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Here are your top Wednesday morning local news stories for February 22, 2012 in Local 5 News @ Your Desk…. Election results from February 21, 2012, including several local Mayoral races…. Oconto Falls fire crews responded to a fire at St. Anthony Catholic School…. fire crews from several Oconto & Marinette County communities battled a fire at Meatski’s Quality Meats on Highway 64 early Wednesday...
read moreAdvantages of Metal Recycling
According to a recent survey, more than 150 million metric tons of various types of scrap materials are being recycled each year. Out of this 150 million metric tons scrap materials, metal scraps comprise of the majority of them. The time has come when metal recycling activities have become an essentiality to make our planet...
read moreWLOX-TV and WLOX.com – The News for South MississippiFULL TEXT: Gov. Bryant’s State of the State Address
JACKSON, MS (WLOX) – Gov. Phil Bryant gave his first State of the State address Tuesday night outside the Capitol. The following is the full text of his speech: Thank you, Governor. First, let me congratulate you on your excellent appointments of committee chairs. I know them all very well and look forward to our successes together. mr. Speaker, you have also honored...
read moreAustralia Steps Up Its Biomass Game
As renewable energy continues to gain popularity worldwide, more countries are turning to biomass as a potential renewable energy source. Australia has recently begun to explore the energy production possibilities of biomass. Biomass is the collective name given to all of the plants and animals living on Earth. Energy derived from plants and animals, usually waste or wood byproducts, is most often obtained from burning materials in a steam generator. The energy...
read moreNew LED lights brighten Muscatine streets
MUSCATINE, Iowa — Even when the moon wanes, people will be ableto drive in the moonlight on several Muscatine streets. Muscatine Power and Water has been replacing standard,high-pressure sodium street lights with LED — or light-emittingdiode — lights. The new lights are more efficient than theirtraditional predecessors because they emit light in a targeteddirection. Mark Nelson, chief operations engineer for MP&W, established300 sites for the replacement LED lights. as...
read moreFeature: Small modular nuclear reactors – the future of energy?
Nuclear? Hell yes! fear of nuclear power is ignorant sillyness, grow up. Its green, its safe, its ready to go. Im NOT talking about old school huge plants, tear them down. But the new kind could fill the gap untill fusion reactors become practical in lets hope 20-30 years. Lumpy – February 16, 2012 @ 08:16 am PST One of the more interesting reactors I think is...
read moreWind Energy Facts – How Much Can a Farmer Earn?
The focus on wind energy is often rightfully aimed at the reduction of pollution from the use of fossil fuels. while this is a wonderful goal to aim for, the production of alternative energy is essentially a business and that business is out to make money while saving the Earth. Wind farms are very easy to take care of once the initial capital is raised and the wind turbines...
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