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Reklaim Raises $7 Million to Recycle Old Tires

Trey Granger, August 31st, 2007

The Seattle Post Intelligencer reports that Reklaim Technologies in Bellevue has received $7 million from Goldman-Sachs to help develop its process for recycling tires. Reklaim is looking to open a $50 million tire recycling plant in north-central Oregon next year. The article says that 300 million tires are thrown away each year, and the solution right now is to put ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy, recycle, steel, tires

Published in Automotive


Additional Cities Join National Park(ing) Day

Trey Granger, August 31st, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Several additional cities across America will gain temporary new downtown parks for a few hours on Friday, September 21 as part of National Park(ing) Day, a public project sponsored by a national conservation nonprofit. On National Park(ing) Day metered public parking spots nationwide will become public parks. The goals, according to organizers, are to celebrate parks ... read more

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Tagged basics, grass, ideas, lead, noteworthy

Published in General


EPA Awards $10,000 to Dallas Zoo for Waste-to-Energy Project

Trey Granger, August 31st, 2007

Dallas, TX – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $10,000 to the City of Dallas for the Dallas Zoo Waste-to-Energy project. The project will focus on overcoming technical, economic and environmental constraints in utilizing biomass for energy production. Utilizing biomass for energy production will allow the zoo to reduce the amount of manure and waste disposed in landfills, and to offset ... read more

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Tagged basics, energy, ideas, noteworthy, reduce

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Florida Governor Crist Applauds Green Lodging Program

Trey Granger, August 31st, 2007

ORLANDO, FL – Florida Governor Charlie Crist and Secretary Michael W. Sole applauded the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Green Lodging Program and have launched the Green Lodging Program Web site at the Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort. "The Green Lodging Program is an example of our firm commitment to reducing the effects of global climate change in our ... read more

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Tagged basics, cardboard, energy, ideas, lead, magazines, noteworthy, recycle, reduce, shower, steel, toilet, waterquality

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China Says 278 Cities Have No Sewage Treatment

Trey Granger, August 31st, 2007

Environmental News Network features another report on the growing environmental issues in China, as city planning officials in Beijing report that half of China's 1.3 billion population live without a system for treating sewage. This issue affects 278 cities, eight of which have at least 500,000 people. The problem reaches to much of Asia, but China also has the ... read more

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Textbooks: Dead Trees in a Backpack

Bryce Johnson, August 31st, 2007

Bryce Johnson is a contributing writer for Earth 911. Become an Earth 911 contributor. It’s back to school time at my house. One of my sons is starting second grade and another will head back to preschool. It’s an exciting time of year full of anticipation and uncertainties. Some things as parents we just “get” that our kids are still learning. We ... read more

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Tagged basics, book, ideas, noteworthy, students, trees

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