Seattle Council Discussing Styrofoam Ban, Plastic and Paper Bag Fee
| Wind Turbine Concept Inspired by Jet Engines According to a recent article from Greentech Media, a Massachusetts aerospace company called FloDesign is working on a wind turbine concept that could potentially be at least twice as efficient as traditional rotor blade turbines, which force air around them instead of through them. It works by channeling wind into a vortex that spins [.] |
| Seattle Council Discussing Styrofoam Ban, Plastic and Paper Bag Fee The Seattle City Council will hold a public hearing today on Mayor Greg Nickels’ proposal to ban foam containers and impose a plastic/paper bag fee at local stores. |
| ECO2 Eco Recycling of PET Plastic PET Flakes Recycling plastic water bottles and other PET containers uses billions of gallons of water and solvents to clean the sticky adhesive residue from labels and paint. Once clean PET is shred into flakes and is ready to be melted and reused. Unfortunately the cleaning process EUR as it is currently [.] |
| Help to save the world, Pope tells Australia. Ten kilometres above the earth, the Pope delivered a message to the people of Sydney: the world is God’s creation and humanity needs to safeguard it against the ravages of climate change. |
| How to Find the Cheapest Gas Price in Your Area By BASHARAT SHAH, MD, published on eHow.Fuel prices may vary from station to station. But, there is a way of knowing which gas station is selling gas cheapest (other than, of course, roaming through the whole town). So, before you hit the road to fill in your tank, follow these steps to learn how [.] |
| Freeze lifted on solar applications in West The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday said it reversed an earlier decision freezing solar project applications in six Western states and would accept new applications. |
| Greenville Injection Project Could Have Global Implications A porous rock layer filled with saltwater that underlies much of the Midwest could permanently store half of the greenhouse gases released in the next century by industries in Ohio and neighboring states. |
| No Packing Peanut Blues Packing PeanutsHow often do you toss your old toothbrush in the trash with out giving it a second though? |