Toby Heaps on Sustainable Communities

Toby Heaps, Editor in Chief of Corporate Knights, explains what is needed to facilitate the existence of more sustainable cities.

More Than $60M In Recovery Act Funding To Expand Local Energy Efficiency Efforts In 20 Communities

Non-Profit Study on USGBC’s LEED Ranking System: Weak on Human Health
A new study by the Hartford, Conn.-based non-profit organization Environment and Human Health Inc. took aim at the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification process, saying the program does not adequately address human health needs, particularly those relating to indoor air quality.

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EU Foresees Shortages of 14 Critical Minerals
The European Commission has identified 14 mineral raw materials, including several metals and metal groups, which have high supply risks and could face shortages resulting from limited production sources and high demand.

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Canada Games Centre Increases Energy Efficiency With New Waste Heat Recovery System
WHITEHORSE, YUKON–(Marketwire – 06/15/10) – The City of Whitehorse has partnered with the Government of Canada and Yukon government on a joint investment in an expanded waste heat recovery system at the Whitehorse Canada Games Centre. The Waste Heat Recovery Project will expand the existing system and conserve the Canada Games Centre’s use of electricity and diesel fuel while reducing …

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Environment: Related News
6/17/2010 – Trucking’s Carbon Footprint Goes Beyond On-Road Vehicles A trucking company’s carbon footprint goes beyond its on-road vehicle fleet to include other direct emissions, indirect emissions and the optional “life-cycle” emissions…

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More Than $60M In Recovery Act Funding To Expand Local Energy Efficiency Efforts In 20 Communities
The U.S. Department of Energy announced recently that 20 communities have been selected for more than $60M in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to implement local energy efficiency and renewable energy programs that will reduce energy use by American homes, vehicles, and businesses.

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Communities weigh single-stream recycling

Recycling application opens old wounds in Cobble Hill
Cowichan Valley Regional District chair Gerry Giles has filed a freedom-of-information request on well-testing data from Cobble Hill’s Fisher Road Recycling site.

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Crews still fighting small fires at recycling plant
Small fires are still burning at an Augusta recycling plant. A blaze caused by an electrical problem filled downtown with smoke Wednesday.

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New Recycling Center Coming to Iowa City’s East Side
IOWA CITY – Recycling is getting easier to do in Iowa City, especially if you live on the east side. City leaders broke ground Tuesday on a new recycling center just off Scott Boulevard.

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Services affected by the Memorial Day holiday
City garbage and recycling

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Communities weigh single-stream recycling
A glance into a typical household trash can nowadays will reveal that most of the items inside now can be recycled into other products.

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Going to Green: A Standards-Based Environmental Education Curriculum for Schools, Colleges, and Communities

• ISBN13: 9781933392882
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• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Product Description
Based on the PBS Series Edens Lost & Found, this unique learning resource combines an integrated, detailed academic curriculum with service-based learning activities to educate, inspire, and empower citizen learners to build greener and healthier communities.

Tested in high schools, university extension classes, community colleges, and community organizations, this teacher-friendly curriculum is rated highly as a successful program for knowledge acquisition across disciplines. It meets NSTA and NCSS national standards for grades 9-12, and includes a wide variety of cross-curricular activities with focus on literature, math, and art.

Individual productions by filmmakers Harry Wiland and Dale Bell have received an Academy Award, five Emmys, one Peabody, two Christophers, and two Cine Golden Eagles, among other awards. Their collaborative award-winning project on caregiving, “And Thou Shalt Honor,” was broadcast by PBS in 2002 to wide acclaim. They are both Ashoka Lifetime Fellows and Purpose Prize Fellows.