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EPA participates in Blue Mountain tree planting project at Palmerton Zinc Superfund site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and three partner organizations are planting 5,500 new trees on 70 acres of mountainside at the Palmerton Zinc Superfund Site along the Appalachian Trail in Palmerton, Pa. that will be in place by Memorial Day. “EPA is proud to be part of this tree planting venture that helps transform a previously barren and contaminated site into a beautiful ...
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Boston college creates community involvement leadership academy
The best and the brightest in any field are not accomplished because they"ve learned it all. What makes them stand out as leaders is a desire to keep learning. In that spirit, the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship has created the Community Involvement Leadership Academy. Designed for the most seasoned veterans of corporate community involvement, the Academy combines an intensive ...
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GBP£80,000 fine following young man’s crush death
A Wales construction company has been fined after one of its employees had his head crushed at a site in Gloucestershire. Macob Administration Limited, based in Bridgend, was charged by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after 23-year-old. Lance Taylor from Thornbury, Bristol, was killed while working on a construction site at Chestnut Walk in Abbeymead, Gloucester on 11 February 2005 Mr ...
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Registration open for Boston College International Corporate Citizenship Conference
(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) Chestnut Hill, Mass. - December 1, 2010 - The value of corporate citizenship can be measured by how well business strategy links with employees, customers, community, planet and profits. At the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship's 2011 conference, April 10-12 in Minneapolis, participants will learn more about how other companies develop winning strategies and ...
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Equal exchange expands unique organic, fair trade school fundraising program with crafts
Equal Exchange is expanding its unique organic and Fair Trade fundraising program for schools by teaming up with Ten Thousand Villages, the non-profit organization who helped pioneer the Fair Trade model over 50 years ago. Equal Exchange"s fundraising program already featured a full-line of organic, Fair Trade food and beverages and enabled schools and community groups to raise funds for ...
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Nut Industry gears up for Korea Free Trade Agreement
Australia's tree nut exports are expected to grow from $600 million in 2013/14 to $1 billion in 2020 with the industry set to benefit significantly from the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement with Korea. Australia's almond and macadamia industries have already begun moves to make the most of the change which is expected to come into force by the end of 2014 according to the Australian ...
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Chronica Horticulturae 54 number 1 (March 2014)
Chronica Horticulturae 54 number 1 (March 2014) is available now. To download your copy go to http://www.ishs.org/chronica-horticulturae/vol54nr1 Table of contents: News & Views from the Board: ISHS Core Activities: Major Tribute to Global Financial Crisis?, G.J. Noga Postcard, A. Monteiro ISHS Governance Meetings at the Brisbane Congress Important Announcements and Information ...
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Attack of the Asian longhorned bettle Invasive exotic species threatens northeastern Canada and U.S. forests
Ottawa, Canada – Previously found in urban areas, the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) has moved beyond the confines of our cities and into natural forested areas, where its impact could be devastating. Recent research published in the Canadian Journal of Forest Research (CJFR) confirms this disturbing trend and calls for immediate action. Authors Dr. Kevin Dodds of the USDA Forest ...
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Locally Cut Firewood Can Prevent the Spread of Invasive Pests and Create Substanial Savings For Communities
As fall turns into winter, people across the country buy or gather firewood to heat their homes, campsites, and cabins, and many aren't aware that moving firewood more than 50 miles can increase the risk of new invasive pest infestations that kill trees. A recent study, "Economic Impacts of Non-Native Forest Insects in the Continental United States" by Aukema et al. estimates that the costs of ...
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Wilsonart and Interlochen Center for the Arts Celebrate the Transformation of The Riley Woods Forest through Art, Song, Dance and Planting Hundreds of Trees
TEMPLE, Texas, May 07 /CSRwire/ - For a week in April, high school students from Interlochen Center for the Arts joined filmmaker and Interlochen artist-in-residence Lydia Hicks to highlight progress in the transformation of Riley Woods, a 10-acre red pine plantation forest located right on the Interlochen campus. The Riley Woods transformation is part of Ecology classes at Interlochen Arts ...
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Updated USDA Regulations Effective June 27 Will Help Stem the Tide of Harmful Non-Native Plants and Pests
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has finalized changes to regulations governing international trade in plants used in gardening and landscape design, which will go into effect on June 27, 2011. The Nature Conservancy has encouraged the USDA to revise these antiquated regulations to improve the ongoing efforts by the Department's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to ...
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New strategy aims to reduce agricultural ammonia
As concerns about air pollution from large dairies and other concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) continue to mount, scientists are reporting a practice that could cut emissions of an exceptionally abundant agricultural gas—ammonia—by up to 30%. In the May-June 2011 issue of the Journal of Environmental Quality, a team led by Mark Powell, a soil scientist with the USDA ...
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Maryland, Michigan Farmers Keep Soil, Environment Healthy
As farming practices increasingly attract interest from the general public, two farmers are ensuring they meet public approval. They use proven management practices that focus on improving soil quality and maintaining a quality natural environment. In fact, getting the right nutrients to where they belong and in the right amounts when they’re needed enables them to improve yields while ...
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