The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have introduced a new tool that will help scientists improve the quality of data that is used to safeguard consumers ...
Tags: the quality of data, safeguard consumers, pathogen-related risks
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering a plan to clean up Diaz Chemical Superfund site in the western New York town of Holley. The EPA's proposed plan calls for the use of a heating technology to treat six areas of ...
Tags: EPA, heating technology, contaminated soil, ground water
Global paper and packaging company International Paper (IP) proposes to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020 and use 15% less energy, as part of its sustainability goals. The company will achieve the reductions by increasing ...
Only around 7 percent of plastic waste in the United States gets recycled, estimates the Environmental Protection Agency. Several attempts at turning plastic into oil have been made in the past with not much success, but a new start-up ...
Tags: plastic waste, Oil, Chemicals
It seems almost too absurd to be true, but in the land of leviathan government, where the layers of bureaucracy are so intertwined it is impossible to navigate them, comes the revelation that the U.S. government has now taken to fining ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Oil
This is the first in a three-part series of the behind-the-scenes story of the compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFL). A Brighter Idea: The Untold Story of the CFL, originally featured in the October 2012 issue of Electricity Journal, is a ...
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HOUSTON, September 12, 2012 (NYSE: NX) – With the anticipated release of the new ENERGY STAR® requirements, Quanex Building Products Corporation, an industry-leading manufacturer of value-added, engineered materials and components ...
Tags: market view, Window&Door System
The energy consumption of a wastewater treatment plant's aeration system can be reduced by up to 65%when more energy efficient equipment and expertise in optimising treatment systems is introduced,according to full scale trials carried out ...
Tags: energy consumption, wastewater treatment plant, aeration system
Certification service provider, Integrated Service Technology (IST), has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hong Kong-based testing service firm Intertek to combine resources such as the US Energy Star ...
Tags: Semiconductor Technology, Lights, Lighting, Intertek
Cattle on the Schilke Ranch in northwestern North Dakota, located on Bakken Shale. Photo: Jacki Schilke In a Brooklyn winery on a sultry July evening, an elegant crowd sips rosé and nibbles trout plucked from the gin-clear streams ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Switching from incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) is a bright idea to save energy and money. Because each bulb has small amounts of mercury, follow these suggestions from the Alliance to Save Energy to use and ...
Tags: Energy Saving Lamp
Edison’s incandescent lightbulb hasn’t changed a great deal in more than a century but the latest sales figures show that the incandescent hasn’t lost its glow. Despite rebates and promotions, shipments of compact ...
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Edison’s incandescent lightbulb hasn’t changed a great deal in more than a century but the latest sales figures show that the incandescent hasn’t lost its glow. Despite rebates and promotions, shipments of compact ...
Tags: market view, cfl
You've probably heard that newer compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) last longer and use far less electricity than the traditional incandescent bulbs. In fact, swapping out older light bulbs for these newer versions can go a long way ...
You've probably heard that newer compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) last longer and use far less electricity than the traditional incandescent bulbs. In fact, swapping out older light bulbs for these newer versions can go a long way ...
Tags: Energy Saving Lamp