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US AND ICELANDIC GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, BUSINESS LEADERS STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TO ACHIEVE CLIMATE GOALS

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Friday, September 30, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week, The Atlantic Council, the Embassy of Iceland and Green by Iceland hosted the U.S.-Iceland Clean Energy Summit, Our Climate Future. The Summit convened Icelandic and U.S. government leaders, businesses, and civil society groups to discuss opportunities to strengthen international cooperation to achieve ambitious climate goals. Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir; Iceland's Foreign Minister Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir; U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree; Iceland's Ambassador to the U.S. Bergdis Ellertsdóttir; and officials from the U.S. Departments of Defense, Energy, and State; joined top executives from companies including Microsoft, BlackRock, Carbfix, Carbon Recycling International, Landsvirkjun, HS Orka, ON Power, and Running Tide to discuss opportunities and challenges to accelerate public and private partnerships to advance the energy transition and achieve urgent climate goals.

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  • The Summit convened Icelandic and U.S. government leaders, businesses, and civil society groups to discuss opportunities to strengthen international cooperation to achieve ambitious climate goals.
  • "We can do a lot as individuals I can take my bicycle and go to work and all that.
  • I strongly believe that strengthening energy security and addressing climate change do not have to be regarded as mutually exclusive.
  • "A successful energy transition relies on international cooperation," said Reed Blakemore, acting director of the Atlantic Council's Global Energy Center.

10,000 U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Urge Congress to Support Green New Deal

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Wednesday, September 18, 2019
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"Farmers and ranchers are essential to stop climate change but current policies put them in shackles," said Garrett Blad, Sunrise Movement, whose family has farmed in Indiana for three generations.

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  • "Farmers and ranchers are essential to stop climate change but current policies put them in shackles," said Garrett Blad, Sunrise Movement, whose family has farmed in Indiana for three generations.
  • "A Green New Deal must break the stranglehold corporations have on farmers and empower them with the tools and financial support to be the good stewards they are."
  • "Farmers and ranchers have a critical role to play in mitigating the devastating effects of greenhouse gas emissions," said Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine).
  • "As this Congress prioritizes bold solutions to the climate crisis change, we must remember to bring farmers to the table."

GreenER Completes and Donates Plans for Newbury, MA Historic Upper Green

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019
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NEWBURY, Mass., March 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenER, a 501C3 not-for-profit corporation, has completed its three-year effort to study the historic "Upper Green" in Newbury, MA and has gifted its final plans for the Green's restoration to the town.

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  • NEWBURY, Mass., March 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenER, a 501C3 not-for-profit corporation, has completed its three-year effort to study the historic "Upper Green" in Newbury, MA and has gifted its final plans for the Green's restoration to the town.
  • GreenER was founded by Cole Ablow, 17, a student at The Pingree School in Hamilton, MA, with the goal of helping to restore historic town Greens around New England.
  • I am proud of what the entire GreenER team was able to accomplish," Cole Ablow said.
  • "Down the road, we hope GreenER can be instrumental in helping Newbury turn the vision we developed into a reality."

Valentine Distilling Co. Mayor Pingree Red Label Bourbon Whiskey Returns After Being Sold Out for Two Years

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019
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FERNDALE, Mich., Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Demand was rather high for the Mayor Pingree Red Label Bourbon Whiskey when it made its debut release a few years ago as the first bourbon in the Mayor Pingree-labeled collection from Valentine Distilling Co.

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  • FERNDALE, Mich., Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Demand was rather high for the Mayor Pingree Red Label Bourbon Whiskey when it made its debut release a few years ago as the first bourbon in the Mayor Pingree-labeled collection from Valentine Distilling Co.
  • Non-chill filtered and bottled at 94 proof, Mayor Pingree Red Label Bourbon's flavors are delivered in layers that linger long through the finish due to Valentine's triple-pot distillation.
  • The Mayor Pingree Red Label Bourbon is also available for bottle purchase at the Valentine Cocktail Lounge in Ferndale at one bottle per customer.
  • Valentine Distilling Co. honors the enduring spirit of 'Old Ping' with its award-winning Mayor Pingree family of spirits.

Florida State Parks Foundation Announces New Board Members

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Monday, January 21, 2019
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jan. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Florida State Parks Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of four new members to the Board of Directors: Gwen Graham, Wendy Spencer, Karen Halperin Cyphers and Dale Brill.

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  • TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jan. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Florida State Parks Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of four new members to the Board of Directors: Gwen Graham, Wendy Spencer, Karen Halperin Cyphers and Dale Brill.
  • "I am delighted to welcome our four new board members," said Ben Pingree, Foundation President.
  • It does this through programs that preserve and protect state parks, educate visitors about the value of state parks, encourage community engagement and active use of state parks, and advocacy.
  • The Foundation, founded in 1993 as Friends of Florida State Parks and renamed in 2018, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation whose mission is to support and help sustain the Florida Park Service, its 175 award-winning parks and trails, local Friends groups and more than 13,000 park volunteers.