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'Green' thumbs up, down

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 22, 2008 - Some of the plastic even smells like kettle corn. Grengross said when a plastic cup, made from traditional petroleum-based plastic, is tossed into a landfill it's inert. Grengross said, if, as a nation, we switched entirely to corn-based plastic, it would take 25 million acres of corn. ...
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How companies are going green

Harrisburg Patriot-News
July 20, 2008 - The company also has designed new stores with a low-energy roofing system and skylights, and is using new store signs with LED lights that use less electricity. Harley-Davidson Inc.: The company is building new motorcycle dealerships that carry the LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Fiserv provides information technology services to the financial industry. ...
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BioBag Canada benefits from environmentally conscious consumers

The Canadian Press
July 20, 2008 - The bags include a message which says: "You can compost this bag. ...
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Reliance USA site manager discusses plans for Kinston facilities

The Free Press
July 16, 2008 - ...to manufacture Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) resin for plastic bottles. The company plans to hire 204 people to work at the plant. "I'm looking forward to the challenge that's been bestowed upon me and those who will come with me," Green told the board members. Green has spent the last 11 years of his career managing the plant. He was transferred from Wilmington in 1997 and tasked with running DuPont's various "businesses," or individual operations within the plant, and later......
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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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