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Natural Gas + Ethanol = Explosion
– by Larry Phillips, June 30, 2014, Leader and Times academized.com Leader & Times Online Firefighters responded to an explosion Sunday evening at Conestoga Energy’s Arkalon Ethanol Plant. Fortunately, no one was injured from the blast or subsequent fire, according to Seward County Fire Chief Mike Rice. “We got the page at 7:04 p.m. (Sunday) about…
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The Ten Commandments of Movement Solidarity
After a decade of grassroots advocacy, my personal belief is that the greatest obstacle to positive change in the world isn’t corporations, the government, or the 1%, but lack of movement solidarity. And no, I’m not pretending to be some modern day Moses bringing the divine truths down from the mountain. I’m just someone who…
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Supreme Court Issues Decision on EPA’s GHG Tailoring Rule
– by Erin Voegele, June 24, 2014, Biomass Magazine On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision on the U.S. EPA’s Tailoring Rule. While the court invalidated a portion of the rule, it essentially held up EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for certain facilities, specifically those required to obtain a Prevention…
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Zero Waste Hierarchy
Printable PDF version Zero Waste Hierarchy (short, sweet version): RedesignReduceSource Separate: (reusables, recycling, composting and trash) Zero Waste Hierarchy (in more detail): The landfill management aspects are nuanced because it’s critical to ensure that greenhouse gas emissions from landfills are avoided, unlike how landfills are commonly managed today. For a full appreciation of the need…
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Zero Waste Hierarchy
You’ve probably heard the term Zero Waste before, but not been sure about what it meant The peer-reviewed definition of Zero Waste by Zero Waste International Alliance involves “designing and managing products and processes to systematically avoid and eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all resources, and not burn or bury…
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On Biomass, EPA Should Follow the Science
Other than the author’s support for so-called “sustainable” biomass, overall a decent piece. – Josh – by William H. Schlesinger, June 18, 2014, The Hill In America’s Southeastern states, there’s a booming energy trend that’s as big a step backward as imaginable. In fact, it stretches back to the time of cavemen. Power companies are burning…
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Solar Power Heats 90% of Community’s Homes…in Canada
– Drake Landing Solar Community The Drake Landing Solar Community (DLSC) is a master planned neighbourhood in the Town of Okotoks, Alberta, Canada that has successfully integrated Canadian energy efficient technologies with a renewable, unlimited energy source – the sun. The first of its kind in North America, DLSC is heated by a district system designed…
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EPA: Carbon Rules Could Ensure Nuclear Power’s Survival
[Another reason why the dirty energy resistance needs to band together. -Josh] – by Julie Wernau, June 18, 2014, Chicago Tribune Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy said Tuesday that the federal agency’s proposed carbon rules are designed to boost nuclear plants that are struggling to compete. “There are a handful of nuclear facilities that because…
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Radioactive Leaks Found at 75% of US Nuke Sites
– Associated Press, June 21, 2011, CBS Radioactive tritium has leaked from three-quarters of U.S. commercial nuclear power sites, often into groundwater from corroded, buried piping, an Associated Press investigation shows. The number and severity of the leaks has been escalating, even as federal regulators extend the licenses of more and more reactors across the nation.…
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