Environmental Power Corporation today announced results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2007. The Company is also announcing that its annual shareholders meeting will be held on September 10, 2007 in Dallas, Texas. The Company is further providing an update on its strategic business plan and business activities Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Daniels appoints former IU dean to examine environmental laws
Governor Daniels appointed a former Indiana University dean to examine whether current environmental laws are enough to protect the Great Lakes.
The move came after mounting criticism of Indiana’s decision to allow BP to increase the amount of pollution it discharges into Lake Michigan. Continue reading
Society and Ecology. Living Generations
The European-wide, open, two-stage pilot competition for future-oriented architectures of living focuses on social reality with its differentiated lifestyles. The submitted projects are supposed to inspire a new paradigm in an “extended living programme” through “scenarios of everyday life”. Continue reading
Celebrated UCD scientist wins lecture award
Walter Leal praised for work on pheromones, personal productivity, collaborations
Walter Leal, professor and chairman of the Department of Entomology at UC Davis, recently received the International Society of Chemical Ecology’s 2007 Silverstein-Simeone Lecture Award for his innovative research on how insects detect smells and communicate within their species.
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Envirothon tests ecology knowledge
The Envirothon program is a competitive event for middle school and high school teams of five members to compete in a natural resources knowledge and ecology field day against other school teams. It stimulates, reinforces and enhances student’s interest in the environment and the state’s natural resources. Continue reading
A living workshop in ecobuilding and practical ecology
Association Passerelle Eco is located in the Morvan Forest of Burgandy.
Our base of operatons is an old farmhouse, which serves as both office, workshop and living quarters. In all, the site contains a documentation center, an office for our quarterly review, permanent housing for the host family, a workshop, a garden and guest space. Continue reading
American Ecology Announces Appointment of New Vice President and Controller
American Ecology Corporation (NASDAQ: ECOL) today announced the appointment of Eric L. Gerratt, CPA, as Vice President and Controller.
Gerratt, 36, joins American Ecology from SUPERVALU, Inc. where he most recently served as Vice President of Accounting. Prior to SUPERVALU, he held various director level accounting positions at Albertsons, Inc. after service with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he provided audit, accounting and business advisory services. Continue reading
Forest fires damage ecology in Algeria’s Batna province
Forest fires in Batna that spread over 5,000 hectares over the past 20 days have caused an ecological catastrophe in the region, El Khabar reported on Wednesday (August 8th). Thousands of rare plants and trees in the forests of Bni Fdala and Larbaa Municipalities, 20 of which could be found only in Algeria and Morocco, were destroyed. Many rare birds and animal species died, the paper quoted the local forest department as saying. Continue reading
Officials of Azerbaijani Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry Exposed Bombardment By Armenians
Alizadeh / Ingilab Kazimzadeh, the head of the Agdam region Department of the Azerbaijani Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry, has reported that the officials of Agdam region Department of the Ministry exposed bombardment by Armenians during monitoring held in Chiragli village on the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. Continue reading
Carbon Emissions Would Drop with New Technology
ONAWANDA, NY (2007-07-31) Carbon emissions at coal-fired power plants would be markedly reduced under new technology unveiled Tuesday at Praxair in Tonawanda.
Praxair is working with three other companies and the University at Buffalo in developing technology that will capture carbon dioxide during the power-generating process and permanently store it underground. The new technology will be tested at a new power generating plant the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities is building. Continue reading