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A conversation with: Watershed administrator Fred Akers
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.Fred Akers, 63, of Buena Vista Township, is an environmental advocate and watchdog through his administrative role at the Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association, a nonprofit that receives federal funding. For more than a decade, he's been involved in...Tags: Science and Technology, Plant Openings, Conservation, Waste, Indiana Jones (fictional character)
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Oil spills not always the gushers you see on TV
Greeley Tribune, Colo.With a county as large as Weld, filled now with more than 20,000 wells all being operated by humans, there's bound to be mishaps, screw ups and just plain mistakes -- some that could even turn into a disaster -- but most spills are cleaned up as quickly...Tags: Oil Spills, Petroleum Industry, Conservation, Energy Resources, Fines
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Business Briefs: May 12, 2013
Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.Sutter Fair seeks vendors, volunteers Booth vendors are sought to take part in the 35th Sutter Buttes Day Celebration, a community celebration at the Sutter Youth Organization building. The event is from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. June 1. Volunteers and...Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, North Fork, Air Pollution, Environmental Issues
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Think double-billing was bad?
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.A Corvette, truck and van, limo service -- those are just a few purchases Qualiclean LLC made with the money of Pueblo County taxpayers. On Sept. 2, 2008, the Arvada company listed a payroll expense of $56,520 -- for a Chevrolet Corvette. About that...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Bankruptcy, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Vehicles
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The Philadelphia Inquirer GreenSpace column
The Philadelphia InquirerAt the chemical plant in Toms River, nylon stockings would melt on the legs of secretaries sent on errands to production buildings. Noxious, colored smoke rose from the plant's stacks. Its effluent tinted the river, and fish caught there had a strange...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Mesothelioma, American Cancer Society, Health and Safety at Work, Leukemia
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EDITORIAL: Jerome Wastewater Bond a Two-way Street
The Times-News, Twin Falls, IdahoAnyone who was in Jerome on Dec. 30, 2010 remembers the day the city's wastewater treatment plant failed. And they undoubtedly remember the 60 days after that as raw sewage poured out into the North Side Canal system. At the time, residents who lived...Tags: Local Government, Science and Technology, Business, Water Supply, Water
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Boonsboro Green Fest spreads out to promote sustainable living
alnotarianni@aol.comRecycling is a lot more than just a colored can full of paper and plastic at the curb. Visitors to the fifth annual Boonsboro Green Fest on Saturday at Shafer Memorial Park found no less than 25 recycling options in the parking lot before they even...Tags: Festive Events, Arable Farming, Healthy Diet, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Water Pollution
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Sullivan County collects lots of household hazardous waste
Bristol Herald Courier, Va.BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. -- This is the stuff that you can't just throw into the trash dumpster. In fact, there are specific hazardous waste landfills around the country that will take loads like the ones delivered to Sullivan County Solid Waste Director Buck...Tags: Raytheon Company, Environmental Issues
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Chinese take to streets to push environmental concerns
SHANGHAI -- Reflecting growing social tensions over China's high pollution, hundreds of demonstrators marched here Saturday to protest the building of a lithium-ion battery plant, while officials of another major Chinese city where people took to the...Tags: Plant Openings, China, Iran, Shanghai (China), Environmental Issues
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Can green infrastructure help to preserve Hitchcock Woods?
Aiken Standard, S.C.The effort to preserve the historic Hitchcock Woods is an intricate, expensive endeavor, but it's one that many believe is priceless. Over the years, local government, state agencies and scholars have all combined their resources to help find a way to...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Economy, Business and Finance, Clemson University, Environmental Politics, Financial Aid
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Phosphate mining damages environment, but also drives economy, study finds
Bradenton HeraldA new study predicts considerable damage to Central Florida's environment if four proposed phosphate mining projects win approval, but contends that mitigation would more than make up for long-term adverse effects. "Mitigation" refers to methods of...Tags: Mining, Science and Technology, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Natural Resources, Wetlands
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Foody stacks up against old-style farming methods
The Wenatchee World, Wash.Strawberries and peppers thrive at chest level in Greg and Brenda Hendrick's home. Lush spinach and tomato plants grow at waist height. Dill, thyme, basil and other kitchen herbs flourish closer to the floor. The sunny spot in the Hendrick's dining room...Tags: Thyme, Customs and Tradition, Arts and Culture, Aquaculture, Environmental Issues
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