Former Virginia Sen. John Warner Honored For Conservation Leadership

America’s largest conservation organization dedicated to protecting wildlife has honored former Sen. John Warner of Virginia with its National Conservation Achievement Award for his extraordinary environmental leadership in the political and nonprofit sectors. Former Sen. Warner’s award as “Conservationist of the Year” from National Wildlife Federation was announced at the organization’s annual awards banquet in Washington, [...]

Florida Audubon Names Eric Draper Acting Executive Director

Miami, FL-Veteran conservation advocate Eric Draper today assumed the position of Executive Director of Audubon of Florida on an acting basis. He follows David Anderson in the role, who last week concluded more than five years of distinguished service. Audubon of Florida is the state office of National Audubon Society.
Henry Tepper, Audubon’s Vice President of [...]

Future Trends in Animal Agriculture Symposium slated for Dec. 2

Christine Bushway, Executive Director and CEO of the Organic Trade Association (OTA), will participate in the Future Trends in Animal Agriculture Symposium: The Future of Animal Agriculture 2030 planned for Dec. 2 in Washington, D.C.

GOV. RITTER CONGRATULATES WINNING ENTREPRENEURS AT 2009 CLEANTECH OPEN

Gov. Bill Ritter today congratulated four winning teams in the 2009 Rocky Mountain Cleantech Open in Denver, an event designed to find promising early-stage start-up companies that address today’s most urgent energy and environmental challenges.
The winners moving to the next round of competition are: New Sky Energy (Boulder), Rivertop Renewables (Missoula, Mont.) and SunTrac Solar [...]

Mayakoba Employees Volunteer for 24th International Coastal Cleanup

Eco-Friendly Resort Collaborates with Ocean Conservancy Organization for Coastal Cleanup of Natural Reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site

DEP SELECTED AS NORA’S 2009 RECYCLER OF THE YEAR

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today was awarded the 2009 Recycler of the Year award from An Association of Responsible Recyclers (NORA). The award was presented to DEP at the 2009 NORA Annual Recycling Conference and Trade Show in Key Biscayne. Jack Long, Director of DEP’s Southeast District Office in West Palm Beach, accepted the award on behalf of DEP.

Matthew Patsky Named CEO of Leading SRI Firm Trillium Asset Management

Boston, MA - The Board of Directors of Trillium Asset Management Corporation (”Trillium”) is pleased to announce that Matthew Patsky, CFA has joined the firm as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Patsky has been actively involved in socially responsible investing (SRI) for his entire 25-year investment management career, and is a highly respected portfolio [...]

Patrick Rose Nominated for the 2010 Indianapolis Prize

INDIANAPOLIS — Patrick Rose, an award-winning aquatic biologist with more than 30 years of experience protecting manatees and aquatic ecosystems, is one of 29 animal conservationists nominated to receive the Indianapolis Prize, the world’s leading award for animal conservation. Rose, an Independence, Mo., native, has been nominated for galvanizing specific protection goals for manatees, including [...]

High School Educators Nationwide Awarded Classroom Earth Grants

Twenty chosen for curriculum-expanding environmental education

NREL Names Director for National Center for Photovoltaics

Dr. Ryne P. Raffaelle has been named director of the National Center for Photovoltaics at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).  Raffaelle most recently has been Academic Director for the Golisano Institute for Sustainability and Director of the NanoPower Research Laboratory at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in New York.

“Dr. [...]

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