Connecticut hasn’t had much success with wind energy in recent years. Its people and leaders value the state’s scenic ridge lines, where winds are …
Climate Change Poses Substantial Risk To Financial Markets, Top Regulator Warns
He claims the financial risks from climate change are comparable to those posed by the mortgage meltdown that triggered the 2008 financial crisis.
Mayor, City Council reach $92.8B budget deal
Fulfilling a commitment to energy efficiency with green technology by retrofitting City buildings as part of NYC’s Green New Deal ($60 million).
Visitor’s center is gem
When the Northwest Visitor’s Center opened Oct. 1, 2009, it was designed using “green” technology. The center is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and …
City bringing new recycling pilot project to leisure centres
“Advancing recycling and other waste diversion initiatives into the non-residential sector supports the City’s goal in diverting waste from the landfill.”.
Lexington’s recycling woes take us backward 40 years. Can discomfort lead to change?
Disturbing my paper euphoria was the news that our recycling center could no longer take mixed-use paper. Mixed-use paper includes envelopes, …
Orange County sanitation costs are rising, but your bill isn’t
Recycling is costing the county about a third more than it did last year, partly because residents are putting the wrong stuff in their recycling carts.
Major recycling plant fire burning in south El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – A fire burning at a recycling plant in south El Paso on Friday afternoon produced black smoke plumes that could be seen from other …
A cure for plastic straw ills needn’t be complicated
For decades we used paper straws. They worked very well and will compost, though years ago, who ever heard of composting? True — they will sort …
Q3 highlights for 2018/19
Find out what the Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability has been working on in quarter 3 by exploring the numbers and stories we …