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ATMOS Global™ (ATMOS Global Pty Ltd - Elite Atmospheric Air Quality Modelling & Forecasting and Climate Change Research Consultants ™) new 'DustFinder+ ™ Ultra Intelligent Dust Management and Dust Control System' Launches in the Asia-Pacific, North America, South America and Europe. Melbourne, Australia (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 ATMOS Global ™ (ATMOS Australia Pty Ltd – Elite Atmospheric Air Quality Modelling & Forecasting and Climate Change Research Consultants ™)...
TSXV: CST Outstanding shares: 79,687,836 QUEBEC CITY, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - CO(2) Solutions Inc. (TSXV: CST) is pleased to announce that it has renewed until March 31, 2015 its Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Codexis, Inc. ("Codexis") to continue the development and deployment of CO(2) Solutions' enzymatic carbon capture technology. Under the amended and restated JDA, CO(2) Solutions' proprietary enzymatic method for the efficient capture of carbon...
TSX.V Symbol: "WND" OTCQX Symbol: "WNDEF" Issued and Outstanding: 73,272,748 VANCOUVER, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Western Wind Energy Corp. -- (the "Company" or "Western Wind") (TSX Venture Exchange -- "WND") (OTCQX -- "WNDEF") today announced that WWE Equity Holdings Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P., has completed its compulsory acquisition of the outstanding common shares ("Common Shares") of Western Wind, at a price of...
Food Banks Across the Nation Are Ready For Spring and Summer Storm Season CHICAGO, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger relief organization, and its member, the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, based in Oklahoma City, are working together to provide truckloads of emergency food, water and supplies to the thousands of people impacted by the tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma yesterday. "Our hearts go out to the people of...
TSX : AXY VANCOUVER, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Alterra Power Corp. (TSX: AXY) announces that long time director Paul Sweeney retired as a director of the Company at its Annual General Meeting on May 14, 2013. Mr. Sweeney was replaced by John Carson, who has been the Company's CEO since September 2011 and brings extensive transactional and financial experience to the Board, including ten years in the renewable power industry. The Company wishes to thank Mr. Sweeney for...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Abtech Holdings, Inc. (OTC QB: ABHD) ("AbTech"), a full-service environmental technologies and engineering firm dedicated to providing innovative solutions to communities, industry and governments addressing issues of water pollution and contamination, announced that Chief Executive Officer Glenn Rink has been invited to present at the Second Annual Marcum MicroCap Conference on May 30, 2013 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City....
Greyrock, in conjunction with industry partners, will deploy Micro GTL plants to monetize low value associated natural gas SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Greyrock Energy, Inc. announced today plans to deploy Micro GTL plants capable of converting low value natural gas into premium diesel fuel using Greyrock's next generation conversion technology. Greyrock's technology enables distributed production of fuels from a variety of abundant gas sources, including...
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeff Fettig, chairman and CEO of Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR), discussed the company's environmental responsibility as the leader in the global home appliance industry during a keynote address at EE Global 2013 yesterday. The event concludes this afternoon in Washington, D.C. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040202/DETU004LOGO ) Opening the plenary session on, "The Next Generation of Energy Efficiency: Driving...
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's foremost experts on storm- and surface-water quality will get together in Myrtle Beach, SC August 18-22 to explore the newest water pollution prevention and mitigation technologies, share their recent experiences, and discuss which strategies are most effective in minimizing surface water pollution. With NPDES compliance in mind, StormCon 2013 brings together municipal and government officials, builders and contractors,...
OTTAWA, May 21, 2013 /CNW/ - As the President and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), on behalf of the companies who signed the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA), we regret that environmental groups have suspended negotiations in northwest Ontario and Quebec but we are pleased that they remain committed to continuing the hard work of the CBFA. This unique agreement covers all areas of the boreal where our companies operate from Newfoundland to the...
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Fodder is a term used in reference to the feed cut, sometimes prepared, and brought to domesticated farm animals such as cows, goats and pigs. Some fodder is prepared using oils and mixed rations that are mixed in with several different types of sprouted grain and legumes such as alfalfa, clover, corn, and several different types of grass. In the countries that allow it, fodder can also consist of animal origins such as ruminant meat and bone meal, typically found in cattle feed. The USDA,...
Seed drilling is a method used by farmers in order to have a more unified, crop-yielding season. The first known use of seed drilling was in 1500 BC by the Sumerian. At this time, they were using a single tube. Later, in the 2nd Century BC, the Chinese developed a multi-tube iron drill. This facilitated in a larger crop planting allowing them to feed their large population. The first recorded patent of a sowing machine was in 1566 by the Venetian Senate, attributing Camillo Torello. In the...
Three Sisters crop is a technique of gardening used primarily by Native Americans, but gardeners of any kind may also use this technique. These crops use three types of plants; in the Tewa tribe, they use four. The traditional seeds used are corn, beans, and squash. There are many benefits from this method, the first being the use of the corn stalks for the beans to grow on. The beans themselves then provide nitrogen for the corn and squash, while giving the corn amino acids, lysine, and...
Seed saving is the preserving of seeds from mature vegetables, herbs, and flowers used in subsequent years along with bulbs and tubers. Home gardeners have saved seeds for generations and the practice is now becoming common with organic farmers as well as permaculturists. Growers will clone plants so as not to produce seeds keeping the plant “true to type” to the parent plant. True to type refers to the characteristics of the parent plant such as large fruit/blooms. Plants...
This bird of prey is known more as a pigeon hawk. The Merlin is from the Northern Hemisphere with some migrating to subtropical and northern tropical areas during the winter. There has also been a discovery that there are two different, very distinct, species: the North American and the Eurasian. The North American Merlin was first described by a Swede taxonomist, Carl Linnaeus. The Merlin is between 9 and 13 inches long with a wingspan of 20-29 inches. The Merlin is an exceptionally...
