Sentences with phrase «local green efforts»

Suzy: As a business we reuse 99 % of all of our packaging supplies that we gather from other local businesses, we purchase wind power for our home and business, we support local green efforts, we print promotional material on recycled paper, and we donate time and money to nature organizations.

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«This initiative is unique in the way it provides a level of assurance, through consistent third - party verification, that all green efforts promoted by us and our supply chain partners are truly sustainable and that our local produce has been grown, harvested and delivered using safe, sustainable practices,» Yeater adds.

Greener Fields Together — A national sustainability and local produce program that ensures sustainable efforts are implemented at every stage of the produce supply chain, to ensure safe quality produce from seed to fork.

The Workforce Investment Board of Herkimer, Madison and Oneida Counties is surveying local employers throughout the region as part of its effort to secure federal Recovery Act funding that can train area residents for green jobs.

The building — which will include a media center, green roof, snack bar and planetarium — will be constructed using nearly $ 10 million from the city earmarked through the efforts of local elected officials.

While several organizations like the World Bank, European agencies, nonprofit agencies and USAID have commissioned studies, experts yesterday acknowledged that no one has emerged with a systematic approach to understanding local climate change adaptation efforts or using them to inform the work of the multibillion - dollar Green Climate Fund.

«Our community needs more jobs,» Green says, citing the college's existing efforts to train people for local businesses working with microsystems.

Green Discovery offers unique tours that range from sleeping in a tree to caving to kayaking and coffee tasting, while The Hiker offers treks around the area, and focuses on supporting conservation and preservation efforts of local communities.

The Vancouver Island Green Business Certification was built to recognize the efforts of local businesses that are reducing their environmental impact.

Washington, D.C. --(March 23, 2016)-- The State of Our Schools: America's K — 12 Facilities report, released today by the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the 21st Century School Fund and the National Council on School Facilities, shows that the nation faces a projected annual shortfall of $ 46 billion in school funding, despite significant effort on the part of local communities.

While battling this rare disease, she set up the Finley's Green Leap Forward Fund to «support local and global efforts that have a positive impact on the environment, moving us forward towards a healthy, sustainable planet.»

«Local AKC kennel club members in the area wanted to make it easier for our local community to help pet owners in times of need, and we're very proud to donate this AKC Pet Disaster Relief trailer to the area to assist in their future response efforts,» said Jon Green, Delegate from the Central Ohio Kennel Local AKC kennel club members in the area wanted to make it easier for our local community to help pet owners in times of need, and we're very proud to donate this AKC Pet Disaster Relief trailer to the area to assist in their future response efforts,» said Jon Green, Delegate from the Central Ohio Kennel local community to help pet owners in times of need, and we're very proud to donate this AKC Pet Disaster Relief trailer to the area to assist in their future response efforts,» said Jon Green, Delegate from the Central Ohio Kennel Club.

Discover the park's diverse wildlife on a kayak expedition and a boat safari, and learn about local conservationists» efforts to protect the highly endangered green sea turtle.

In Turkey, the local chapter of WWF, one of the organizations that helped get nesting sites protected in the first place, is leading its own turtle conservation efforts at Akyatan lagoon, an important green - turtle nesting beach that is suffering the effects of pollution.

The revenue from the Co-op's projects will go toward reThink Green, as well as a Community Environmental Fund for local environmental efforts.

Ignace Schops was awarded the Prize in 2008 for his efforts to raise more than $ 90 million by bringing together private industry, regional governments, and local stakeholders to establish Belgium's first national park, protecting one of the largest open green spaces in the country.

The four main goals are to: (1) develop a 13 - acre block in the center of the city as a «Green Arts District» beyond the LEED Platinum level for neighborhood development and use that development to catalyze a prosperous city - wide economy; (2) develop a post-carbon energy system for both the city and the College based on efficiency and renewable energy; (3) develop a 20,000 acre greenbelt around the city to revive local agriculture and forestry; and (4) create the most exciting educational experiment in the U.S. by using the entire effort as an educational laboratory for all students in the Oberlin area.

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13 13 Obama Administration & Congressional Support for Renewable Energy American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, includes $ 60 billion in clean energy investments: — $ 6 billion available for loan guarantees in renewable energy and electric transmission technologies — $ 11 billion for Smart Grid technology R&D — $ 4.5 billion to green federal government buildings — $ 6.3 billion for state / local renewable energy and energy efficiency efforts Pending Climate and Energy Legislation — American Clean Energy and Security Act — American Clean Energy Leadership Act

Earlier this month, Seitz provided Midwest Energy News with materials from Greenwich Neighbors United (GNU) in Huron County as an example of «the efforts of local folks... to fight «Big Green Wind.

It is a partnership between the city of Oberlin and Oberlin College to: (1) create a sustainable economy driven, first, by the redevelopment of a 13 acre Green Arts District to USGBC platinumnd standards; (2) achieve climate neutrality; (3) create a 20,000 acre greenbelt for a revived local farm economy; (4) create an educational collaborative including the College, public schools, a Vo - Tech School, and a Two year College to prepare young people for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century; and (5) replicate our experience through a network of similar efforts at varying scales and circumstances nationwide.

In an effort to bring a bit of green back to the small city of Pires do Rio, a local priest has begun telling churchgoers that the only way to get square with the man upstairs and cleanse themselves of sin isn't through prayer, but by getting their hands dirty planting trees.

This is truly a grassroots effort: in addition to the list of recommended locations to donate bottles, customers are encouraged to find local organizations that accept baby bottle donations and to contribute this information to the web site, where Green to Grow is in the process of compiling a national database.