Daily Archives: April 8, 2008

Cost and Red Tape Hamper Colleges' Efforts to Go Green

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription required). The private, nonprofit Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program has become synonymous with green construction, and has kick-started a national conversation about energy efficiency, recycled building materials, … Continue reading →

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Here come the bite-size fuel cells

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. The personal computer was famously derided as a “toy” when it entered the computing world. Some companies in the hydrogen fuel cell industry are counting on toys to make the much-ballyhooed hydrogen economy a … Continue reading →

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$74 Million in Grants to Give New Life to Old Properties

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. Communities in 43 states will share more than $74 million in brownfields grants to help revitalize former industrial and commercial sites, turning them from problem properties to productive community use. The grants, awarded by the U.S. … Continue reading →

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More than just pond scum: Fueling the need for alternative energy

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Opelika-Auburn News. Earlier this week, David James, headmaster of Eastwood Christian School in Opelika, had a number of representatives from area laboratories and the U.S. Department of Agriculture present as he demonstrated a process … Continue reading →

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