Daily Archives: January 9, 2009

Coal ash sludge ponds in use at some Illinois power plants

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Chicago Tribune. More than a dozen Illinois power plants store toxic coal ash in sludge ponds similar to the one that burst and spread contaminated muck over 300 acres of eastern Tennessee last month, … Continue reading →

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More species invasions feared for Great Lakes

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story from the Associated Press. Dozens of foreign species could spread across the Great Lakes in coming years despite policies designed to keep them out, causing significant environmental and economic damage, a federal report says.

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Dell foresees big savings with greener packaging

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Sustainable IT. While organizations are finding plenty of ways to enhance their products on the inside to be more Earth friendly, some companies are also literally thinking outside the box by making their product packaging … Continue reading →

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Green-tech resolutions for 2009

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Sustainable IT. Odds are your company is tightening its belt for the upcoming year, given the sad state of the economy. Fortunately as a member of the IT department, you have the opportunity to help … Continue reading →

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Motorola builds phone from recycled water bottles

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Sustainable IT. At CES today, Motorola unveiled a new phone with a unique environmentally responsible design: The plastic housing of the Moto W233 Renew is made of plastics from recycled water bottles, according to the … Continue reading →

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Fiji Water, Clean Coal and Political Parties Make 2008 Greenwash List

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story from GreenBiz. In a big year for green initiatives, it’s inevitable that there will be some big greenwashes as well; and as part of an onslaught of year’s-end lists, the Greenwash Brigade on American Public Media’s … Continue reading →

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The latest from GreenerBuildings

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Laura B.

Out of the Fryer & Into the Vegawatt: Used Cooking Oil Helps Power Restaurant http://www.greenerbuildings.com/news/2009/01/06/vegawatt A Massachusetts firm says its new device called the Vegawatt can help restaurants save money by converting used vegetable oil from fryers into fuel to … Continue reading →

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Super Trees Clean up Superfund Sites

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Discover Magazine. A legacy of the Argonne National Laboratory’s early foray into atomic energy lies buried here on its campus, about 25 miles southwest of Chicago. Although solid wastes from all sorts of experiments have … Continue reading →

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