Daily Archives: July 28, 2008

Roanoke College meshes ecology efforts

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Roanoke Times. The environment remains a newsmaker from here to Beijing. Demand for the Toyota Prius is up. China is trying to reduce its air pollution (for next month’s Olympics, at least). And in … Continue reading →

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Converted Organics, City of Gonzales, CA, and Gonzales Unified School District Partner to Recycle Food Waste Into Organic Fertilizer for Recreation Areas

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. Converted Organics Inc.  announced today that the company has formed an innovative partnership with the city of Gonzales, CA and the Gonzales Unified School District to recycle food waste from local school cafeterias into all-natural organic … Continue reading →

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Bike rider recycling discarded wrappers

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Syracuse Post-Standard. A Fayetteville-Manlius High School teacher has turned her two passions into a fundraising effort for Syracuse city school students.. Stewart is collecting granola and energy bar wrappers and sending them to TerraCycle’s … Continue reading →

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Man survives on the trash of others

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Nova Scotia News. The grass where Bobby slept gleams green. And the rain that washed him clean a few evenings earlier has dried into a cool May morning. Sunlight shimmers off Maynard Lake, motorists … Continue reading →

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Teens go green by diving into biodiesel

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Wenatchee World. Larry Stoltz, owner of L&L Engineering, has been making biodiesel at his Peshastin shop with members of a loose-knit cooperative for the past four years. Tuesday, he led a tour of his … Continue reading →

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U.K. researchers study sugary food waste

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Biomass Magazine. Researchers at the University of Birmingham in Birmingham, England, are looking at whether an everyday bioprocess that occurs naturally might be harnessed to produce hydrogen on a commercial scale using sugary food waste … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania releases woody biomass guidelines

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Biomass Magazine. Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has released a 50-page document containing guidelines for harvesting woody biomass for alternative energy sources.

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