Daily Archives: March 12, 2008

Water Cleaning Presents Challenges

Read the full story from the Associated Press. The standard ways of cleaning water are not designed to snare the tiny amounts of prescription drugs that survive digestion, and then, with a flush of the toilet, begin their journey toward … Continue reading

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Stone-Buhr Makes Commitment to Sustainable Agriculture

Read the press release. Stone-Buhr Flour Company today announced the general availability of the first certified sustainable all-purpose wheat flour in the Western United States. The product has been placed in the top 300 retailer locations in the Pacific Northwest.

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Summit focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Read the full story in Building Design and Construction. Speakers at the first Green Real Estate Summit, which took place March 5, 2008, at the Practising Law Institute (www.pli.edu) in New York City, confirmed that relationships between real estate parties … Continue reading

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Is vinegar the secret ingredient for biofuels?

Read the full story at News.com. To make ethanol, you want to make vinegar first, according to ZeaChem. The biofuel start-up, which has moved from Colorado to Silicon Valley, says it has come up with a method of making cellulosic … Continue reading

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The latest issue of GreenerComputing News

For a full-color, graphic version of this newsletter, go to http://www.greenercomputing.com/enewsletter. How to Choose a Greener Graphics Card By Andrew Binstock http://www.greenercomputing.com/columns_third.cfm?NewsID=55714 Graphics cards are an often overlooked aspect of PC energy efficiency, and can be significant energy hogs. But … Continue reading

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The latest from RenewableEnergyAccess.com

The latest issue of Renewable Energy Weekly is now available. Highlights include: Building a FIT Renewable Energy Market in the U.S. Financing Green Projects Imports from Latin America May Help U.S. Meet Energy Goals Estimates, Guesstimates, Obsolete & Just Plain … Continue reading

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Cornell, Ithaca Form Green Purchasing Consortium

Read the full story from the Ithaca Journal via the Responsible Purchasing Network. Cornell University has joined Tompkins County, the City of Ithaca and five other educational institutions and governmental agencies to form the Finger Lakes Environmentally Preferred Procurement Consortium, … Continue reading

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Yale Develops Sustainable Event Guidelines

Read the full story from the Responsible Purchasing Network. RPN member Yale University has developed a set of Sustainable Event Guidelines to help campus event organizers reduce the environmental impact of gatherings they host.  The Guidelines offer advice on energy … Continue reading

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2008 National Environmental Partnership Summit

Dates: May 19-22, 2008 Location:  Sheraton Baltimore City Center, Baltimore MD Early registration has been extended until March 19, 2008. Visit the web site for more information or to register. The National Environmental Partnership Summit is an interdisciplinary gathering of … Continue reading

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U.P. praised for fuel-saving effort

Read the full story in the Omaha World-Herald. A regional effort at publicizing ways to prevent pollution and reduce waste is recognizing Union Pacific Corp.’s fuel conservation training and rewards program for locomotive engineers.

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