Utilities

HydroCorp Expands Service Territories to Public Water Systems and Hospitals for Water Quality Safety

May 31, 2023 10:00 AM

With over 40 years of experience, HydroCorp is highly regarded for its comprehensive cross-connection control program solutions, including backflow test data tracking, public awareness resources, as-installed pipe mapping, and medical gas pipe surveys with CAD drawings. By expanding its service territories, HydroCorp can now offer its expertise to businesses, municipalities, and institutions in previously untapped areas. TROY, MI / ACCESSWIRE /...

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Dragon Boat Race Team Paddles Together and Shares Their Cultures

May 31, 2023 8:45 AM

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / May 31, 2023 / Duke Energy's dragon boat race team practiced for this moment. Seasoned racers showed the newcomers how to execute an A-frame technique, how to cut their paddle through the water at the exact second a teammate pounds a drum to keep time, how to win, together - and that's exactly what they did. They pulled their long, thin wooden boat into the shallow waters of Lake Norman, and once the starting horn...

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Fighting Pollution, Urban Heat and Wildfires With Trees

May 30, 2023 10:20 AM

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / May 30, 2023 / Edison International Watering a newly planted Brisbane box tree in an Inglewood residential neighborhood. PHOTO CREDIT: Erika Potter Energized by Edison By Erika Potter ENERGIZED by Edison Writer Inglewood has an aging tree population with many trees near the end of their lifespan. But older trees are less effective at providing shade, cooling the air or sequestering carbon dioxide. This can...

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Five Suncor Employees Making Positive Change

May 30, 2023 9:45 AM

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / May 30, 2023 / Suncor Energy Volunteering is a big part of our culture, which makes us and our communities stronger. Last year, employees tracked over 105,000 volunteer hours in SunCares, Suncor's employee giving program, for sharing their time, talent and energy with their community. This year's theme for National Volunteer Week, which ran from April 16 to 22, is volunteering weaves us together. The theme...

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Report: Baker Hughes Reduces Scope 1 & 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 28%, on Track To Meet Net-Zero Emissions Goals

May 30, 2023 8:15 AM

Corporate sustainability report outlines progress in key areas Company completed detailed materiality assessment using best practices, aligned to most widely recognized reporting frameworks NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / May 30, 2023 / Baker Hughes Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR), an energy technology company, announced today the release of its 2022 corporate sustainability report, which shows the company is on-track to meet its net-zero emissions by...

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BikeHouston Paves the Way for Bike Accessibility in Houston, Thanks to a $50,000 Grant From Green Mountain Energy Sun Club

May 25, 2023 4:30 PM

HOUSTON, TX / ACCESSWIRE / May 25, 2023 / Green Mountain Energy BikeHouston is celebrating the funding of 15 new bike stations and an electric cargo trike, thanks to a $50,000 grant from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club. The new electric cargo trike will eliminate the need for gasoline-powered vehicle transport for BikeHouston, while strategically placed bike stations with racks and air pumps at local businesses and trail entry points will...

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Entergy Seeks to Capture Growth Opportunities for Its Customers, CEO Tells Shareholders

May 25, 2023 3:50 PM

NEW ORLEANS, LA / ACCESSWIRE / May 25, 2023 / Entergy Corporation Entergy seeks to capture the growth opportunities for the benefit of our customers, CEO tells shareholders at annual meeting Entergy continues to see significant business and industrial growth across its region over the next several years, said Chairman and CEO Drew Marsh, during the company's 74th annual shareholders meeting that was held virtually today. "We're seeing...

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Monterey Park Shows Resilience, Solidarity During AAPI Heritage Month

May 25, 2023 12:20 PM

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / May 25, 2023 / Edison International The swearing in of elected public officials is usually a cause for a well-attended celebration. However, the city of Monterey Park held a quiet, private ceremony in late January to swear in its new mayor, Jose Sanchez, and mayor pro tem, Thomas Wong. Even family members were restricted from attending out of respect for the tragedy that occurred just one week prior: a mass...

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Suncor’s Isabelle Varney, Paving a Path for Women in Energy

May 25, 2023 10:30 AM

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / May 25, 2023 / As a mechanical engineer and the General Manager of Maintenance and Reliability for Suncor's Base Plant Upgrading in Fort McMurray, Alta., Isabelle Varney knows firsthand what can be accomplished when women working in male-dominated roles and sectors, like energy, band together to share their successes. "Seeing other women succeed in this industry has been important for me as a woman and as a...

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Enbridge Releases 22nd Sustainability Report

May 24, 2023 10:55 AM

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / May 24, 2023 / We released our 2022 Sustainability Report, which details the tangible progress Enbridge is making on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals we announced in late 2020. This is our 22nd annual report-reflecting our long-standing commitment to public disclosure, accountability and continuous improvement. At Enbridge, we're taking a practical approach to the energy transitions happening in...

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Madison Schools Increase Recycling and Reduce Food Waste

May 24, 2023 10:50 AM

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / May 24, 2023 / Marathon Petroleum Corporation Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin and the nonprofit organization Sustain Dane are working together to turn food waste into usable compost. A community investment grant from Virent, a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum, funded the school program that is educating students about recycling and sustainability. The program has already diverted 550 pounds of...

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Polaris Renewable Energy Announces Signing of 25 MW (AC) Power Purchase Agreement for Solar Project Canoa II

May 24, 2023 8:05 AM

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / May 24, 2023 / Polaris Renewable Energy Inc. (TSX:PIF) ("Polaris" or the "Company"), a Toronto-based company engaged in the operation, acquisition, and development of renewable energy projects in Latin America, is pleased to announce that we have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) in the Dominican Republic for Canoa II. The Canoa II solar project is adjacent to the already operational 25MW Canoa I, which was...

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STEM Student Makes Waves As Edison Scholar

May 23, 2023 10:15 AM

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / May 23, 2023 / Edison International Edison Scholar Janna Lee volunteering as a junior docent for the Los Serenos de Point Vicente Interpretive Center in Rancho Palos Verdes. PHOTO CREDIT: Courtesy of Janna Lee Energized by Edison Shulie Tornel ENERGIZED by Edison Writer From a young age, Janna Lee often visited Morro Bay with her family. She was captivated by the sleepy fishing village's serene waters and spent...

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Refreshed Committee Reflects Shift in Safety Culture at Fort Hills

May 23, 2023 10:15 AM

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / May 23, 2023 / The Fort Hills Cares Committee, a group made up of frontline workers and management representatives at our Fort Hills operations, has led a renewed focus on health and safety priorities across the site. Click this link to learn more about their efforts. "We struggled with attendance at the Fort Hills Joint Worksite Health and Safety committee - a lot of it was down to meeting fatigue from the...

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Dignity, Control and a Cupboard No Longer Bare

May 22, 2023 2:25 PM

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / May 22, 2023 / Enbridge: Thanks to inquiring minds, 34,000 fewer young bellies were impacted by empty cupboards and empty stomachs in 2022. I Can for Kids Foundation (iCAN) was formed in 2015 after a television segment on student hunger over the school summer break sparked an idea in the minds of co-founder Bobbi Turko and her daughter-what if we could do that here? iCAN partners with 25 frontline social service...

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Creating Safety Heroes With a Target of Zero

May 18, 2023 3:45 PM

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / May 18, 2023 / Enbridge No one should have to choose between food and safety. But that's the choice vulnerable people often face when it comes to spending limited resources-they quite often have to make decisions between stocking the fridge, and ensuring their homes have working life safety devices like carbon monoxide and smoke alarms. To support vulnerable residents in southwestern Ontario, the London Fire...

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Vanguard Renewables Announces CFE Seafoods Joins the Farm Powered Sustainability Heroes Program

May 17, 2023 12:35 PM

BOSTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / May 17, 2023 / Vanguard Renewables is proud to announce that CFE Seafoods, located in Auburndale, MA, is the latest New England food and beverage manufacturer to join the Farm Powered Sustainability Heroes Program (FPSH). The program aims to collaborate on eliminating food waste from landfills by recycling it into renewable energy on regional dairy farms via Farm Powered® anaerobic digestion. CFE Seafoods joins New...

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United States & Canada Pest Control Services Market is Expected to Surpass US$ 23,705.3 Million by 2033 | Future Market Insights, Inc.

May 17, 2023 9:30 AM

NEWARK, DE / ACCESSWIRE / May 17, 2023 / As per Future Market Insights (FMI), the United States & Canada pest control services market is estimated to reach US$ 11,694.4 million in 2023. Over the next ten years, demand for pest control services in the United States & Canada markets is likely to rise at 7.3% CAGR. By 2033, the total market value is anticipated to reach US$ 23,705.3 million. Rapid urbanization, climate change, and increasing...

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Southern Company Ranks No. 1 for Black Executives for Second Consecutive Year in National Ranking of Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc

May 16, 2023 3:15 PM

ATLANTA, GA / ACCESSWIRE / May 16, 2023 / For the second consecutive year, Southern Company has been named the top company for Black Executives by DiversityInc as part of that organization's rankings of the top Companies for Diversity. Southern Company also ranks number 24 on the overall 2023 list. This is the third straight year Southern Company has earned an overall ranking in the top 25. For eight consecutive years, Southern Company has been...

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Helping Keep Nesting Birds Safe

May 16, 2023 1:10 PM

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / May 16, 2023 / Edison International Three rescued Great Horned owls at the Ojai Raptor Center. PHOTO CREDIT: COURTESY OF OJAI RAPTOR CENTER Energized by Edison By Ben Gallagher ENERGIZED by Edison Writer Spring brings new life to Southern California Edison's service area, often too close to the company's infrastructure. That makes nesting season, March 1-Oct. 31, a busy time for Kara Donohue, who oversees SCE's...

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