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Polystyrene recycling has left the school building

The Oregonian
July 15, 2008 - Eugene school officials have opted for a biodegradable paper plate. This year, an additional nine Portland schools will use washable plastic trays. If the department switches to a new product, it will have to consider price increases the following year. Dale Roberts, a Beaverton parent, circulated a petition that about 125 people signed last school year after learning her child's school used polystyrene trays. ...
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Revelation Ventures Inc. Announces Proposed Acquisition for Qualifying Transaction

Marketwire Canada
July 15, 2008 - His work for public and private companies has included initial public offerings, reverse takeovers, private placement financings and corporate reorganizations.Richard R. Grass, Director - Crossfield, Alberta. Grass had been a Sales Manager with Western Polymers from September 2004. Young is a businessman with 30 years experience initiating new business opportunities as well as the development of existing enterprises in their early stage of growth. ...
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Garden plastics recycling takes a step in the green direction

Chicago Tribune
July 13, 2008 - Though a substantial proportion of the plastic resin that goes into the larger, sturdier pots is recycled from other sources, not much of that gets reused or recycled again. Re-engineering production, like cleaning pots for re-use and sorting them for recycling, would substantially increase costs. Louis that recycled more than 100,000 pounds of garden plastic into landscape timber in 2007. ...
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Scramble is on to find cheaper heat

Telegram & Gazette
July 13, 2008 - Also, he said, some banks, such as Southbridge Credit Union, have begun offering green home improvement loans, making it easier to finance solar installations. Slota said another hot item is solar hot air panels that collect solar heat and blow it into a home. The Solar Store offers weekly seminars on solar energy technology and systems to help people learn more about their options. ...
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Rohm and Haas Legacy

The Philadelphia Inquirer
July 11, 2008 - Rohm combined so well with the business acumen of Mr. The products are mostly licensed from German companies. They market synthetic resins for fast-drying varnishes. ...
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The big idea Solar oven wins design award

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
July 11, 2008 - The two are preparing to turn their business plan into a nonprofit corporation in Boston this fall. He wants to work on the front lines of solar research. He also wants to start his own for-profit company. He and Durbin have a business plan for a company that would produce solar blinds that focus light to collect energy. ...
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Startup green sneaker maker END treads carefully in Portland, Ore.

The Oregonian
July 07, 2008 - Consumers want fewer wasteful products, but they're also increasingly wary of "greenwashing" -- sustainability claims amounting mostly to marketing. They also want their green shoes to last. END founders Andrew Estey and Ben Finklea think they've got a solution. The more stuff that goes into the shoe, the more resources you're using." END, short for Environmentally Neutral Design, has yet to sell a shoe. ...
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Brooks’ BioMoGo midsoles made to feed landfill denizens

Arkansas Democrat Gazette
July 07, 2008 - So how can an Oregon materials engineer possibly know that his BioMoGo midsole material won’t biodegrade on Arkansas feet, in Arkansas closets, Arkansas compost heaps, the Arkansas trunks of Arkansas cars? But this stuff will take 20 years to biodegrade. Also, the company changed its manufacturing process to use less raw material. ...
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Home show's focus is eco-friendly construction

The Modesto Bee
July 06, 2008 - A typical family would use about 4 kilowatts. But Nelson said photovoltaic solar systems are most cost-efficient when they're used to reduce, not eliminate, electrical purchases from utility companies. ...
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Persistent Japan green tech leader From carbon fiber to household power generation and CO2 capture and storage

Japan Times
July 03, 2008 - ...the composite material is used for 20 percent of an automobile's body, it reduces the weight by 30 percent and slashes 0.5 tons of carbon dioxide a year. "Japanese makers' carbon fiber has the highest strength and elasticity," said Minoru Yoshinaga, general manager at Toray Industries' manufacturing division of advanced composite materials. One of Toray's products, prepreg -- intermediate sheet material reinforced with resin -- is the thinnest and has the highest quality in the......
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