Major Leaguers Provide Funds From Players Trust to Help Houston Area Little Leaguers Return to the Diamond

Wed, 09/21/2016 - 16:30

When floods ravaged the Houston, TX area this past spring, the Players Trust stepped to the plate with an $18,000 grant to help get two area Little Leagues back on the field.

HP Partners with Thread International, Timberland to Help Haitian Children, Families

Wed, 09/21/2016 - 15:05

Today, at the 2016 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting in New York, HP and key partners announced a three-year program to assist Haitian children and their families by providing educational opportunities, including more than 200 scholarships, as well as physical exams and health and safety training for Haitians working at the Truitier landfill near Port-au-Prince .

Jesse Jenkins: Decarbonization Deep Dive

Wed, 09/21/2016 - 13:10

KIRO 7 and The Trust for Public Land Announce Helen Hoenig as Western Washington’s 2016 Cox Conserves Hero

Wed, 09/21/2016 - 13:00

KIRO 7 and The Trust for Public Land today named Helen Hoenig as Western Washington’s 2016 Cox Conserves Hero. Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, Hoenig’s nonprofit beneficiary, will receive $10,000. The funding will be used to support the organization’s Connecting Kids to Nature program.

HP Announces Commitment to Create Sustainable Recycling Opportunities in Haiti

Wed, 09/21/2016 - 10:15

Today at the 2016 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting, HP announced it has joined a CGI Commitment to Action with Thread, Timberland, Team Tassy, and ACOP (Association des Collecteurs des Objets en Plastique) to improve conditions at the Truitier landfill in Haiti over a three-year period.

Running Out of Gas

Wed, 09/21/2016 - 10:00

In this respect, electric vehicles carry less risk. If gasoline supply or infrastructure fails, electric vehicle owners don’t lose their mobility. In a moment like this in Georgia, I’m grateful for that benefit.

HPE Joins Other Sustainability Leaders Committed to 100% Renewable Power

Wed, 09/21/2016 - 14:15

HPE Commits to 100% Renewable Energy with RE100

Wed, 09/21/2016 - 08:45

Today Hewlett Packard Enterprise marked an important milestone on our Living Progress journey. We joined RE100 with a commitment to reach 100 percent renewable energy, while setting an interim goal to source 50 percent of our total energy consumption from renewable sources by 2025.

Climate Woes Demand Both War and Civil Action

Wed, 09/21/2016 - 11:30

Regulatory Focus on Methane Reduction Spurs Development in Leak Detection and Monitoring

Wed, 09/21/2016 - 10:00

Following the issuance of the Clean Power Plan, EPA’s well-publicized regulation aimed at reducing CO2 emissions from the power plants, the agency has shifted its focus to reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector in order to further reduce the anthropogenic contribution to global climate change. Methane, while emitted in much lesser quantities, is a more potent greenhouse gas than CO2, estimated to be around 25 times more harmful than its more widely known counterpart. Today, based on millions of dollars in grants for research, leak detection and monitoring technology may be ready to make a giant leap forward.