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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…
National Award Given for Turning San Francisco Bay Food Waste into Energy
Cara Peck was recognized for helping urban areas improve food waste processing, promote new efficiencies and use refuse as a source of renewable energy…
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EIA has released 12 new State Rankings pages that display charts and maps
EIA has released 12 new State Rankings pages that display charts and maps ordered by data value. The rankings cover energy production, consumption, and price, as well as carbon dioxide emissions from electric power plants, as follows:
Total Energy Production
Crude Oil Production
Natural Gas Marketed Production
Coal Production
Total Net Electricity Generation
Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Electric Power Producers
Total Energy [...]
Experts Look For Ways to Save Lake Chad
The Food and Agriculture Organization held a special event Friday to raise awareness and mobilize funds to save Lake Chad, which was once one of the world’s largest fresh water lakes…
U.S. EPA to spend more than $50 Million to address DDT, PCBs off Southern California Coast
Agency selects cleanup remedy for Palos Verdes Shelf Superfund
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected a cleanup strategy for the Palos Verdes Shelf Superfund Site, where a large area on the ocean floor off the Palos Verdes peninsula is contaminated with DDT and PCBs.
The site, off the coast of Los Angeles , stretches from [...]
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Utility Solar Assessment Study (pdf)
American utilities can reach 10% solar by 2025 (June 2008)
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