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Glastonbury Awarded For Energy Efficiencies At Three Buildings
The town has received three "Power Of Change" awards for energy efficiencies at the wastewater treatment facility, Buttonball Lane Elementary School and Town Hall. The town received "first honors" in the top municipal wastewater treatment plant...
Tags: Plant Openings, Energy Saving, Water Supply, Global Warming
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Nature's ways of improving backyard gardening
Akron Beacon JournalAKRON, Ohio You might be working harder in the garden than you have to. By taking cues from nature, you can cut down on insect damage, diseases and other problems that often plague food gardens. Add a little human ingenuity, and you can even extend the...Tags: Conservation, Tomatoes, The Ohio State University, Agriculture, Science and Technology
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Struggling ethanol makers hope to snap back
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)FAIRMONT, Minn. Farmer Dwayne Ehlert remembers the moment last August when he delivered a truckload of corn to an ethanol plant here and sold it for a record $8.16 a bushel. "I knew it was good for me, and I knew it wasn't good for anyone else," said...Tags: Plant Openings, Dwayne Johnson, U.S. Congress, Mining, Green Plains Renewable Energy Incorporated
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Why are schools shuffling their staff?
A few weeks ago Virginia Calsada-Medina, the principal of Calipatria High School, who has more than 20 years of experience there, was reassigned to Bill E. Young Jr. Middle School. Last night there was a special board meeting to reassign Marisa Gate-Muse,...Tags: Medina (Saudi Arabia), Teaching and Learning, Conservation, Students
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China's Li effusive in praise of Pakistan, but not everyone buys it
ReutersBy Nick Macfie ISLAMABAD, May 23 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang praised the Sino-Pakistan relationship to the hilt on Thursday, urging the "all-weather friends" to boost cooperation in business, trade, energy and infrastructure and build a long-...Tags: Travel, Conservation, Pakistan, Trips and Vacations, Islamabad (Pakistan)
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Maria Sachs: Invest in Broward's higher education
I believe the only true pathway to prosperity is through education. Over the past several years, our colleges and universities have been caught in a budget vise that has squeezed students and programs at every level. As a member of the Appropriations...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Florida Atlantic University, Conservation, Broward College
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Passive, yet powerful houses
The idea of passive house design isn't new. It was first promoted in the early 1990s. But the concept — virtually airtight buildings, heavily insulated and using triple-glazed windows, requiring little energy for heating or cooling — has yet...
Tags: Energy Saving, Germany, New York City, Personal Service, Alternative Energy
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Doland gets new water tower
Needed upgrades to the Doland drinking water system have led to the loss of the town's historic water tower. Doland's original water tower was built in 1917, but was badly rusted and needed to be replaced, said Kam DesLauriers, the town's finance...
Tags: Water, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Water Supply, Painting
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Alarming declines seen in frogs, salamanders
Some of springtime's more notable heralds appear to be fading away, as a new study finds frogs, toads and salamanders disappearing at an alarming rate across the United States. In what they say is the first analysis of its kind, scientists with the U.S....
Tags: Conservation, Wetlands, Science, Science and Technology, State Parks
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Manatee cannonball, other dumb crimes keep wildlife officers busy
It doesn't make me proud to say it, but Florida has a long, rich history of stupid criminals. There was the Jacksonville bank robber who handed the teller a note scrawled on the back of a police report detailing his previous arrest. And the yacht...
Tags: Orlando, Crime, Law and Justice, Conservation, Fort Lauderdale, Endangered Species
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Scientists: Don't drop federal wolf protections
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Groups of scientists are urging federal officials not to remove protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states. In letters to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week, carnivore specialists say the wolf...
Tags: Conservation, Endangered Species, Wildlife
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NOAA official joining National Aquarium
Eric Schwaab, a native Baltimorean who's spent the last three years in the federal government overseeing fisheries and coastal conservation efforts, is returning home to take a new post at the National Aquarium. Schwaab, 52, currently an acting...
Tags: Barney Frank, Conservation, Seafood and Fishing Industry, National Aquarium Baltimore, Aquaculture
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