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Universities go green by eliminating cafeteria trays
Universities across the US are starting to ban cafeteria trays. I found this piece quite interesting, but I’m torn if a ban will actually make a difference. It seems like the banning of trays... Blasting Air Conditioning at Web 2.0 Expo NY Got me Nursing a Cold
If there is one thing I cannot get used to since I moved to the US it is blasting air conditioning in public spaces (malls, restaurants, offices, you name it) during the summer season or sweltering heat in the winter.One such occurrence happened yesterday while I attended Web... Will Tapped Out Consumers Go Back to Tap and Drop Bottled Water?
Is credit crunch forcing people to change their drinking habits? Will tapped out consumers go back to tap? On June 17, Tapped Out Consumers Spurn Bottled Water (CBS News, AP) crunched the numbers and here they are: "Even a 24-pack of half-liter bottles at Costco Wholesale...34 dead after mudslide sweeps through Chinese town
Mining business in China is always fraught with risk and it has highest number of casualties. Most of the victims are the poor miners. A muslide in northern China has killed more than 34 people killed after a warehouse wall collapsed. The warehouse was stored with mine waste....How Much is Too Much? Where is the Value in Attending Conferences?
After exploring for a while the Consumed to Thrifty thread, I thought it could be useful to see how this applies to picking which conferences and events are worth attending, what their value proposition is. Have you felt at times like your time and money would have been...Green Thumbs in the Kitchen, Organic Food on the Go thanks to Green Truck
Some of those attending the Culinary Institute of America in Greystone add new meaning to 'Grow your Own'. Tara Duggan in Culinary students learn to love cooking green (SF Gate, August 15) tells us that "Students in the Green Thumbs club help weed and harvest the school's...Wacky Business Idea #9: Stockpiling Garbage
Last week I was getting bummed out about the impending ecological collapse that seems more assured with each passing day. Then I had an idea that gave me reason for optimism. What if, as the cost of...Ivory Coast's forgotten acrid waste
It may have led to at least 16 deaths and more than 100,000 needing medical treatment, but how can people forget such thing after only 3 years? " Thousands of victims say they have yet to receive compensation - or say that what they have been given - around $500...Megawaste to megawatts
Anaerobic digesters have been on the backburner essentially because of their reliance on animal slurry that has had urban communities turning their nose up at the idea even though welcoming it in principle....
created by Paul Conneally | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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UK Government waste £55million on......office furnishings
The figures are in and it seems Labour is a big spender, literally.Reports suggest that £1million was spent on artwork and £500,000 was spent on pot plants.The worst offender was the Department for Work and...
created by Arleen Ouzounian | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Trash - the new gold
With the cost of raw materials on the rise trash is no longer a throwaway matter. At first the cost of recycling for many councils was greater than just sending to landfill, the argument for recycling being more...
created by Paul Conneally | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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LBSNAA initiates drive to clear plastic waste in Mussoorie
"MUSSOORIE, 7 Aug: A drive to clear plastic waste from the ‘nullahs’ of Mussoorie was initiated by officer trainees of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, today. The campaign started... Toronto plans binning ban
This is shocking. Toronto officials are planning to ban homeless people from taking bottles and cans from recycling bins as part of a new recyling plan to be rolled out in the fall.Why? Apparently because it loses the city money and is considered "stealing" from taxpayers.... India a thriving global e-waste dumpyard
Apart from being the hub for low cost outsourcing work India is also the top destination for recycling industry. Alang based in western Gujarat is one of the top ship breaking place in the world. And... Green Flushing
I never realized how Green the city of Scottsdale is! At the cost of $7.3 million, Scottsdale Arizona’s newest fire station, Station 2 has some interesting features. Besides solar panels... Top Members Today
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