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Phoenix Manager of Mineral Processing Technologies Speaking At IMEX 2014
Greg Smith, PHOENIX's Manager of Mineral Processing Technologies, will be speaking at the International Mining Conference & Expo, IMEX 2014. The conference is being held September 23-25, 2014 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. Greg's session "Revisiting Energy and Water-use Efficiency in Washing Presses & Capture/Dewatering of Granular Solids From Slurry" will be will ...
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GRDC research targets water-use efficiency gains
Advances in management practices mean growers have been making steady improvements in water-use efficiency over the past 30 years. However, future climate variability in southern Australia is likely to deliver warmer and drier springs. So storing as much water in the soil as possible prior to sowing will become vital if maximum productivity is to be achieved. The Grains Research & Development ...
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Bacardi publishes 2010 corporate responsibility report
Bacardi, the world's largest privately-held spirits company, has highlighted progress made on its social and environmental impacts in its third Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report. The report, entitled 'Spirit for Life,' focuses on global environmental efficiencies, increased engagement with responsible suppliers, an expansion of the Bermuda-based company's award-winning "Champions Drink ...
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Bacardi Limited publishes 2010 corporate responsibility report
Bacardi, the world's largest privately-held spirits company, has highlighted progress made on its social and environmental impacts in its third Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report. The report, entitled 'Spirit for Life,' focuses on global environmental efficiencies, increased engagement with responsible suppliers, an expansion of the Bermuda-based company's award-winning "Champions Drink ...
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Metropolitan Board Chairman’s Statement Regarding Board Action to Preserve Conservation Incentives for San Diego Residents, Businesses
John V. Foley, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, issued the following statement regarding today’s board action to continue conservation incentives to San Diego County residents and businesses, despite San Diego County Water Authority lawsuit challenging MWD rate structure: “The incentives offered ...
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Molecor and MCH have come together to collectively grow and develop a large industrial project
During the month of August a relevant event has taken place and will have an extremely positive impact on Molecor’s future. The MCH Private Equity fund acquired a majority stake in our company by purchasing shares that have been either fully or partially divested, and it has also significantly increased the company’s capital, mainly to support future growth. Our new shareholder, MCH, ...
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Patrick McCart to appear on Tonight with Trevor McDonald
Patrick McCart, ADSM Director, is to appear on ITV’s Tonight with Trevor McDonald programme. The award-winning current affairs programme will focus on ways to save water in the home. ADSM specialises in the reduction of energy and water consumption, delivering substantial financial savings to its clients. Although more accustomed to working with big businesses and large public sector ...
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Metropolitan Water District Hosts Spring Green Expo This Thursday (May 3)
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California: WHAT: Hosted by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the Spring Green Expo is an educational event featuring more than 70 exhibits by college students, businesses and public agencies as well as one-hour seminars focusing on the latest in landscape irrigation, ...
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Idrica attends the 5th International Water Management Conference
On September 22, the technology center Ainia will be hosting the 5th International Water Management Conference in Valencia, Spain, focused on the agri-food industry. Ainia has over 30 years of experience in R&D and innovation and operates globally, establishing partnerships with public and private organizations as a strategic innovation ally. Technology is key to tackling the ...
By Idrica
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Arcadia Biosciences and FuturaGene Enter Agreement to Develop Nitrogen Use Efficient and Water Use Efficient Eucalyptus and Poplar
Arcadia Biosciences, Inc., an agricultural technology company focused on developing technologies and products that benefit the environment and human health, and FuturaGene, Inc., a world leader in the enhancement of yield and sustainability of woody crops for plantation forestry, bio-power, and biofuel markets, today announced that they have signed an agreement for FuturaGene to develop ...
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CA-NV AWWA Board of Directors Name New Chair
The California - Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association (CA-NV AWWA) named Sue Mosburg chair of its Board of Directors, last week, during their annual fall conference in Reno, Nev. Mosburg, who previously served as chair elect, succeeds Bruce Macler, in leading the group. Mosburg began her career in the Water/Wastewater Industry at the City of San Diego's Water Department, where ...
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CA-NV AWWA Announces New Executive Director and Board Approves New Chair, Andrew DeGraca
The California-Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association (CA-NV AWWA) announced significant changes in leadership by its Board of Directors at its 2019 Annual Fall Conference and Board Meeting at the Town and Country Resort on October 21 - 24, 2019 in San Diego, CA. The three-day event’s theme is “Re│Source: Sustaining Life through Diversity of Water.” ...
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California Voters Approve Prop 1: Water Bond Funds 21st Century Clean and Reliable Water Solutions
California voters today passed, by a very comfortable margin, Proposition 1, a new $7.5 billion water bond that will provide clean drinking water to disadvantaged communities and fund critical investments in regional water supply solutions that are the future of California water management. Proposition 1 provides $2.4 billion in funding for regional water projects such as water conservation, ...
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Stockholm Water Front - A Forum For Global Water Issues
Water scarcity will affect an increasing number of people in the coming decades. Global water demand is expected to increase by 55 per cent by 2050, due to growing demands from the manufacturing industry, electricity generation and households. Theses days our arsenal lacks some essential tools for handling water scarcity. We need to consider new tools as well as develop existing ones. In this ...
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NRDC: The House Can’t Outlaw California’s Drought
The House today passed a purported anti-drought measure for California that would do nothing to ease the state’s unprecedented water crisis, but would seriously harm the interests of farmers, fishermen and small businesses. The bill, H.R. 3964, would preempt state law, rip up the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement that benefits all Californians, including farmers, and eliminate ...
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ReportAlert.info - Bacardi Limited publishes 2010 corporate responsibility report
The Bacardi Limited 2010 CR Report is published at: http://www.reportalert.info/ra/profiles/Bacardi/2011/?ID=35942 Highlights from the Report include: The only major spirits company certified to be operating in accordance with world’s most recognized standards for quality, environment, and health and safety - ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 - for all production facilities Total ...
By 3BL Media
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Adaptive Approach Is Focus of Long-Term Water Plan Updated by Metropolitan Board
LOS ANGELES - Southern California has a new and dynamic long-term water plan that offers an innovative strategy to protect the region from future supply shortages, with an emphasis on water-use efficiency through conservation and local supply development. The board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Tuesday (Oct. 12) updated the district’s Integrated ...
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NNCO Announces Upcoming Webinars
The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) periodically holds webinars to share information with the general public and the nanotechnology research and development community. Upcoming webinars include the following: On January 18, 2017, the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) will hold a webinar on “Water Sustainability through Nanotechnology: Enabling Next-Generation ...
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Test Your WaterSense about Water Efficiency
Which activity uses less water—a five-minute shower or a full bath? How can you test whether your toilet has a leak? How much of the earth's water is available for human use? The answers may surprise you as you take EPA's new interactive quiz, 'Test Your WaterSense.' The quiz was created by EPA's WaterSense program and provides an entertaining way for both adults and children to learn more ...
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Tell EPA About Your Green Infrastructure Project
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a poster contest to highlight green infrastructure and low-impact development projects in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. Did your business build a parking garage with a green roof? Do your city government buildings harvest rainwater? EPA wants to hear about projects like these in preparation for the EPA Region 6 ...
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