Daily Archives: February 5, 2010

Commentary: Field of Screams

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Laura B.

Read the full commentary in Waste Age. You probably remember the movie “Field of Dreams.” It starred Kevin Costner as a farmer who believed that if he built a baseball stadium in the back forty, people would come to watch … Continue reading →

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EPA Announces New Support for Sustainable Communities

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Laura B.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced three steps to support communities’ efforts to provide their citizens’ with economic opportunity while reducing impacts on the environment.  The actions will encourage state and local government to make their communities more sustainable … Continue reading →

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U.S. EPA Climate Change Art Challenge

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Laura B.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, would like to invite 6th-8th graders residing in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin to participate in the U.S. EPA Climate Change Art Challenge. The contest asks students to create a drawing … Continue reading →

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Algae oil: I'll drink to that!

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Mother Nature Network. In the heart of Los Angeles, oil is being produced. Not the dirty, black variety you have to drill for, but the clean, green kind that can be manufactured … anywhere. At … Continue reading →

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Obama takes steps to boost biofuels

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Biomass Magazine. The biofuels and biomass industries received nothing but good news Feb. 3, with the release of the long-awaited renewable fuel standard (RFS2) final rule, the first report generated by President Barack Obama’s Biofuel … Continue reading →

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ME: Pharmaceutical Drugs Found in Landfill Water

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Laura B.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection received the results of tests conducted on leachate from three landfills in Maine – Augusta, Brunswick and Bath.  Those results show that pharmaceutical drugs disposed of in household waste do end up in the … Continue reading →

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