Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Australian International Food Security Centre (AIFSC) have announced a 4-year, C$15m ($14.42m) research partnership to improve food security in Africa. The project, which ...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) has selected the recipients of the AIA National Healthcare Design Awards program. The AIA Healthcare Awards program showcases the best of healthcare ...
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The Michigan Baseball Foundation (MBF) acquired a grant from the Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network in the amount of $33,679 for converting lights and occupancy sensors to LED lighting on the exterior and front entries of Dow Diamond. ...
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AT&T and NEC Corporation of America today announced Friday's launch of the ultimate workhorse among ruggedized 4G LTE smartphones, the NEC Terrain™. The NEC Terrain is equipped with AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk (EPTT), and it ...
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One of the largest wood pulp and paper mills in the world has water conservation at the heart of its operations. Extensive filtration and separation techniques are allowing Asia Pulp & Paper Hainan Jinhai to produce 900,000 tonnes of paper ...
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Marks & Spencer (M&S) today publishes its latest Plan A Report which shows progress against the programme’s 180 sustainability commitments, including its stretching 2015 targets. 139 of the 180 commitments have been achieved ...
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In an effort to accelerate sustainable development around the world, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the LEED green building program, announced recently a new campaign offering free LEED certification to the first ...
The market for chemicals used to treat water and wastewater will rise to just under $30 billion per year over the next five years. This is the prediction just incorporated in the McIlvaine report Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: ...
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If you're shopping for new appliances, you might hear the argument that energy-efficient models don't perform as well as their power-hungry counterparts. Or that you'll have to spend more for maximum efficiency. A report out today from the ...
Meter readers may soon be going the way of the milk man. First Southern California Edison began changing its electrical meters to “smart” meters, which can be remotely read and controlled. Now water districts across Orange ...
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Shale gas could play a role in the EU's future energy policy but only if the health and environmental risks are addressed and minimized, EU environment commissioner Janez Potocnik said Tuesday in a speech at the European Economic Congress ...
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Open showers are inviting. They are sexy and fun. Unlike in a closed enclosure or a bathtub, a person taking a bath under an open shower, can actually feel the freedom and airiness which one gets to experience while taking a bath in a ...
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If you think that the best way to clean shower tiles is with hot water only, then think again. There may be more than 2 or 3 people in your house and every day, people take showers in the same bathroom. Splashes of water, soap, and shampoo ...
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sjennings You, too, can bask in the the glory that is Herman Miller office furniture and you won't regret the investment. When you first started your business, chances are your furniture left a lot to be desired. Sure, you had visions of ...
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General Mills released on April 30 its 2013 Global Responsibility Report, which outlines the company's progress and commitments in the areas of health, environment, sourcing, workplace and community engagement. "Through our products, we ...
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