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Monday, May 16, 2005
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The Springfield, Illinois, Mass Transit District (SMTD) is shifting its buses to 02Diesel's ethanol-diesel fuel blend. O2Diesel uses 7.7% ethanol, with up to 1% proprietary additive and a cetane improver. [Green Car Congress]
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The NY TIMES reported this past Saturday, one-hundred-thirty-two US mayors have formed a coalition to implement Kyoto on their own accord. The coalition reflects Green Energy Resources successful message about renewable energy and creates a ready market for its UTCS program across the United States. [ENN Press News]
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AP - The rat's nest of pipes and columns snaking across the desert harbors a secret process that will use cobalt to turn natural gas into a powerful, clean-burning diesel fuel. By next year, rulers of this tiny desert sheikdom hope, these gas-to-liquids (GTL) reactors under construction will bring in billions of dollars while clearing big city smog belched by trucks and buses. [Yahoo! News: Science News]
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Via sustainablog:
From RenewableEnergyAccess.com, an announcement of the winners of a clean energy business presentation contest hosted by MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge's Energy Special Interest Group. The overall winner: "Microbial Scale Solutions, a developer of environmentally sensitive technology to overcome the pollution and energy problems of mineral scale formation in industrial water systems..." Participants in the contest came from both academic and corporate settings.
I'm really pleased to see such a contest geared at the clean energy sector, as it demonstrates how we can promote innovation with active support. I hope this contest continues, and that others spring up. By noemail@noemail.org (Jeff McIntire-Strasburg). [sustainablog]
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Via sustainablog:
That's one of the claims in in this Financial Times overview of high fashion with a conscience. And, as we've noted before, the trend really seems to be spreading quickly:
A recent proliferation of ethical labels, from mail-order catalogue People Tree to Edun - a range created by pop star Bono and his wife, Ali Hewson - reflects "a long-term change" rather than some kind of trend or fashion revolution, says Roger Tredre, news editor of trend analysis website wgsn.com. What these labels offer are not just ways of curbing child labour or environmental damage, but ways of tackling sustainable development, ethical commerce, environmental performance and aesthetic innovation; all of these factors are a crucial part of their brand and design manifesto.
Momentum is building. Last year saw the first ethical fashion show in Paris (another has been scheduled for October), while in London, Anti-Apathy, a socio-environmental campaign group, staged a similar event in February. There is also growing research into fibres that are renewable, such as bamboo, corn, soy and chitin. Last April the first forum on ethical commerce was organised in France and Project, a magazine on "conscious style and culture", was launched. Of course, part of me wonders if we can truly create a sustainable culture as long as we continue to promote such conspicuous consumption, but I suppose we have to meet people where they are. Providing a sustainable alternative to less conscious fashion seems a relatively easy way to get these concepts into the popular mindset.
Via Treehugger. By noemail@noemail.org (Jeff McIntire-Strasburg). [sustainablog]
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Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA)-Treated Wood
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
CPSC/EPA Post Interim Study on CCA-Treated Wood
"The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have posted on their Web sites today interim results (PDFs) of a two-year study of coatings (i.e., stains, sealants and paints) for chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated wood.... CCA was a chemical treatment commonly used in the past to prevent deck and playground wood from rotting. Effective December 31, 2003, the use of CCA to treat virtually all residential uses of wood was eliminated following an agreement between EPA and the wood treatment industries. EPA and CPSC staff developed an externally peer-reviewed research protocol to study the performance and effectiveness of wood coatings."
+ CPSC staff study of new CCA-treated wood (1st year results)
+ EPA study of old CCA-treated wood (1st year results) [ResourceShelf's DocuTicker]
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Gold Mines--Pollution--Mercury
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Mercury Contamination from Historical Gold Mining in California
"Mercury contamination from historical gold mines represents a potential risk to human health and the environment. This fact sheet provides background information on the use of mercury in historical gold mining and processing operations in California, with emphasis on historical hydraulic mining areas. It also describes results of recent USGS projects that address the potential risks associated with mercury contamination."
Full report (PDF; 5.7 MB) [ResourceShelf's DocuTicker]
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2005
Laura L. Barnes.
Last update:
10/25/2005; 12:10:12 PM.
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