All posts in Environment

‘Green’ initiatives are emerging constantly in an effort to reduce the carbon footprint and protect natural resources.

Alexis Miranda, co-founder of energy consulting firm Gvelop and former director of engineering at the Energy Affairs Administration.
Public, private sector urge for ‘energy transformation’
February 21, 2013, No Comments

Hundreds of professionals representing the green energy, construction, and recycling industries, as well as local and na ...

Four Points by Sheraton Caguas raise the flag announcing its "Green Key Eco Label Award" certification.
Four Points by Sheraton Caguas nabs ‘Green Key Eco-Label’ award
February 14, 2013, No Comments

The Four Points by Sheraton Caguas Real Hotel & Casino on Wednesday became the second hotel in Puerto Rico to receive th ...

Wetlands in Loíza and Canóvanas. (Credit: Wikipedia)
EPA grants $250K for Puerto Rico wetlands protection
February 12, 2013, No Comments

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $249,487 to the Puerto Rico Department of Environment and Natural R ...

(Credit: Wikipedia)
EPA: 11% fewer toxins released into Puerto Rico land, air, water
January 16, 2013, No Comments

The annual U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report on the amount of toxic chemicals released to the land, air and wa ...

Coral reef ecosystems throughout the Caribbean are being damaged by a growing number of problems such as overfishing, sediment runoff, pollution, disease and climate change, which causes the water to become warmer and more acidic. (Credit: Wikipedia)
EPA launches ‘Caribbean Coral Reef Protection’ group
January 8, 2013, No Comments

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has formed an inter-agency effort to protect coral reefs off the s ...

485px-Environmental_Protection_Agency_logo.svg
EPA grants $50K to 2 Puerto Rico nonprofits
December 28, 2012, No Comments

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded nearly $50,000 to two Puerto Rico organizations, Leaders of the Wor ...

Mario Dávila, president of Toyota de Puerto Rico.
Toyota Foundation awards $80K to Puerto Rico groups
December 19, 2012, No Comments

Environmental education programs, organizations struggling to rescue endangered species and community proposals to comba ...

The University of Puerto Rico will use a $47,089 EPA grant to train a variety of businesses, educational institutions, and the general public about the environmental and economic importance of conserving energy.
UPR, Turabo get $200K EPA grants for pollution prevention projects
December 7, 2012, No Comments

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded nearly $200,000 in pollution prevention grants to the Univers ...

Sonnedix CEO Andreas Mustad (at podium) speaks during Wednesday's groundbreaking, as Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock, Economic Development and Commerce Secretary José R. Pérez-Riera and Salinas Mayor Carlos Rodríguez-Mateo listen.
Sonnedix/Yarotek break ground on Salinas solar farm
November 1, 2012, No Comments

A groundbreaking ceremony took place Wednesday to begin construction on the photovoltaic Salinas Solar Park, the first o ...

Neil Watlington, project manager of AES Ilumina, LLC discusses the project, as Gov. Luis Fortuño (right) looks on. (Credit: © Mauricio Pascual)
AES Ilumina powers up Guayama solar energy farm
October 9, 2012, No Comments

One year after announcing the start of construction of Puerto Rico’s largest solar farm in Guayama, AES Ilumina, LLC a ...