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New Providence and Other Union County School Districts Shift into Green Energy
9/2/10
By Shift Into Green Energy tm Staying true to their "PIONEER" spirit, New Providence recently hosted a first of its kind Energy Efficiency seminar focused ...
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Water efficient homes to cut down on bills at Freshney Green
9/2/10
Recent research has shown that improved energy efficiency can reduce average utility bills by £500 per year and the attraction of lower bills in energy ...
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Water Environment Federation Announces Winners Of The 2010 WEF Excellence Awards
9/2/10
... 35 workshops, six facility tours and the latest research, training, solutions and cutting-edge technologies available in the water quality field. ...
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Earning "green" by making air clean: Part one
9/2/10
You have, no doubt, seen the numerous TV commercials and national ads promoting air treatment products as the solution to indoor air pollution. ...
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Science building gets gold-level certification from green building rating system
9/2/10
Silverman Hall, which houses 16 research groups from engineering and the physical and life sciences, was designed to enhance interactions and collaborations ...
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Green Energy Projects Pause Pending New EPA Ruling
9/1/10
The EPA started a firestorm this spring when it classified wood used in energy generation, often called woody biomass, the same as it classified coal. ...
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California Energy Commission Awards $18.8 Million Grant for Green Jobs ...
9/1/10
... workers receiving specialized training on the installation of technologies designed to improve the energy efficiency of commercial refrigerator cases. ...
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Website to Help Multifamily Communities Go Green, Save Energy & Save Money
9/1/10
They educate consumers on the facts about renewable energy and energy efficiency through a portfolio of free educational websites and online tools including ...
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Parsing Yingli Green Energy's Limited Q2 Disclosures
9/1/10
Yingli Green Energy managed to sell more solar module shipments, improve capacity efficiency and increase overall capacity which it expects to reach 1 ...
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Air, earth, water: Wampanoag lab keeps tabs on environment
9/1/10
Ozone is a harmful form of pollution commonly known as "smog" from automobiles, factories, and power plants that gets trapped in the lower atmosphere. ...
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Green Building: A Breath of Fresh Air
9/1/10
This has led to using less toxic, earth friendly materials in the building process. "Now we don't have to cut down trees, we're using recycled products that ...
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Government Fail: EPA's Green Letter Grades for Vehicles
9/1/10
Both the Bush and Obama Administrations implemented tougher fuel efficiency standards for vehicles with the message that more stringent regulations will ...
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Canadian Government Sponsors The Ultimate Green Car
9/1/10
... weed was grown by Alberta Innovates Technology Futures, which has a license from the Canadian government and works with the Alberta Research Council. ...
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Green Shoots in Construction Industry Challenged by Government Policy, says ...
9/1/10
They carried out project work for Duggan Brothers for the redevelopments on Mountjoy prison, the aquatic centre in Abbotstown and the veterinary research ...
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Green Energy in the UK
8/31/10
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Green Energy in the UK: Renewable Sources, Drivers, Legislation, Capacity Growth and the Future ...
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Law Professor Launches Environment, Globalization Website
8/31/10
Throughout his years in teaching the course and related classes, Hershey conducted more research and began to outline a free or inexpensive way to balance ...
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CLARK BUSINESS WORKING ON 'GREEN' AIR CONDITIONING
8/31/10
... uses gas rather than toxic chemicals to produce cool air has received a grant of $1 million in federal stimulus money from the Department of Energy. ...
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France Injects $1.7B Into Renewables, Green Chemistry, Carbon Capture
8/31/10
The loans and subsidies will be handed out only for certain research stages, specifically for the research demonstration, pre-commercialization and ...
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American Chemistry Council V. Public Health And Our Environment
8/31/10
Senate Bill 797 (Pavley) bans from children's products the toxic chemical BPA (bisphenol A), which is suspected of wrecking havoc with hormone levels and ...
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Wool wins ACS national award for affordable green chemistry
8/30/10
Paul Anastas, assistant administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development (ORD) and science adviser to the agency, ...
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The Nobility of CA's 'Green Chemistry' Program Deserves Careful, Scientific ...
8/30/10
It would regulate alongside existing oversight by the FDA, EPA, Prop. 65 and many others. The Department of Toxic Substance Control is now finalizing the ...
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Government considers giving vehicles a green grade
8/30/10
Learn more about the plans for new vehicle window stickers at www.epa.gov and make comments from the site or newlabels@epa.gov. Have more to add? News tip? ...
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Fed Faces: Carl Burleson of the FAA Office of Environment & Energy
8/30/10
Best known for: Collaborating with industry, academia and government partners to make the United States a world leader in reducing air and noise pollution ...
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2010 International Environment-Energy Industry Exhibition Opens this September ...
8/30/10
They will be introducing their research works and innovative technologies accumulated until today. This exhibition is to introduce the newest trends of ...
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Soda Could Add a Green Energy Pop to Laptops
8/30/10
... in Missouri are reporting the development of a new class of biobased fuel cells, which could replace disposable batteries and their toxic components. ...
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Framingham-based Staples honored for using green energy
8/30/10
This is the sixth consecutive year the EPA has recognized Staples, which buys more than 146 million kilowatt-hours of energy from renewable sources. ...
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Research and Markets: Green Energy in the UK: Renewable Sources, Drivers ...
8/30/10
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/767dd1/green_energy_in_th) has announced the addition of the "Green Energy in the UK: ...
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Bloom Box Fuel Cell System is an Alternative Green Energy Source
8/30/10
According to the Guardian, Sridhar's work draws on his research on generating oxygen for Nasa's missions to Mars. Oxygen is drawn into one side of the cell, ...
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Water Environment Federation Launches New National Biosolids Partnership Web Site
8/30/10
... and local and regional biosolids management organizations across the US and Canada with support from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ...
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TAIWAN ORGANIZES FIRST GREEN ENERGY JOB FAIR
8/29/10
"We also hope that industries with high efficiency and high value but with low carbon emissions will take root in Taiwan." Taiwan's green energy industry ...
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Blue-green algae found in 2 area water supplies
8/28/10
Algal toxins in drinking water are not currently regulated by the Ohio EPA nor the US EPA, and drinking water with those toxins could result in abnormal ...
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Industrial green -- Slowly, green chemistry is transforming how we make stuff
8/28/10
It is a continuing process which takes into account changing science and the availability of new materials, which involves research chemists, ...
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New Green Jobs Create Energy Efficient Workforce
8/28/10
... Inc. A combination of classroom instruction and hands-on training, the workshop aims to teach youth on energy-efficiency measures and alternative energy ...
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P&Z green lights green energy park
8/28/10
The project, if approved by the county commission, isn't expected to increase pollution, generate noise or noxious odors or increase traffic to any great ...
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ParalympicsGB Go Green with EDF Energy to mark Two-Years-To-Go
8/27/10
We relish the opportunity to use our expertise to help the team to perform smarter when it comes to energy efficiency. The aim is to get athletes, ...
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SN Tech Collaborates with ElectroCraft to Create a High Energy Efficient Green ...
8/27/10
Shannon Bard, CEO of SN Tech said in a press release that the new electronically commutated motor "ECM" has a level of efficiency that exceeds 90 percent. ...
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Zotye Delivers SUV to Green Auto for EPA/DOT Compliance Testing on Cars
8/27/10
Officials urge that consumers understand the EPA/DOT safety compliance is Green Automotives' number one priority in putting a safe and reliable vehicle on ...
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TANCS Kills Drug-Resistant Superbugs the 'Green' Way Via a Simplified Water ...
8/27/10
1-800-GO-VAPOR.com is a proud member of the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families coalition, a nationwide effort to protect families from toxic chemicals.
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Team Green raises recycling awareness
8/27/10
Zander Levi and his teammates had just dumped out and sorted through the contents of every trash and recycle bin at the park in southeast Sioux Falls. ...
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Is Energy Consumption The Only Thing That Matters In Green Building?
8/26/10
We are tightening up houses without worrying about the buildup of toxic chemicals and VOCs in them, and if we treat this issue as irrelevant we are going to ...
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Going green will take government subsidies, speaker tells group of local ...
8/26/10
Government dollars are needed to support more research and development in Florida, he said Thursday during a forum for local business leaders sponsored by ...
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Radiation Safety Group Says Virginia Uranium Mining Safe, not Harmful to ... - Nuclear Street
8/26/10
... the President of the organization's Virginia chapter is a retired health physicist who worked for more than 10 years at NASA's Langley Research Center ...
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Scientists fear BP oil dispersant creating toxic environment
8/26/10
By itobin53 The BP oil dispersant poured into the environment during the 2010 Gulf oil spill disaster is fast becoming a nightmare the scientific community. ...
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Local green energy supplier hoping consumers will make the switch
8/25/10
After doing some research, Mattia said he was impressed. "I said, 'Wow, this is something that I can do and be proud of'," he said. Based out of Connecticut ...
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Green Energy, Cash Focus Of Event
8/25/10
... run a 2000-gallon-per-minute irrigation pump for a 15-acre citrus grove, depending upon factors such as the pump's energy efficiency and sun exposure, ...
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Green Energy: Why We're Still Not Using It
8/25/10
There are all kinds of research projects, coalitions and advocacy groups touting renewable energy, but the country is still heavily reliant on fossil fuels. ...
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More green energy for the globe
8/25/10
The TREE project is funded by the International Climate Change Initiative of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear ...
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Paper mill's 'green' energy proposal on Ecology fast track
8/25/10
Both acknowledged that there seemed to be confusion over the permit process and how it relates to federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines ...
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Air Force: Green projects have cumulative effect
8/25/10
Conaton said more research is needed to find out how much pressure from sonic booms photovoltaic cells can withstand, and if there are ways of reducing ...
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Environment needs government attention
8/25/10
Alaskans and their economy face an imminent threat from climate change and ocean acidification, yet Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich appear to prefer ...
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Meet Laura Spanjian, Houston's new green/recycling maestro from San Francisco
8/25/10
The competition is divided into management districts, and will also make use of new energy-efficiency loan programs. Also on Spanjian's radar? ...
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HCC has very little risk on green energy venture, say experts
8/24/10
It will have another 20 years of life left at that point before the efficiency begins to degrade. If HCC buys all the equipment, it can make its own energy, ...
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CNN's Velshi Gushes Over Obama Administration's Green Energy Push
8/24/10
Fine- let's put that as a check mark in their column. -Matthew Balan is a news analyst at the Media Research Center. You can follow him on Twitter here.
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Penn State Green Team to Lead Energy Innovation Hub at Philadelphia Navy Yard
8/24/10
... effort to develop energy-efficient building designs that will save energy, cut pollution, and position the United States as a leader in this industry. ...
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Green Wave Energy plans to enlighten the community
8/24/10
It's portable and simple to assemble, making it an appealing replacement for the toxic diesel generators that are usually utilized at construction zones, ...
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The wait for Green Energy
8/24/10
The state's Green Energy program recently received $300000 through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support energy efficiency, renewable energy ...
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Green Auto Orders Cars for Independent EPA/DOT Compliance Testing
8/24/10
It is important for Consumers to understand that the EPA/DOT safety compliance is Green Automotives' number one priority in putting a safe and reliable ...
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Green Energy: If All Your Friends Were Jumping Off a Cliff....
8/23/10
The Institute for Energy Research (IER) has found that after the financial crisis of 2008, Germany faced a price mark-up of about 2.2 cents US per kWh ...
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Energy Efficient Appliances Should be Main Green Consideration
8/23/10
With Energy Star high-efficiency home appliances, you don't only save money but you also save energy and the whole planet as well! ...
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Green Energy Management Services, Inc., a Provider of Energy Saving Technology ...
8/23/10
GEM provides its clients all forms of energy efficiency solutions mainly based in two functional areas: energy efficient lighting upgrades and renewable ...
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Toxic blue-green algae absent in Fulton Co
8/23/10
WAUSEON, Ohio - Toxic blue-green algae blooms that have wreaked havoc this summer in Lake Erie and several ...
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New energy tips to help OSU go green
8/22/10
Johnson Controls is known for automobile power supply and interior parts, but more recently it is becoming known for their business in building efficiency. ...
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Richardson, Ritter: States lead way on green energy
8/22/10
Ritter said there still needs to be a national energy policy, and it must be linked with a climate policy. He thinks Colorado's accomplishments during his ...
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Coal plants built in face of green-energy movement
8/22/10
Black Hills has spent $80 million on pollution controls for Wygen, but other coal plant efforts to curb greenhouse gases have lagged. ...
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Cape Air advances its 'green strategies'
8/22/10
When people think energy efficiency, they generally don't think of airlines, but Cape Air is thinking green, and its hulking corporate ...
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Scientists say the toxic blue-green algae will only get worse on Ohio lakes
8/22/10
Scientists at the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory also noted that the water coming down from the Detroit River, upper left in the photo, ...
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Green Living, Clean Energy, and Green Activism News of the Week
8/21/10
On the other side of the Atlantic, Becky Striepe, writing over on greenUPGRADER, highlighted the depressing news that the EPA recently issued another ...
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Viewpoints: Activists' demands threaten to stall Green Chemistry Initiative
8/21/10
California took the bold step two years ago of launching the Green Chemistry Initiative - an effort to change our approach to toxic ...
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Go Green, Ron Duncan: Water films still making a splash
8/21/10
This PBS documentary looks at how many of America's waterways are in jeopardy from pollution and contains excellent interviews with some of the nation's ...
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New EPA Chemical Plan Acknowledges Textile Rental's Green Progress
8/20/10
20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Textile Rental Services Association of America (TRSA) is pleased that the federal EPA has recognized the TRS industry's ...
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TVA board signs off on green energy push, nuclear plants, and fluctuating rates
8/20/10
For TVA to continue to achieve its mission in today's economic climate, the corporation must lead with continued focus on key critical issues, ...
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Gretchen's Green Tips Make sense of your water use
8/20/10
Join the Watersense "I'm for Water" pledge and also ask your friends and neighbors too to join the campaign. http://www.epa.gov/watersense/pledge/ Shower ...
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Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show goes green
8/20/10
These carbon offsets will prevent more than 264 tons of global carbon dioxide pollution. With this offset purchase, Show Management helped build the new ...
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Government of Canada Supports Research and the Environment in the Beaufort Sea
8/20/10
The Beaufort Regional Environmental Assessment (BREA) is a multi-stakeholder initiative to sponsor regional environmental and socio-economic research that ...
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Chinese government thinks green
8/20/10
The government said a group of 16 big state-owned companies had already agreed to form an alliance to do research and development and to create standards ...
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GREEN LIVING | Nuts and bolts of recycling
8/20/10
We Americans produce more than 4 pounds of garbage per person each day, according to the EPA. This adds up to 29 pounds per week and 1600 pounds every year. ...
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Reducing Energy Costs while Creating Green Jobs for Americans
8/20/10
... jobs for Americans, improving housing and neighborhoods and building a path toward sustainability, energy efficiency, and long-term economic prosperity.
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Genesis Energy Solutions is Only the Beginning of Going Green Locally
8/20/10
Before the installation of any new residential system, Keesee said that he likes to start with energy efficiency, which involves correctly insulating doors ...
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Renewable Energy, Sustainable Living Festival Presents Ideas for a Green Future
8/20/10
MAREA is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, dedicated to informing and educating the public on renewable energy production, energy efficiency and sustainable ...
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The Southern Energy and Environment Expo in Asheville starts today
8/20/10
The annual expo includes about exhibitors and displays along with dozens of workshops focused on energy efficiency, renewable and sustainable energy, ...
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Green Daydreams: A Clean Gulf, Energy Efficiency, and More
8/20/10
Yesterday, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) took Obama administration officials to task for encouraging Americans to believe that the majority of the oil in the Gulf ...
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Yingli Green Energy Boosts Solar Revenues
8/20/10
"On the research and technology front, we have commenced initial production of 300 MW PANDA high efficiency solar cells in July 2010, merely thirteen months ...
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Gone Green: First Data Center Achieves Energy Star Rating
8/20/10
Apparently, Consonus, which provides data center hosting, has achieved the coveted rank and highest honor for energy efficiency: The EPA's Energy Star. ...
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Hapoalim Says Results From Yingli Green Energy May Not Last (YGE)
8/20/10
Hapoalim Securities is out with a research report on Yingli Green Energy (NYSE: YGE) after the solar panel maker reported earnings. ...
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Burr Oak lake on list about blue-green water
8/19/10
MARIETTA - Local farmers and landowners with ponds may need to be on the lookout for a toxic algae bloom that has apparently sickened some Ohioans and led ...
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Good energy policy aids economy, environment
8/19/10
I was happy to read the article regarding state government efforts to make energy efficiency more affordable to businesses and homeowners ("Program targets ...
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Green Mountain Energy Company brings more 'green' jobs to North Texas - job ...
8/19/10
POSITION: Sales agents will enroll prospective customers at various local retail storefronts and at events throughout North Texas in pollution-free ...
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Energy Optimizers, USA helps Tipp City Schools Save Money and the Environment
8/19/10
The report also calculated the energy efficiency changes which reduced the school district's carbon footprint by 145016 lbs. the equivalent of taking ...
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Yingli Green Energy swings Q2 profit over loss in 2009 second quarter
8/19/10
The company also commenced initial production of 300 MW PANDA high efficiency solar cells in July. It managed to enhance the PANDA cell conversion ...
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Yingli Green Energy (YGE) Beats, Reaffirms Guidance
8/19/10
We have commenced initial production of 300 MW PANDA high efficiency solar cells in July 2010, and successfully enhanced PANDA cell conversion efficiency ...
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Hapoalim Has $8 Price Target On Yingli Green Energy (YGE)
8/19/10
In the research note, Hapolim Securities writes, "Based on our initial take on YGE's 2Q10 earnings release, it reported an impressive quarter that surpassed ...
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YINGLI GREEN ENERGY REPORTS HISTORICALLY HIGH GROSS MARGIN IN Q2 (YGE)
8/19/10
Aug 19, 2010 (SmarTrend News Watch via COMTEX) -- Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. (NYSE:YGE) posted its Q2 earnings before the opening bell Thursday morning ...
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Yingli Green Energy Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results
8/19/10
Mr. Miao continued, "On the research and technology front, we have commenced initial production of 300 MW PANDA high efficiency solar cells in July 2010, ...
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Extreme and Green: What Science Needs from Computing
8/19/10
... to be raised - in particular, the possibility of extremely energy-efficient computing technologies that might mirror the efficiency of the human brain. ...
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Cerritos goes green with cartridge recycling program
8/19/10
"Before we would just throw all the cartridges away, so it just made sense to be a part of the program and recycle," Mellgoza said. ...
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Neighbors' complaints shut down green waste recycling
8/19/10
"We saw a huge upswing in complaints in 2009," said Karen Brooks, the San Luis Obispo Air Pollution Control Board compliance section manager. ...
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Senate candidate: 'We have a toxic environment here'
8/18/10
"We have a toxic environment here," DioGuardi said. "What we need is a much more aggressive vision." DioGuardi, a certified public accountant, ...
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Restoring Integrity to a Toxic Environment
8/18/10
In today's second "On the Square" feature, George Weigel writes In Defense of Israel's Legitimacy. In it, he describes the new Friends of Israel Initiative, ...
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Green students help conserve energy across the district
8/18/10
Two Snoqualmie Elementary School students show how the green team helps recycle at the school on a weekly basis. ...
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