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Apr 25, 2013

Don't forget the International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) 2013 Conference #CSE #Sustainable

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 How will sustainability professionals change the world? With these sorts of initiatives: Integrating sustainability in any size entity; Com...

Are you Farm Smart? Farm Smart provides dairy producers with their farm's environmental footprint. #green #farming

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Farm Smart 1.5 provides dairy producers with their farm's environmental footprint. It also allows them to compare energy use, greenhouse...

Tracking YOUR companies "chemical footprint" of the 61 million registered chemicals #nontoxic #green

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What is your company's chemical footprint? You may think this question does not apply to your organization because it doesn't us...

Another death that could have been avoided if safety standards were observed #WACO #OHS #OSHA #SAFETY

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Industrial accident kills China worker:   Authorities with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said they aren't pursuing crimi...

IBM applies supercomputer cooling to solar collector for 80% efficiency

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Solar power may provide a clean, abundant source of energy, but we know the sun's rays are capable of much, much more. Aside from genera...

WHO says new bird strain is "one of most lethal" flu viruses and mapping the outbreaks

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YAHOO News:  WHO says new bird strain is "one of most lethal" flu viruses .  Also see:  Mapping the H7N9 avian flu outbreaks .

Fukushima Nuclear Plant Cleanup May Take More Than 40 Years

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'A U.N. nuclear watchdog team said Japan may need longer than the projected 40 years to decommission the Fukushima power plant  and urge...

Tweet From Hacked AP Account Causes High Freq. Traders To Drop DOW 150 Points

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Stocks plunged and recovered within minutes  after the hacked AP Twitter account  sent out a tweet that indicated that the White House had b...

Radioactive Bacteria Attack Cancer #Health

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"Two dangerous things together might make a medicine for one of the hardest cancers to treat. In a mouse model of pancreatic cancer, re...
Apr 24, 2013

Switchgrass #Biomass pellets for #Renewable Home Heating = More energy and Cost Savings

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EP Online : USDA scientists have been studying the use of switchgrass pellets for heating purposes. According to their research, the pellets...

Study shows 22% increase in natural gas reserves #NatGas #Energy

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The Potential Gas Agency, headquartered at the Colorado School of Mines, has issued its latest biennial analysis of national natural gas res...

EIA carbon dioxide emissions in the United States lowest they have been since 1994 #Green #Globalwarming

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According to a U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) report , total energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2...

MAKING LIFE WORK FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES via @herrerabeutler - Cut the fat, not services to military families, airports or security at parks.

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Below is a speech in Congress by Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), on Apr 23, 2013 http://capitolwords.org/legislator/H001056-jaime-herrera...

MAKE IT IN AMERICA: MANUFACTURING MATTERS from @RepGaramendi - Repair our nations sanitation & drinking systems while getting 10,000's back to work

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John Garamendi, D-CA "The American Public Works Association--these are people with the sanitation systems, the water systems and the li...

Windows XP Users Can't Afford To Upgrade #Techonomics

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"eye doctor...couldn't afford the $10,000 fee involved with the specialty medical software that has been upgraded for Windows 7. So...

Trash Reduction Act of 2013 speech by @Jim_Moran stop using 12 million barrels of oil to make plastic bags #green

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Below is a speech in Congress by Rep. James Moran (D-VA), given on Apr 23, 2013 http://origin.www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2013-04-23/ht...

Free Webinar Series: A Look at The @HomeDepot ’s Most #Energy Efficient Store via @energy #Renewable #News

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Commercial Building Partnership Success Story Webinar Series: A Look at The Home Depot's Most Energy Efficient Store The U.S. Depart...

Air Quality Implementation Plans for Wisconsin; Vehicle Inspection & Maintenance Program; proposing to approve revisions submitted by @WDNR

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Apr 24, 2013 — Pre-release — Proposed Rule — Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule filed for public ...

Necco faces $133G fine for OSHA violations at Revere plant in connection with the release of 8,000 pounds of ammonia

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The New England Confectionery Company Inc. has been cited for 19 alleged serious violations of workplace health and safety standards at its ...

Workplace safety in 1911, N.Y.C. vs now in West, Texas “Every day in America, 12 people go to work & never come home" #OHS

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The horrifying explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas is a painful reminder that workplace safety is a crucial part of public health...

OSHA seeks $70k fine against Hawthorne Pacific Corp. in Maui crane death, cited for 13 safety violations after #OHS

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The  U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration are seeking to fine heavy equipment company Hawthorne ...

H.R. 1482, Introduced to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program

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RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD AMENDMENTS ACT To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program, and fo...

S. 696, BILL TO AMEND THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT TO ENSURE THAT RISKS FROM CHEMICALS ARE ADEQUATELY UNDERSTOOD AND MANAGED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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S. 696, Introduced in Senate by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) Committee on Environment and Public Works. Full Text Below is a simple rend...

Viruses From Sewage Contaminate Deep Well Water | via @cenmag

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Chemical & Engineering News : Scientists once thought that pathogens could not reach drinking water wells sunk into deep, protected grou...

Terrorist Hunt Sends America Over the Edge... Instead we need to refuse terrorism to change our way of life.

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John Cassidy, New Yorker -  One of those affected was Yaakov Katz, a Jerusalem Post reporter who has covered many terrorist attacks and who ...

Texas Explosion Seen as Sign of Weak U.S. Oversight - via @Bloomberg

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Bloomberg -  The Texas plant that was the scene of a deadly explosion this week was last inspected by the  Occupational Safety and Health Ad...

15% More Cancers than Expected in WTC Responders: esp thyroid & soft-tissue #HazMat #Heros

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Incidence rates of all cancers -- and some in particular -- were higher among World Trade Center rescue workers than expected, researchers r...
Apr 23, 2013

EPA Hopes Work Plan Assessments Will Generate Data for More Chemicals

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This article is brought to you by  Bloomberg BNA . The Environmental Protection Agency's chemicals office will use the risk assessments ...

Wisconsin @WDNR keep #Earthday going next two weeks!

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Most opportunities for Work*Play*Earth Day events over next two Saturdays MADISON -- The next two Saturdays will offer people the greate...

National Parks Reduce Waste by Nearly 1/3 and Promote Tap Water for #EarthDay

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For Earth Day, the National Park Service (NPS) released a status report on its Green Parks Plan. The report found parks have diverted 28 per...

Wildfire Prevention Week reminder “check again!” - 13% of fires caused by people who HAD permits

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MADISON -- Think your fire is out? State wildfire control officials would like to make sure you check again! Wildfire Prevention Wee...

State Chemicals Policy: Trends and Profiles is state actions to address toxic chemical pollution released

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The report, "State Chemicals Policy: Trends and Profiles," was released  and reveals significant state actions to address toxic ch...

H.R. 875, comprehensive assessment of the scientific & technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends

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H.R. 875 would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to coordinate with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), to provide a...

H.R. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013 #Green #News

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H.R. 1422 would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make various changes related to the qualifications of members servi...

FTC Final Rule: LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND ALTERNATIVE FUELED VEHICLES

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Below is the abstract of this Final Rule. The  official text  (PDF) is also available.  The Commission amends the Alternative Fuels Rule (``...