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Tag: Washington
OmniProcessor Makes Drinking Water From Sewage
The OmniProcessor makes enough safe, clean drinking water from sewage for a community of 100,000 people. Watch Bill Gates drink some of it.
Composting vs. Waste-to-Energy: The Politics Of Green Waste
What is the best way to deal with green waste? Burning? Composting? Recycling? May be the best answer is creating less of it?
Vermicomposting Goes to Prison
The Washington State Reformatory has built a thriving vermicomposting operation that saves money & gives inmates a unique, valuable work opportunity.
Sustainable Prison Rehabilitation Program Celebrates Years of Success
Prison rehabilitation usually involves some combination of on-site work experience, and maybe some GED or college courses. But gardening? Dog training? Prairie restoration? Sounds like some social worker’s fantasy – [ … ]
Green Government 2.0: State Blogs on Environmental Issues
How do elected officials attempt to ensure transparency these days (or, at least, the appearance of transparency)? By posting information online… we saw yet another example of this just in [ … ]
Newly Released House Energy and Climate Legislation Contains More Aggressive Measures than Obama Plan
[social_buttons]Senior US Representatives Henry Waxman (D-Calif) and Ed Markey (D-Mass) today released draft cap-and-trade legislation that would reshape US energy and climate policy through drastic cuts in emissions in the [ … ]
China’s Emissions Trading Plan Puts Weight on Countries’ Cumulative GHG
China appears to be backing out of global efforts to address climate change, intensifying pre-Copenhagen debate. A top China central government think tank yesterday released a framework for quantifying countries’ [ … ]
Washington Rejects Coal Plant’s “Plan to Make a Plan”
Regulatory bodies that reject coal plants because of global warming emissions are becoming a more common occurrence in the U.S. Kansas, Texas, and Florida have all rejected plants because of [ … ]