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Magnitude 7.5 earthquake shuts mining and petroleum operations in PNG
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck Papua New Guinea during the early hours of…
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The first half of Worsham Canyon Trail, in between the Whittier College sports fields and the top of Philadelphia Street, was not new to me. I have been up there several times with friends to hike and occasionally hang out in one of…
Dear Friends,
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After having worked with DELWP before as a consultant on one of their new products, I…
Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.
India’s policy on air pollution and public transport has us asking the same question we ask when we get on a crowded local train — where do we stand?
The gift of the earth with its fruits belongs to everyone. Those who tilled and kept the land were…
Not so fast! Let’s look at Slow Violence
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We have decided to explore the fashion industry with regards to ethics and how…
Author: Arielle Conti — Program Manager for Rock Creek Conservation Corps at Rock Creek Conservancy
I cannot agree more with MOST of this author’s resounding vote of confidence in the value of scientific knowledge. (After all, I am Hoag senior as well as a social scientist!) The history of modern science, it is true, has evolved over time through a series of ever more valid, scientific paradigms, each one of which has added to (rather than…
The impacts of global warming are quite evident: ice sheets are melting, global temperatures are increasing, sea level is rising, and more. The entire…
So, you’ve put in the legwork and identified a great crowdfunding opportunity for your organization. Congratulations, you’re off to a good start. There’s still a lot you can do to help ensure your conservation crowdfunding…
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Grand Rapids is flooding with other cities throughout the Midwest. More rain is approaching, and locals are thinking about the record 2013 flood. In April that year, the Grand River hit 21.85 feet. So far this year, we crested at…
You’ve hit your campaign goal. 🎉 Now it’s time to capitalize the momentum, recognize those who helped you, and continue to engage them in your activities in the future.
Businesses these days need to ensure that they are keeping up with the latest trends. The profit of a service firm, manufacturing industry or even a sales firm is expected to suffer if the organization does not follow up with the latest trends…
2018 school-based hygiene project at Dusten primary school Abuja, Nigeria.
I was the project lead for a three day school based hygiene project with an NGO…
Michael Regan is the Chairman of the Central Long Island Surfrider Foundation Chapter. Based out of Long…
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This was supposed to be the era of American energy dominance, to use the Trump administration phrase. Environmental activists and their bureaucratic tools would be crushed, deregulation would follow with a stroke of the presidential pen and…
Grinners Skips gives proficient pet waste cleanup and removal services to private and…
Monday is here, and whether you love your start of the week, or need something to kick start your drive &…
April 12th, 2056. 50 years since the world’s first plantable coffee cup.
For over a quarter of a century Aqua Logistics Pte. Ltd has been in the forefront when it comes to marine and offshore industry. We supply a wide variety of marine equipment and products. We are specialized in the design and manufacture of doors, hatches, windows, scuttles etc…
Old garden hoses are in high demand by the Cook Islands Red Cross for its disaster risk reduction programme.
The charity is recycling hoses for a ‘roof tie down’ programme to show how to secure…
McDonald’s has announced that it will stop using foam packaging from its worldwide supply chain by the end of 2018.
The waste we produce is a problem not often thought about in the American consciousness. When I think of disposing of something, I do not think of the journey it has taken to get to me, and where it is going. For example, the computer you are reading this…
The packaging industry in a ceaseless developing state and it will be on a similar course for a couple of years to take after on the grounds that it has on it’s side plastic stretch and shrink wrap. Presently these two shape a superb couple that can enable you as the…
Polyethylene bags have been in demand for the past half-century. The material for these bags — polyethylene, was invented back in 1899 in Germany, but it did not become popular then. Its second life started in Britain in 1933. The bags made of this material started to be used for packaging in the United States in 1957, and ever since that time they…
Classification requirements are most often product driven through approved manufacturing guidelines. You will need to research your specific manufacturing cleanliness requirements to create your user requirement specification (sometimes abbreviated to URS).
Consistently, whenever the winter starts to begin it again brings along the smog cloud that surrounds the central states and the National Capital Region. This year, we have seen the rise of the contaminants levels almost by 8–12 times above the controllable limits in Delhi. Air contamination…
