In rural Cambodia, on the edge of the Mekong River, a red dirt road barely accommodates the lone minivan as it winds its way over bumps and hairpin turns. Top-heavy palm trees sporadically interrupt the evenness of the grassy plains. Periodically, a cow stands alongside the occasional home. Once off the highway, there is not another vehicle to be seen.
August 24, 2015 /3BL Media/ - Miami-based Carnival Corporation & plc was presented with the Sustainable Business Award by the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce during the organization's quarterly meeting held on board the Carnival Victory at PortMiami.
The award recognizes Carnival Corporation & plc and its 10 worldwide brands for their leadership role in developing innovative environmental initiatives. These include the company's recent announcement to construct four new ships featuring a revolutionary "green cruising design" powered by cleaner-burning liquefied natural gas, as well as the introduction of exhaust gas cleaning technology - or "scrubbers" - designed to dramatically reduce air emissions.
We can easily donate money or give hardware, but it’s the time that we give that really gets young people going. About five years ago what started as occasional volunteering at my son’s robotics after-school program has morphed into a full force nonprofit program that exposes middle and high school students to hands-on engineering and technology projects.
How will damage from the Gold King Mine spill of Silverton Colorado be valued? The lawsuits against the EPA for dislodging the toxic yellow sludge into the Animas River and beyond haven’t yet been filed, but injured parties are lining up.
