Environmental Services News

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Hurricane Watch: Bird's eye view of Hurricane Earl
Want to see satellite images of Hurricane Earl or other ocean storms? The National Weather Service's National Hurricane Center offers a variety of options for views of big storms.

Friday, September 5, 2008

Inside Recruitment & Talent Development: The changing face of corporate social responsibility
The generation entering the work force today grew up with a keen awareness about the environment, poverty and disease, and the expectation that we can do something to change it. Couple that with the huge demographic shift we are about to experience in the U.S. and it is a wake-up call with alarm bells ringing for corporate leaders.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

WPI adds Zipcars to incoming class
Worcester Polytechnic Institute reports its campus will be home to two vehicles from Zipcar Inc. Under the deal, two 2008 Honda Civic Hybrids will be available at the campus quadrangle for students and faculty to rent by the hour.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Caliper screens chemicals in $1M EPA contract
Caliper Life Sciences Inc., a provider of life sciences research tools and services, has received a task order worth $1.1 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ToxCast screening program to identify new ways to identify toxic chemicals.

Friday, August 8, 2008

Startup Scene: Second-mover advantage in green design
Law firm partner Andrew Updegrove says just about everything that we produce or do can be made or done better from an energy and environmental perspective. Moreover, it will often be feasible to retool an existing product using cash flow and bank loans, rather than hard-to-find and dilutive equity financing.
Letter to the Editor: Legislature going overboard on greening of Bay State
Climate change is a real issue; but it is a global issue demanding global solutions. The greenhouse gas reductions goals laid out in the new law are exceedingly aggressive, perhaps to the point of being unattainable, and certainly cannot be achieved without greatly increased costs for consumers and for employers.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

GreenFuel grabs nearly $14M in latest funding
Continuing its road to recovery after cutting half its staff and entering a period of restructuring almost one year ago, algae bioreactor maker GreenFuel...

Monday, May 12, 2008

Going Green: Sample prep is vital to growing water testing uses
Water is a critical natural resource for the entire planet. A clean water supply affects daily life in many ways, including as a drinking...
Going Green: Clean tech helps New England Aquarium 'go blue'
Howard "Bud" Ris is president and CEO of the New England Aquarium, but don't use the phrase "going green" around him. Knowing that more...

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Millipore touts five-year environmental impact plan
Millipore Corp., a provider of products and services for the life sciences sector, has committed to a five-year global sustainability initiative to lower its...

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Siemens buys into Brockton clean energy project
Siemens Financial Services Inc., the U.S. financing unit of German technology and networking company Siemens AG, has acquired 25 percent of the Brockton Clean...
EPA honors Colby, SNHU for using 'green' power
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has named Colby College and Southern New Hampshire University national winners in its 2007-2008 College University Green Power Challenge....

Thursday, April 17, 2008

UNH team takes top prize in green-design contest
A team of University of New Hampshire business and engineering students has won first place in their task at the 2008 Environmental Design Contest...
Clean energy council to train execs for 'green' work
The New England Clean Energy Council (NECEC) has launched a new entrepreneurial development program that would train experienced executives from other technology industries for...

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

PerkinElmer puts an R&D center in Singapore
PerkinElmer Inc. has opened a facility in Singapore, officials at the Waltham health sciences and photonics company reported. The PerkinElmer Inc. Center...
WPI: A little radon is good for you
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute report that they have discovered that limited exposure to low levels of radon gas may actually reduce the risk...

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Cape envirotech firm lands $2.5M in first funding
Environmental Operating Solutions Inc. has closed a $2.5 million Series A round of venture capital, officials report. The environmental technology company makes...
EPA awards $5M to clean diesel emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency revealed plans to distribute nearly $5.4 million in grants and financing to efforts that aim to reduce diesel emissions in...

Monday, March 17, 2008

Report: GreenFuel gets $92M to build first plant
Algal bioreactor maker GreenFuel Technologies Corp. has reached an agreement to build an algae-based fuel plant in Europe, according to a report on website...

Friday, March 7, 2008

Bay State greenhouse gas bill draws strong reactions
Massachusetts state senators passed a bill on Thursday that is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions -- a bill didn't sit well with at...