Tuesday, January 11, 2005

[Schools] Geothermal at Elementary School is Long Term Solution School buildings are built the best when construction starts underground, way underground. The Pueblo 60 School District was able to invest in a geoexchange system for the new Irving Elementary School as part of district wide efforts to establish long-term energy-efficient projects for the 39 school buildings included in the District, located two hours south of Denver, Colorado. [Source: Renewable Energy Access] 12:38:36 PM Google It!    [Grants] Pioneer Hi-Bred International: Community Investment Program Pioneer Hi-Bred International's Community Investment Program supports efforts to improve the quality of life in the communities where the company's customers and employees live and work, including international locations. Grantmaking is focused on education, agriculture, and the environment. Priority is given to nonprofit organizations located in Pioneer facility communities or rural agricultural regions. Applications are accepted throughout the year. 12:32:13 PM Google It!    [Alternative energy] A new energy As the price of oil soars and China's insatiable appetite for growth sparks a race to sign energy contracts, Silicon Valley start-ups are realizing there could be real profit in alternative energy. The challenge to make technical breakthroughs -- and good money -- is drawing eager scientists. And all this is turning the heads of leading venture capitalists. [Source: San Jose Mercury News -- need a login/pw?] 12:30:33 PM Google It!    [Automobile industry] Automakers Put Hydrogen Power On the Fast Track After a century of dependence on oil-based fuel, the auto industry is finally giving consumers a serious look at a future with little or no gasoline power. The products showing up this week in Detroit have far more corporate support than recent electricity-powered vehicles, and are advanced beyond the demonstration vehicles shown by car companies over the last few years. [Source: Washington Post -- need a login/pw?] 12:28:57 PM Google It!    [E-waste] EBay Launches E-Recycling Effort EBay has launched an electronics recycling initiative. The Web site, on which consumers bid on and sell all kinds of used personal items, has added a page that provides information of e-recycling. The page contains information on how to choose a recycler, provides programs to erase information from a computer's hard drive and features a list of electronics recyclers. The page can be found at www.ebay.com/rethink. [Source: Waste Age Wire] 12:26:04 PM Google It!    [Recycling] Gov. Schwarzenegger Proposes Eliminating State Recycling Board In his annual State of the State address Jan. 5, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed eliminating  more than 90 boards and commissions, including the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB). The board, established by the state assembly in 1989, has responsibility for implementing and enforcing waste reduction and recycling policies to meet the state's 50 percent waste reduction and recycling goal. CIWMB receives no money from the state's general fund, and its activities are supported mostly by fees collected from waste haulers that dispose of waste in the state. Several groups oppose the proposal to eliminate CIWMB, including the environmental group Californians Against Waste. Executive Director Mark Murray said, "We believe that simply 'chopping off the administrative head' of the state's waste management and recycling agency would have serious consequences for the implementation and enforcement of policies designed to protect public health and the environment." [Source: Waste Age Wire] 12:22:45 PM Google It!    [Water] Water World: The Business Case for Water Efficiency -- and the Risks of Ignoring It The world’s freshwater supply is at risk and the question is when and where, not whether, there will be major droughts or shortages that could have a major disruptive effect on business and society. By Joel Makower. [Source: Green Business Letter via GreenBiz.com] 12:12:30 PM Google It!    [Green Building] Building Energy Software Tools Directory This directory provides information on 291 building software tools for evaluation energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability in buildings. Brought to you by the U.S. Department of Energy's Building Technologies Program. 12:10:54 PM Google It!    [Meetings] Seminars in Environmental Mercury Analysis The University of Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences will be holding two seminars in Environmental Mercury Analysis on January 13th and 14th.   Holger Hintelmann from Trent University will discuss "Unraveling the Biogeochemical Pathways of Mercury in Freshwater Environments with Stable Isotopes: Results from METAALICUS (Canada) and other field studies." Catch this presentation on Thursday, January 13th at noon in W-109 Turner Hall.   Christopher W. Shade from University of Illinois will discuss ?Hg-Thiourea Complex Ion Chromatography with On-line Cold Vapor Generation and Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometric Detection (HgTU/IC-FI-CVAFS): The Development of a Novel System for Analysis of Monomethyl and Inorganic Mercury and of Compatible Matrix-Specific Digestion Approaches for Environmental Samples. Don't miss this presentation on Friday, January 14th at 1 pm in W-115 Turner Hall. 12:08:50 PM Google It!    [Meetings] Green Chemistry Conference Call for Papers - Abstracts due January 31, 2005 The joint meeting of the 2nd International Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry and the 9th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, June 20-24, 2005 in Washington, DC is calling for papers from interested participants. The Conference focuses on the design, development, and implementation of chemical processes and products that reduce or eliminate hazardous substances in a way that is feasible and economically viable. The program will include important elements such as fundamental and market-driven R&D, the road to innovation, green metrics, and business models and success stories. Leading international researchers from industry, academe, and government will discuss: The current status of the field How 'green' progress can be measured and quantified Key opportunities for integrating of green technologies into global solutions A wide range of session topics are proposed. For more information, visit the American Chemical Society website. [ChemAlliance Environmental News] 12:07:10 PM Google It!

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