GO SOLAR GO GREEN» Environmental Protection http://gosolarblog.com Keep up-to-date on the latest news on solar panals Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:17:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Offshore Wind One Step Closer to Reality in the Mid-Atlantic http://gosolarblog.com/2012/02/offshore-wind-one-step-closer-to-reality-in-the-mid-atlantic.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2012/02/offshore-wind-one-step-closer-to-reality-in-the-mid-atlantic.htm#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:11:27 +0000 Stock Slulult http://gosolarblog.com/2012/02/offshore-wind-one-step-closer-to-reality-in-the-mid-atlantic.htm

Today the Obama administration moved forward with plans to develop the enormous offshore wind energy resources along the Mid-Atlantic coast, using a “Smart for the Start” approach designed to expedite the siting process while incorporating strong environmental protections.

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Due to growing urbanization and resulting environmental threats, China has invested nearly US$50 billion annually into its renewable energy sector since 2009. China’s five-year investment in environmental protection is on track to reach 3.1 trillion yuan (US$454 billion).

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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2012/02/china-set-to-vigorously-develop-green-economy.htm/feed 0 Brookline Recycling Corner: The wonderful world of textile recycling http://gosolarblog.com/2012/01/brookline-recycling-corner-the-wonderful-world-of-textile-recycling.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2012/01/brookline-recycling-corner-the-wonderful-world-of-textile-recycling.htm#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:05:18 +0000 FoetleOwelp http://gosolarblog.com/2012/01/brookline-recycling-corner-the-wonderful-world-of-textile-recycling.htm The first step in the path to zero waste is to find out what is still being thrown away. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the company that runs the incinerator where Brookline trash is burned teamed up to do just that.

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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2012/01/brookline-recycling-corner-the-wonderful-world-of-textile-recycling.htm/feed 0 Power plants are main global warming culprits, EPA says http://gosolarblog.com/2012/01/power-plants-are-main-global-warming-culprits-epa-says.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2012/01/power-plants-are-main-global-warming-culprits-epa-says.htm#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:30:53 +0000 GreenGirl http://gosolarblog.com/2012/01/power-plants-are-main-global-warming-culprits-epa-says.htm The most detailed data yet on emissions of heat-trapping gases show that U.S.

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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2012/01/power-plants-are-main-global-warming-culprits-epa-says.htm/feed 0 New federal data show power plants are biggest source of the gases blamed for global warming http://gosolarblog.com/2012/01/new-federal-data-show-power-plants-are-biggest-source-of-the-gases-blamed-for-global-warming.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2012/01/new-federal-data-show-power-plants-are-biggest-source-of-the-gases-blamed-for-global-warming.htm#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:43:11 +0000 MikeWink http://gosolarblog.com/2012/01/new-federal-data-show-power-plants-are-biggest-source-of-the-gases-blamed-for-global-warming.htm WASHINGTON — The most detailed data yet on emissions of heat-trapping gases show that U.S. power plants are responsible for the bulk of the pollution blamed for global warming. Power plants released 72 percent of the greenhouse gases reported to the Environmental Protection Agency for 2010, according to information released Wednesday that was the first catalog of global warming pollution by …

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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2012/01/new-federal-data-show-power-plants-are-biggest-source-of-the-gases-blamed-for-global-warming.htm/feed 0 Horgan Recycling cited for violating Clean Streams Law http://gosolarblog.com/2011/11/horgan-recycling-cited-for-violating-clean-streams-law.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2011/11/horgan-recycling-cited-for-violating-clean-streams-law.htm#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:53:42 +0000 solar energy http://gosolarblog.com/2011/11/horgan-recycling-cited-for-violating-clean-streams-law.htm UPPER GWYNEDD — Horgan Recycling has been cited by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for violating the Clean Streams Law.

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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2011/11/horgan-recycling-cited-for-violating-clean-streams-law.htm/feed 0 Recycling grants go to Old Forge, Vandling http://gosolarblog.com/2011/11/recycling-grants-go-to-old-forge-vandling.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2011/11/recycling-grants-go-to-old-forge-vandling.htm#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 11:28:24 +0000 UlricheDmond http://gosolarblog.com/2011/11/recycling-grants-go-to-old-forge-vandling.htm Recycling grants are handed outOLD FORGE – The state Department of Environmental Protection has awarded Vandling and Old Forge boroughs recycling performance grants, state Rep. Sid Michaels Kavulich, D-114, Taylor, has announced.

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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2011/11/recycling-grants-go-to-old-forge-vandling.htm/feed 0 Green Sky Industries wins recycling award http://gosolarblog.com/2011/10/green-sky-industries-wins-recycling-award.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2011/10/green-sky-industries-wins-recycling-award.htm#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:02:20 +0000 Andrianq http://gosolarblog.com/2011/10/green-sky-industries-wins-recycling-award.htm Green Sky Industries, a Clifton-based recycling company with hundreds of municipal and commercial customers, was named one of the state Department of Environmental Protection’s annual recycling award winners Thursday.

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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2011/10/green-sky-industries-wins-recycling-award.htm/feed 0 Upper Gwynedd receives $83K recycling grant http://gosolarblog.com/2011/10/upper-gwynedd-receives-83k-recycling-grant.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2011/10/upper-gwynedd-receives-83k-recycling-grant.htm#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:07:08 +0000 nicole7 http://gosolarblog.com/2011/10/upper-gwynedd-receives-83k-recycling-grant.htm Recycling in Upper Gwynedd continues to pay off. The commissioners recently accepted a recycling grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection that totaled $83,087.

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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2011/10/upper-gwynedd-receives-83k-recycling-grant.htm/feed 0 Recycling Challenge Scheduled For Virginia-Georgia Tech Football Game http://gosolarblog.com/2011/10/recycling-challenge-scheduled-for-virginia-georgia-tech-football-game.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2011/10/recycling-challenge-scheduled-for-virginia-georgia-tech-football-game.htm#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:34:06 +0000 Andrianq http://gosolarblog.com/2011/10/recycling-challenge-scheduled-for-virginia-georgia-tech-football-game.htm CHARLOTTESVILLE– The University of Virginia Department of Athletics and U.Va. Sustainability are again partnering in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “Game Day Challenge” on Oct.

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