Archive for March, 2008

Six New Water Stocks Added to Janney Water Index in Quarterly Rebalancing

Two New Stocks Added to Janney Water Tech; Four Stocks Added to Janney Water Works (PRWeb Mar 20, 2008)
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Granite Energy Announces GreenStart Update

Engineering Completed, Manufacturing to Begin (PRWeb Mar 20, 2008)
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International Moving Companies Forge Closer Links to Improve Services Across Major European Destinations

Leading British removals company, Burke Bros Moving Group, based in Wolverhampton UK, www.burkebros.co.uk, have been forging new operational links for their overseas and European moving services, with two new removal company partnerships. One with Cyprus based MK Worldwide Movers and a second with French based Bailly Demenagements, www.baillydem.com. (PRWeb Mar 20, 2008)
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NAFA to Recognize Those Who Are Going Green

NAFA Fleet Management Association announces The Green Fleet Awards - an honor for those who have implemented or pioneered innovative and creative programs to help with their company's overall "going green" initiative. (PRWeb Mar 20, 2008)
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Cedar Knoll Log Homes Adds Eco-Friendly Dealer

Cedar Knoll Log Homes, a leading designer and manufacturer of high quality Adirondack log homes, log cabins, log garages and log siding, announces the addition of Green Mountain Eco Homes of Colchester, Vermont as an authorized Cedar Knoll Log Homes Dealer. (PRWeb Mar 20, 2008)
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Motorcycle Bloggers International (MBI) 2008 Awards For The Motorcycle Industry

Nominated by the public, voted upon by the public, moderated and organized by MBI. (PRWeb Mar 19, 2008)
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As Baby Bumps Become the Hot Trend in Hollywood This Spring - Stars Turn to Green Parenting with Their New Eco-Babies

As planet-wise child rearing takes over Hollywood - many parents are finding Earth Day is everyday. Celebrities' eco-offspring are enjoying bamboo baby clothing and phthalate-free skincare products. A top priority is reducing baby's carbon footprint while maintaining a famous little one's ultra-lux comfort. (PRWeb Mar 19, 2008)
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Solar Innovations, Inc. Announces the Release of the New I-Beam Greenhouse Product Line

Solar Innovations, Inc., a custom manufacturer of residential and commercial greenhouses, conservatories, skylights, sunrooms, folding and sliding glass doors, walls, windows, and screens, announces the release of the new modular I-Beam Greenhouse Product Line. (PRWeb Mar 19, 2008)
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Environmental Business Journal Recognizes ESS’ 2007 Performance with Business Achievement Award

ESS, the leading provider of Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management sustainability software solutions that support Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), today announced that it received the Environmental Business Journal (EBJ) Business Achievement Award for Environmental Information Technology in recognition of the company’s 2007 performance. (PRWeb Mar 19, 2008)
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Sierra Club NYC Report Prepares for Higher Fuel Costs

Building on New York City's PlaNYC 2030, the Sierra Club NYC report, "Sustainable Energy Independence for NYC", prepares for sharply higher fuel prices and their local impact on transportation, heating, shipping, electricity, and food costs. Download at www.beyondoilnyc.org, or read an online version with links to all references. (PRWeb Mar 19, 2008)
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Self Inflating Tire - SIT Animation and Video from Prototype Testing Now Available

CODA DEVELOPMENT released new information about its Self Inflating Tire system at www.selfinflatingtire.com. These include an animated video of the SIT system as well as the prototype testing video. (PRWeb Mar 19, 2008)
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Take a Ride Through New Belgium Brewing’s New Virtual World

Visit NewBelgium.com for a Whimsical Tour of Life at the Mothership : New Belgium Brewing invites the world to experience life at the brewery with the click of a mouse. Just log on to www.newbelgium.com, jump on the animated bike and take an interactive tour.The new website features a multi-sensory bike tour through a […]

New Belgium Urban Assault Ride Series Kicks off in Seattle — Beer, Bikes, and Big Wheels are Coming to town on May 18th

Adventure Fit Inc. announced today that the Urban Assault Ride will kick off the 2008 series in Seattle, Washington. The Urban Assault Ride is a funky bike scavenger hunt that sends two-person teams riding to checkpoints around town to complete crazy obstacle courses at each stop. (PRWeb Mar 19, 2008)
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World-Renowned Cell Phone Recycling Company to Open New Store in Oklahoma City, First of its Kind

After over 20 years in business, PaceButler Corporation will expand its cell phone recycling to a new market with a store dedicated solely to buying used cell phones, with more stores to open in the future. (PRWeb Mar 19, 2008)
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Get Ready! This Year’s Dark Sky Festival is Out-of-this-World

The Dark Sky Festival at Harmony is being held on Saturday, April 5, 2008. The festival is intended to celebrate and promote the benefits of night skies being free from excessive artificial light. Sponsored by the Harmony Institute, the Kissimmee Convention and Visitors Bureau, several astronomy clubs, the Osceola News Gazette […]

Luxury SpaFinder Magazine Becomes Luxury SpaFinder Interactive - Expands Global Reach to Six Languages

SpaFinder, Inc., the largest spa media company, announced today that Luxury SpaFinder Magazine will become Luxury SpaFinder Interactive, replacing the print magazine effective with the July edition. Luxury SpaFinder Interactive will be published monthly in six languages and will immediately expand the magazine's global circulation from 200,000 to over one half million spa lifestyle enthusiasts. […]

Bahamas Court of Appeals Upholds Baker’s Bay Ruling

The right of Baker's Bay Golf & Ocean Club, one of the finest new luxury communities in The Bahamas developed by Discovery Land Company, was granted permission to move forward with its development plan by the Bahamas Court of Appeal. (PRWeb Mar 18, 2008)
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Twenty-One Coal Stocks Deleted from Stowe Coal Index in Quarterly Rebalancing

One New Stock Added (PRWeb Mar 18, 2008)
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method Chooses Ozburn-Hessey Logistics as Supply Chain Management Partner

3PL to Ensure Logistics Operations of New Distribution Center (PRWeb Mar 18, 2008)
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Harmony Cedar Redefines Exquisite Custom Heirloom-Quality Amish Furniture with Eco-Friendly and Responsibly Harvested Hardwood Designs Available Now Online

Harmonycedar.com is a "green" company offering authentic handcrafted custom heirloom-quality furniture made by the rural Amish farm communities in Minnesota. They specialize in modern designs such as Mission, Prairie, Arts & Crafts, Shaker and Frank Lloyd Wright- inspired pieces produced from 100% genuine and sustainable winter-cut hardwoods that are harvested and replanted through a Conservation […]

Konica Minolta Wins Prestigious Energy Conservation Award from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

bizhub C650/C550 MFPs Receive Energy Conservation Grand Prize for Low Power Consumption (PRWeb Mar 17, 2008)
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Solar Innovations, Inc. Announces Three Skylight Assembly Options to Meet Customers’ Needs

Solar Innovations, Inc., a custom manufacturer of residential and commercial skylights, greenhouses, conservatories, sunrooms, folding and sliding glass doors, walls, windows, and screens, announces three assembly and delivery options to meet customers' needs. (PRWeb Mar 17, 2008)
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Learn How Your Organization Can Avoid the Coming Datacenter Power Crisis

Jay Taylor, Dell Global Strategist and ITI Energy Star® Working Group Chairman, to Keynote the Advanced Datacenter Energy Solutions Seminar Series, Presented April 9 in New York City by Stony Brook University, the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center, the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology, the National Grid, AFCO Systems and […]

LUXIM Launches LIFI(TM) Entertainment Light Source Enabling Long Life, Rugged, Efficient and Intelligent Lighting: New 20,000 Hour Light Source Is the First in Its Class to BringLow Maintenance and Efficiency to Entertainment Lighting

LUXIM Corp. is pleased to announce the introduction of its new LIFI(TM) Entertainment solid state high intensity light source product line. The new module outputs up to 12,000 lumens from a small emitter in a forward intensity pattern with a color rendering index (CRI) of 91 and a 20,000 hour lifetime. (PRWeb Mar 17, 2008)
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AlternativeConsumer.com Celebrates Its First Anniversary

Popular, eco-friendly blog turns One! With exciting plans in place, the site looks ahead to more sustainable growth in the coming year. (PRWeb Mar 17, 2008)
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Road Warriors Now Reaching Out to Mother Nature

With the growing awareness and concern for global warming, BeamYourScreen comes to the rescue of road warriors, offering a web conferencing solution that contributes directly to protecting the environment, as well as saving users valuable time and money. (PRWeb Mar 17, 2008)
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Paul Dickerson of EERE visits with AirGenerate executives

Mr. Dickerson, COO of Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy took some time out of his visit to Houston last week to meet with executives from AirGenerate. Mr. Dickerson who oversees EERE's $1.74 billion budget, expressed his admiration for energy-efficient heat pump technologies like AirTap™ and discussed areas of cooperation between EERE and AirGenerate. […]

Green Columbus ‘Gets Busy’ For Earth Week

Taking care of our environment is much too important to last for just one day, and this year Green Columbus has scheduled a full week of activities focused around celebrating and participating in Earth Day 2008. Building on the impressive turnout of their 2007 A Year in a Day event, Green Columbus has announced Now […]

Portablehottubsnow.Com Goes Green

Portablehottubsnow.com goes green. Bonnie Feltz, owner of portablehottubsnow.com is doing her part to conserve energy and save vital natural resources. (PRWeb Mar 16, 2008)
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Envirotech Of Fairfield County Inc. Celebrates 15 years of Oil Tank Removal Services

Envirotech of Fairfield County Inc. offers Oil Tank Inspection, repairing , removals, removes contaminated soil, Lead Paint inspection, testing, abatement, Mold & Asbestos testing along with abatement and Vacuum Truck Services. (PRWeb Mar 15, 2008)
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Davis Frame Company Builds Energy Star 5 Plus Rated Timber Frame Home

Davis Frame Company, a leader in the timber frame industry, is proud to announce that one of their timber frame homes recently qualified for the highest energy efficient home rating from Energy Star. (PRWeb Mar 15, 2008)
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Climate Change Hits Property Market

Home purchasers consider environmental changes whilst making decisions in the property market. Fizber.com, a for-sale-by-owner website, has recently launched their http://ecology.fizber.com/ [Ecology Data] Directory which features U.S. biggest polluted states and cities and showcases the impacts of climate change on U.S. coastal zones. (PRWeb Mar 15, 2008)
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Gear Up For Spring Cleaning, But Don’t Let It Make You Sick!

Breathe easy: New book addresses healthy home cleaning room by room, safer for you and the environment. (PRWeb Mar 15, 2008)
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GreenEnergyChoice.com Offers 5 Reasons to Switch to Renewable Energy Today

Texas Energy Companies Support Wind Power by Offering Affordable Wind Energy Plans (PRWeb Mar 14, 2008)
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Announces Inaugural Global Research Partnership (GRP) Investigator Winners

KAUST Global Research Partnership (GRP) Grantees include leading researchers from around the world seeking cutting-edge discoveries on critical scientific challenges. Research topics include water desalination, renewable and sustainable next-generation energy sources, genomics of salt-tolerant plants, durable and environmentally friendly construction materials, sustainable utility of hydrocarbons, low-cost high-efficiency solar technology, and the application of computational science […]

BBC Green and EBAY Join Forces

BBC Worldwide today announces an affiliate partnership agreement for its recently launched BBCGreen.com portal. Under the agreement the site will run adverts offering consumers the opportunity to buy 'used only' goods from eBay as an everyday way to recycle and reduce unnecessary waste and the embedded energy of buying new products. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2008)
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BBC Green Offers You the Greener Side of Life

BBC Worldwide, has today announced the launch of a BBCGreen.com, a consumer lifestyle website for people interested in how they can combat climate change. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2008)
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NDIA Announces Gen. Martin as Confirmed JSEM Environmental Conference Speaker

General Gregory "Speedy" Martin, USAF, (Ret) will present a keynote address on the Defense Science Board's recent energy study at the 2008 Joint Services Environmental Management (JSEM) Conference and Exhibition www.jsemconference.com May 5th - 8th, in Denver at the Colorado Convention Center. JSEM will bring together professionals from the military services, industry, academia, local, […]

Top 10 Ways to Reduce Water Use and Save Money

World Water Day, March 22nd, Highlights Threats to Freshwater Systems around the Globe and the Need for Reducing Water Consumption (PRWeb Mar 14, 2008)
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Bank Turns to Martinson-Nicholls Greener Heat Mats as Space Heater Alternative

As many offices and organizations outlaw space heaters for safety and energy-consumption reason, they need an alternative means of supplemental heat. Martinson-Nicholls Greener Heat Heated Mats are filling this role, providing effective, radiant heat without the safety concerns and higher costs of space heaters. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2008)
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LegalView Reports on Prominent Montana Democrat’s Demand for Funds to Cleanup Asbestos-Ridden Town

One of Montana's top Democrats has demanded that the federal government allocate funds to clean up an asbestos-ridden town housing a former vermiculite mine. Libby, Montana is the site of the former W R Grace & Co mine, declared a Superfund site by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (PRWeb Mar 14, 2008)
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Nation’s First Green Residential Remodeling Guidelines Launched

REGREEN Guidelines help consumers and professionals make greener decisions. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2008)
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Ecologist James P McMahon Recommends What People Can Do, or Not Do, About Drugs in Your Drinking Water

A study released by the Associated Press on Monday showed test results indicating the presence of drugs in drinking water of some 41 million Americans. Many people are purchasing water treatment equipment in an attempt to find peace of mind. There are problems with making a quick decision about what to buy and Ecologist […]

4Offsets.com Chooses Share Results for First Carbon Offset Affiliate Program

4Offsets, llc has signed an agreement with Share Results to launch the first affiliate program for carbon offsets by a US vendor. 4Offsets, llc. is an Ann Arbor, Michigan based company that sells CO2 offsets to businesses and individuals seeking ways to fight Global Warming. Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada since 2004, Share Results is […]

Industrial Coatings and Repair Compsite Company Uses New Approach to Surface Preparation

Belzona Inc., a leading manufacturer of industrial coatings and repair composite products, is announcing a new alternative for surface preparation. (PRWeb Mar 13, 2008)
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