Image Microsystems Named 2010 Green Supply Chain Award Winner

Green Club Sites Go For Gold
The Camping and Caravanning Club has once again exceeded expectations in the prestigious David Bellamy Conservation Awards, achieving three gold rosettes for 2011. (PRWeb November 09, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/11/prweb4764634.htm

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County hikes water rates
Being green may cost Norfolk residents green in their pocketbooks.

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Portland metro area wins award for planning
The international competiton recognizes local work to improve environmental health and quality of life.

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Food production under pressure from EU biofuels usage targets
EUROPEAN food production could come under severe pressure as member states strive to meet the EU’s 2020 biofuels usage targets, according to a new environmental report.

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Image Microsystems Named 2010 Green Supply Chain Award Winner
Reverse Logistics Leader Fosters Supply Chain Sustainability Through Proprietary MicroStrate(TM) Manufacturing Process — Diverting E-Waste Plastic From Landfills and Transforming It Into Cost-Effective Signage and Road Markers

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Moen(R) Named 2010 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency WaterSense(R) Manufacturer Partner of the Year

Harper stepping down as CEO/president
After marking his 20th year as CEO/president of Harper Brush Works Inc. this year, Barry Harper is marking his last official day in that role today.

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Whipsaw’s New Yubo Kids’ Lunchbox and Pano Logic Computer Win Prestigious Green GOOD DESIGN 2010 Award
Whipsaw Inc., a design firm specializing in creating innovative products for companies around the globe, announced the winning of their Yubo kids’ lunchbox and Pano Logic computer in the Green GOOD DESIGN Award, which is sponsored by the European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, and the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design.

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Run the green gamut
From small, inexpensive updates to large overhauls, opt for eco-friendly home improvements that can positively impact the environment, your health and your home.

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2010 Restaurant Issue
No Pomp. No Circumstance. Just Real Food. Listen up, good people: review sites such as Yelp! gather opinions from thousands of people from thousands of backgrounds. Reading them, if you’re lucky, may help you piece together the collective mind regarding a particular restaurant.

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Moen(R) Named 2010 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency WaterSense(R) Manufacturer Partner of the Year
Company Recognized for Excellence in Water Efficiency Efforts

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Iowa Building Named Smartest in the Nation

POWAY: City officials, nonprofit developer celebrate groundbreaking for new housing project
An affordable-housing project 10 years in the making moved fromthe planning stage to the construction phase Thursday when cityofficials and representatives of a nonprofit developer held agroundbreaking ceremony for the development in Old Poway.

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Champagne bottles to slim down
The robust Champagne bottle, synonymous with opulence and celebration, is undergoing a slim makeover in a bid to cut carbon emissions.

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RAM founder Stan Brock receives 2010 Inamori Prize
In a country that is revaluating its healthcare structure, the unfortunate many caught in the transition turn to the work of 2010 Inamori Prize winner Stan Brock. Brock is the founder of Remote Area Medical (RAM), an organization that has provided free medical care to over 300,000 individuals since 1985.

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Drury University loans bikes to students
The program at Drury University is paid for by a $20 fee that students at the Springfield school agreed to pay in 2009. The fee raised $32,000 last school year.

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Iowa Building Named Smartest in the Nation
MASON CITY, IA – A building designed by Mason City architects is being named one of the smartest in the country. The health and science building at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge was designed by Bergland and Cram architects.

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LifeSpan Named to Prestigious Inc. 5000

Sims Metal Swings To Fiscal Year Net Profit But Doesn’t Offer FY11 Guidance
Sims Metal Swings To Fiscal Year Net Profit But Doesn’t Offer FY11 Guidance

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Wasted $$$?: Cleveland residents think new recycle microchip is a waste!
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The City of Cleveland is spending $2.5M to equip recycling bins with microchips in an attempt to become more green. Many Cleveland residents think this is a waste of money.

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Moving Highlands to curbside recycling is the right thing to do
Looks like Highlands County is going to be dragged into the world of recycling whether it wants to or not. Depending on U.S. Census numbers, the county might be required to implement curbside recycling by 2013. We hope that happens.

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Cereplast receives grant
An Indiana panel that grants money to attract recycling industry jobs recently awarded a combined $500,000 to four companies — including a Jackson County maker of bio-resins. The grants are the first to be awarded since the state froze the…

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LifeSpan Named to Prestigious Inc. 5000
LifeSpan Technology Recycling announced today that the company was named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 list, a compendium of the most entrepreneurial and fastest growing companies in America.

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Buses Named Most Fuel-efficient U.s. Transportation Mode

Nathan Associates, a consulting firm, announced that buses are the most fuel-efficient transportation mode in the United States. The report showed that motor coaches offered 148.4 passenger miles per gallon in 2004.

This figure shows that the mode of transportation is doing its share in the reduction of fuel consumption of the country. A bus capacity to accommodate a huge number of persons made them the most fuel-efficient mode of transportation.

The sector though is suffering from the declining number of passengers which is due to the advent of air travel which have become cheaper. This takes a lot of passengers fore this mode of transportation in the U.S. While there may be lesser passengers on today’s inter-city buses compared in the past, the sector still provides good fuel savings for the country.

According to the study, the second most fuel efficient sector is inter-city trains which provided 74.1 passenger miles per gallon. Air carriers meanwhile also offered 40.9 passenger miles per gallon. Automobiles only achieved 35.4 passenger miles per gallon for the same year.

The American Bus Association President, Peter J. Pantuso, has this to say about the result of the study: “As energy conservation and environmental issues take center stage in Congress and with the traveling public, the motor coach industry is proud to be the leader in transportation fuel efficiency. Motor coaches are striving to do their part to help the U.S. achieve energy security.”

This study shows that even as the auto industry is developing ways to increase fuel efficiency, other sectors are already providing good value for the amount of fuel that they consume. This also shows that every sector in the U.S. is doing its share to support the administration’s goal to reduce fuel dependence on other countries.

The sector will be a good help in making President Bush’s “Twenty in Ten” program. While most buses today are running on petroleum diesel, their switch to biodiesel is forthcoming. This means that the sector can increase their efficiency and at the same time take care of the environment. As the country strives to address the global warming issue, the sector is in a position to help out in the goal.

According to the study, “the motor coach transportation service industry is the number one people mover. In 2005 the industry carried 631,000,000 passengers in the United States and Canada alone. The motor coach transportation service industry carries one-fourth more passengers than the airline industry and twice more than Amtrak and commuter rail combined.” The buses employed by the industry are even more fuel efficient than automobiles equipped with performance enhancing aftermarket parts like Saturn cold air intake system.

Viridity Software Named Red Herring Top 100 North America Award Winner

Pa. mat-maker finds yoga soothes economy’s sting
CONSHOHOKEN, Pa. — As the region stumbles around in a recession hangover, Dean Jerrehian is an odd assemblage of calm, cheerfulness, and optimism for a guy making a living in one of the economy’s hardest-hit sectors — manufacturing. He credits yoga. No, not his practice of it, though he does an impressive downward dog. Jerrehian’s happy place [...]

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Sustainability Tip: Conservation at work
The places where we work, shop, play, and learn account fornearly half the nation’s energy use.

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Create “green campuses” to combat Climate Change – Angara
July 23, 2010. Senator Edgardo J. Angara renewed his call to make renewable energy a key element in combatting climate change and pursuing the road to energy independence. “The global economy is turning a green leaf with the emergence of clean-energy industries, with universities at its forefront. By 2014…

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HAVE YOUR SAY: New owners in the swing of it at St Andrews Beach
A PRIVATE syndicate has bought the former strife-plagued St Andrews Beach golf resort.

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Viridity Software Named Red Herring Top 100 North America Award Winner
Viridity Software, the leader in data center energy resource management solutions, today announced that it has been named a Red Herring Top 100 North America Award winner. Â

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Exide Technologies Named Official Battery Supplier of Camping World

Attack Sends Man to Hospital, Suspect Arrested
Police have one man in custody in connection with a brutal beating Sunday night.

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GM’s electric car chief says Volt is nearly ready
NOVI — Engineers at General Motors Co. are planning a big event at the end of June to announce the completion of the Chevrolet Volt rechargeable electric car, the automaker’s electric vehicle chief said this week.

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4,400 Chevrolet Volt owners may get free home charging stations
Electric vehicles are going more mainstream all the time. As new breakthroughs in battery technology and electric vehicle drivetrains are made, the EV gets more driving range and faster charging all the time. One of the more anticipated electric vehicles (or extended range electric vehicle in GM speak) is the Chevrolet Volt. The Volt is set to go on sale in the US and Chevy has announced that 4 …

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Police and community briefs for June 21, 2010
Staff and wire reports News and events from around the Ocala, Fla., region and state for Monday, June 21, 2010.

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Exide Technologies Named Official Battery Supplier of Camping World
Partnership Creates Battery Destination Center

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VW Jetta TDI Named Green Car of 2009

GREENCAR.com’s Ron Cogan announces the 2009 Green Car of the Year, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI, at the LA Auto Show.