Wednesday, March 09, 2005

[Schools] Williamstown students get closeup look at recycling As part of the third grade's environmental science focused on recycling, the class at Williamstown Elementary School is coordinating four "no-trash Wednesdays." Starting tomorrow, classroom wastebaskets will be "closed" each Wednesday this month. [Source: Berkshire (MA) Eagle] 12:30:53 PM Google It!    [Grants] USDA Offers Up to $14.3 Million for Biomass Energy Projects The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on March 4th the availability of $14.3 million in grants for value- added agriculture business ventures, with priority given to grant applications that dedicate at least 51 percent of the project costs to biomass energy. [EERE Network News] 12:24:59 PM Google It!    [Climate change] Confronting Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region: Impacts on Our Communities and Ecosystems Climate Change--Great Lakes Region Source: Union of Concerned Scientists/Ecological Society of America Confronting Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region: Impacts on Our Communities and Ecosystems "This report examines the potential impacts of climate change upon the various ecosystems of this diverse and rich region. The report is designed to raise awareness of climate change and broaden understanding of its potential impacts and solutions. It is written in a readily accessible style for the general public, state and national policymakers, and business leaders." Full report. [ResourceShelf's DocuTicker] 12:07:24 PM Google It!    [Green lifestyle] Soda-Making at Home Eliminates Bottle Waste Many aren't aware that it is both legal and affordable to make your own soda in the US. [ENN Business Headlines] 12:00:40 PM Google It!    [Patents] Fresh Patents Served Weekly You can search for newly published patent applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, but if you want the latest patent applications served to you by RSS syndication and email alerts, you'll need to visit FreshPatents.com. Industry list RSS feeds filtered by USPTO class number are particularly valuable. The content is crawled and indexed by Google as well. Browse for new patents by industry category or do a keyword search. For example, if you browse USPTO Class 715, Data processing: presentation processing of document patents you'll notice that it has an RSS feed that you can subscribe to for updates. That makes it easy to find new applications such as application #20040221226 "Method and mechanism for processing queries for xml documents using an index" applied for on November 4, 2004 by inventors Wesley Lin, Yasuhiro Matsuda, and Garrett Kaminaga. Sign-up for free email patent application monitoring service which will send you a weekly email with new applications that match the keywords you select. This site is one of those rare examples in which even if you subscribe to the feed, you'll want to routinely visit the website. The site provides searches by keyword and provides lists of patent applications by location (state and city), agent and law firm name, city of the agent, and inventor name. [RSS in Government] 10:52:06 AM Google It!

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