New York’s first compressed natural gas powered food truck was recently unveiled by Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, and T. Boone Pickens, the oil magnate. The truck, called Neapolitan Express, is launched by Neapolitan and its partner Clean Energy Fuels, and serves food like margherita and marinara pizzas, apart from other dough based items. … [Read more...]

The organic rice research project in Texas has taken a new turn with $1 million grants from the federal government to the scientists of Texas A&M AgriLife Research. Conventionally methods of farming have seen a steady decline in the state over the past decade and the scientists have been studying the organic methods of farming for quite some time. … [Read more...]

In order to improve the recycling system within the county, the officials from Lycoming County are moderating their current recycling system, and promoting personalized reusable shopping bags among their residents. The officials are planning on introducing new equipment at their recycling center to make the recycling system easier for the residents. … [Read more...]

The Victorian style Kellogg House at Williams College is set to be renovated according to international eco-friendly standards by fall 2014, if the renovation plan is successfully met. A committee of 20 students and staff are currently working to ensure that this building becomes the first renovated Living Building. All the other buildings that have the status of a Living Building have been … [Read more...]

The county officials in Garrett County are happy about the fact that their recycling rates have increased by 5%, in comparison to 2010. According to the Department of Solid Waste & Recycling in the county, the residents have become more aware of the benefits of recycling, and they have made substantial efforts to reduce their household waste in the past two years. … [Read more...]

Kiosks that work like ATMs The gadget freaks who do not like the idea of spending too much time online, looking for recyclers for their unwanted electric goods, can make use of the EcoATM. These kiosks can be easily found in any of the 15 suburban malls across the Chicago area. Using the kiosk is pretty simple. The user has to insert the gadget inside the kiosk bin. There are cameras … [Read more...]

An event to recycle old electronics So far, the college has managed to collect about 5000 pounds of recyclable electronic items within the campus itself. The list of materials that could be gathered for recycling included computers, laptops, monitors, LCDs, fax machines, printers, mobile phones, cables, electrical devices, routers, servers, racks, lab test equipments, consumer electronic … [Read more...]

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