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Greenie Speed Dating Event Hosted by OC Green Market Saturday, February 11 at Irvine Valley College

OC Green Market, a division of Healthy Bargains, LLC, has announced it will host a Greenie Speed Dating event on Saturday, February 11, two days before Valentine's Day, from 12-2 pm at Irvine Valley College. Each participant will meet 7 men or women with each conversation lasting 5 minutes. After ...

Acoustifence Installed at Coca-Cola Plant Cuts Industrial Noise Pollution Almost in Half at Neighboring Residences

Coca-Cola has completed installation ofAcoustifence® noise barrier fencing along the west perimeter of its Bay City plant, bringing to an abrupt halt those noise issues that had been plaguing neighbors in the surrounding community and attracting local news organizations as the outcry from area residents grew. Architect Jack Zelazny of Dearborn, Michigan, ...

Green Schools App From The Co-operative Gains Five Star Feedback

The Co-operative Group’s revolutionary Green Schools app has made a strong start in Apple’s iTunes store since it was launched one week ago (Friday 9). The game, which is compatible with the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, encourages kids, teens and adults to learn about green issues while battling to complete a ...

The National Trust’s MyFarm Experiment Extends to Include Conventional Farm Methods

The National Trust has announced that a 250 acre conventional farm is set to become part of the MyFarm* experiment which aims to reconnect people with where their food comes from. The farmland will form a key part of MyFarm project which enables members to make decisions on what happens on the ...

New Green App For Eco-Gamers

The Co-operative Group releases innovative new children’s gaming app on Apple’s iTunes store! From today (9 December), kids, teenagers and adults with an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch can download the Green Schools app from iTunes and get tackling the addictive eco-tasks straightaway. By downloading the new Green Schools Revolution game, kids up ...

How One Dollar Lights Up Africa

In the beginning there was light for all – and a little later there was electric light for, well, only some of us: 1.5 billion people still live in darkness. Dutch startup Off-Grid Solutions makes an end to developing countries' killing kerosene dependency. They want their high-tech, low-cost WakaWaka solar ...

The National Trust Reveals Consumers Need A Leg Up With Farming Knowledge

The National Trust has revealed the results from a new survey* which show that the vast majority (93 per cent) of people in Great Britain don't know the best time of year to enjoy eating British lamb. Only seven per cent of respondents correctly identified autumn as the time for tucking ...

Below the Surface Announces the Launch of Its Riverview Project

Below The Surface (BTS) announced today the launch of their interactive Riverview Project, the core program of BTS in the coming years. This initiative is a major leap forward in protecting America’s rivers through a permanent photographic record of the current conditions of America’s waterways. This heritage project will help guide ...

7,000 Kids Join UK’s Biggest Ever School Trip

Energy, water and healthy living will be the highlight of the timetable for 7,000 school kids this week (7 – 11 November) as they join the UK’s biggest ever school trip to get a real taste of learning about sustainability outside the classroom. At The Co-operative’s ‘Green Schools Revolution: LIVE!’ events ...

The National Trust’s Ram-Cam Set To Become Ewe-Tube Sensation

A unique 90 second video from the National Trust showing a ram's eye view as he 'meets' his new flock of ewes is set to become a 'ewe-tube' hit, say online farmers. The ram, named Peacland Paolo, is the latest arrival at the National Trust's My Farmexperiment * at Wimpole Home Farm ...

The Co-operative Moves On Palm Oil

The Co-operative Group has become the largest UK supermarket to certify all of its palm oil use as sustainable. The move by the consumer-owned retailer will help to protect endangered species, such as the orang-utan and the Sumatran tiger, as well as safeguard the future of smallholder farmers. The retailer is purchasing ...

The National Trust Begins Search For The Nation’s Favourite Walk

The National Trust has launched its search for the nation's favourite National Trust walk, backed by a line-up of celebrities, including the comedian Omid Djalili, the best selling crime-writer Val McDermid and Time Team's archaeologist Francis Pryor. As part of the National Trust's nationwide Festival of Walking*, which is sponsored by PruHealth, ...

First Rate Farm Producers Win Coveted National Trust Awards

Twenty-two food and drink producers from across England and Wales are celebrating after winning a prestigious Fine Farm Produce Award from the National Trust. The awards, now in their sixth year, celebrate the breadth and quality of produce grown, reared or made on land owned or managed by the National Trust, ...

Children Teaching Grown-Ups A Lesson Or Two About Green Issues

Children are resorting to “green pester power”, pushing their parents to act more sustainably – and their efforts are paying off, according to a new report published yesterday (20 September). Half of parents say they struggle to answer their children’s questions about green issues – more than half for instance, incorrectly ...

Award Win Highlights Slingsby’s Green Credentials

BAILDON based industrial and commercial equipment supplier, Slingsby, has seen off competition from across the region to win Business in the Community's (BITC) Yorkshire and Humber Long Term Environmental Improvement Award. The company was joint winner with Hallmark Cards and had its environmental performance in key areas benchmarked against a wide ...

The National Trust Reports Disaster For MyFarm’s Shire Horse Foaling

The National Trust's MyFarm team at Wimpole Home Farm in Cambridgeshire have been eagerly awaiting the foaling of Queenie, the only Shire Horse mare at Wimpole for weeks now. As over 800 people or groups of people saw, Queenie went into her much anticipated labour. At 11.45pm she gave birth to ...

Safetyshop Rewarded For Continuous Improvement With Environmental Standard

One of the UK's leading manufacturers of health and safety equipment has been recognised for its commitment to environmental and eco-friendly practices. Cheshire-based Safetyshop has received ISO 14001-2004 accreditation after putting in place an environmental management system designed to improve the company's green credentials. Safetyshop is involved in manufacturing a range ...

The National Trust Invites Public To Choose Sheep For Farm Experiment

The National Trust has revealed that members of the public will decide which flock of sheep will be bought by a working, commercial farm as part of the MyFarm* experiment which aims to re-connect people with the day-to-day realities of farming. Under the banner 'You choose the Ewes', subscribers signed up ...

National Trust reveals 3.5 million investment results at Hidcote Manor

National Trust has announced that a newly restored semi-tropical plant house, a bathing pool and a summerhouse mural are just some of the results of 10 years of hard work and £3.5 million investment at Hidcote Manor garden in Gloucestershire. The National Trust has now officially completed a major phase of ...

Safetyshop Awarded Internationally Recognised ISO 14001-2004 Environmental Standard

Safetyshop, the UK’s leading manufacturer of safety signs and major supplier of health & safety equipment, achieves ISO 14001-2004 Environmental Management System (EMS) accreditation. ISO 14001 EMS is an internationally recognised environmental standard awarded to businesses that illustrate objective evidence to ISO 14001 standard requirements. This includes identifying environmental impacts and steps ...

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