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URI students launch recycling company
NARRAGANSETT, RI (WPRI) – two URI undergraduate students have launched a recycling company that is saving local auto companies hundreds of dollars in recycling costs each month. Dylan Gregory of South Kingstown and Cory Harrigan of Narragansett invested their own money to purchase 12 dumpsters of various sizes and contracted with several vendors that pay the students in return for the recyclables they collect. The company is...
read moreSean Tufts: Ex-NFL Linebacker now Tackling Wind Energy Projects
Written by Roni Robbins Remote sites for potential wind farms are not exactly the types of fields you picture a retired NFL linebacker scouting. but Sean Tufts is not your typical retired football player. Nor is he your classic promoter of wind energy as the nation’s primary source of renewable energy. It’s what sets the 30-year-old Colorado native apart from others in both...
read moreCountdown on to Hawke’s Bay show
Jade Promotions, the country's largest provider of home, garden and lifestyle events is gearing up for the Hawke's Bay better Home & Living show being held at Pettigrew Arena, Taradale, in just ten days. Show organisers have hand- picked 100 exhibitors that will be showcasing eco-friendly products & wares especially for visitors interested in improving the health and wellbeing of their family through...
read moreMass. proposes regulations for wood burning plants
BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts regulators are seeking public comment on proposed new rules governing the state’s biomass energy industry. The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources said the new regulations followed more than two years of evaluation, public input, and careful consideration. Regulators said they were looking for the best rules to govern the use biomass resources for energy — including trees — in a manner that is consistent with...
read moreAre You Looking For a Domestic Wind Power Generator?
Would like to learn how you can build your own domestic wind power generator? Do you want to start producing your own electricity? if you are tired of paying those huge energy bills, then continue reading this article, because I am going to explain you how you can use wind to power up your home and...
read moreHow Paper Is Recycled
If you live in a city or town that mandates separating waste into different types, you probably wondered what happens to it all after the sanitation people come and pick it up. Paper that is about to be recycled is usually of three types. The first is scraps of paper that are recycled internally in paper mills. when paper mills manufacture paper, many raw materials are left unused. These raw materials are then recycled back into the paper...
read moreEarth Day marked with eco-walkathon
MORE than 300 students, Intel Malaysia employees and others were mobilised to raise awareness about the importance of environmental sustainablity during the annual Global Earth Day celebration. Themed ‘Intel Malaysia Eco-Walks the Eco-Talk’, the day’s events saw participants, including students from 13 schools, two non-governmental organisations and Intel volunteers, taking part in fun-filled educational activities. They participated in a treasure hunt and an...
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