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Sustainability a mixed bag in Pikes Peak region
Colorado Springs :: CO :: USA | about 2 hours ago
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In downtown Colorado Springs, there are exactly two public recycling bins. And that’s an improvement, said Mark Tremmell. “As a conservative community, we should be the heart of sustainability. We should be conserving everything,” said Tremmell, an architect...
Tags: Colorado Springs Downtown, Colorado Springs Utilities, Mark Tremmell, renewable energy, Southern Colorado Sustainability Conference, peak region, public recycle, green city, environmental advocate, recycle bins, Colorado Springs, Environment, Energy economics, Wind power, Energy policy, Renewable energy commercialization, Energy development, Recycling, Renewable-energy economy
$2-a-bag garbage fee leads host of charges being eyed on Big Isle
Hilo :: HI :: USA | about 4 hours ago
Credibility Big Island residents can expect a bevy of new charges and fee increases as the county Department of Environmental Management strives to become financially self-sufficient. The department wants to create and raise fees to wean itself from the general fund,...
Tags: tipping fees, Hilo, Environment, Recyclable materials, Gate fee, Electronic waste, Landfill, Recycling, Waste management, Zero waste, Waste
Thompson wants Congress to tackle e-waste
Ukiah :: CA :: USA | about 15 hours ago
Credibility 10 AM PST Congressman Mike Thompson has asked for Congress to make a plan for disposing of its own discarded electronics. While federal lawmakers may be asked to craft their own plan, Mendocino County already ships off about 281 tons of TVs and computer...
Tags: Mike Thompson, Mike Sweeney, Congress, California Electronic Asset Recovery, solid waste, electronics waste, CEAR, Ukiah, Environment, Recyclable materials, Electronic waste, ECycle, Recycling, Recycling industry
Woodbury recycling center hits its stride
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | about 20 hours ago
Credibility Woodbury recycling center hits its stride Jerry Holt, Star Tribune Jason Leoni, an employee at the Washington County environmental center, took an old television from a Woodbury resident’s car Tuesday and sent it off to its final reward. Washington...
Tags: recycling center, Minneapolis, Gloucester County New Jersey, Woodbury New Jersey, Recycling, Human Interest
3rd Eco Station to open Dec. 8
Edmonton :: Canada | 1 day ago
Credibility A third Eco Station will open Dec. Edmonton to process household hazardous waste, electronics and items too large for regular collection, the city announced Friday. Michael Recycle, the waste services mascot, greets schoolchildren at Friday's event at...
Tags: eco stations, Edmonton Headlines, Stephen Mandel, Canada, Edmonton, Environment, Recyclable materials, Environmentalism, Electronic waste, Ambleside, Ellerslie, Recycling, Waste
Crossroads quilters sew busy helping others
Nogales :: AZ :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility It has been displayed at venues and has raised more than $1,500. The quilt may be seen and raffle tickets may be purchased during the Patagonia Art Walk the weekend after Thanksgiving at the Patagonia Woman’s Club’s “Festival of Trees” in Cady Hall. Proceeds...
Tags: Nogales International, Nogales, Twin cities, Nogales Sonora, NOG, Environment, Quilting, Electronic waste, ECycle, Santa Cruz River, Recycling, Recyclable materials, Santa Cruz County Arizona, Municipalities of Sonora, Quilt, Saturation patrol, Entertainment Culture
ULL plans for green campus
Lafayette :: LA :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Beginning next year, students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette will begin to see more recycling bins on campus. The effort is part of a push by the ULL Student Government Association and university officials to bring more sustainable and green-minded...
Tags: Joseph Savoie, Dustin Domangue, ULL Student Government Association, Lafayette, Environment, Recyclable materials, Education, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Recycling, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Computer castoffs on missions of mercy
Portland :: OR :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Workers in developing countries have long handled the electronic detritus of American consumers. Now, thanks to a partnership between a new Vancouver nonprofit organization and Portland-based Mercy Corps, schools in many of those countries will benefit...
Tags: Oso Martin, Mercy Corps, computers castoffs, Portland, Recyclable materials, Electronic waste, DIY culture, Recycling, Free Geek, Recycling industry
Davao dad urges Dabawenyos to observe 3Rs, lessen garbage during the holidays
Manila :: Philippines | 2 days ago
Credibility Secretary Jose "Lito" Atienza Jr. has appealed to the public about reducing the piles of garbage they produce during the holidays. “To be more specific it is important to observe the 3Rs during the holidays. We can start by taking stock of last year’s...
Tags: Dabawenyos, Rachel Zozobrado, urged dabawenyos, lessen garbage, holidays season, Philippines, Manila, Environment, Travel, Working time, Employment compensation, Davao City, Holiday, Christmas, Recycling, Waste management
CLIMATE CHANGE: Fears Forest Proposals Are 'Human Rights Disaster'
Copenhagen :: Denmark | 2 days ago
Credibility The clean, ultra-modern chrome and glass lines of the Bella Centre, in the Danish capital Copenhagen, is a world away from the thronging canopy suspended over the tropical forests of Uganda, or the Democratic Republic of Congo, or Cameroon. But it's here...
Tags: REDD, Ugandan National Forestry Authority, forest dependent, human rights, Copenhagen, dependent communities, rights disaster, climate change, IPACC, forest managers, Denmark, Environment, Emissions trading, Carbon finance, Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, Biodiversity, Recycling, Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Committee, Kyoto Protocol, Deforestation
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