Category: Environment and Ecology
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Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc., Purchases the Daleo Entrance to Mammoth Cave
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc. (SCCi) announced today the purchase of the Daleo Entrance to the Roppel section of Mammoth Cave, the longest cave system in the world. The land surrounding the entrance, now named the Elroy and Marilyn Daleo Cave Preserve, is one mile east of Mammoth Cave National Park and protects…
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Partnership with Energy Optimizers, USA, enables Oak Hills Local Schools to observe Earth Day every day
TIPP CITY, Ohio — Earth Day may be observed just one day a year, but Energy Optimizers, USA, is helping Oak Hills Local Schools lead the charge on earth- and resource-friendly practices every day by sponsoring the creation of Green Teams.
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Heritage Group Named Des Moines Metro’s Fastest-Growing Company on Inc. Magazine’s Top 5000 List for 2016
DES MOINES, Iowa — Heritage Group in Des Moines, Iowa, has been identified as the #1 Top Environmental Service Company and the #2 Top Iowa Company for 2016, according to Inc. Magazine’s 2016 annual 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Companies. In addition to these honors, Heritage Group was also listed as #573 on the list, boasting…
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Napa Citizens Rally to Halt Walt Ranch Deforestation/Development Project!
NAPA, Calif. — Napa County citizens and Defenders of East Napa Watersheds will rally in front of the County Administration Building at noon on Friday, November 18, 2016, Forests Forever announced today. This occasion is the first day of hearings on the appeal against the Walt Ranch project.
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SunBug Solar Selected as Installer for Solarize WCGW
ARLINGTON, Mass. — SunBug Solar has been selected as the installer for the upcoming Solarize Mass program for the western Massachusetts towns of Windsor, Cummington, Goshen, and Worthington. The installer selection process was highly competitive, and SunBug Solar was unanimously chosen by town representatives from a competitive pool of eight solar providers.
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Destruction of Ozone Depleting Methyl Bromide used for Imports and Exports
MARLTON, N.J. — Value Recovery, Inc. (VR), a company supplying emission controls to the fumigation industry, announced today that it achieved an unprecedented milestone for controlling methyl bromide used to kill invasive insects hitchhiking on imported and exported goods.
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Cambridge City Schools Green Team Closes Out Busy Year of Educational Activities
TIPP CITY, Ohio — The Cambridge City Schools Green Team, a student group focused on sustainability that is sponsored by Energy Optimizers, USA, made tremendous progress on advancing energy-related education during the school year.
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Over 1.25 Million Pounds of Trash Recycled by Greener Owensboro Recycling
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: Greener Owensboro Recycling celebrates their third year of business with over 1.25 million pounds of recycled waste collected. Starting with a few neighborhood homes and a small truck and trailer in July 2010, GO Recycling has grown to now serving over 1,000 residential and business customers in Daviess County and Owensboro Kentucky.
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‘No-Otter’ Zone Public Hearings Hold the Key to Southern Sea Otters’ Future
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: The Otter Project today announces that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will be conducting public hearings regarding the failed ‘No-Otter’ Zone in Ventura, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz, California, on September 27, October 4 and October 6, 2011 respectively.
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Crowd-sourced Research Project Seeks to Solve Batangas Fish Kill Mystery
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: A multi-national coalition of researchers has been formed to study and treat a massive fish kill of over 800 metric tonnes which started on May 27 in Taal Lake, in the Philippine province of Batangas. Sponsored by the World Mind Network, it will involve on-site as well as online cooperation between biology…