Latest Environment of the United States Stories
CREATE Project in Singapore garners Lab of the Year Award from R&D Magazine SAN FRANCISCO, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Francisco office of leading global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will recently took home three prestigious awards for their design work. The awards include Lab of the Year from R&D Magazine for their CREATE project, the Acterra Award for Sustainability, and the Progressive Architecture Award from Architect Magazine for the Calexico West Land...
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 22, 2013, countries across the world will recognize Earth Day, an annual commemoration that focuses on environmental protection. This Earth Day, The Earthwise Group, LLC, a national network of locally owned, independent manufacturers of windows and doors, is encouraging homeowners to take part in the day by evaluating the energy-efficiency of their homes, and their windows in particular. According to the ENERGY STAR...
MADISON, Wis., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Focus on Energy, Wisconsin utilities' statewide program for energy efficiency and renewable energy, announced today that its New Homes Program certified 1,625 new energy efficient homes in 2012. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130110/CG40562LOGO) "The success of Focus on Energy's New Homes Program can be attributed to the exceptional skills and professionalism of the participating home builders and building consultants,"...
ATLANTA, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Transwestern today announced it assisted Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC, one of the world's largest real estate investment advisers, in achieving LEED(®) (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certifications for three of its Atlanta office assets, totaling more than 800,000 square feet. 1040 and 1050 Crown Pointe Parkway achieved LEED Silver certifications, and Glenridge Highlands One earned LEED Gold, all under the U.S. Green...
LONGWOOD, Fla., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Long before organic labels and hybrid cars became trendy in America, the root of environmentalism was planted in a garden called Eden. Now, the creators of a new film hope to inspire viewers to become better stewards of the environment. Produced by the Creation Care Team at Northland, A Church Distributed, "Our Father's World" is a 27-minute documentary outlining the role that Christians should play in environmentalism. The film features...
Custom luxury home builder website showcased with award for excellence in the interactive realm Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) April 09, 2013 Desert Star Construction (DSC) announced today their “Best Website” 2012 win at the 1st Annual AZIMA TIM Awards. Together with Skyhook Internet Marketing, the DSC team worked diligently to strategize, design, and develop a new high-resolution image website that features DSC’s custom luxury homes throughout Paradise Valley and Silverleaf, the members...
New Line of Scents Builds Upon "The Craft of Fragrance" Platform PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Reckitt Benckiser's Air Wick® brand is celebrating National Park Week (April 20 - 28) with the announcement of six new limited edition fragrances that are inspired by the rare essence of our national parks and will be featured in its full range of air freshener products. With proceeds supporting philanthropic partner, the National Park Foundation (NPF), the official...
Experts at Southland Homes predict green home construction and renovations may soon eclipse traditional methods. Houston, TX (PRWEB) April 06, 2013 The green home trend is growing so fast that Colin Shelton expects green building technology and materials to eclipse traditional building practices by the year 2020. As President of Southland Homes of Texas, Shelton should know: he’s seeing it happen all over Houston. Green technology is evolving to encompass every aspect of construction...
Country's Largest Community Improvement Movement Features Events in Nine Cities STAMFORD, Conn., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Great American Cleanup, Keep America Beautiful's flagship program, is conducting its second annual "National Day of Action" on Saturday, April 6, with volunteer initiatives taking place throughout the country. The day serves as a national platform to encourage volunteerism through Keep America Beautiful (KAB), the nation's leading nonprofit...
RIDGEFIELD, Conn., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northern Tier Energy LP (NYSE: NTI) ("Northern Tier Energy" or the "Company") is providing the Company's current assessment on the EPA's proposed regulation that gasoline contain no more than 10 parts per million of sulfur on an annual average basis by January 1, 2017. Northern Tier Energy's Saint Paul Park Refinery produces its gasoline in accordance with current regulatory standards and intends to fully comply with any updated...
Latest Environment of the United States Reference Libraries
Thescelosaurus, meaning “godlike”, “wondrous”, or “marvelous” and “lizard” was a genus of small ornithopod dinosaur that appeared at the very end of the Late Cretaceous period in North America. It was a member of the last dinosaurian fauna before the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event around 65.5 million years ago. The completeness and preservation of many of its specimens illustrate that it might have preferred to live near streams. This bipedal ornithopod is known from...
The Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) is the largest species of grouse found in North America. It occurs in the western United States and in Canada in southern Alberta and southern Saskatchewan. Its habitat is semiarid country sagebrush. Though this species is not considered endangered by the IUCN, its range has shrunk and it no longer exists in British Columbia, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico. This bird is a permanent resident in its range, though some birds...
