GO SOLAR GO GREEN» Environmental Protection http://gosolarblog.com Keep up-to-date on the latest news on solar panals Mon, 21 May 2012 20:08:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Why Location is Critical to Understanding Sustainability http://gosolarblog.com/2012/05/why-location-is-critical-to-understanding-sustainability.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2012/05/why-location-is-critical-to-understanding-sustainability.htm#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 23:22:07 +0000 http://gosolarblog.com/2012/05/why-location-is-critical-to-understanding-sustainability.htm

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, sustainability is based on one simple principle: “Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony that permits fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations.”

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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2012/05/why-location-is-critical-to-understanding-sustainability.htm/feed 0 Trash Reap: 10 Surprising Recycling Efforts–from Bras to Crayons [Slide Show] http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/trash-reap-10-surprising-recycling-efforts-from-bras-to-crayons-slide-show.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/trash-reap-10-surprising-recycling-efforts-from-bras-to-crayons-slide-show.htm#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:11:20 +0000 byszoctzp http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/trash-reap-10-surprising-recycling-efforts-from-bras-to-crayons-slide-show.htm Recycling has made huge gains in the last couple decades. The rate of municipal waste that gets recycled more than doubled in 2010 to 34 percent from 16 percent in 1990, according to the U.S

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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/trash-reap-10-surprising-recycling-efforts-from-bras-to-crayons-slide-show.htm/feed 0 Renewable Energy to Benefit from EPA’s Carbon Standard http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/renewable-energy-to-benefit-from-epas-carbon-standard.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/renewable-energy-to-benefit-from-epas-carbon-standard.htm#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:17:45 +0000 http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/renewable-energy-to-benefit-from-epas-carbon-standard.htm

Carbon emissions have been the buzz of the power industry over the last couple weeks since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the first proposed carbon standard for new coal-fired power plants

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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/renewable-energy-to-benefit-from-epas-carbon-standard.htm/feed 0 Cemex closer to permit for using alternative fuels to replace coal http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/cemex-closer-to-permit-for-using-alternative-fuels-to-replace-coal.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/cemex-closer-to-permit-for-using-alternative-fuels-to-replace-coal.htm#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 06:46:18 +0000 Stock Slulult http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/cemex-closer-to-permit-for-using-alternative-fuels-to-replace-coal.htm By Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer Friday, April 6, 2012 BROOKSVILLE — Cemex is one step closer to making alternative fuels such as peanut hulls and wood chips a permanent part of its energy supply. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is poised to grant the company a permit to burn the fuels in the No

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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/cemex-closer-to-permit-for-using-alternative-fuels-to-replace-coal.htm/feed 0 Grants from the DEP make recycling easier for everyone in Parsippany http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/grants-from-the-dep-make-recycling-easier-for-everyone-in-parsippany.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/grants-from-the-dep-make-recycling-easier-for-everyone-in-parsippany.htm#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:33:09 +0000 byszoctzp http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/grants-from-the-dep-make-recycling-easier-for-everyone-in-parsippany.htm The Department of Environmental Protection has announced that $5.5 million in grants will be awarded to all 21 of New Jersey's counties to help them enhance local recycling efforts, a key environmental priority of the Christie Administration.

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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/grants-from-the-dep-make-recycling-easier-for-everyone-in-parsippany.htm/feed 0 Lisbon recycling plant a go despite state change http://gosolarblog.com/2012/03/lisbon-recycling-plant-a-go-despite-state-change.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2012/03/lisbon-recycling-plant-a-go-despite-state-change.htm#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 11:55:23 +0000 ViagraEnLignes http://gosolarblog.com/2012/03/lisbon-recycling-plant-a-go-despite-state-change.htm A legislative amendment passed this week that gives municipalities oversight over solid waste facilities is not expected to affect a pending application for a construction debris recycling plant in Lisbon. The Legislature last week closed a loophole in state solid waste statutes that allowed state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection approval to supersede local zoning regulations …

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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2012/03/lisbon-recycling-plant-a-go-despite-state-change.htm/feed 0 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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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2012/02/offshore-wind-one-step-closer-to-reality-in-the-mid-atlantic.htm/feed 0 China Set to Vigorously Develop Green Economy http://gosolarblog.com/2012/02/china-set-to-vigorously-develop-green-economy.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2012/02/china-set-to-vigorously-develop-green-economy.htm#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:51:05 +0000 http://gosolarblog.com/2012/02/china-set-to-vigorously-develop-green-economy.htm

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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