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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Can Green IT Be as Simple as Changing Your Font?
Read the full story at Greener Computing. In the annals of green IT practices, this is one that is often (perhaps justifiably) overlooked: Changing your font can save big bucks. The University of Wisconsin at Green Bay announced this week … Continue reading
GM, DOE partner in Indian jatropha project
Read the full story in Biodiesel Magazine. General Motors Corp. just announced a five-year partnership with the U.S. DOE to help develop the potential of the jatropha plant as a sustainable biofuel energy crop. The goal of the project is … Continue reading
Posted in Biofuels, Research
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Be Water and Energy Wise! Register for National Environmental Education Week, April 11-17, 2010
National Environmental Education Week (EE Week), the nation’s largest environmental education event held April 11-17, 2010, inspires environmental learning and stewardship among K-12 students. EE Week connects educators with environmental resources to promote K-12 students’ understanding of the environment. EE … Continue reading
Posted in Schools, Web Resources
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STAPLES Canada stores expand electronic waste recycling in Ontario
Read the press release. STAPLES Canada will expand their requirements for recyclable electronic waste collection at stores, as the retailer enters phase II of its Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES). Effective April 1, STAPLES stores in Ontario will enter the second … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, E-Waste, Green Business
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Garb Forming Consortium to Build 10 E-Scrap Plants
Read the full story in Environmental Protection. Garb Oil & Power Corporation is in the final stages of forming a consortium of six companies to build 10 E-scrap (electronic waste) plants in the eastern part of the United States, according … Continue reading
Posted in E-Waste
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Local Green Charity Partners With Oakland University To Motivate Recycling Amongst Students
Read the press release. Recycling for Charities has partnered with the Sustaining Our Planet Earth organization of Oakland University to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. As a registered 501(c)3 non-profit charity, Recycling for Charities (RFC) defends the environment … Continue reading
Posted in E-Waste, Schools
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Office Depot Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Earth Day by Helping Customers to Grow Greener
Read the press release. As part of its Earth Day 2010 program, Office Depot has created a new website at www.officedepotgrowgreener.com and is encouraging customers to submit their own ideas on how their business is growing greener. For each green … Continue reading
K-State College of Education offers free sustainability and environmental resources Web site for educators, public
Planning lessons about Earth Day, recycling, conservation, “green” products and e-waste just got easier with a new Web site from Kansas State University’s College of Education. The sustainability resources Web site at http://www.coe.k-state.edu/sustain is loaded with teaching resources, and its … Continue reading
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Former Sprint, Radio Shack CEOs Get Serious About Recycling
Read the full post at Triple Pundit. Cell phones keep getting smaller and smaller while boasting more and more features. Most of those phones, PDAs, and smartphones, however, are eventually tossed out, and the results are disturbing. In the US, … Continue reading
Posted in E-Waste
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E-Waste Roundup: The Trouble with Exports, Easy Recycling, and More…
Read the full story at Greener Computing. Take your eye off the e-waste issue for even a minute, much less a week, and you’re liable to miss some interesting developments. In the last few days, there have been a number … Continue reading
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