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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Garlock receives DEC Excellence Award

Stolen cemetery plaques found at recycle depot
Police say it is just a matter of time before they catch a thief who stole bronze plaques from cemetery memorials across Adelaide’s northern suburbs.

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County won’t privatize economic development efforts
The Lee County Board of Supervisors made it clear on Tuesday that it does not intend to give economic development to a private firm.

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Volunteering: Experts suggest creative ways to help
Experts suggest creative ways to help An Oswego firefighter by day, Mark Spoo doesn’t indulge his passion for photography as often as he would like. But for the past four Christmas seasons, Spoo has made time to combine his favorite hobby with his desire to give back.

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Go! guide Nov. 26
The East Carolina University Pirates will play their last home game of the season against Southern Methodist University at 2 p.m. at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Tickets are $40 for adults and $25 for children 12 and younger.

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Garlock receives DEC Excellence Award
Garlock Sealing Technologies, for their volatile organic compound elimination project, was named a winner of the 2010 Environmental Excellence Awards announced by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

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Blue Gold Beverages Receives Symbol Change Notification From FINRA

Interstate wreck strands travelers
A five-vehicle pile-up brought traffic to a halt on Interstate 20 at the Savannah River bridge for two hours Wednesday morning.

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Real Christmas Trees Easier on Environment, Experts Say
Choosing between a real or fake Christmas tree this holiday season may have a bigger impact on the environment and economy.

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Cross-country ski project on the right track
A little bit of ingenuity is helping health care in Okotoks. No, there aren’t plans for a hospital or more doctors coming to town. What’s happening is a little preventative health care – providing Okotokians yet another opportunity to get exercise, the best health care there is.

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Prime power school
New United States Army Prime Power School opens on post

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Blue Gold Beverages Receives Symbol Change Notification From FINRA
HOUSTON, TEXAS– (Marketwire – Nov. 24, 2010) – Blue Gold Beverages, Inc. (PINK SHEETS:BGBV)(formerly HHEL) is pleased to announce that FINRA has accepted the company’s request for a symbol change. This symbol change will take effect at the open of business 11/24/2010. The new symbol on this date will be BGBV.

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Solar Millennium Receives Approvals for 1,000 Megawatts of U.S. Projects

NH starts 2nd year of Green Launching Pad
A program focused on creating new energy-related jobs in New Hampshire has chosen a second group of companies to support.

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Laura Berman: Power users paying for free’ bulbs
Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court ruined Detroit Edison’s image in 1976, it — and parent company DTE Energy — have been known for taking stuff away. The court slapped down the utility’s unique policy of providing free light bulbs to customers. Customers survived the bulb transition — but the company’s image switched overnight.

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UK and India lead the way with green pact
Business leaders from the UK and India have unveiled proposals to work together to boost low carbon growth, in a partnership ministers hope will help drive efforts to secure a global deal on tackling climate change. (16/11/2010 11:26:30)

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Community Owned Power Generation Takes Giant Leap
The Clean Energy Collective CEC has received final FAA approval for a utility-scale solar array located on a 5-acre parcel at the Garfield County Airport in Rifle, Colorado. This solar array will be the second community-owned clean energy facility in the CECs portfolio, and will be the largest private array in Colorado.This approval gives the CEC the green light to begin construction on the…

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Solar Millennium Receives Approvals for 1,000 Megawatts of U.S. Projects
Solar Millennium AG , the German maker of parabolic solar-power equipment, moved closer to starting construction on power plants in Nevada and California after U.S. authorities gave the projects a green light.

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Reed Elementary Receives First Ever Green School of the Month Award from EcoLifeSTL.com

Cyndee Blank, of EcoLifeSTL.com, presents the first ever Green School of the Month award to Dr. Chris Schreiner, Principal of Reed Elementary in Ladue. Reed School received the award because of their ongoing efforts to promote green living in St. Louis. The Waste Free Wednesdays where students and staff bringing lunch and snack from home are encouraged to pack waste-free every Wednesday, the Walking School Bus Program, which encourages more children and parents to walk to and from school, and their Bike Rodeo are excellent examples of what meaningful steps schools can take to becoming greener. Schools are encouraged to go to EcoLifeSTL.com to get ideas on how go green.

Siemens Receives High Efficiency Gas Turbine Order For An IGCC Power Plant In The United States

Time may really fly(video)
Everyone knows the adage, “Time flies when you’re having fun.” Some know the ancient  version, “Tempus Fugit” but there’s no fun in Latin.

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Butternut Farms recognized
GLENFORD — At her home on Butternut Farms Retreat and Educational Center, Patricia West-Volland is having a complicated morning.

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Private-sector job growth reasonably robust’ in July
Despite losing several thousand U.S. Census workers, Maryland continued its overall job gains in July, although more slowly than in the spring.

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New uranium deposits uncovered in Shoshong
Botswana-focused uranium hopeful, Impact Minerals, has discovered large quantities of uranium deposits in the Central District, adding impetus to the Australia Stock Exchange-listed miner’s quest to open a mine in Botswana soon.

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Siemens Receives High Efficiency Gas Turbine Order For An IGCC Power Plant In The United States
Siemens Energy has been awarded a contract from Mississippi Power Company, a subsidiary of Southern Company, to supply two SGT6-PAC 5000F gas turbine packages. These gas turbines will be installed in a coal-fired integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) power plant using Southern Company’s proprietary TRIGT gasification technology

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Yardley Borough receives state grant for recycling 265 tons

Environmental Impact Of OCTAL’s DPET Sheet Is Superior To RPET In Consumer Packaging
OCTAL Petrochemicals’ proprietary DPET sheet has emerged as a replacement for recycled PET (RPET) sheet for clear thermoformed packaging for food, dairy, and consumer product markets

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‘Bag It’ premieres Saturday
Plastic is everywhere: In your grocery bags, in your children’s toys, in your to-go coffee cups, in your computers and cars, in your food packaging, in your bottles of water and in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

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Teaching baseball feels good
Oncology nurses help walkers keep hydrated

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Follow these guidelines to really recycle right
Now that Honolulu has extended curbside recycling to the Leeward side, every household on the isle should be equipped with three city and county-issued trash bins, in blue, green and gray.

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Yardley Borough receives state grant for recycling 265 tons
Having recycled more than 265 tons back in 2007, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has awarded a $4,861 grant to Yardley Borough, announced State Rep. Steve Santarsiero (D-31), last week.

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MeadWestvaco Corp. Receives Four Globes Rating for Achievements in Sustainable Design and Construction

Sustainable Restaurant Association aims to usher in era of green cuisine
Rachel Fielding, BusinessGreen , Wednesday 3 March 2010 at 09:59:00 Membership criteria designed to encourage restaurants to embrace sustainable best practices An association aimed at improving the environmental performance of British eateries has launched this week, to help the UK’s 30,000 restaurants realise that being green need not necessarily be a huge burden on their budgets. The …

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Builders learn green options at luncheon
The Frederick County Builders Association went a little ‘green’ at its monthly luncheon Thursday, with a panel of experts discussing some of Frederick County’s environmentally sustainable practices and initiatives

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Save the date for the Isthmus Green Day Wedding: Saturday, April 17
Get ready to celebrate when Kelly Starr-King and Mike Drake declare their love for each other — and Mother Earth — in a “sustainable” wedding ceremony at Isthmus Green Day, Saturday, April 17.

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Seeing the Investor Value in Being Green
Constructing or renovating a building to make it environmentally sustainable can be a daunting task for any owner, but Jamestown Properties , a German commercial real estate investment company, has decided it will go “green” in nearly its entire $4 billion portfolio of buildings, all located in the United States.

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MeadWestvaco Corp. Receives Four Globes Rating for Achievements in Sustainable Design and Construction
RICHMOND, Va.–Today, the Green Building Initiative (GBI) recognized the MeadWestvaco Corporation’s (MWV) headquarters building in Richmond, VA, for achievements in sustainable design and construction that were identified using the Green Globes environmental assessment and rating system for commercial buildings.

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ZAP Receives Order for 100 New Electric SUVs from Samyang Optics

Toyota’s crisis puts spotlight on auto electronics
Though no smoking circuit has been found so far, a picture is emerging that shows the automobile industry’s technology is racing ahead of quality-control testing and regulators. It’s troubling not only for Toyota owners but for drivers of any modern car that’s basically a computer on wheels.

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Toyota president apologizes to Chinese customers
Toyota President Akio Toyoda apologized Monday to the company’s customers in China, the fast-growing market that has become increasingly important to automakers as they struggle with weak global sales.

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In China, Toyota Chief Again Apologizes for Recall
Akio Toyoda went directly to China from the United States, an indication that China has become increasingly important to automakers as they struggle with weak global sales.

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BUILDING A LASTING LEGACY: Louden’s determination set an example for porters, family
John Louden, who was described by his son, Greenwood’s John B. Louden, as a “determined railroad man,” worked for three railroad companies in the 1940s and 1950s. He was a porter on a two-car electric Piedmont and Northern train and later on Seaboard passenger trains.

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ZAP Receives Order for 100 New Electric SUVs from Samyang Optics
SEOUL, South Korea, SANTA ROSA, Calif., and HANGZHOU, China, Feb. 24, 2010 — Electric vehicle pioneer ZAP (OTC: ZAAP) (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAAP) has accepted a purchase order from Samyang Optics Co. Ltd. of Korea for 100 electric SUVs to be built through a partnership with China auto manufacturer Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co.

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