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The good oil: US Air Force meets Pimp My Ride

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:12:59 GMT

The US Air Force has teamed up with the bodyshop behind the TV series Pimp my Ride in an effort to recruit more young-bloods. Galpin Auto Sports has built a couple of all-American models to help Uncle Sam boost its military muscle.

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Look beyond the cubicle for other factors - Southern Illinoisan

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:57:00 GMT

There?s a whole list of other considerations including getting a headset if you spend long hours on the phone, getting a foot rest and an ergonomic keyboard, de-cluttering your desk, while adding an inspirational picture or two. When the goal is to ...

SAB Miller Targets 25% Reduction in Water Used in Brewing

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:56:48 GMT

By 2015, SAB Miller , which markets more than 200 brands of beer and is the world's largest bottler of Coca-Cola products, hopes to reduce by 25 percent the amount of water used to brew each hectoliter of beer.

Rx for health: Local food? - Omaha World-Herald

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:57:00 GMT

There are myriad reasons to buy locally grown foods. The taste of just-picked, vine-ripened fruit. The desire to support local farmers. The prospect of saving money and energy by skipping the shipping and the middleman. This summer, Omaha health care ...

Fuel Cell Systems to Power 30% of Coca-Cola NY Facility

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:57:16 GMT

UTC Power, a United Technologies Corp. company, announced it will supply two of its new PureCell Model 400 fuel cell systems to Coca-Cola Enterprises' production facility in Elmsford, N.Y. The two fuel cell systems will generate energy and heat for 30 percent of the facility's operations, according to UTC Power, based in South Windsor, Conn.

Gays, political spivs and the question: Who'll help families? - Daily Mail

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:25:00 GMT

Judging by the behaviour of Gordon Brown and David Cameron this week, I wonder if the pair of them believe that Sacha Baron Cohen's gloriously camp new comedy 'Bruno' is a serious factual documentary. How else to explain their unedifying efforts to ...

This truck runs on wood and waste

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:33:41 GMT

From the first time he saw Emmett "Doc" Brown fire up the Mr. Fusion home energy reactor in the "Back to the Future" movies, Dave Nichols has always wanted to make a vehicle run on garbage.

Greenies kill jobs, stymie increased gasoline production - American Thinker

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:16:00 GMT

More unemployment means a smaller carbon footprint, as California greenies succeed in convincing a judge to shut down a needed modernization of California's oldest refinery, the massive 104 year old Chevron Richmond refinery. David R. Baker of the ...

It's all about perception

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:58:02 GMT

Since Aug. 1, 1999, interiorscapers have made 6,637,443 hits at INTERIORSCAPE.com! Reads: 14721 Messages: 57 Today we picked a new account.

Gregg Easterbrook: Stop waiting for magically clean energy - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:25:00 GMT

While President Obama's cap-and-trade proposal to reduce greenhouse gases has been the big topic of recent environmental debate, the White House has also been pushing a futuristic federal project to build a power plant that burns coal without any ...

Improving efficiency is top priority - Daily News and Analysis

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:21:00 GMT

Mumbai: The International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC), a US-based global non-profit and non governmental organisation, and Urjaravaran Foundation, a pioneering non-profit organisation, have joined hands to scale up implementation of ...

Amanda Platell: Gays, political spivs and the question: Who'll help families?

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:57:50 GMT

Gays, political spivs and the question: Who'll help families? By Amanda Platell Last updated at 12:18 AM on 04th July 2009 Gordon Brown is courting the pink vote Judging by the behaviour of Gordon Brown and David Cameron this week, I wonder if the pair of them believe that Sacha Baron Cohen's gloriously camp new comedy 'Bruno' is a serious factual ...

We Drive BMW?s Electric Mini E - Wired

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:13:00 GMT

WHITE PLAINS, New York ? The BMW Mini E is a solid little electric ride that provides a comfortable, effortless driving experience with all of the usual small-car perks, plus an ultracheap operating cost and a carbon footprint of zero (before you ...

Environmental issues aren't being shelved during this economic crash

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:16:03 GMT

This time around, environmental issues aren't being shelved during an economic crash.

Center for Architecture earns top LEED honors - Birmingham Business Journal

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:50:00 GMT

The Center for Architecture has earned the U.S. Green Building? Council?s highest honors for sustainable design and operation. The center, 403 N.W. 11th Ave., qualified for the council?s LEED Platinum certification, for Leadership in Energy and ...

Costa Rica is world's greenest, happiest country

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:55:31 GMT

Latin American nation tops index ranking countries by ecological footprint and happiness of their citizens A rainbow over San Jose in Costa Rica.

Could Rice Help Cut Concrete's Carbon Footprint? - Voice of America

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:24:00 GMT

Concrete is the world's most abundant building material. Rice is one of the world's most abundant food crops. One group of researchers is putting the two together to try to make concrete more environmentally friendly. Rice hulls, considered a waste ...

Rx for health: Local food?

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:04:53 GMT

There are myriad reasons to buy locally grown foods. The taste of just-picked, vine-ripened fruit.

Business baulks at extra green tape - The Australian

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:01:00 GMT

A PUSH to force state governments and local councils to refer development proposals with a large carbon footprint to the federal government for approval has alarmed business groups, who claim it could stall economic recovery. The proposal is ...

Wales must prepare for new world of climate change, says minister - WalesOnline

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:29:07 GMT

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