Archive for April, 2009

QAI Senior VP to Speak at 2009 Natural Beauty Summit

Presentation will Focus on the New Personal Care Products Standard and the Consensus Process in which American National Standards are Developed (PRWeb Apr 30, 2009)
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The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Installs Wind Turbine

Wind of change for RSPB (PRWeb Apr 30, 2009)
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Green Cities Conference Releases Municipal Survey Data

Study Shows Leading Cities, Top Trends in Sustainability for Central Florida Governments (PRWeb Apr 30, 2009)
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The Hess Collection Quality Enhancement Initiative Yielding Positive Results

With budbreak on Mount Veeder, The Hess Collection Winery is beginning to reap the rewards of a $30 million, 10-year ‘quality enhancement initiative’ to upgrade its Napa Valley estate vineyards and wineries. (PRWeb Apr 30, 2009)
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NOAA Accepts ESRI-Based System to Modernize Nautical Chart Production

PLTS for ArcGIS–Nautical Solution Improves Efficiency and Quality Control when Creating Charts (PRWeb Apr 30, 2009)
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TSEPA: GBRA/SARA Spend $2 Million in Public Funds in an Attempt to Dodge Liabilities to Endangered Whooping Crane

Members of Texans for a Sound Energy Policy Alliance (TSEPA) today criticized GBRA/SARA's release of a seven-year, $2 million publicly-funded study that found little to no new information to alleviate their responsibility to the federally-protected endangered whooping crane. (PRWeb Apr 29, 2009)
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Divergence Receives $1.2 Million in Grants, Including NSF Grant to Fund Continuing Nematode Research in Corn

Company's work could help farmers protect against billions in pest losses annually (PRWeb Apr 29, 2009)
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GreenPoma.com to Offer High Performance, Dimmable, Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs

Save Electricity and Reduce Carbon Emissions with GreenPoma.com's Earth-Friendly Dimmable CFL Solution (PRWeb Apr 29, 2009)
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L.E. Inc Launches MONOLEC® Landfill Gas Engine Oils

Lubrication Engineers, Inc. (L.E.) has launched a new MONOLEC® Engine Oil specifically for the landfill power generation market. The LE 8947 & LE 8949 MONOLEC® Landfill Gas Engine Oils (SAE 40) are high performance straight-grade medium ash engine oils developed for landfill gas pumping engines & generation units. They are also recommended for stationary & [...]

eEminder Launches ‘Go Green and Save Green’ Campaign for eNotices

Credit Unions and banks and their members/customers benefit from bothenvironmental savings and hard dollar savings. (PRWeb Apr 28, 2009)
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ArborSystems’ Wedgle Direct-Inject Tree Treatment System Highlighted for Tree Trunk Injections in the Midwest Landscapes Manual Integrated Pest Management Section

ArborSystems' Wedgle Direct-Inject Tree Treatment System was highlighted in the Integrated Pest Management of Midwest Landscapes manual as the only injection application method using a liquid injection that did not require a drilled hole. Tree trunk injections to deliver nutrients and insecticides are beneficial but can seriously injure a tree if they are given improperly [...]

Sunseeker Energy Positions a Strategic New U.S. Partner

Sunseeker Energy Holding AG, the manufacturer of the most efficient concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar energy collectors, has signed an Agreement with the U.S. Company Nations Roof LLC, a leading supplier of roof solutions. They will cooperate on the distribution and installation of Sunseeker Energy advanced concentrated photovoltaic units in the United States of America. [...]

Sustainability Helps Grow the Garden

Two-weeks of activities at the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden (PRWeb Apr 25, 2009)
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New Organic Deer Off II Helps Gardener’s Wage War Against Deer, Rabbits, & Squirrels

Havahart® Deer Off® deer repellent, patented for its ability to repel deer, rabbits and squirrels by smell and taste, has just become more powerful — and greener, too. (PRWeb Apr 25, 2009)
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Molpus Timberlands Management Announces Positive Environmental Impact With More Than 130 Million Trees Planted

Planting trees makes a positive environmental impact today and for future generations. In honor of Arbor Day, Molpus Timberlands Management reported today that the company has planted over 130,000,000 tree seedlings on client properties since 1999. Also during that time, the Molpus managed tree nursery in Elberta, Alabama has produced over 170,000,000 seedlings [...]

ZipWeb Votes For Planet Earth

ZipWeb joins Earth Hour's 2009 global initiative, "Vote Earth" (PRWeb Apr 24, 2009)
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U.S. Company Helps Local Charity Feed Children In India

Frontier Foundation Provides Truck to Expand Akshaya Patra Program (PRWeb Apr 24, 2009)
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EPA Honors the Gold Ridge RCD for Environmental Excellence

The Occidental-based Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District (RCD) today announced that the RCD has received an Environmental Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their leadership role in innovative, collaborative conservation efforts that produce measurable results in lowering non-point source pollution in creeks and streams in western Sonoma County. (PRWeb Apr 24, [...]

SolarBee® v18 Solar-Powered, Long-Distance Water Circulator Helps Improve Water Quality in Lakes, Potable Tanks and Wastewater Storage Basins

The new SolarBee v18 units represent a significant milestone in SolarBee's Long Distance Circulation™ technology (PRWeb Apr 23, 2009)
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How Organic Gardens Save the Earth

Free e-coloring book educates families on the benefits of organic produce (PRWeb Apr 23, 2009)
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Real Savvy Moms Has Gone Green for Earth Day; Join a Green Community of Moms

Real Savvy Media, Inc. Announces the launch of the "Real Savvy Moms Go Green Campaign," featuring eco-friendly content, experts, video, tools, a marketplace and much more. (PRWeb Apr 23, 2009)
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Spot Hollywood & Heavenly Stars Alike with New Full Moon Celebration in Los Cabos, Mexico

Marquis Los Cabos Resort Introduces Astronomy Night with Mayan Celestial Lessons, Beach Lounge Party, Live Latin Music, Bonfire, Canapés and More. (PRWeb Apr 23, 2009)
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Luntian Magazine Celebrates Earth Day 2009 with Luntian Awards for Weblogs, Inventors, Innovators, Entrepreneurs and Businesses

Luntian Magazine opens Luntian Awards nominations through their Website throughout their 2-week long Earth Day 2009 celebration beginning April 22. Concluding these activities are the announcement of winners and the launch of the electronic publication, Luntian Magazine on May 6. Their team will select winners based on innovativeness, usability, and impact. (PRWeb Apr 23, [...]

iCrete Announces International Operational Deployment of iCrete Link System for Concrete Production Worldwide

Installation by Unibeton Ready Mix in Abu Dhabi, the first outside North America, sets and confirms a new world standard in the manufacture of concrete. Robust, two-way, real-time quality control and batch monitoring system will transform concrete industry worldwide. The combined total volume of the first seven plants equipped with iCrete Link will exceed one [...]

Live Life Organics Celebrates Earth Day

In celebration of Earth Day, Live Life Organics has created a new line of eco-friendly onesies for babies. As with their eco-fashion for women, men and juniors, these onesies are 100% organic cotton with unique designs using low impact dyes. All shirts have positive, inspirational messages corresponding to the color of each shirt. (PRWeb Apr [...]

Unisource and WhatTheyThink Announce Environmental Innovation Award Winners

Unisource Worldwide, Inc., one of the leading distributors of paper, packaging and facility supplies in North America, in partnership with WhatTheyThink - the leading news and information site for the graphic communications industry - has announced the winners of the first-ever Environmental Innovation Awards. (PRWeb Apr 22, 2009)
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In Louisiana, Celebrating Earth by Saving It

The Conservation Fund, State of Louisiana and the Entergy Charitable Foundation join forces to protect 1,700 acres at Lake Pontchartrain. (PRWeb Apr 22, 2009)
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ONEHOPE Announces Earth Day Launch of Partnership With Fresh & Easy

"One Bottle, One Tree" Campaign Funds Replanting of Forests Devastated By Wildfires (PRWeb Apr 22, 2009)
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Virginia Eco-Rockers Tour Atchafalaya Basin

"Trees on Fire," a band with an environmental cause, has joined forces with a regional nonprofit organization to raise awareness about the preservation of the Atchafalaya Basin, as well as America's rivers and trees. (PRWeb Apr 22, 2009)
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Chuckie Goodnight Foundation For The Environment Launches Kids Green E-zine: ‘Be Green with Chuckie and the Crew’ Features Eco-Friendly Games and Projects

In honor of Earth Day, and as an extension of its commitment to making every day Earth Day, the Chuckie Goodnight Foundation For The Environment, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing environmental education for children and preserving green space, is pleased to announce the launch of its Be Green With Chuckie and the Crew e-zine [...]

WSI Launches WSI HourlyTrader™

Weather Leader Provides Real-Time, Graphical, Quick-Decision Tool For The Energy Spot Market (PRWeb Apr 22, 2009)
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WSI Calls for Cool Summer in Southeast, Slightly Warmer-than-Normal in Northeast

WSI expects the upcoming three-month period (May-July) to average cooler than normal across parts of the Southeast and north-central US, with above-normal temperatures common across the Northeast and Southwest. WSI also expects the summer period (June-August) to be cool across the Southeast, mid-Atlantic, Ohio Valley, and southern and central Plains, with above-normal temperatures confined [...]

Leica Geosystems Announces the new Leica TM30 High Precision Sensor with SmartEye Vision for Monitoring Applications

The Leica TM30 succeeds the highly acclaimed Leica TCA2003 and TCA1800 total stations and is designed specifically for monitoring applications. It incorporates unmatched accuracy, outstanding reliability and robust design. Equipped with direct drives based on the latest Piezo technology, the Leica TM30 accelerates extremely fast, allowing shorter measurements cycles when working with multiple prisms. The [...]

National Business Furniture Celebrates Earth Day and Promotes Earth-Friendly Office Furniture With 10% Green Sale

National Business Furniture is offering 10% off all eco-friendly "green" office furniture now through the end of April. (PRWeb Apr 22, 2009)
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Kids Join the Fight Against Global Warming with New, Hands-On Book

A KIDS' GUIDE TO CLIMATE CHANGE & GLOBAL WARMING by Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., puts the power of positive change directly into kids' hands. (PRWeb Apr 22, 2009)
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Bill Recipients Say Email Billing is Better

New study by Billtrust and IDEXX Laboratories highlights preference for electronic billing. (PRWeb Apr 22, 2009)
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Every Day Is Earth Day at America’s Greenest Hotel

Every day is Earth Day at the Napa Valley wine country's spanking new Bardessono, believed to be America's greenest hotel, spa and restaurant. Enveloped by vineyards and the town of Yountville, the five-acre farm-turned-small, design-centric hotel is flanked by 72, 300-foot geothermal wells and constructed of handmilled wood salvaged from redwood wine tanks, retired walnut [...]

Home Remodeling Gets a Big Lift from Tax Credits, Material Price Cuts and Lower Labor Costs

A cost-to-remodel survey completed in March, 2009 by remodelormove.com reveals that thanks to the Obama administration's stimulus plan, the lowest price for building material prices seen in many years and contractors who are bidding aggressively for work the cost to remodel is 20% less now than it was in 2006. (PRWeb Apr 22, 2009)
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Winsper Launches New Website for Quench Coupled with SEO and SEM Campaign

Website Theme Features "Quench Is Changing the Water Cooler Conversation" (PRWeb Apr 21, 2009)
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Education.com Offers Parents Unique and Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Earth Day Every Day

Leading web destination for parents offers activities, crafts, eco-living tips, and a gift guide to help families go green, stay green, and help get their kids' schools green. (PRWeb Apr 21, 2009)
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