Daily Archives: January 18, 2008

Local Blowback from Wind Farms

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Laura B.

Read/hear the full story from the Great Lakes Radio Consortium. America’s hunger for new, greener sources of electricity, and a generous federal tax credit, are fueling a wind power boom. According to the industry, almost 6,000 megawatts of new wind … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit claims FBI gun range pollutes Lake Michigan

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Chicago Tribune. A lawsuit is targeting the FBI’s shooting range in North Chicago, seeking to halt the discharge of lead bullets into Lake Michigan over pollution concerns, the executive director of a non-profit environmental … Continue reading →

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The latest from RenewableEnergyAccess.com

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Laura B.

The latest issue of Renewable Energy Weekly is now available. Highlights include: Harnessing Waste Heat for Electricity New Nanocomposite Material Could Increase Solar Cell Efficiency Inside Renewable Energy podcast: Changing Public Perceptions of Renewables California Solar Outlook for 2008

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Start-up says it can make hydrogen with sunlight and water

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News. com. Cheap, clean hydrogen is the holy grail in the green-technology world, and Nanoptek says it could have part of the answer. The Maynard, Mass.-based company, which Wednesday announced that it has raised $4.7 … Continue reading →

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Tech Ignorance Keeps Teens From Changing the World

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at The Wired Campus. America’s high-school students are confident they can solve the world’s most complex problems, such as climate change and a dwindling supply of fossil fuels. However, more than half of them believe high … Continue reading →

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WMRC's FY09 research solicitation announcement is now available

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full solicitation. Proposals due March 14, 2008 The Waste Management and Research Center (WMRC), a division of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, is the State of Illinois’ focal agency for promoting sustainability in the manufacturing and allied … Continue reading →

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Study Highlights Prairie Grass' Potential as Biomass Fuel Source

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Protection. Switchgrass grown for biofuel production produced 540 percent more energy than needed to grow, harvest and process it into cellulosic ethanol, according to estimates from a large on-farm study by researchers at the … Continue reading →

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Stakeholders to Find Balance Between Tourism, Mexican Reef

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Protection. Conservation International (CI), Cozumel, Mexico’s Department of Tourism and the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association on Jan. 15 signed a groundbreaking conservation agreement by cruise industry leaders representing government, private sector, civil society, and cruise … Continue reading →

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Green Seal Cleaner Comment Period Extended

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Laura B.

Green Seal, the not-for-profit, independent certification and standard development body, has announced that it is extending by two weeks the public comment period for its Proposed Revised Standard for Industrial and Institutional Cleaners, GS-37.  The comment period — originally scheduled … Continue reading →

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Pro Bono Green Purchasing Assistance from RPN

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Laura B.

The Responsible Purchasing Network, at the Center for a New American Dream, is offering pro bono assistance to five state and local governments committed to harnessing institutional procurement as a means of reducing waste, achieving greenhouse gas emissions goals, limiting … Continue reading →

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