Daily Archives: May 1, 2008

Composting – The Next Step in Recycling! International Compost Awareness Week is May 4 to May 10, 2008

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. Are you ready for free fertilizer and a soil conditioner that will give your flowers and vegetables a boost? Then break out the compost bin. For people who recycle regularly and are looking for ways to … Continue reading →

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The latest issue of ClimateBiz

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Laura B.

For a full-color, graphic version of this newsletter, go to http://www.climatebiz.com/enewsletter. Welcome to GreenBiz 2.0! By Joel Makower We’ve been working long hours behind the scenes to make GreenBiz.com and our sister sites even more useful and information-packed. At last, … Continue reading →

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Argonne National Laboratory: Transportation Technology R&D Center

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Laura B.

Via Librarians’ Internet Index. Background and updates about transportation research at this national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy. Provides fact sheets, publications, and other material about topics such as fuel cells, hybrid electric vehicles, powertrains, vehicle recycling, heavy … Continue reading →

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Tortillanomics: Food or Fuel? The Competition for Mexico's Corn

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Laura B.

Via Librarians’ Internet Index. Companion website for this PBS Frontline documentary that discovers that “the increasing demand for corn-based biofuel in the United States is driving up the cost of Mexico’s staple food, the tortilla.” Features slideshows on protest and … Continue reading →

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Address the Mess

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Laura B.

Comedy Central’s Address the Mess initiative brings some humor to basic green information.

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An Exploration of Technology Diffusion

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Laura B.

Via Docuticker. An Exploration of Technology Diffusion Source: Harvard Business School Working Papers We develop a model that, at the aggregate level, is similar to the one sector neoclassical growth model, while, at the disaggregate level, has implications for the … Continue reading →

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Savoring the fruits of the Green 15's seeds

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in InfoWorld. Spurred by business needs as well as environmental concerns, green IT projects blossomed in data centers and on desktops throughout the world in 2007. To encourage environmentally sound practices in a world where the … Continue reading →

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Green Is The New Neurotic: How to save the world without losing your mind

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at Conscious Choice. I admit it. I’ve stood at the supermarket fish counter, struggling to remember which fish are sustainably grown and which ones are not. I obsess over the deli containers tumbling out of my … Continue reading →

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Goodwill Urges Congress to Create E-Waste Infrastructure

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Waste Age. Goodwill Industries, Rockville, Md., has testified before the House Science and Technology Committee urging Congress to assist in the development of a recycling and reuse infrastructure for unwanted electronics. With an increasing amount … Continue reading →

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Green design mandate gets look

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Centre Daily Times. Some State College Area school board members want the district to build green from now on, and they may take an action no other school board in the state has done. … Continue reading →

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