Daily Archives: June 5, 2008

State bills schools for energy overuse

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Honolulu Advertiser. About 124 schools are being asked to pay as much as $26,000 for “excessive” energy usage following a yearlong effort by the state Department of Education to reduce electricity consumption.

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9 Southland schools win grants from BP

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Southtown Star. BP’s “A+ for Energy” competition gives nearly $500,000 in grants to teachers for innovative and eco-friendly classroom activities. Nine schools in the Southland were among the winners announced Tuesday.

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House approves funds for 'green' schools

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story from the Associated Press. The House on Wednesday committed more than $20 billion over the next five years to help states build and renovate schools to make them more energy-efficient and good for the environment.

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Lighting an Efficient Future, Minus the Mercury

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story from Worldwatch. More and more countries are banning incandescent light bulbs in favor of energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamps, or CFLs. But options to recycle the mercury-laden alternatives are often scarce. A variety of European Union recycling … Continue reading →

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The latest issue of GreenerBuilding

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Laura B.

A full-color, graphic version of this newsletter is available online at http://greenerbuildings.com/enewsletters/2008/greenerbuildings/index.html. Napa Winery Basks in Solar Power http://greenerbuildings.com/node/24841 Napa-based Far Niente flipped the switch on a solar energy system that will supply all of the winery’s needs. The system … Continue reading →

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Capturing King Coal: Deploying Carbon Capture and Storage Systems in the U.S. at Scale

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Laura B.

Hiranya Fernando, John Venezia, Clay Rigdon, Preeti Verma. Capturing King Coal: Deploying Carbon Capture and Storage Systems in the U.S. at Scale. Washington, DC : World Resources Institute, 2008. (Online at http://www.wri.org/publication/capturing-king-coal) Abstract: Coal is a key fuel source for … Continue reading →

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Bayer Partners with Carnegie Science Center to Create New Environmental Curriculum for Children and Teens

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. To help foster a new generation of environmentally literate elementary-, middle- and high-school students, Bayer Corporation, as part of its Making Science Make Sense(R) initiative, has teamed with Carnegie Science Center on World Environment Day to … Continue reading →

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More Talking Than Listening in the Senate Debate About Climate Change

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the New York Times. Even for the Senate, where members are well-known to prefer talking to listening, the amount of unilateral jabbering on the climate change bill has been remarkable.

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Testing the Toxicity of Nanomaterials

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Technology Review. In light of mounting concerns regarding the potential toxicity of some nanomaterials, scientists have designed a rapid screening tool to help predict which ones are likely to be harmful. Hundreds of nanotechnology-based products … Continue reading →

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Environmentally Friendly Bombs Planned

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at LiveScience. New explosives could be more powerful and safer to handle than TNT and other conventional explosives and would also be more environmentally friendly.

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