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Newsweek: Why we’re clueless about going green

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:26:11 +0000

The problem goes beyond the fact that people dont care about the fact that wasting energy and using it inefficiently accounts for a good chunk of the greenhouse-gas emissions that cause global warming. Despite the millions of words that have been written on how to save energy and use it more efficiently, people basically have no idea what to do. Energy - Newsweek - Global warming - Environment ...

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Knox Colleges Abe Zumwalt Learns Lessons About European Trains

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:14:03 +0000

Zumwalt, who has a longtime fascination with the rail industry, deepened his knowledge of public transportation by participating in Knox College's study abroad program in Besançon, France.

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Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:06:36 +0000

Pollution from port activities in Long Beach dropped as much as 52 percent in 2009 compared to 2005, according to the port s latest inventory of pollutants such as diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides.

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The Twins’ Target Field Scores as a Green Building All-Star

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:16:32 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS, MN Target Field , the Minnesota Twins ' new $545 million ballpark, has earned LEED-Silver certification, becoming the second Major League Baseball stadium to pass muster under the standards set by the U.S. Green Building Council.

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Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:50:16 +0000

Southern California air quality regulators are proposing backstop rules to ensure the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach achieve the diesel emission goals established in their joint Clean Air Action Plan.

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Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:32:35 +0000

For the first time since the Environmental Protection Agency in 1999 brought attention to the health risks posed by port pollution, the stars are aligned at the federal, state and local levels to reduce diesel emissions from seaports.

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