Daily Archives: January 13, 2009

EPA Issues Interim Drinking Water Health Advisory for Perchlorate

Via BeSpacific. Follow up to previous postings on perchlorate contamination of drinking water, today “EPA issued an interim health advisory to assist state and local officials in addressing local contamination of perchlorate in drinking water. The interim health advisory level … Continue reading

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The latest from Renewable Energy World

The latest issue of Renewable Energy Weekly is now available. Highlights include: The German Perspective, Part 2: A Resilient Renewable Energy Leader The German Perspective, Part 3: Training the Future Wind Power Workforce Beijing’s Showcase “Clean Coal” Power Plant Husum … Continue reading

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Making Use of a Seasonal Biomass Resource: Recycled Christmas Trees

Read the full post at Biobased News. If you have a conservationist’s mindset, you probably got a little distressed spotting all those beautiful, discarded Christmas trees lining America’s gutters and curbs the past couple of weeks – seemingly unceremoniously tossed … Continue reading

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Brewing a new fuel source

Read the full story from the Why Files. Fess up. Faced with the morning craving for caffeine, do you, with trembling hand, pour that first delicious, nutritious cuppa joe, and then just trasho the soggy coffee grounds? Maybe you’re a … Continue reading

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ASHRAE Proposes Energy Standard, Seeks Comments

Read the full story in Environmental Protection. Changes to the purpose and scope of ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1 as well as new lighting requirements are being proposed through public review, according to a Dec. 30 press release. ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007, Energy … Continue reading

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