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credit360 client website wins Canadian innovation award
credit360's client, The Resort Municipality of Whistler, were recently awarded the Willis Award for innovation from the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators. This award is presented annually to municipalities demonstrating exceptional innovation and meritorious initiative Whistler 2020 Explorer was developed in 2006, integrating the extensive work and data that had been developed and ...
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Aquarius in David Wanetick’s book ‘Solution Nation’
‘Solution Nation’introducesisraeli companies that are having a global impact, developing solutions to problems that threaten to end life or materially degrade the quality of life. Aquarius Spectrum was chosen as one of the six Israeli companies that are developing innovative solutions for the water sector challenges. Aquarius Spectrum is a leading provider of advanced ...
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Global network needed to monitor world`s agriculture
Writing in Nature, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, Jeffrey Sachs, and 24 agricultural experts call for a global network to monitor the effects of agriculture on the environment. Evaluating the social, environmental and economic effects of different farming systems is a key step towards making agriculture sustainable and ensuring food security, say the authors. Current ...
By SciDev.Net
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Melting polar ice-caps could bring more droughts to Africa
Sudden changes in the African monsoon can have large-scale socio-economic effects on fragile economies that depend on moisture for agriculture and basic human needs. New research has predicted that the impact of changes in the ocean's currents as a result of melting polar ice-caps could reduce rainfall during the monsoon in Africa leading to more droughts. Data suggest that droughts as a result ...
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Fraser Edison, President of Rutter Inc., Recognized for Innovation and Leadership in Marine Sector
April 5, 2019 – Last evening, at the Turning the Tide Marine Industry Awards Gala in St. John’s, NL, Fraser Edison was honoured for his contributions and leadership in the marine industry in Newfoundland and Labrador. Mr. Edison, president of Rutter Inc., accepted the Industry Lifetime Achievement Award. This annual award celebrates an outstanding individual who has demonstrated ...
By Rutter Inc.
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Van manufacturers must make new models more efficient by 2020
New vans in the European Union (EU) must become more efficient to meet carbon dioxide targets in 2017 and 2020, according to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The average van sold emitted 180.3 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer (gCO2/km), according to the data, which covers most light commercial vehicles sold in the EU. Current emissions are slightly higher ...
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O`Brien`s Response Management Assists Massachusetts` Recovery From Tornados
In the aftermath of a series of deadly tornados that swept through Massachusetts on June 1, 2011, O'Brien's Response Management (O'Brien's) staff are currently managing and monitoring debris cleanup in the region. O'Brien's began operations in Massachusetts on June 4, and is currently assisting the cities of Monson, Springfield, West Springfield and Wilbraham. O'Brien's responded with ...
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Crushing of glass
In our current customer order, we have to solve a special situation. The shredder is installed in the basement, but the material is fed one storey above in the actual production halls. The glass is fed to the shredder by hand via a chute provided by the customer (with integrated electrically secured safety flap). After shredding, the material is collected in a container provided by the customer ...
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EPA notifies states of areas that would not meet tighter lead air standards (HQ)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has notified states of the initial list of areas that would not meet new, more protective national air quality standards for lead. Reducing lead in the environment is important because lead exposure can cause a range of adverse health effects, most notably in children. Exposures to low levels of lead early in life can have an adverse impact on IQ, ...
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Rotork Client Support Programme delivers smart maintenance at VTTI Vasiliko (VTTV) oil terminal
VTTI B.V., the worldwide independent provider of energy storage, has awarded a Client Support Programme (CSP) contract to Rotork for the maintenance of critical valve actuation assets at the VTTV Oil Storage Terminal in Cyprus. Approximately 400 Rotork IQ3 actuators controlled by Rotork’s Pakscan 2-wire digital networks that manage the flow of media throughout the terminal have been ...
By Rotork plc
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A wristband for a different kind of cause — environmental health
From “Livestrong” to “Purple Paws,” trendy wristbands have come to represent causes from cancer to ending cruelty to animals. Add a new wristband of a different sort: one that could close the loop on determining the potential disease risks of exposure to substances like pesticides. Scientists reported the development in the ACS journal Environmental Science & ...
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Room Alert Account - Limited Time Lifetime Promo
Starting today, Tuesday, November 28th, we are offering our end-of-the-year Lifetime Room Alert Account promotion! This limited time upgrade opportunity is exclusively for Room Alert Account users on Professional Tier Room Alert Account who may be considering upgrading to Lifetime service. From now through December 31 2023, any organization currently on the Professional Tier can upgrade to ...
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Biral Contributes to Chinese-Approved Meteorological System
The IMS4 AWOS has been approved by the CAAC for applications across Chinese airports, to help the organisation to detect and monitor current weather conditions and judge the meteorological impact on operations. The certification approves the MicroStep-MIS IMS4 AWOS, including Biral’s VPF-730, for all new airports in China under the CAAC’s five year plan to build around 10 new ...
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Acromag New Ethernet Remote I/O Modules Support I/O Expansion of up to 64 channels with a Mix of Signal Types on a Single IP Address
Acromag’s new BusWorks® NT series remote I/O modules provide an Ethernet interface for analog, discrete and temperature signals. NTE Ethernet I/O models have dual RJ45 ports and a webserver with Modbus TCP/IP communication to monitor or control the internal I/O channels. An integrated DIN rail bus allows connection of up to three NTX expansion I/O modules. Each I/O module adds up to 16 ...
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Technical Bulletin - Sensor Special
Sensor Specifications We have recently updated our sensor specifications documents to include some new additions to the range. You can view the new documents here: interSeptor and interSeptor Pro Sensor Specifications iMeter and iMeter Lite Sensor Specifications Two recent additions to the range are a brand-new smoke detector and a temperature sensor for use with the iMeter hardware that ...
By Jacarta Ltd.
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Current Research Project: Digital Monitoring of CO2 storage projects - DigiMon
Förderkennzeichen: 03EE5022B DigiMon - Digital Monitoring of CO2 storage projects is an ACT second call project funded by the national funding agencies in the period Sept 2019 - Aug 2022. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a key mitigation option in any strategy for reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and climate stabilisation (e.g., Socolow, 2011). Demonstration and commercial ...
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Hitachi Energy launches digital wildfire prevention technology for a resilient grid
Hitachi Energy is pioneering a new digital solution designed to improve grid resilience against wildfires. The new Wireless SPU Indicator helps utilities to keep important assets available by enabling remote monitoring and improved maintenance and replacement planning. Hitachi Energy’s innovative Spark Prevention Unit (SPU) monitors the current and thermal load of the surge arrester and ...
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An Important Milestone: We Have Written 50,000 detailed regulatory analyses!
In April, Enhesa reached an important milestone. Our regulatory experts wrote the 50,000th detailed analysis of our Monitoring service notifying our customers about a variety of EHS regulatory developments impacting them around the world. The journey between the 1st and 50,000th report has been long, but witnessing the changes in regulation has been remarkable. The first regulatory analysis was ...
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EPA Rule Changes
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on December 6, 2018 promulgated a final rule “Emissions Monitoring Provisions in State Implementation Plans Required Under the NOX SIP Call.” This regulatory action amends the Part 75 applicability for certain sources in the Midwest (NOx SIP Call) to allow states to establish alternative, lower-cost monitoring approaches using PEMS (Predictive ...
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Public comments and FAQ for proposed agreement on Red Hill Fuel Tanks posted to EPA and DOH websites
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) have posted the public comments received and a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the proposed agreement with the U.S. Navy and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) requiring the military to take measures to minimize the threat of future leaks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility near Pearl ...
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