In October Aurora joined 38 teams from 21 countries in the 2011 Veolia World Solar Challenge.The Challenge saw the teams racing each other – using the power of the sun – on the 3,021km journey from Darwin to Adelaide.Despite a budget just 5 – 10 per cent of the budget of the top teams, Aurora finished ahead of several prestigious institutions, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (USA), Stanford University (USA) and pre-challenge favourites Group T University (Belgium) sponsored by solar cell company Umicore.Aurora entered the Challenge with their fourth generation car that was initially designed in 2006, built in early 2007 and entered in the 2007 and 2009 WSC Events.  Originally named Aurora 101, the car was renamed Aurora Evolution in 2011.The 2011 Veolia World Solar Challenge was a bittersweet one for the Aurora team. It was the first Challenge in over a decade that they were without David Fewchuk, their late team leader who passed away unexpectedly in 2010.  Aurora team members dedicated their efforts to David's memory and their race team uniforms carried the simple message, "Thank you David".Aurora successfully realised David’s vision to field their fourth generation car one last time in the 2011 WSC Event, not only that the Aurora Evolution finished second in the Production Class and seventh overall. Fighting not just the teams around them, Aurora faced the extremes of Australian weather from bushfires to torrential rain and high winds. The team and their vehicle performed well to overcome whatever was thrown at them and were thrilled to be one of only few finishers of the 2011 Challenge.  For many top teams the Challenge proved impossible and they were not able to complete the 3021km course.As well as their performance on the road, Aurora once again distinguished itself as the friendliest and most approachable team in the Challenge. The team regularly provided support and assistance to other teams.  This included providing extensive assistance and support to the Sikat Solar Car Team, from De La Salle University in the Philippines.  The relationship between Aurora and the Philippines team dates back many years to when Aurora helped establish them in 2007.As usual, the Aurora team were busy even when they were not on the road with team members and the Aurora Evolution receiving significant international, national, regional and local media coverage before and during the Challenge. A highlight of the coverage the team received was on Channel 7's Sunrise, Australia's top morning program.  there was a live crossover featuring an interview with Aurora team members. The team also featured with an extensive interview and on-track driving footage used by ABC in a current affairs program. In addition to this local TV coverage Aurora was featured in multiple newspaper articles before and during the Challenge and radio coverage.  Aurora's finish in Adelaide was picked up by multiple national and local media outlets.The team would like to take this opportunity to thank all their sponsors and supporters who have helped them get this far.

The Upper Saranac Lake Foundation seeks to preserve, enhance and protect the natural beauties, environmental quality and recreational enjoyment of the Upper Saranac Lake region.

When building large dams, benefits to local communities can go hand in hand with broader national development objectives, shows a study launched today by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development) at the World Water Forum in Marseille.

The Northern Forest Center advocates for the Northern Forest region and helps its communities benefit from forest-based economic and conservation initiatives.

March 23, 2012 The USGBC is in the final stages of a complete revision of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating Systems.  The third public comment period for the draft LEED 2012 standard was recently extended and will now close on Tuesday, March 27.  This could be the final opportunity for stakeholders to provide input on these standards.read more

Indiamoverspackers.co.in is one of the leading Packers Movers Service providing Company in India that offers Household Shifting, Office Shifting, Business Relocation, Residential Shifting, etc.

ESSLA was originally established by a group of residents who were enjoying Schroon Lake and Schroon River from the east shore or near there.

We are very excited to announce the launch of a new sister business, skipandbin.com. Skipandbin is a price comparison site for local skip companies. It’s a bit like GoCompare but for skips. Suppliers enter their coverage area and rates for different skip sizes. Users enter their postcode and desired skip size to find the cheapest provider and book with them direct. The site earns income from charging skip companies click through fees. The goal of skipandbin.com is to connect users with their nearest licensed skip supplier who, because of short delivery distance, should be able to offer the most competitive rates. It also allows skip companies with extra capacity to temporarily drop their rates or expand their coverage area to increase demand. Hopefully the site will not only provide people with an instant way of finding a great price for a skip, but also help skip companies cut back on inefficient advertising spent on Google and Yell. To encourage skip companies to test out the site we’re offering two months free trial if they register before 31 May 2012. Go to http://www.skipandbin.com/supplier-registration/. Even though it’s very early days, there are already some great deals available on the site. So, if you need a skip and AnyJunk’s man and van solution isn’t appropriate, please do check out the site. For example, it’s already got some amazing London skip hire prices. Feel free to tweet, ‘like’, and generally talk about skipandbin.com as much as possible, because the more people that know about it, the more attractive it will be to skip companies and the better the prices will be offered.

The DLA is composed of Deer Lake residents and friends. It was formed primarily to provide leadership and a collective voice for preserving and maintaining the high quality of Deer Lake's water, it's surrounding land, and the community.

Drawing on community involvement and partnerships, Treasured Lands Foundation will help preserve Martin County’s natural resources, protect its wildlife habitats.