Upland Hills sets a green example
The Oakland Press Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:43 PM PDT
It was by pure coincidence that a little school tucked away in the mostly undisturbed woods of northern Oakland County became a well-known icon of energy conservation in the 1970s. |
OCAB accepting applications for residential heating assistance
The Times and Democrat Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:36 PM PDT
OCAB, the Orangeburg-Calhoun-Allendale-Bamberg Community Action Agency Inc., is accepting applications for Direct Assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program for residential heating for eligible residents next week. |
Solar energy a possibility in Southlake
Southlake Times Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:35 PM PDT
The city of Southlake currently has no ordinance on the books concerning solar energy systems. They are prohibited in Southlake. That could soon be changing, however. |
Energy secretary: Islands could disappear
MyMotherLode.com Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:32 PM PDT
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu is warning that if countries don't do something about climate change,"some island states will simply disappear." |
Mesquite eligible for energy stimulus funds
The Mesquite News Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:31 PM PDT
The US Department of Energy announced plans to make available $3.2 billion in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program money, as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Large cities and counties in Texas are eligible to receive approximately $163 million of these grants. |
An Allen homeowner knows what’s watt
The Allen American Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:30 PM PDT
The city of Allen’s building and coding compliance department granted the first permit last week for a homeowner to install solar panels on the roof of their home to produce solar-electric energy. |
Couple lives Earth Day message every day
The Grand Rapids Press Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:29 PM PDT
JON M. BROUWER| Grand Rapids Press photoConserving energy: Ken Freestone holds one of the compact fluorescent light bulbs he uses at home as his wife, Lorma, collects water. They estimate they have cut energy use by 50 percent in their... |
Library hosts “Living Green†programs
Elk Grove Citizen Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:27 PM PDT
The Sacramento Public Library has instituted a Living Green philosophy in building new branches that are LEED designed (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), recycling, and using toxic-free cleaning products to mention a few. |
Intersection closed
Centennial Citizen Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:21 PM PDT
The intersection of South Jordan Road and Arapahoe Road has been closed due to a water main break. Xcel Energy estimates that the repairs should be completed by the close of morning rush hour on April 15. |
Speakers: Changing food industry can help fix other problems
Richmond Times-Dispatch Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:20 PM PDT
President Barack Obama will need to confront the nation’s food issues sooner or later because they are key to solving three major problems in the nationâ€"energy independence, the health crisis and climate change, author Michael Pollan said at last night’s Richmond Forum. Agriculture and modern processing use 20 percent of the total fossil fuel consumed in the nation and produce more greenhouse ... |
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