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No action is insignificant when it comes to the surroundings! Do your portion and switch from plastic to reusable bags this Earth Day. A healthier Earth is a healthier you. ——————– ECOcentric Bags is 1 of the greatest on the web retailers of eco-friendly bags and accessories. Their items incorporate recycled bags, reusable shopping bags, and bags made from organic and sustainable components this kind of as hemp, natural cotton, bamboo, etc. For more details on ECOcentric Bags and their array of items pay a visit to www.ECOcentricBags.com.
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Essex, CT (Vocus/PRWEB) April 19, 2011
Earth Day is just days away. Take the Lights Out pledge presented by 4AllPromos in observance of this critical day. 4AllPromos has currently pledged $ 1000 but the aim is to attain $ 5000. Aid make a variation by taking the Lights Out pledge on Facebook today! Its the time of year to re-examine what you do for the planet on a everyday, month-to-month or annual basis.
4AllPromos, a promotional goods business in Essex, Connecticut, is asking customers and buddies to pledge to turn the lights off for five minutes at noon on April 22nd and let 4AllPromos know what you are performing to assist the planet. To take the pledge, merely Like 4AllPromos on Facebook. For each and every Like 4AllPromos receives they will donate $ one to Earthday.org, a world-wide organization committed to bettering the environmental movement on a regional, state, nationwide and international degree.
4AllPromos cares about the atmosphere that is why they carry a large assortment of earth friendly goods like recycled tote bags and sticky notes, natural cotton apparel and other giveaways which includes fly swatters, chip clips, water bottles all created from recycled plastic.
The Lights Out campaign has been incredibly profitable in promoting the significance of Earth Day as well as the assortment of earth pleasant products obtainable on the market and through 4AllPromos. The pledge is so effortless to take. Turn out the lights for 5 minutes at your office, school, dorm room, apartment or local hot spot to display you care about the planet. Minor by small we can all support lessen the influence of the carbon footprint and increase our communities by generating them protected and healthful areas to reside.
The Go Green motion has grown increasingly well-known in the last numerous years and so has the demand for earth friendly every day merchandise. Plastic grocery bags pile up in landfills and can be harmful to animals. Tote bags produced from recycled plastics are a fantastic choice. Reuse tote bags over and above and they match a lot more than your typical grocery bag. Latest investigation has proven that some water bottles have a compound known as BPA (Bisphenol A) which has some unfavorable wellbeing effects like cancer, obesity, thyroid troubles and some concern of effects on fetal and infant brain development and behavior. Although not all the study is conclusive many companies acted on the problem by creating BPA totally free water bottles. These bottles can be utilised more than and over, are dishwasher safe and can travel anywhere.
Earth friendly products are fantastic giveaways for non revenue, schools or event planners. These kinds of promotional items are a hit at expos, trade reveals, concerts or festivals. Buyers will enjoy your efforts to go Green and these merchandise will assist them make a big difference in their very own atmosphere.
Earth day is Friday. Assist spread the word to pals, loved ones or consumers about 4AllPromos Lights Out challenge on Facebook, Twitter or by word of mouth to aid them meet the $ 5,000 target. Its so straightforward to do and Earthday.org will pay all pledges forward by making outreach plans, environmental legislation and other movements to help make our earth a better place to be.
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Alright guys, here is a quick side by side video so you can see the difference in colors and accessories. I’m pretty sure I list all of the differences but just in case I’m going to go ahead and list them here. We have different size backstraps on the MIAD grip kit, the FDE has the Medium and the ODG has the Large. The FDE has the enhanced trigger guard whereas the OD Green doesn’t. The Flat Dark Earth has the Magpul BAD Lever and the OD Green doesn’t. The Flat Dark Earth has the EOTech 551 N Type battery whereas the OD Green has the EOTech 512 AA battery. The Flat Dark Earth has Traction tape cut for the PMAG whereas the OD Green doesn’t. The Flat Dark Earth has a Yankee Hill Machine free float quad rail in the Specter length where as the OD Green has a Mil-Spec, none free float quad rail. The Flat Dark Earth has Tapco’s the low profile vertical grip and the OD Green has Tapco’s full size grip. The Flat Dark Earth has a Daniel Defense QD Swing Swivel mount whereas the OD Green uses the sling mount located on the stock front A2 sight. Onto sights, the Flat Dark Earth has Magpul’s MBUS back up front sight whereas the OD Green has the stock front sight. Also the Flat Dark Earth has the Latter Rail cover on top whereas the OD Green has nothing but Magpul’s XTM Rail covers. So this video is just to show you different options side by side so you can decide what you like better if you’re thinking about buying any of these accessories.
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10 Green Building Predictions for 2012 from Earth Advantage Institute
"Those builders and remodelers who have adopted a transparent green message have been quite successful." Urban density. Filling in the spaces is the name of the game as homeowners and builders opt to create more living space through the construction of …
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Federation of Master Builders warns of 'collapse' in confidence
Brian Berry, director of external affairs at the FMB, said: “The disastrous results for the RM&I market are very alarming given that the Government will be launching its Green Deal home improvement initiative in October. “Market conditions in the …
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Hardin Construction Company Helps Deliver First "Green" Building to UNCG …
Hardin Construction Company's Raleigh office partnered with Rodgers Builders and Walter B. Davis, both of Charlotte, NC, to build the 110500-square-foot classroom and office building-the first "green" building on the UNCG campus. …
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New York, NY (PRWEB) April 18, 2008
“Responsible innovation comes to everyday life” which is readily available now and is easily accessible in your local retail and department stores! NatureWorks LLC is proud to present the fourth annual Ingeo Earth Month to debut in New York City on April 22nd, 2008 in the form of a creative gallery titled “Fantastic Natural Plastic”– a pop-up exhibition and a round-table panel discussion at the Ingeo Earth Month Creative Gallery at 201 Mulberry Street, NYC (between Spring & Kenmare), to showcase the latest in responsible innovation for everyday living.
NatureWorks LLC manufactures a family of commercially available, low carbon footprint, Ingeo bio-plastics–materials derived from 100 percent annually renewable resources with cost and performance that compete with petroleum-based plastics and fibers. Today, Ingeo innovations help transform eco-options from niche to mainstream, providing a whole new generation of natural plastic and fiber products in more than 20 different lifestyle categories from at least 100 commercial partners, selling in more than 70,000 retail outlets worldwide.
The Ingeo Earth Month Creative Gallery will showcase the reality and detail of this fast track market development for new food and beverage bio-packaging essentials, clothing, electronics, appliances, personal care, home, and garden. These innovative products, all for everyday use, make Ingeo the naturally better brand of choice that’s changing the shape of how we shop and live.
The exhibition is free and will be open to the public on Earth Day, April 22 from 9AM–3PM. Visitors will experience a journey beginning with the reality of mass consumption and accumulated waste through the lens of environmental artist Chris Jordan, with the premiere screening of Intolerable Beauty and Running The Numbers at 3:30PM. And to explore the response and solutions for an alternative way of responsible living through a lifestyle art installation using Ingeo products by Bryan Robert Hamecs. Also on view is a one-of-a-kind chair from the Ingeo Cult Seat series, Sunset by Italian furniture designer Cappellini, which debut at the 2008 Salone Internazionale del Mobile (International Furnishing Accessories Exhibition) in Milan, Italy.
There will also be a feature eco-fashion presentation of ready-to-wear designs by DDCLAB, naturevsfuture, Project Runway contestant Elisa Jimenez, Marith
Brewster, N.Y. (PRWEB) April 29, 2010
In honor of Earth Day, the Chuckie Goodnight Foundation For The Environment teamed-up with the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester in Mount Kisco to provide hands-on ?green? workshops for the Club?s 3-12-year-olds.
During the morning, 3-5-year-olds from the Club?s preschool classes worked with Cherie Ingraham, founder, the Chuckie Goodnight Foundation For The Environment, to create container gardens from recycled materials. Students used images from recycled newspapers and magazines, soy crayons and eco-friendly markers to decorate their creations in which they later planted organic flower seeds. Throughout the morning, Ingraham spoke with students about why we celebrate Earth Day, the importance of being kind and gentle to Mother Earth and how they can start to ?go green? at home.
?It is important for children to learn to appreciate and take good care of Mother Earth at a young age,? said Cherie Ingraham, founder, the Chuckie Goodnight Foundation For The Environment. ?Whether it?s recycling their coloring books or turning off the water while they brush their teeth, their small steps can help to make a positive impact on the environment. By working with the children on Earth Day, I hope to inspire a lifetime of good, ?green,? habits and teach them the importance of celebrating our planet.?
Following her work with the preschoolers, Ingraham spent the afternoon working with the Club?s 5-12-year-olds (grades K-6). The activity kicked-off with the children sharing the ways that they are kind, gentle and respectful to Mother Earth each day. Ingraham then showed students how to create photo frames from recycled materials, including items found in nature, such as twigs and rocks, as well as common household items, such as yarn, old newspapers and magazines.
?We are grateful to Cherie Ingraham and the Chuckie Goodnight Foundation For The Environment for taking the time to work with our children and supporting our 2010 Humanitarian Award Dinner theme, ?Sustain,? which celebrates our Club?s goal to preserve, protect, and nurture the youngest generation with healthy nutrition, ?green? living, and renewable energy initiatives,? said Brian Skanes, executive director, Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester. ?The workshops helped the children to understand the importance of ?green? living and we hope that they will carry these environmentally-friendly lessons with them for years to come.?
To help the children go ?green? and celebrate Mother Earth throughout the year, the Chuckie Goodnight Foundation For The Environment gave each child an Earth Journal, to document their good, ?green? work and a copy of is 2010 Earth Calendar, which recognizes several environmental holidays, is printed on recycled paper with soy ink and features environmentally-friendly artwork from children across the U.S. collected through its annual Earth Day Everyday contest.
Teachers were also given copies of the 2010 Earth Calendar as well as the Foundation?s 12? x 18? posters, which feature Chuckie Goodnight and his crew of loyal plant and animal friends working to preserve and protect the environment, for their classrooms. Each poster features eco-friendly messaging and highlights the simple things children can do to take good care of Mother Earth. Designs include: Choose Organic; Save Water; Think & Choose; and, The 4R?s.
The Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester is located at 351 Main Street, Mt. Kisco, NY and can be reached at (914) 666-8069 or by visiting http://www.bgcnw.com.
The Chuckie Goodnight Foundation For The Environment can be reached at 12 Main Street, PMB 182, Brewster, NY or by visiting its website http://www.ChuckieGoodnightFoundation.org and/or Facebook fan page.
About the Chuckie Goodnight Foundation For The Environment
The Chuckie Goodnight Foundation For The Environment, a not-for-profit 501-C3 corporation founded in 2001, is committed to educating children on Earth stewardship and social ethics. It is dedicated to the acquisition, restoration and preservation of green spaces in order to create environmental learning centers for children and botanical sanctuaries. The foundation also supports other environmentally-minded organizations and individuals. Each year, the Chuckie Goodnight Foundation awards scholarships to students pursuing environmental studies and supports other land trust and environmental organizations on the local, county, state and national levels. For more information, visit http://www.chuckiegoodnightfoundation.org or find us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brewster-NY/Chuckie-Goodnight-Foundation-For-The-Environment/59969342434).
About the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester
The Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester was established in 1939 as a place for ?boys to get off the streets.? It is a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring and enabling young people, especially those who need it most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens. The main unit in Mt. Kisco, NY is a 36,000-square-foot facility featuring an eight-lane pool, Child Care Center, gymnasium, games room, two computer labs and an additional 1,600-foot Teen Center facility. The Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester serves 2,000 youths, boys and girls ages 6 months to 18 years, from more than 60 Northern Westchester communities. The Club has been ranked among the outstanding Clubs in the national network of Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
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Article by Lindel Garvint
The latest trend in building, both residential and commercial, is green construction. Earth friendly, sustainable construction is being hailed as the way of the future. Major changes in the way buildings are constructed as well as in the materials used are becoming a priority for many people.
Green homes can be vastly different from traditional homes. Several trends have become industry standard and are helping make the homes more energy efficient and healthier. Here are a few of the major features you are likely to find in a green building.
Steel frames, which are stronger and more sustainable than wood are replacing the traditional wood framed models. Steel is also impervious to mold, making it a healthier choice.
Heating and air conditioning systems are now coming with HEPA filters installed. The filters can reduce many of the allergens found in our homes.
Special energy efficient windows have greatly reduced the amount of air exchange, making the homes easier to heat and cool. These windows also block out UV rays.
Kitchen and bathroom sinks are being fitted with filters, purifying municipal water supplies that are dropping in purity.Traditional carpeting and vinyl flooring is being replaced with ceramic tiles or hardwood flooring. Carpets are notorious for their off gassing and are extremely difficult to keep clean.
A green house can be slightly more expensive during initial construction, but the energy savings can make up for the costs rapidly. Long term benefits make the homes appealing to many people.If you currently have a home and aren’t planning on building a new one, there are several improvements you can make on your current home to make it greener and more efficient. Here are some of the most popular.
Cotton insulation can be installed in place of traditional fiberglass types. Cotton is just as effective but much safer and more Earth friendly.
If you must replace your roof, opt for redwood shingles that are reclaimed from old lumber. These shingles prevent the destruction of thousands of trees each year and are beautiful.
Traditional smoke detectors use radioactive materials which are certainly not Earth friendly. New models avoid these impossible to dispose of isotopes.
Improve your home’s air quality by replacing ordinary heating and air conditioning filters with HEPA filters.
When it comes time to replace that old, dirty carpet, replace it with ceramic tiles. These are the trend in modern design and are much healthier, especially for those who suffer from allergies.The green movement is here to stay. Even if you aren’t overly concerned about global warming, the health benefits gained from modern construction methods can make green right for you.
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Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) April 21, 2009
According to C.S. Goldsmith, author of “Uninhabitable: A Case for Caution,” there is a growing consensus of scientists who feel we may have already passed the crucial tipping points beyond which we cannot hope to stay below a 2 degree rise in global temperatures and that dangerous climate change is inevitable.
Goldsmith says one of the more troubling prospects for a world that is 2 degrees on average warmer is the thawing of the frozen tundra in Siberia, a million square miles of peat bogs the size of Germany that contains vasts amounts of Methane Hydrate. Methane is a Green house gas that is 23 times more powerful than CO2,and its fingerprint, light Carbon 12 has been linked to 4 out of 5 of the last major extinction events. A major disassociation in this region would take temperatures outside the range of our ability to adapt, similar to conditions during the Permian Period that saw loss of 95% of species on the planet, with temperatures reaching 16 to 30 degrees on average higher than today, outside of the threshold where most species can survive including our own.
“With that ominous prospect hanging over us we are planning on adding 2000 new coal fire burning plants, 2 billion additional automobiles onto the highways and 2.5 to 3 billion additional people on to an already overcrowded overburdened planet,” says Goldsmith.
The big question Goldsmith asks is this: “Given our continued use of fossil fuels a projected 50% growth in energy needs, population expansion, automobile increases and building of new coal fire burning plants can we reduce CO2 enough to stay below crucial tipping points. The short answer is no.”
Goldsmith details his answer:
Total Human output of C02 is approx. 7 Gig Tons (a Gig ton is 1000 million Metric tons — a Metric Ton is 2200 lbs)
The reduction Goal set by the US is 60% or down to 3.1 (Gig Tons)
Increase of CO2 from population increases, autos, and new coal fire burning plants 9.8 (Gig Tons)
The total output of CO2 could reach approx. 13.7 Gig Tons, an increase of 6.7 Gig tons instead of a decrease.
So is there a answer to get us out from behind the climate change 8 ball in time, there is one but it must be handled right with all the options considered and consequences weighed and then implemented as soon as possible, says Goldsmith.
“Geo-engineering is the way, but how we do it is really the answer. We already have many excellent Geo-engineering plans on the table and the worlds scientific community will certainly find a solution that will work then it will a engineering project worthy of an Apollo program or a Manhattan project to implement it. But in the end we could save most of the world we currently call our only home and preserve enough of the earth’s ecosystems so that our great grand children could say it still resembles the world we know today, and in the process save billions of people and other species around the globe,” says Goldsmith.
Goldsmith asserts, “We are in fact the last of 20 Hominids that preceded us in our ancestral tree and our survival is by no means assured or guaranteed. Only by making the right choices in time can we hope to continue to thrive.”
Craig Scott Goldsmith is the author of “Uninhabitable: A Case for Caution,” available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com. Goldsmith is a Harvard graduate and President of an insurance company, has spent
over 8 years researching the climate change problem by examining the data from the various scientific disciplines from a risk perspective of the insurance industry, looking for ways to mitigate that risk. The book outlines the risks of climate change and the potential solutions to perhaps the single greatest risk to ever face humanity since the first humans left that footprint in the rocks millions of years ago.
For interview requests, email scgold711 (at) aol (dot) com
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(PRWEB) February 6, 2004
The Guardian Trust, a public/private partnership to provide accountable, on-going land use and engineering controls and to enable trustworthy redevelopment of environmentally contaminated properties, was announced today by Theodore W. Kheel, President of Earth Pledge, a non-profit organization nationally recognized as a leader in sustainable development programs.
In making the announcement, Mr. Kheel said: There are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of contaminated properties throughout the United States. The Guardian Trust will provide a viable new solution to meet the need for effective oversight of contaminated sites, and, hopefully prevent potential environmental disaster. The benefit of The Guardian Trust in addressing this problem is fourfold:
1. To protect human health and the environment by preventing improper usage of environmentally contaminated sites and assuring the integrity of remedial solutions.
2. To provide financial assurances for the long-term stewardship of properties.
3. To facilitate the ability of owners to transfer sites to buyers.
4. To allow companies to safely end their active day-to-day management of contaminated properties and focus on their core business strategies.
To manage a program of this magnitude, Earth Pledge has selected Guardian Trust Management Services, an affiliate of MGP Environmental Partners LLC. The Guardian Trust is an outgrowth of a pilot study funded by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Also participating in the study were the United States Navy, the Maryland Department of the Environment and the California Environmental Protection Agency. The pilot study looked at innovative approaches to solving problems associated with land use and engineering controls at sites where contamination remains behind after the initial clean up. The vast majority of all environmental clean ups use risk based methods.
MGP Environmental Partners, whose mission is to use private sector approaches to solve complex issues involved in the transaction and redevelopment of contaminated sites, developed the concept of The Guardian Trust under the leadership of Bruce-Sean Reshen, MGPs Chief Executive Officer. Joining Mr. Kheel and Earth Pledge Executive Director Leslie Hoffman at the announcement, Mr. Reshen said, Our experience confirms that brownfields issues can only be solved through the multi-faceted integration of engineering, land use, risk management, and real estate development. We believe that our experience in managing complex redevelopment properties, along with the unparalleled reputation of Earth Pledge as a leader in bringing innovative sustainable approaches to this nation, will make The Guardian Trust program a successful initiative for all interested parties. Ms. Hoffman added, Clearly The Guardian Trust is a perfect complement to Earth Pledges current initiatives Green Roofs, Farm to Table and Waste=Fuel and we look forward to a long, successful program under the management of MGP.
About Earth Pledge
Earth Pledge is a New York City-based nonprofit organization that originated in 1991 as a United Nations committee chaired by prominent New York attorney Theodore W. Kheel to promote interest in the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. Earth Pledge identifies and promotes innovative techniques and technologies that restore the balance between human and natural systems. Through demonstration, education and research, Earth Pledge delivers viable models to government, industry and communities.
About MGP Environmental Partners LLC
Founded in 1997, MGP Environmental Partners LLC, based in Stamford, CT, is a nationally known real estate consulting and management firm, with clients in both the public and private sectors. Its Principals and Staff proven experts in real estate, engineering, risk management, finance, information technology and especially brownfields remediation bring to bear on the management of The Guardian Trust an extraordinary track record of success. Under the leadership of its CEO, Bruce-Sean Reshen a noted expert on Institutional Controls who has been actively speaking and writing on the subject for more than 10 years MGP has led the effort to establish The Guardian Trust.
About Institutional Controls
In January 1996, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established new guidelines for the redevelopment of environmentally contaminated sites that sought to prevent situations such as Love Canal. These guidelines utilize Engineering Controls (ECs) (e.g.: pump and treat methods for groundwater and landfill caps for soil) and Land Use Controls (LUCs) (e.g.: easements and deed restrictions). These controls are also known in combination as Institutional Controls (ICs).
However, in order for ICs to be successful, there needs to be oversight to inspect, monitor and report on properties for as long as 30 years, or more. Traditionally, this oversight has been left to the owner of the site in varying combinations with the appropriate government agency. However, when ownership of the site changes hands (which frequently happens) there is no certain mechanism in place to make sure that the new owner (or any subsequent owner) will even know and/or abide by the institutional controls placed on the site. As a result, enforcement of the ICs is uncertain, regional inconsistencies exist, and there is no uniform approach for notice, monitoring and reporting of ICs.
Contact Info:
MGP Environmental Partners
Bruce-Sean Reshen
(203) 327-2888, Ext. 18
Earth Pledge
Leslie Hoffman
(212) 725-6611, Ext. 227
DeBow Communications
Thomas J. DeBow, Jr.
(212) 977-8815
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