Daily Archives: January 14, 2009

TVA Wet Pond Breach May be a Bigger Problem, EIP Says

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Protection. Nearly 100 largely unregulated “wet dumps” across the United States that are comparable to the Tennessee Valley Authority’s breached site in Harriman, Tenn., for the storage of toxic pollution from coal-fired power plants … Continue reading →

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DOT Delays Work on Fuel Economy Standards

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Protection. In a Jan. 7 statement, the U.S. Department of Transportation said that the Bush Administration will not finalize its rulemaking on Corporate Fuel Economy Standards.

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The latest from Renewable Energy Weekly

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Laura B.

The latest issue of Renewable Energy Weekly is now available. Highlights include: New Uses for Old Staples: Butter and Coffee As Biodiesel Feedstocks Researcher Focuses on Reducing Turbulance in Large Wind Farms Wafer-based Solar Cells Aren’t Done Yet Inside Renewable … Continue reading →

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Awards Opportunity for Sustainability Programs

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the press release. BCLC, in partnership with the Siemens Corporation, will honor three U.S. communities with the 2009 Siemens Sustainable Community Awards. One small, medium, and large community each will receive an award. The nomination deadline for the awards … Continue reading →

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EPA Local Clean Energy Webcast, February 5: Landfill Gas to Energy

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Laura B.

EPA’s Clean Energy-Environment Municipal Network is kicking off the 2009 series of webcast trainings targeted to local governments with a webcast on how local governments can use landfill methane to generate energy. EPA and local government experts will provide an … Continue reading →

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Behind the Greens: Invasive Species Specialist Jennifer Forman Orth, Ph.D.

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full interview in E The Environmental Magazine. “Something wicked this way comes,” quips the tagline for Jennifer Forman Orth’s blog, invasivespecies.blogspot.com. Orth serves as the state plant pest survey coordinator for the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources and … Continue reading →

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Tapping the Earth for home heating and cooling

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. Sue Butler decided it was time to cut the cord on fossil fuels. So when her aging gas furnace needed replacing, she turned to the Earth for a solution. She installed a geothermal system–also … Continue reading →

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Sundance Film Festival, starring…the environment

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. Nevermind the Hollywood glitterati. Many of the films debuting at this year’s Sundance Film Festival feature a more understated star known as Mother Earth, and she plays roles ranging from dramatic to mysterious to … Continue reading →

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The latest from GreenerComputing

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Laura B.

Energy Efficiency: The New SLA By Bruce Naegel http://www.greenercomputing.com/feature/2009/01/13/energy-efficiency-the-new-sla For years, IT organizations have been charged with ensuring the performance, availability, and security of their environments. Now, as more and more data centers are nearing their power and cooling capacities, … Continue reading →

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Conservationists take EPA back to court over ballast water

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Conservationists waging a decade-long legal battle to force the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate ship ballast water just like any other pollutant are headed back to court. Environmentalists last summer won … Continue reading →

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