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The Biochar Company, makers of Soil Reef, partner with one of the biggest producers of biochar in the US, Hawaii Biochar Products. Berwyn, PA (PRWEB) June 26, 2012 The Biochar Company, makers of Soil Reef™ soil amendment, are joining forces with one of the most successful biochar production companies in the US, Hawaii Biochar Products, LLC. Hawaii Biochar Products, owned and operated by Josiah Hunt, has produced over 100 tons of biochar, an average of one ton per week, since the...
PALM BEACH, Fla., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in its thirty year history, Leadership Florida® is pleased to announce that its 2012 Annual Meeting has gone 100% carbon neutral. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120416/FL87657LOGO) Taking place at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida from June 28th to July 1st, the carbon emissions associated with the four day event will be offset through JustGreen(TM), a Just Energy program. One of North...
Formerly certified with their sister company, New Energy Works was awarded independent Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)® certification and joined the Forest Products Certification Group. Farmington, New York (PRWEB) June 25, 2012 New Energy Works Timberframers, a leader in the timber frame industry, has earned Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)® Chain of Custody Certification. They are certified in three categories: FSC 100%, Mix, and Recycled. An audit, administered by the Forest...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com The U.N. sustainable development summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil kicked off with U.N. head Ban Ki-moon warning that progress on resolving Earth issues is moving too slow. Ki-moon was speaking to world leaders at the Rio+20 summit and other ministers, calling them to action on fighting climate change, saying that "words must translate into action." He opened the session with a reference to the Earth Summit held at the same location 20 years ago, which...
Altering our diets to include less beef, pork, and poultry and finding ways to recycle our organic waste during the agricultural process could help rebalance the carbon cycle and reduce the risk of reaching more severe levels of global climate change, claims a new study from the University of Exeter. If humanity's meat-eating habits continue as-is, the predicted rise in the global population could result in widespread ecological disaster, the university said in a June 19 statement....
This new global energy study outlines a range of 41 alternative sustainable energy pathways that offer viable, cost effective choices for policy makers to achieve necessary human health and environmental sustainability goals by 2050 This new global energy study outlines a range of 41 alternative sustainable energy pathways that offer viable, cost effective choices for policy makers to achieve necessary human health and environmental sustainability goals by 2050. Laxenburg, Austria, Rio...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com National delegates said on Tuesday that they have reached an agreement on a draft document that will be submitted at the Rio+20 gathering in Brazil this week. The negotiators drew up the draft outline steps to help tackle the Earth's environmental problems. Over 100 world leaders are expected to come out for the meeting, which runs from Wednesday to Friday. The draft statement will be submitted for approval to world leaders during the summit, calling...
C40 Chair New York City Mayor Bloomberg, President Clinton, Rio Mayor Paes and 33 C40 Cities Convene in Rio C40 Cities' existing actions will reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by 248 million tonnes in 2020; potential reduction could be over 1 billion tonnes by 2030 C40 launches Solid Waste Network in partnership with the World Bank and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition C40 and United States Environmental Protection Agency announce web platform to facilitate knowledge and best...
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tony Blair and a group of international statesmen and business leaders today said that a "clean revolution" - a step change in investment in renewable energy and clean technology - was needed to lead the world out of recession. In an open letter, they say: "We have a historic opportunity to lead the world out of recession and into a more stable, sustainable future. The 'Clean Revolution' is essential if we want to ensure we save our...
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