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MyEcoProject is committed to public awareness surrounding issues that affect the environment. We meet our objective through others whose projects posted at our website support environmental education that enhance the public’s awareness, knowledge, and skills…

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Less Waste With Shelf-Life Indicator for Food

New technology from Norway could substantially reduce this wastefulness…

Shaw Joins EPA WasteWise Program; Commits to Reduce Waste and Increase Recycling

Shaw is a leading recycler of post-consumer carpet, and the comprehensive Shaw Green Edge Recycling program reclaims and recycles carpet nationwide…

U.S. EPA awards Bay Area waste agency $35,000 to promote reusable packaging

Campaign teaches businesses to reduce costs and improve environment by replacing pallets, boxes and other packaging materials with durable, reusable alternatives…

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Learn Ways to Recycle

How to Compost:  composting is nature’s own recycling process. Anytime a plant dies, its remains are attacked by microorganisms and insects in the natural environment…
 
Create a Home Recycling Center:  It’s easier to keep the recycling habit if you make recycling as convenient as possible. Locate your center so you can make recycling part of your daily routine…
 
What can be Recycled: waste was linked to 36.7% of total U.S. greenhouse gases. Recycling embraces the zero waste approach to waste management.  By significantly reducing the amount of waste landfilled and incinerated, the U.S can conservatively reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
 
Recycling Facts: recent facts and figures on waste management and landill data.  What we throw away is one of the largest contributors to global warming…

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DOE National Laboratory Releases Annual Accomplishments Report

NETL Highlights Research Successes of the Past Year and Century…

Secretary Chu Announces U.S. Centers for U.S.-China Clean Energy Research

The U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center will help accelerate the development and deployment of clean vehicle and clean coal technologies here at home…

Projects To Develop Novel Monitoring Networks for Advanced Power Systems Selected

Five projects that will develop technologically sophisticated monitoring networks for advanced fossil energy power systems…

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Research Files

Utility Solar Assessment Study (pdf)

American utilities can reach 10% solar by 2025 (June 2008)

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