Go green AND save green in the home
While making your home energy efficient is good for the environment, it’s also good for your wallet.
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Lake, rivers rise in Northern Tier
Water washed over Lakeshore Road in Coopersville Thursday morning; the Great Chazy River threatened homes.
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2G scam: No evidence yet against Sadhick Batcha
No evidence has yet surfaced in CBI chargesheets in 2G spectrum scam case against Sadhick Batcha, a close aide of former Telecom Minister A Raja.
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Man charged with killing, burning cat
Columbia Falls police used a Taser on Sunday to subdue a Columbia Falls man who allegedly killed a cat with a machete and then tried to burn it up. Andrew Keller, 50, was charged with cruelty to animals, obstructing an officer and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Food, Beverage And Consumer Products Companies To Eliminate Four Billion Pounds Of Packaging By 2020
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) recently announced the results of survey research indicating that food, beverage and consumer products manufacturers anticipate that they will eliminate four billion pounds of packaging waste nationwide from 2005-2020
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2G scam: CBI likely to file second chargesheet on Monday
All the nine accused, named in the first chargesheet, are presently in Tihar Jail under judicial custody.
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Earth Day exemplars: Local companies focus on organic growing
Lady bugs for sale at Hungry Mother Organics in north Minden. In celebration of the good Earth, Carson Valley residents don’t have to look far to find families and businesses raising the bar of green living.
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Funeral services for Helene Marian Nelson, of Albert Lea, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Calvary Baptist Church in Albert Lea. The Rev. Robert Weniger will officiate.
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Study Break: Plant Sale Raises Money and Teaches Students
Spring is in the air and so are the plants. With budget cuts looming over the state’s education system, Houston County schools have found a channel of hope in raising money through their green house.
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Natural gas from shale worse for global warming than coal, Cornell study says
Natural gas from shale deposits like the Marcellus has a bigger green house gas footprint than coal, according to a study by researchers at Cornell University.
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Auto Industry Fights Obama Admin’s Effort to Force Corn Ethanol on U.S.
New legislation would force virtually all cars to run on ethanol
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Red blooms for recovery
Staff Photos: Erin Evans Renee Kalb, executive director of the Rockdale House for Women, organizes the flowers in the green house at the residential recovery house on Milstead Avenue.
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Green House Market celebrates anniversary
Christine and Amanda Manes celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Green House Market with friends, family and members of the Fenton Area Chamber of Commerce with a ribbon cutting on March 19. The market, which specializes in local and organic goods, did not have a ribbon cutting when it initially opened.
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Michael Bell New Director Of Family, Youth And Prevention Services
Michael Bell, Ph.D., Rockbridge Area Community Services new Director of Family, Youth and Prevention Services, will be the guest speaker at the Rockbridge Area Prevention Coalition meeting on Wednesday, April 13 at noon at the RACS Facility on Green House Road.
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Lightning causes Hazel Green house fire
Firefighters are on the scene of a house fire caused by lightning in Hazel Green.
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Caesars Entertainment first in gaming industry with EPA approved green house gas reduction goal
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — (PRESS RELEASE) — Caesars Entertainment Corporation, formerly known as Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., announced another environmental first for the gaming entertainment industry with its U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and carbon inventory by 10 percent from 2007 to 2013.
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