Ways to Prevent Global Warming

THE first-ever Gensan Recyclable Waste Fair, organized by the City Government of General Santos to celebrate Earth Day, recovered over 5,000 kilograms of recyclable waste. In his speech during the opening program, chair of City Council committee on environment Richard Atendido, who spearheaded the event, underscored the collaborative efforts by the local government, non-government organizations (NGOs), government agencies, business sector, and individuals in making the event a success. The Waste Analysis and Characterization Study conducted by the USAid-funded Philippine Environmental Governance 2 Project in 2006 reveals that GenSan generates a total of 170 tons of waste per day, with per capita waste generation at 0. Republic Act 9003 or the Solid Waste Management Act of 2003 mandates all local government units (LGUs) to divert at least 25 percent of their waste. The Provincial Council already legitimized the city’s 10-year Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan, which will serve as the LGUs guide in running its solid waste management program, last week. read more

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A meeting on renewable energy will be from 9 a. The meeting is free and open to the public. Next month, an 87-turbine wind farm in Benton County is expected to begin operation, generating 130 megawatts of electricity — enough to power up to 40,000 homes. A second Benton County wind farm is planned, along with a 100-200 megawatt wind farm in Randolph County. To learn more about Purdue’s renewable energy initiatives, visit the Purdue Bionergy Web site at www. read more

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The stars align in the upcoming week to create one of the busiest weeks on the economic calendar, with the Federal Open Market Committee meeting taking center stage. Delayed quotes provided by Interactive Data Managed Solutions . Historical prices and fundamental data provided by Hemscott, Inc . Mutual fund data provided by Lipper . Earnings estimates provided by Zacks Investment Research . Insider trading data provided by Thomson Financial . read more

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Purcell, Ok — Disposing of solid waste in a trash bin or a recycling bin - what would you prefer? The recycling bins will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and depositing recycling items will be free to the citizens. Gerhard said a aluminum can recycling bin can be placed at the convenience center and the proceeds can go to the senior citizens. In the upcoming months, Purcell officials will be exploring ways to start a recycling program, as well as making the convenience center a more convenient site for the citizens. read more

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SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - Satellite data show that changes in the sun are contributing to global warming but to a smaller extent than human activity, a space scientist at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington told a group of petroleum geologists on Wednesday. Scientists at the forum listed causes for climate change including alterations in the atmosphere’s makeup, changes in forests or ice covering the land, volcanoes, man-made greenhouse gases, solar cycles and factors yet undiscovered. Eric Barron, geosciences dean at the University of Texas, argued that causal factors in climate change may be interacting in ways not yet imagined. In the short run, human activity is putting more carbon dioxide into the air, but in the long run, the impact might be mitigated or made worse by climate responses not yet understood or predicted, he said. read more

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Louis San Antonio San Francisco San Jose Seattle South Florida Tampa Bay Washington, D. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory ranked Xcel Energy first in number of customer participants and fifth in renewable energy sales Tuesday in its annual ranking of leading utility green power programs. Xcel — Colorado’s largest utility supplier — ranked No. Based on renewal energy sales, NREL ranked the green power program of Austin (Texas) Energy first in the nation, followed by Portland General Electric, PacifiCorp, Florida Power & Light, and Xcel Energy. read more

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Bachelor Ski Resort plans to reduce the resort’s carbon footprint to zero. Bachelor to purchase 100% of its power from renewable energy"); OpenWin( ‘/Global/Create_Email_Story. Beginning in June, Powdr Corp, which own seven ski resorts, will use renewable energy credits to go green companywide. The renewable energy credits are in the form of wind, biomass, solar, small hydro and geothermal power sources. Powdr Corps says that its renewable choice energy effort at Mt. Bachelor alone will result in an annual reduction of 9 million pounds of carbon dioxide emmissions. read more

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