Daily Archives: May 16, 2008

San Diego Airport to Expand in a Green Way

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Protection. The San Diego Airport is taking “a key leadership role” in the fight against global warming by agreeing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its major airport expansion, according to California Attorney General … Continue reading →

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Groups Petition EPA for Action on Nano-silver

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Protection. The International Center for Technology Assessment (CTA) and a coalition of consumer, health, and environmental groups on May 1 filed a legal petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, demanding the agency use … Continue reading →

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DOE Tallies 500 Energy Assessments for Industry

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Protection. The U.S. Department of Energy has completed the 500th Energy Saving Assessment at the nation’s largest industrial facilities. These assessments have helped companies identify opportunities to save over an estimated 80 trillion British … Continue reading →

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Terrabon to Test Biofuels Conversion in Texas

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Protection. Terrabon, L.L.C. announced May 7 that it has broken ground on a biofuels conversion facility in Bryan, Texas, that will test the scaled-up, commercial feasibility of its MixAlco™ technology, which converts readily-available, low-cost, … Continue reading →

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Green cleaners required in Illinois schools

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Chicago Tribune. There was a time when custodians at Lockport Township High School pushed cleaning cars packed with an array of spray bottles, spritzers and aerosol cans. Today, they use just four spray bottles, … Continue reading →

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NRDC Offers Free Greening Advisor

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Protection. Small and mid-sized businesses can now “green” their operations with the “Greening Advisor”, a Web-based tool developed by Natural Resources Defense Council, one of the nation’s largest and most influential environmental organizations.

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