Monthly Archives: November 2008

State, Local Governments Get More Say in Federal Environmental Decision-Making

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Laura B.

Answering the call of state and local governments to give them more involvement in the development of federal environmental rules, EPA has a new policy to broaden its consulting efforts with intergovernmental partners when new regulations and policies cost more … Continue reading →

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K-State Calculates Costs of Nutrient Pollution

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Water & Wastewater News. Pollution by phosphorous and nitrogen isn’t just bad for lakes, streams, and other bodies of freshwater. According to researchers at Kansas State University, it’s also bad for Americans’ pocketbooks.

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NY Times Building Sees 70% Energy Savings with Lighting System

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post at EcoGeek. There’s good news for The New York Times, at least about their building. The New York Times Building was designed to use 1.28 watts per square foot of lighting, but with the installation of … Continue reading →

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Best of What's New in GreenTech 2008

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Laura B.

Popular Science has compiled it’s annual Best of What’s New list. The GreenTech winners include: Serious Materials EcoRock Electratherm Green Machine Envirofit Clean Cookstove Enphase Energy Micro-inverter System Mariah Power Windspire Agroplast All-in-One

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How Green Is the Deal? The Growing Role of Sustainability in M&A

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Laura B.

Via Docuticker. How Green Is the Deal? The Growing Role of Sustainability in M&A Source: Deloitte LLP The “greening” of products and business operations has become a central theme in virtually every industry. In today’s environment, companies that have strong … Continue reading →

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Gassing Up Green

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Plenty Magazine. As enviro-minded consumer choices go mainstream, even traditionally un-eco businesses like convenience marts are implementing environmental initiatives

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Army Green?

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Plenty Magazine. The US military is fighting a new enemy: global warming. But is the Pentagon really going green, or just trying to save money? Judge for yourself.

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How to turn coal plants into climate-solution machines

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Biopact. Interesting developments in both solar thermal and bioenergy allow us to envision a relatively low-cost future of carbon-negative baseload power. The more energy one would use from this power plant, the more one would … Continue reading →

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Film 'fuels' green energy

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. A passionate, witty young filmmaker-ecologist named Josh Tickell is hoping that his film “Fuel” catches on in the green environs of Seattle, Portland and Austin, Texas, and has a cross-country run comparable … Continue reading →

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EPA publishes manual for biodiesel producers

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Biodiesel Magazine. The U.S. EPA has published a compliance assistance manual for biodiesel producers. Published by the EPA’s Region 7 Biofuels Work Group, the manual titled “Environmental Laws Applicable to Construction and Operation of Biodiesel … Continue reading →

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