorks as the 2009 Renovator of the Year earlier this month. (PRWeb Feb 27, 2009)
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February 27th, 2009 | Posted in 1492 | No Comments
Esurance, the direct-to-consumer online auto insurance company, and Splendor Carwash, a waterless carwash solution provider, have joined efforts to promote a co-branded, waterless carwash kit. Even despite recent storms, California and other states face an unprecedented water shortage if the current drought persists. As a result, water waste is being discouraged by state and [...]
February 27th, 2009 | Posted in 1490 | No Comments
The folks at All Romance eBooks launched the Go Green/Read e campaign today, an endeavor which will increase the public's awareness about eBooks. (PRWeb Feb 27, 2009)
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Independence Station seeks 15 21st century pioneers to make history (PRWeb Feb 26, 2009)
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If you're looking for a little adventure, the Kentucky State Parks are ready for you. (PRWeb Feb 26, 2009)
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If you're looking for a little adventure, the Kentucky State Parks are ready for you. (PRWeb Feb 26, 2009)
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If you're looking for a little adventure, the Kentucky State Parks are ready for you. (PRWeb Feb 26, 2009)
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February 27th, 2009 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
Reusable dry cleaning bags offered by Reusable Bags Depot provides a greener alternative to an industry hardly considered green. (PRWeb Feb 26, 2009)
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February 26th, 2009 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
Billtrust's EasyImport 2.0 allows businesses to download their billing data into more accounting packages than ever, helping to migrate more companies to electronic billing. (PRWeb Feb 26, 2009)
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February 26th, 2009 | Posted in 1476 | No Comments
Company sales have soared, thanks to environmental stewardship and help from North Carolina's Small Business & Technology Development Center (PRWeb Feb 26, 2009)
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The Pine Straw Store is revolutionizing the pine straw Industry by shipping pine straw mulch to homes in a new and innovative way, Pine straw by the box ®. This new concept allows every home owner in America to include pine straw mulch as a staple in their landscape projects. (PRWeb Feb 26, 2009)
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Charlie Manogue, Vice President-Acquisitions for The Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC, is scheduled to be a featured speaker at The Timberland Asset: Stable Investments for Turbulent Times conference coming to Lake Oconee Georgia on March 18-20, 2009. (PRWeb Feb 26, 2009)
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February 26th, 2009 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
The Church of Scientology Volunteer Ministers of Melbourne, Australia aided firefighters and provided emergency relief to victims of raging wildfires that took an estimated 200 lives. (PRWeb Feb 25, 2009)
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February 25th, 2009 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
Garden Street Lofts' certification is pending as New Jersey's first luxury residential project to earn the Silver LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating. The $16.8-million redevelopment project, recently completed by Del-Sano Contracting Corp (http://www.delsano.com), will also be Hoboken's only LEED-certified residential building upon certification. The project took 25 months to complete [...]
February 25th, 2009 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
Burris Computer Forms announces a new webpage about recycled paper products, which features information about recycled paper, recycling resources, and products made from recycled paper. (PRWeb Feb 24, 2009)
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February 24th, 2009 | Posted in 1464 | No Comments
Geosyntec Consultants is pleased to announce that Jean-Pierre Giroud, Ph.D., Chairman Emeritus of the firm, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the very highest professional distinctions given to an engineer. His election citation reads: "For pioneering research in geosynthetics engineering and its practical application in civil/geotechnical engineering." [...]
February 24th, 2009 | Posted in 1462 | No Comments
Accent Energy, an independent provider of electricity, natural gas and green power, announced that it has helped address the needs of disadvantaged Central Ohio families with the donation of 970 Conservation Kits to the Mid-Ohio Foodbank. After being divided among agencies in the Foodbank's network, these kits were distributed to families in need, allowing them [...]
February 24th, 2009 | Posted in 1460 | No Comments
RM Media Group, LLC has announced the latest addition to its exclusive State Energy News Network. (PRWeb Feb 24, 2009)
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February 24th, 2009 | Posted in 1458 | No Comments
California faces a drought emergency as do many other places in the United States and the world. For some time now, there has been a wide range of techniques, procedures, equipment and web based water management software available to reduce water use. However, it is not well utilized and not well understood by the [...]
February 24th, 2009 | Posted in 1456 | No Comments
Printing with Permaset Aqua, a solvent free, water-based ink from Australia, California based screen-printer EcoPrintworks offers an eco friendly alternative to a nationwide audience with the launch of Ecoprintworks.com. (PRWeb Feb 24, 2009)
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Artificial Trees Designed to Harness the Power of the Sun and Wind. Biomimicry is an emerging science resolving human problems by adopting nature's ingenious processes. Using biomimicry techniques,a SolarBotanic artificial tree, or plant structure, functions as a passive solar-wind harvester. Ultimately, energy is harvested then efficiently captured, concentrated, stored and/or converted to a high value [...]
February 24th, 2009 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
Additional volumes of ethanol are mandated to enter the U.S. gasoline pool in 2010 and 2011. These additional volumes cannot be blended into E-10 as regular gasoline and must marketed for flexible fuel vehicles. The high cost of moving these additional supplies of ethanol into the gasoline pool will likely raise gasoline prices by [...]
February 23rd, 2009 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
As battery and lighting technology evolves, newer explosion proof flashlights are integrating lithium ion batteries and LEDs to take advantage of the power, durability and lightweight form factors. Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com added several new, versatile hazardous location lights that incorporate high powered LEDs and/or the newer lithium ion battery packs. (PRWeb Feb 21, 2009)
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February 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
METTLER TOLEDO is delighted to announce the introduction of a new range of multi-parameter portable meters for measurements of pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen and ion concentration. All three instruments are based on the rugged design of SevenGo™ and are watertight according to IP67. This means that the instruments or any other part of the equipment [...]
February 21st, 2009 | Posted in 1446 | No Comments
The Santa Clara Valley Water District (District) relies on imported water for half of its drinking water supply and those supplies will be sharply reduced. Today, the State Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced it will deliver only 15 percent of the District's 100,000 acre-foot State Water Project contract, while the Federal Bureau of Reclamation [...]
February 21st, 2009 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
Karl G. Linden, Ph.D., will provide expert oversight for Remote Light's custom design, validation and prototyping services for clean drinking water, safe air, and other sustainable environmental technology applications using UV optics. (PRWeb Feb 20, 2009)
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February 20th, 2009 | Posted in 1442 | No Comments
The Bureau of Reclamation's 2008 Engineer of the Year, David Palumbo, was recognized today along with other Federal and Reclamation engineers for their contributions to Reclamation and the engineering profession this past year during the Federal Engineer of the Year awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. (PRWeb Feb 20, 2009)
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February 20th, 2009 | Posted in 1440 | No Comments
The recently re-launched Saferbrand.com website provides consumers with easy online access to organic gardening and organic pest control advice as well as to organic product alternatives. From extensive insect & plant disease libraries to detailed discussions about “natural” and “organic” claims in product labels – it’s all there! (PRWeb Feb 20, 2009)
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TOMRA's machines offer high-quality ad space, product-specific coupons and video messages to reach consumers as they recycle containers, prior to doing their grocery shopping (PRWeb Feb 19, 2009)
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February 19th, 2009 | Posted in 1436 | No Comments
Exotic creatures like chimpanzees, pythons, kinkajous and scarlet macaws have captured the hearts of animal-lovers looking for companions; but keeping exotic animals as pets can come with hidden costs, according to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. (PRWeb Feb 19, 2009)
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February 19th, 2009 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments
The Scott Environmental Group (SEG) today announced the opening of a new and innovative organics processing facility in Kingston signaling a new beginning for waste reduction and environmental stewardship for Central and Eastern Ontario. Norterra has been developed in anticipation of a growing volume of post consumer food wastes from local residential and commercial [...]
February 19th, 2009 | Posted in 1432 | No Comments
Ecoman and the Skeptic, Philadelphia University's new green radio show on The Green Talk Network, will welcome Steve Thomas, Emmy award-winning host of Renovation Nation and former host of This Old House, on Feb. 19 to talk about green building and renovation. (PRWeb Feb 19, 2009)
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February 19th, 2009 | Posted in 1430 | No Comments