Beaverton, Ore. startup Puralytics with an Oregon BEST commercialization grant, as an industry-university team, is developing a floating, solar-activated stormwater treatment device, a nano lilly pad, that could be deployed in retaining ponds or ditches along roadways and parking lots to keep contaminants from reaching streams.

"Todd Jarvis and his team at Oregon State University (OSU) are great partners, and they have the analytical horsepower to provide the third-party testing and data our company needs," said Mark Owen, CEO of Puralytics.

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Public talk by Dr. Christine Woerlen, former head of the German Renewable Energy Agency; now an independent consultant with governments around the world.  Sponsored by the Climate Action Network of Canada, the principle here is that we must learn from the experience of other cities and countries, in this case, Germany. The question: Can Nova Scotia develop jobs throughout the province with an eco-economy that grows with the renewable energy revolution?

All eleven parts available at the Crest Halifax YouTube channel.

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Public talk by Dr. Christine Woerlen, former head of the German Renewable Energy Agency; now an independent consultant with governments around the world.  Sponsored by the Climate Action Network of Canada, the principle here is that we must learn from the experience of other cities and countries, in this case, Germany. The question: Can Nova Scotia develop jobs throughout the province with an eco-economy that grows with the renewable energy revolution?

All eleven parts available at the Crest Halifax YouTube channel.