Daily Archives: August 29, 2008

California Academy of Sciences leverages IP to cut waste, costs

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Sustainable IT. Switching over to various IP-based services is saving the academy more than a million dollars in redundant equipment and cabling

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California water district adopts water banking strategy

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in American City & County. The Yucaipa Valley, Calif., Water District (YVWD) will begin “water banking,” which involves purchasing additional water to store underground in reserve against times of drought. However, the plan will come at … Continue reading →

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Lead wheel weights to be phased out in California by end of 2009

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Los Angeles Times. Chrysler and three lead wheel weight makers agree to the phaseout in a settlement of a suit brought by an environmental group, which contended the car parts threatened drinking water.

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Consumer Product Safety Commission Not Ready For Nanotech

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story from the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies. The inability of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to carry out its mandate with respect to simple, low-tech products such as children’s jewelry and toy trains bodes poorly for … Continue reading →

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PerdureTM: High Temperature Wood Treatment

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the data sheet from Environment Canada. The environmental and public health concerns that arise from the chemical treatment of wood have brought about the development of greener alternatives. PCI Industries Inc. has created a heat treatment technology for wood … Continue reading →

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Air-purifying church windows early nanotechnology

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story from the Queensland University of Technology. Stained glass windows that are painted with gold purify the air when they are lit up by sunlight, a team of Queensland University of Technology experts have discovered. Associate Professor … Continue reading →

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Wind Energy Bumps Into Power Grid's Limits

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the New York Times. Clean energy’s dirty secret is that while generating it is getting easier, moving it to market is not.

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Clay students build wind turbines

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story from WTVG. Science students at Clay High School will soon have a way to measure the wind and how much power it can produce.

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Illinois Water Resources Center 2009-2010 Call for Proposal

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Laura B.

Proposals due: October 24, 2008 Proposals Selected: December 15, 2008 Funding available: May 1, 2009 through August 31, 2010 The Illinois Water Resources Center (IWRC) requests proposals to fund one graduate student from a college or university in Illinois who … Continue reading →

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