Conservation Journal

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Long Bay Beach Resort & Villas proudly announces its participation in Tortola's first ever "Dow Live Earth Run For Water" - the largest solutions-based initiative aimed at solving the global water crisis in history. The global event takes place in multiple countries on April 18, 2010, which consists of a series of 6km runs/walks. The famed full service resort on Tortola, Long Bay Beach Resort, will kick off the race at 10am, where it travels around the pristine Smugglers Cove with the race ending at Long Bay. The race entry fee is $10 per adult and $5 per child. Entrants will receive a T-shirt for participation, discounted Sunday Brunch at the resort, DJ to kick the race off plus live entertainment, pre and post race fruits, plus water provided by the BVI Environmental Council, whom is co-sponsoring the e... (more)

City of San Marcos Selects NorthStar Utilities Solutions' MeterSense MDM

Decatur, AL, March 18, 2010 --(PR.com)-- NorthStar Utilities Solutions, a division of Harris Computer Systems, is pleased to announce that the City of San Marcos has signed an agreement to acquire their MeterSense Meter Data Management (MDM) solution, to further advance the City's smart metering project. "We evaluated several Meter Data Management solutions and MeterSense came out on top," said Tom Taggart, Director of Public Services. "MeterSense gives us strong and flexible validation plus configurable workflows to automate manual tasks. We're confident that it will allow us to... (more)

Pros and Cons of Powering Down Servers

Infrastructure 2.0 Journal on Ulitzer It seems like the most simple logical solution to energy conservation-powering down servers not in use. After all not all servers are used all the time. For example servers that perform only a single predictable function such as for calculating the employee pay are used only on certain days in a month. Or those used for special testing or running backups and so on. It makes sense that they power themselves down when not in use just like in commonplace electronic gadgets. Alliance to Save Energy, Kelton Research and 1E, a software IT company, ... (more)

Minister Prentice Kicks Off National Celebrations for 125th Anniversary of National Parks in Canada

BANFF, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/19/10 -- The Honourable Jim Prentice, Canada's Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, kicked off the celebrations today to recognize two significant milestones in natural and cultural conservation in Canada. "National parks are one of the greatest treasures and sources of pride for Canadians," said Minister Prentice. "Today we are launching the celebrations for two festive years marking the birth of our national park system 125 years ago in Banff and the 100th anniversary in 2011 of the first national park service in ... (more)

New Jersey American Water and Battleship New Jersey Take Aim at Leaks

CHERRY HILL, N.J., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Loose leaks may not sink ships, but they can sure add up to a lot of wasted water and cash for homeowners. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100316/PH71723 ) In celebration of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Water Sense Fix-a-Leak Week, March 15-21, New Jersey American Water and the Battleship New Jersey today demonstrated how fixing small leaks can help residents conserve water and save money on their water bills. With the firing of one of her saluting guns, the Battleship marked Fix-a-Leak Week with a ban... (more)