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." Continue reading here: Why Location is Critical to … [Read more...]
Trash Reap: 10 Surprising Recycling Efforts–from Bras to Crayons [Slide Show]
April 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 Read the original here: Trash Reap: 10 Surprising Recycling Efforts--from Bras to Crayons [Slide Show] … [Read more...]
Renewable Energy to Benefit from EPA’s Carbon Standard
April 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 Read this article: Renewable Energy to Benefit from EPA's Carbon Standard … [Read more...]
Cemex closer to permit for using alternative fuels to replace coal
April 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 Read more from the original source: Cemex closer to permit for using alternative fuels to replace coal … [Read more...]
Grants from the DEP make recycling easier for everyone in Parsippany
April 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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. More here: Grants from the DEP make recycling easier for everyone in Parsippany … [Read more...]
