Quieting the Oceans
Mother humpback whale and calf near the island of Maui, Hawaii, July 17, 2015. (Photo courtesy NOAA) Public domain. By Sunny Lewis GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts, September 22, 2016 (Maximpact.com News) – Years of campaigning and courtroom battles by U.S. conservationists to limit the underwater noise that turns the oceans into hell for whales and dolphins are beginning to pay off. On September 13, the...[Read More]
Much more than just a conference – Lilongwe Malawi, 14-17 April 2015
Maximpact is reaching out to its network to assist World Vision in raising the remaining $122,000 for the 2015 Beating Famine Conference in Africa. This is your opportunity to be part of a global movement In 2012 the first Beating Famine conference was held in Kenya, with incredible results. The conference introduced cost effective land regeneration techniques and instigated the roll out of grou...[Read More]
World's E-Waste Heavier than China's Great Wall
A small portion of the Great Wall of China, begun in the 8th century BC, which now stretches more than 20,000 kilometers (13,171 miles) across China’s historical northern border. November 30, 2020 (Photo by “found_in_a_attic”) Creative commons license via Flickr By Sunny Lewis for Maximpact BRUSSELS, Belgium, October 14, 2021 (Maximpact.com News) – People tend to think that 40 to 50 percent of all...[Read More]
Children, Hope of the World, at Risk
Children of trainee carpet weavers at an in-house kindergarten at the Afghan Bazar Carpet Company in Mazar-e Sharif, in northern Afghanistan’s Balkh Province. December 3, 2019 (Photo courtesy International Labour Organisation Asia-Pacific) Creative Commons license via Flickr By Sunny Lewis for Maximpact NEW YORK, New York, December 31, 2019 (Maximpact.com News) – Young people are his greatest sour...[Read More]
First Flight 'On Wings of Waste'
Pilot Jeremy Rowsell with the On Wings of Waste aircraft. Rowsell was born in London into a family of military pilots. He first flew solo at age 14, flew during university, then travelled and flew extensively in Africa. Working as a broker at Lloyds of London led to a job in Australia. He currently lives Sydney and works for multinational insurer Jardine Lloyd Thompson, who supported his flight On...[Read More]
Blue-Green Algae Commit Suicide at South Africa's Setumo Dam
Setumo Dam and Reservoir before rehabilitation by BlueGreen Water Technologies, 2020 (Photo courtesy Infrastructure News) Posted for media use https://infrastructurenews.co.za/2021/10/10/bluegreen-water-technologies-successfully-rehabilitates-mahikengs-setumo-dam/ By Sunny Lewis for Maximpact MAHIKENG, South Africa, October 27, 2021 (Maximpact.com News) – A new technology that removes harmful alga...[Read More]
Greenest Big Companies Go 100% Renewable
Solar panels cover the roof of Sony’s Jimmy Stewart Building in Culver City, California, 2018 (Photo courtesy Sony Pictures) Posted for media use. By Sunny Lewis CUPERTINO, California, October 17, 2018 (Maximpact.com News) – Not every company, of course, but increasing numbers of corporations, led by some of the world’s largest tech firms, are taking responsibility to protect people and planet wit...[Read More]
How to Make Employee Giving Simple with CSR Software
By: Nita Kirby, Director of Client Solutions at CyberGrants Whether it be child or animal welfare, medical advancements or worldwide atrocities, there is something out there that inspires action from you. Because there are so many causes to support, often a few that a majority of employees have some connection to, you would think the feeling of care would result in action. However, anyone who has ...[Read More]
What's That in Your Fruit Salad?
Fruits and vegetables for sale at Le Marché de Noailles, Marseille, France, October 1, 2014 (Photo by kixmi71) Creative Commons license via Flickr By Sunny Lewis BRUSSELS, Belgium, October 12, 2017 (Maximpact.com News) – A pregnant woman eating a salad of fresh fruit grown by conventional agriculture in the European Union may think she is providing healthy nourishment to her future baby, but in f...[Read More]
TEENAGE ASYLUM SEEKERS IN NORTHERN IRELAND SCORE TOP ENGLISH EXAM
NORTHERN IRELAND, August 31, 2022 (Maximpact.com Sustainability News) Three Bedouin sisters from Kuwait are among a group of 16 asylum seekers who have scored highly in their GESEs despite many of them only starting to learn English in February this year. The group of students aged between 15 and 18 were being taught English by Maximpact, the agency contracted by the Department for Education. Two ...[Read More]
U.S. Teaches Its Power Grid Interoperability
By Sunny Lewis WASHINGTON, DC, February 16, 2016 (ENS) – The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has been chosen to participate in four projects that will build a modern, responsive electricity grid across the United States capable of supporting a two-way flow of both electricity and information. This nonprofit industry consortium includes: utilities, vendors, investment institutions, industr...[Read More]
Precious Sites Awarded World Heritage Status
Part of the newly inscribed World Heritage natural site Qinghai Hoh Xil on the Tibetan Plateau (Photo by Mark Meng) Creative Commons license via Flickr By Sunny Lewis KRAKOW, Poland, July 13, 2017 (Maximpact.com News) – The world has three new sites of outstanding natural value designated for protection by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which just concluded a 10-day meeting in Krakow. During...[Read More]