Daily Archives: February 15, 2011

Webinar: Taking Sustainability to the Bank: Energy Optimization and the Bottom Line

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Laura B.

February 23, 2011 at 1:00 PM EST Register now. Please join GreenBiz, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Hara for a complimentary webcast, “Taking Sustainability to the Bank: Energy Optimization and the Bottom Line.” This webcast will feature Paul Baier, VP of Sustainability Consulting, … Continue reading →

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DOE Webinar February 23, 2011: High-Performance Rooftop Unit Specification Overview for Building Owners and Operators

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Laura B.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Building Technologies Program is offering a Webinar on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Eastern titled “High-Performance Rooftop Unit Specification Overview for Building Owners and Operators.” Register now to attend this … Continue reading →

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U.S.D.A. Forest Service Releases New Natural Inquirer Edition for Middle School Students

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Laura B.

Is the climate changing over time? You probably have heard many different opinions about climate change. In the past few years, most scientists have agreed on at least one thing about climate change. They have agreed that measured and recorded … Continue reading →

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Young Eco-Hero Awards

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Laura B.

Deadline: February 28, 2011 Action For Nature seeks applications for its 2011 International Young Eco-Hero awards. Cash prizes available for 8 to 16 year-olds for their outstanding accomplishments in environmental advocacy, environmental health, research or protection of the natural world. … Continue reading →

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Judges Needed for We Can Change the World Challenge

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Laura B.

Would you be interested in becoming involved in a new high school scholarship competition that challenges students to create sustainable, reproducible, energy-related environmental improvements that can be replicated around the globe? Discovery, the Siemens Foundation, and the College Board are … Continue reading →

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Igniting Creative Energy Competition

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Laura B.

Deadline: March 4, 2011 Entries postmarked by February 18 will qualify for additional early bird prizes. The National Energy Foundation and Johnson Controls, a global leader in providing energy efficient solutions in buildings, invite K-12 students to submit innovative ideas … Continue reading →

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Soaking Up the Sun to Squeeze Bills to Zero

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the New York Times. It’s just another day in what was designed, in painstaking detail, to be the largest net-zero energy office building in the nation.

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World Phosphorous Use Crosses Critical Threshold

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Laura B.

Read the press release. Recalculating the global use of phosphorous, a fertilizer linchpin of modern agriculture, a team of researchers warns that the world’s stocks may soon be in short supply and that overuse in the industrialized world has become … Continue reading →

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USDA Scientists Match Bioenergy Sites, Feedstocks

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Laura B.

Read the full story from the Agricultural Research Service. Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have figured out a cost-benefit balance between identifying the best sites for building bioenery facilities in the Pacific Northwest and supplying those facilities … Continue reading →

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