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Yara's Global Supply of Air1® DEF furthered throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region with Virginia Storage Facility TAMPA, Fla., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Yara North America Inc., the world's largest Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) producer, today announced the opening of a new storage terminal in Chesapeake, Va. The fully operational storage facility will provide fleets and retail outlets throughout the Mid-Atlantic region increased access to Air1(®) DEF, an operating fluid used by...

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online New Evidence suggests the settlers at Jamestown, Virginia in 1609-1610 resorted to cannibalism in the face of a harsh winter with a shortage of food stock. Archeologists working closely with the Smithsonian have made the discovery after careful analysis of human remains unearthed at the site in 2012. William Kelso of the Jamestown Rediscovery Project at Preservation Virginia, and his archeological colleagues have been working at...

Baltimore, Frederick and Bethesda homeowners to see LawnBott® live Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) April 02, 2013 LawnBott® Chesapeake continues to push inland and will be showing the LawnBott® robotic mowers at the Suburban Maryland Spring Home & Landscape Show, April 5-7, 2013 at the Howard County Fairgrounds. For more information, click here http://www.acshomeshow.com/for-consumers/details/268-hf-s13. With mild temperatures and bright sunshine forecast for the weekend,...

LawnBott® Chesapeake to show robotic mowers this weekend Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) March 01, 2013 LawnBott® Chesapeake will be exhibiting the LawnBott® robotic mowers for the first time in the Baltimore, Washington DC and Alexandria areas this weekend. Lawns will forever be safe from overgrown grass again. LawnBott® Chesapeake is proud to announce their participation at the Maryland Home & Garden Show, March 2-3 & 8-10 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium,...

Virginia Beach and Chesapeake Real Estate home and condo buyers can now get an advance viewing of areas and neighborhoods with new video service launched by Dennis Blackmore. (PRWEB) February 25, 2013 The new launching of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake Real Estate Videos for Buyers can be a huge advantage for the potential out of town home or condo buyer. This is a free service offered by Dennis Blackmore, REALTOR®/Agent Owner with Creed Realty Virginia Beach. As it stands now,...

CHESAPEAKE, Va., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Cox Communications awarded $145,000 total in grants to 15 non-profit organizations in Virginia through the Cox Charities grants program. Cox Charities provides funding to non-profit groups that support youth, education and technology within Cox Virginia communities. The grants presented today are part of the more than $8.5 million Cox contributes annually through cash and in-kind support to the communities where they do business....

Find the perfect Virginia Beach and Chesapeake Over 55 home/condo community using the new website launched by Dennis Blackmore. (PRWEB) January 29, 2013 The New Virginia Beach and Chesapeake Over 55 community website just launched provides the ability to search homes and condos by price range, bedrooms, baths, school districts, and much more. This new website featuring Virginia Beach and Chesapeake Over 55 communities offers the potential buyer the opportunity to sign-up to receive daily...

The 4(th) Year For The Popular Program CHESAPEAKE, Va., Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Priority Automotive wants to help hundreds of dogs and cats find a home for the holidays again this year. So, the auto retailer has arranged with the Virginia Beach and Norfolk SPCA's and Chesapeake Animal Services to pay half of all adoption fees between December 15 and December 31. Priority's contribution will pay for spaying and neutering and all required shots. Adoption fees...

WILLIAMSPORT, Md., Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The FirstEnergy Foundation has contributed $10,000 to the American Red Cross of the Chesapeake Region to support relief efforts for Maryland residents affected by Hurricane Sandy. FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is the parent company of the Potomac Edison Company. Hurricane Sandy slammed into the Northeast on October 29, packing winds exceeding 80 mph and dropping up to more than a foot of heavy wet snow in the higher elevations in Western...

127,000 Tons of Undisclosed Hazardous Emissions: Oil and Gas Would Join Other Industries, Including Coal, That Already Report to the Toxics Release Inventory; Federal Disclosure for O&G Not Yet Required Despite Surge in Fracking Chemical Pollution. WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), along with 16 other local, regional, and national organizations petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today to require the...