Upper Dublin School Board President Mike Paston receives Master School Board accreditation

Contractors brace for new building codes
OROVILLE — Everyone knew it was coming. At least, that was the word Thursday from two state building officials who spoke in Oroville to outline the new mandatory “green” building codes set to become law Jan.

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City Council approves 2011 budget
The Jacksonville City Council approved its 2011 operating budget during its Thursday meeting at City Hall.

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Small businesses get break on recycling fees
City Council decided to use the increased recycle fees to offset the costs for waste collection service to small business owners in Cape Coral.

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Topaz bridge girders removed
LAVA HOT SPRINGS — Using two cranes, construction workers lifted the girders from the old Topaz bridge Wednesday morning and set the metal structure aside to be cut into pieces and hauled to Nucor Steel for recycling.

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Upper Dublin School Board President Mike Paston receives Master School Board accreditation
In what Upper Dublin School Board Vice President Joseph Chmielewski called a “surprise presentation,” board President Michael Paston was awarded Master School Board accreditation by the Pennsylvania School Boards Association during the Dec. 13 meeting.

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County Board approves solid-waste surchage; tax will sunset after 2012

Saturn’s rings may be debris from doomed moon
One of the solar system’s most evocative mysteries — the origin of Saturn’s rings — may be a case of cosmic murder, new research suggests. The victim: an unnamed moon of Saturn that disappeared about 4.5 billion years ago. The suspect: a disk of hydrogen gas that once surrounded…

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Kandi in Talks to Expand Consumer Pure EV Sales to Neighboring Provincial Capital City of Hangzhou
JINHUA, CHINA–(Marketwire – 12/13/10) – Kandi Technolgies, Corp. (NASDAQ: KNDI – News ) (“Kandi” or the “Company”), a leading Chinese exporter of recreational vehicles, developer of the “CoCo” all electric LSV, and a leader in Electric Vehicle (EV) development in China, reported today efforts to develop its “Express Change” EV model and EV sales in a second city — the nearby major metropolis …

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Christmas holiday recycling schedule announced
SOUTH PLAINFIELD — The South Plainfield Recycling Complex will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and on Saturday, Dec. 25 for Christmas. The complex also will be closed on Friday, Dec. 31 and on Saturday, Jan. 1, for New Year’s Day.

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Christmas holiday recycling schedule announced
SOUTH PLAINFIELD — The South Plainfield Recycling Complex will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24 and on Saturday, Dec. 25 for Christmas. The complex also will be closed on Friday, Dec. 31 and on Saturday, Jan. 1, for New Year’s Day.

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County Board approves solid-waste surchage; tax will sunset after 2012
For 15 years, Wright County taxpayers have shouldered the brunt of paying off the county’s ill-fated compost facility. In attempt to be green before green was cool, Wright County looked to be at the forefront of the waste-management business.

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Board seeks enhanced security in schools

Gwinnett to host recycling event
Gwinnett to host recycling event

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City schedules Fall Clean-Up
The city of The Colony and Allied Waste Services have partnered to host the 2010 City Wide Fall Clean-Up from 8 a.m. to noon Nov. 13 at the Hawaiian Falls parking lot.

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Norwegian Township: World Resources’ neighborhood has changed
Norwegian Township says it wants to change the zoning of World Resources Co.’s property, and allow a townhouse development next to it, because the neighborhood is changing.”The whole goal of the supervisors was to protect the neighborhood,” township sol

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Pitt to expand electronic recycling
The state is banning electronics from landfills starting July 1, and Pitt County is seizing the opportunity to expand its recycling program starting in December.

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Board seeks enhanced security in schools
The Menomonie School Board is seeking bids for security cameras in all the district’s school buildings. How many interior and exterior surveillance cameras each school receives will be based on the number of incidents that have occurred in the past.

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HGTV Featuring Kirei Board

Carter Can from Red Hot & Green renovates a bedroom into an eco-friendly tropical sanctuary featuring a Kirei Board fireplace mantel. Kirei Board is a strong, lightweight, durable, environmentally friendly substitute for wood— usable in furniture, cabinetry, casework, and interior design elements. Manufactured from reclaimed sorghum straw and no-added-formaldehyde adhesive, Kirei board brings a beautiful new element to modern interior design.

2011 Human Car Imagine PS™ – ON BOARD TEST DRIVE w/ 3 launches

i better-ifyed it READ NOW: THIS IS NOT ME AND THIS IS NOT MY VEHICLE. THIS VIDEO WAS CREATED FOR A FEW LAUGHS NOTHING MORE. THE ORIGINAL VIDEO WAS MADE FROM THE YOUTUBE USER “HumanCar”. PLEASE SUPPORT HIM AND THE VIDEOS OFFICIAL RELEASE! www.youtube.com THIS IS THE ORIGINAL! /\ WATCH THIS FIRST!

Bulletin Board: Start! Heart Walk set for Sunday at St. Joseph Medical Center

Rep. Harper helps pass Marcellus Shale bill
A local lawmaker was successful Tuesday in breaking the logjam in the House over passage of a bill to tax natural gas extraction in Pennsylvania, leading to passage of the bill by the House, Wednesday.

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China VoIP & Digital Telecom Honored with Low-Carbon Enterprise Award
JINAN, China, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ — Jinan Yinquan Technology Co., Ltd., the wholly owned subsidiary of China VoIP & Digital Telecom (OTC Bulletin Board: CVDT) recently received the low-carbon enterprise award from Shandong People’s Government Energy Conservation Office. Mr. Li Kunwu, CEO and Chairman, was also honored as a low-carbon contributing pioneer. These awards are …

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Candidates talk politics at La Mesa forum
La Mesa’s City Council chambers was packed Wednesday night as three incumbents and three political newcomers took turns answering pointed questions at a candidates’ forum.

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Visionary family home a work of love
IT is a stylish and eco-friendly family home with views across some of Suffolk’s most beautiful countryside.

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Bulletin Board: Start! Heart Walk set for Sunday at St. Joseph Medical Center
St. Joseph Medical Center is sponsoring the American Heart Association’s Start! Heart Walk on Sunday morning at the Bern Township hospital. Registration and festivities start at 8:30 and the walk begins at 10.

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GreenHouse Holdings, Inc. Announces Key Additions to Board of Directors

Four Finalists Selected for BioWest 2010 Venture Showcase Competition, Presenting Life-Changing Technologies
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Four finalists were selected from a group of 19 that will present at the BioWest Venture Showcase on Wednesday, September 29 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. at Denver’s Grand Hyatt.

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Monsanto and AgraQuest to Collaborate on Development of New Seed Treatments
Research to Focus on Controlling Nematodes, Insects and Disease

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Toyota Australia to make green engines
SYDNEY (Kyodo) Toyota Motor Corp. Australia Ltd. announced plans Friday to invest 300 million Australian dollars (about ¥23 billion) to produce a new generation of environmentally friendly engines for its Camry and Hybrid Camry sedans. “The new leading-edge and more environmentally sustainable engine will deliver reduced carbon emissions and improved fuel consumption,” Toyota Australia said in a …

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Regional sustainability goals for future in early phase
The Pikes Peak Area of Council Governments is working on the development of Regional Sustainability Draft Goals for El Paso and Teller Counties.

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GreenHouse Holdings, Inc. Announces Key Additions to Board of Directors
SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwire – 09/13/10) – GreenHouse Holdings, Inc. (OTC.BB: GRHU – News ) (“GreenHouse”), a San Diego, California-based integrated energy solutions provider and developer of eco-friendly infrastructure, today announced the appointment of three new independent directors to the Board of Directors. By adding industry expertise to the board, the company will be taking active steps to …

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Bulletin Board

Coming Home– A Vietnam Story
Considering the deep and lasting imprint the Vietnam War has had on this country’s collective psyche, it is difficult to believe that a whole generation of Americans knows little to nothing of that war other than what it is taught—either in school or at the knee of one of the now aging veterans who served in the military during that time.

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Operation Football Week 2: Statewide Football Scores
High school football scores statewide in Week 2.

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Waco VA hospital campus showing signs of renovation
Several buildings in Waco hospital complex getting new life, programs in a multimillion-dollar effort

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Victory garden revisited
Project recultivates urban agriculture in West Ridge A vacant lot at Peterson and Campbell avenues in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood has blossomed this summer into a vibrant urban garden — and something of a living historical monument. Once the site of a World War II victory garden, the long-fallow property near the northern edge of the city is blooming again with everything from tomatoes to …

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Bulletin Board
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The Green Evolution: are Boomers on Board?

environment and making the earth we live on a cleaner and safer place. They spoke out, paraded, chanted, ranted, raved and demonstrated and a lot of their efforts did bring about some change.

Then suddenly it seemed that chanting and singing was too hard a way to bring about universal happiness and for many drugs got in the way. With songs glamorizing getting high, smoking pot, taking a trip, zoning out, drinking, retreating from reality in hopes of finding a euphoria that was easier to obtain.

After a few years of free love and acid trips, the reality of life finally prompted most to get their lives together, finish their education, find a job, raise a family and contribute to a society once so soundly denounced.

In the process, they succumbed to the trappings of big industry; cheap fuel, plastics, fast foods, larger, faster cars, labor-saving gadgets, technology on the fast track, make everything easier and more attractive. Bigger was better, keeping up with the Joneses, Smiths and whoever else had the new shiny toy while keeping their heads above water seemed to be the joie de vivre for most.

So have they changed? Have baby boomers seen the error of their environment unfriendly ways? A survey published in December 2007 by AARP shouts a resounding yes.  There are now 40 million so-called “green boomers” in the United States, according to that survey. That’s more than half of all boomers, which, at 78 million, make up the largest generation in U.S. history.

While many may not have been early adopters of environmental behaviors, now that boomers are signing on in large numbers, the effects will be great, AARP says.

Focalyst, a New York research firm that surveyed 30,000 boomers and older people for AARP, identified the green boomers by their environmental practices. These ecologically minded boomers are doing everything from buying organic products and goods produced locally (to save on gasoline and air pollution) to supporting companies that give back to the community.

So how can Baby Boomers go green?

1. Shop locally. By shopping locally, you are not only helping with your area’s economy, you are reducing the amount of emissions put in the air by not having to drive to a different town.

2. Say bye-bye to bottled water. Bottled water is expensive, and emissions from the plants that bottle the water is harmful to the environment. So skip the bottled water and go for a home purification unit.

3. Opt for rechargeable batteries. Between remote controls for various electronics in the home, not to mention hand-held video games, Americans go through millions of batteries a year. Most of these batteries end up in our landfills.

4. Skip the drive-thru. Even though time saving and convenient, the extra fuel exhaust that is released into the atmosphere while waiting for your order is harmful to the environment. So instead of sitting inline and burning up extra fuel, simply park your vehicle and walk inside.

With a better-late-than-never attitude many boomers have realized that there is only one Earth and it is our duty to protect it, no matter what generation you were born in.

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Gizmodo Video Review: Honda Civic Hybrid — iPod On Board

Gizmodo’s Charlie White gives you a detailed look at the iPod integration in the 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. He also shows you more about the PC card and sound system inside this redesigned hybrid car.

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