Tag: Environment and Ecology
First Climate Literacy and Ocean Conservation Living Museum initiative heralds Awareness to Action in San Francisco
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Delivering the inaugural Black History Month welcome remarks, Bay Ecotarium and Smithsonian Affiliated Aquarium of the Bay President and CEO, George Jacob shared his vision for the $260 million Climate Literacy and Ocean Conservation Living Museum in the making in San Francisco.
Tokyo based AUCNET Inc (AUCNET) has announced that it has opened U.S. operations in Austin, Texas
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Tokyo based AUCNET Inc (AUCNET) has announced that it has opened U.S. operations in Austin, Texas where it will maintain a new smart phone processing division to be known as AUCNET Digital Products USA, LLC (AUCNET DP USA). The company will provide Asset Recovery services and other contracted services to the U.S. Carrier, OEM, Insurance, Retail and Enterprise wireless space.
The Institute for Global Innovation (IGI) announces 2019 Awards for Neural Network, AI, and VR apps for Sustainability
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 15, 2019 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- For four years, governments, private industry, and academia have striven to find effective solutions for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals as defined by the U.N. at the 2015 Plenary Session in New York. Now a new approach is being pioneered by the Institute for Global Innovation, a worldwide NGO which seeks to scour the globe for the most efficient technologies to solve these challenges, according to IGI Directors Soani Gunawan, Amy Chang, and John Toomey.
Environmentalists Host 2019 Valentine’s Day Protest Outside NYC Brazilian Consulate
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Nonprofit JaneUnChained News Network announced today that New York environmental activists will converge on Brazil's Consulate in Manhattan on Valentine's Day, Thursday, February 14! The group plans to march several blocks from the Brazilian Consulate to the United Nations to demand Brazil's new President be prevented from selling off the Amazon to the highest bidder.
Clean PVC Certification Announced for PVC-Based Products and Sustainable Building
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Clean PVC LLC, an environmental consulting organization, today announced the launch of its Clean PVC(R) Certification program. The program identifies flooring, wallcovering, upholstery, and other PVC-based products that have been found safe via REACH compliance for use in sustainable building projects. REACH is a regulation adopted to improve the protection of human health and the environment from risks posed by chemicals.
Lost Coast League (LCL) announces FSC Investigation Launched into ‘Sustainability’ of Controversial Logging Plans
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- The Petrolia-based Lost Coast League (LCL) today announced that the growing controversy over Humboldt Redwood Co.'s (HRC's) plans to log virgin forests at Rainbow Ridge stepped up a notch when auditors for the highly regarded Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) announced they will be reviewing the "sustainable" certification associated with two of the company's key logging plans.
Lost Coast League file Grievance over Certification of HRC Ancient Forest Logging
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- The Petrolia-based Lost Coast League (LCL) on Tuesday filed a formal grievance with SCS Global Services for certifying as sustainable a logging plan by Humboldt Redwood Co. (HRC) on untouched, primary forests in the Mattole River watershed on Rainbow Ridge.
Two Arrested at Civil Disobedience Protest on Rainbow Ridge – Controversy Flares Anew Over Logging Of Primary Forests
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Forests Forever, a non-profit forest protection advocacy group, today announced that five employees of Lear Asset Management, a security contractor for Humboldt Redwood Co. (HRC), swept down on protesters camped near a logging road on Rainbow Ridge in the Mattole River watershed at about 5 a.m. yesterday (July 22).
For 8th Annual Florida Beach Cleanup Event, Spodak Dental Group and Surfrider Foundation Partner
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Spodak Dental Group and the Surfrider Foundation Palm Beach Chapter partnered for the Eighth Annual SDG Beach Cleanup and cleaned more than 140 pounds of trash from Delray's beach. The event was held Sunday, June 24 at the Delray Beach South End, South Tower 5, and more than 55 community members joined forces to ensure a safe and clean beach.
Simplifile Re-Teams with the Arbor Day Foundation to Honor 2018 ‘Earth Month’
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Simplifile, a leading provider of real estate document collaboration and recording technologies for lenders, settlement agents, and counties, today announced it once again partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation to celebrate Arbor Day 2018 and April's Earth Month.