http://www.enn.com/ http://www.enn.com/images/new_logo.gif http://www.enn.com/ Environmental News Network en-us http://enn.com/news/feeds/press_release2.xml http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4354 Anthropologist and archaeologist Dr. Johan Reinhard has been selected to receive the Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal “for remarkable service in the conservation of culture and nature in mountainous regions.”   Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:15:05 EST http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4354 http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4354 http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4353 Lakes Environmental Software has received recognition by CIO Applications Magazine as one of the Top 25 Governance, Risk and Compliance Technology Providers 2017 in their annual listing.  An article highlighting our cloud-based environmental compliance solutions can be found in the September GRC special issue of the CIO Applications magazine and can also be read here. Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:15:05 EST http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4353 http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4353 http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4352 Waterloo Ontario based Lakes Environmental Software has been recognized by The Silicon Review as one of the 50 Most Admired Companies of the year.  An article highlighting our exceptional work in the information technology and environmental industry can be found in the October special issue of The Silicon Review, a prestigious business and technology magazine.  The full article can be read here. Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:15:05 EST http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4352 http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4352 http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4351 Prairie Biotic Research (PBR) is an all-volunteer, scientific public charity. It fosters basic field biological research in U. S. prairies and savannas. Over the past 16 years, Prairie Biotic Research has funded 275 grants totaling $264,236 to researchers in 37 states through their annual, competitive Small Grants Program. Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:15:05 EST http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4351 http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4351 http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4350 We were able to fund 33 of 90 proposals this year, for a total of $32,160. Funded proposals were submitted by 19 men and 15 women, most of whom are academics: two professors, 13 doctoral students, nine masters students and three undergraduates. Seven are independent researchers. The 33 proposals come from 19 states: Alabama (1), California (2), Colorado (2), Florida (1), Illinois (5), Iowa (3), Kansas (3), Michigan (1), Mississippi (1), Missouri (3), Montana (1), Nebraska (1), Nevada (1), North Carolina (1), Ohio (1), South Dakota (1), Texas (2), Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming (1). Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:15:05 EST http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4350 http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4350 http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4349 Nepalese NGO Mountain Legacy has just announced that Peruvian engineer César Augusto Portocarrero Rodríguez will receive the Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal in a public ceremony at Hotel Tibet International in Kathmandu on December 11 (International Mountain Day). César Portocarrero has directed projects to mitigate the danger of outburst floods from numerous glacial lakes in the Andes, saving thousands of lives and many millions of dollars, and he is now sharing his expertise with members of the High Mountain Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP), including Nepal, Bhutan, and several Central Asian nations. Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:15:05 EST http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4349 http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4349 http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4348 Province Brings in Legislation to Increase Recycling, Create Jobs, Fight Climate Change Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:15:05 EST http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4348 http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4348 http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4347 On Tuesday, February 2, 2016, the one-billionth pound of recyclables will pass through Eureka Recycling’s Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Northeast Minneapolis. Stacked up a foot high by a foot wide, this amount of material would wrap around the earth over 1 and half times! Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:15:05 EST http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4347 http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4347 http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4346 People might falsely believe that when they are building a house incorporating any sustainable solutions require additional costs and effort. It is actually the opposite. Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:15:05 EST http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4346 http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4346 http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4345 Residents in Vallejo Fight Plans for a Cement Factory Near an Elementary School Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:15:05 EST http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4345 http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4345