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Green in the NewsChicago schools pile up lunch waste(IL) Chicago Tribune – Every day, kids in the Chicago Public Schools district throw out nearly a quarter of a million lunch and breakfast trays made of polystyrene foam. That’s more than 1 million a week, about 5 million a month. And those trays are just the start of a river of trash from school meals [...]. MORE... EPA gives details on major pollutants at Buick City site, how to clean it up(MI) The Flint Journal - Here are the major contaminants the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says are polluting the south part of Buick City complex (south of Leith Street, east to the Flint River and south to Harriet Street). • On-site soil: Lead, a toxic metal, has been found on the site. Exposure to lead can cause things such [...]. MORE... Powered by Great Lakes Echo:
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Green PodcastsGreening Of The Great Lakes - Episode 65 - 02/05/10Tonight we take a walking tour of the Gold-Certified Michigan State University Federal Credit Union—with rain gardens, high efficiency heating and recycled building materials throughout—in fact, “So Green—it is Gold.” And then we turn from eco-friendly buildings to a college student’s winning “GREEN DRESS” design that will be unveiled at an upcoming Hollywood Red Carpet event by Suzy Cameron, wife of Hollywood star James Cameron. Our final guest tonight gives us a status report on how our food banks are doing now that the Holiday Season is over--and what we can do to help out. Click Play to Listen to the Podcast Listen Now to the podcast.
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Green EventsRemodelers Home Tour - October 9, 10, 11 2009The Builders & Remodelers Association of Greater Ann Arbor presents the fall Remodelers Home Tour - October 9, 10, 11 2009, details on www.remodelerstour.com Meadowlark Builders follow up last year’s entry with Michigan’s second LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum remodel. Designed for and with our homeowner, a found-object artist, this home was transformed from a 50’s split-level into a state-of-the-art modern home that is future-ready with geothermal energy and full solar photovoltaics. Meadowlark Builders Toda America Plans Strategic U.S. Battery Manufacturing Investment for Electric Drive Vehicles
Toda America Plans Strategic U.S. Battery Manufacturing Investment for Electric Drive Vehicles. Johnson Controls-SAFT plans to build a facility for the manufacture and assembly of Li-ion batteries in Holland, Michigan intended to produce up to 15 million Li-ion battery cells for automotive applications by the year 2012. Ferndale Green Tuesdays SeminarsJune: Protecting Michigan’s Water Michigan Green ExpoThe Third Thursday Dark Earth HourNo matter what your political persuasion, the Green Party of Michigan is encouraging you to join with other Michigan residents in observing a Dark Earth Hour from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. For that one hour every month, households and businesses are asked to turn off all non-essential lights and electrical appliances. The Third Thursday Dark Earth Hour is a reminder that we can all help buy time as we make the transition to earth-gentle, renewable energies. Citadel Media Green Lights A Sustainable PartenershipThe former ABC Radio Networks joins forces with SustainLane Media to create "SustainAmerica." It's being described as a multi-media, fully-integrated platform "designed to inform, educate and empower Americans to live a more sustainable lifestyle." Through PSAs, sponsor vignettes, radio show features and personality endorsements, Citadel Media's celebrity talent will encourage listeners to develop good eco-behavior. "Our company has made a significant commitment to reducing our carbon footprint and we're actively pursuing vehicles to drive our audiences toward environmentally-conscious lifestyles," says Citadel Media president Jim Robinson. "With all our on-air hosts supporting this initiative and a weekly programming reach to 110 million listeners, we expect tremendous results." Citadel Media purchases 85% of its electricity use from renewable energy sources. Citadel Media was the first and only radio network to qualify as an EPA Green Power Partner. Energy Tours & Outreach ProgramsDEQ Index of Environmental Calendar
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