In the highly popular British drama "Downton Abbey," the fictional character Michael Crawley undertakes to modernize the estate and make it more efficient and sustainable. A modernizing improvement has occured on the estate on real life: ...
What's it like coming to work at an office that has a 327-acre automotive test facility pictured just outside your window? We'll, it's pretty cool. We have the largest and most sophisticated independent automobile testing center devoted ...
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China -The first phase of China's 20 billion yuan ($3.16 billion) Changbai Mountain International Tourism Resort opened in 2012, featuring five-star hotels and Asia's largest ski resort. A centrepiece of the development is a performing arts ...
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Sometimes, perceptions are as big a problem as actual “rules” are. In my research for this Break-the-Rules series, I’ve found two dichotomies involving front yards.For many people, there aren’t really ...
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Undertaken in the spring of 2012 Grundfos North America has opened a new Water Conservation Project at its Fresno, California, manufacturing facility. This is one of the largest commercial water conservation projects ever undertaken by a ...
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Honey laundering trails all lead to China Drones begin descent on US agriculture Forensic marker dogs on trail of metal thieves Honey bees are a massive global business, responsible for a third of the world’s food production. Honey ...
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A marginal but steady decline has been observed in Bt cotton yield per acre in India during the last few years. When the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) variety of cotton was introduced in India, it caused a revolution and resulted in huge ...
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ADVANCE, N.C. — An expansion of Ashley Furniture's new distribution center here will be delayed for another year due to the discovery of four acres of wetlands at the site, the Winston-Salem Journal reported. Bill Coslo, an attorney ...
GILBERT, Ariz. — The town council here has given preliminary approval to as much as $2 million in tax incentives for the planned American Furniture Warehouse store, The Arizona Republic reported. The "notice of intent" to proceed ...
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More than 2 million people and 30,000 animals are expected at Reliant Park for the 2013 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in February and March. Behind the scenes, Cat Lift Trucks will provide the equipment and expertise, including more than ...
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Every organic organization I’ve come across usually argues loudly that organic farming is the one and only, truly-sustainable production system the world needs. But can organic really hack it in a modern world, especially when ...
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Canada-based Stanley Park Brewery has announced a new environmental initiative to conserve Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Adopt An Acre initiative will enable the beer consumers to adopt 10ft2 of the Park through the ...
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The Pathway School, an educational facility for students with complex learning disabilities, recently received a gift of electrical equipment donated by Orbit Industries, a manufacturer of electrical installation products. The donation ...
Anglesey Council's planning and orders committee have approved plans for the 70 acre development in Bodorgan, which could generate electricity for up to 4,500 homes. Developers Bodorgan Environment Management Ltd will install 3,200 solar ...
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The UK's biggest solar energy farm is to be built on farmland in New Romney and will occupy a 114-acre site on agricultural land at Sycamore Farm in Millbank Lane. Ranks of photovoltaic cells – technically known as an array - will ...
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