Michigan Flyer is putting an all-new fleet of four luxury motorcoaches on the road this month, representing a $2,124,000 million investment in the inter-city and airport shuttle service by parent company Indian Trails, Inc., of Owosso, MI. “The decision to invest in this infrastructure upgrade is based on our commitment to our customers, to Michigan Flyer, and to [...]
Continue reading …School District to save up to 2.6 million gallons of drinking water annually
March 1, 2012 No Comment
Central Basin Municipal Water District has partnered with the Montebello Unified School District to connect Montebello Gardens Elementary School to recycled water for landscape irrigation. As of a result of the connection, the School District will save an average of eight acre-feet of drinking water per year at this site. This works out to 2.6 [...]
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New statistics from the U.S. Energy Information Administration show America is winning its battle for energy independence. The EIA’s fourth quarter 2011 report shows the United States supplied almost 58 percent of its crude oil and liquids consumption. And for the first time in recent history, net imports of liquids were less than 8 million barrels a [...]
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Study Identifies Changes to Vegetation Types, Impacts to Ranching, Carbon Storage Climate change is likely to harm California’s economy by reducing the types of natural, non-irrigated vegetation available for livestock forage and the ability of forest ecosystems to store carbon dioxide, according to a peer-reviewed study published in the scientific journal Climatic Change.The ability of ecosystems to [...]
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today released its 2011 list of top 10 states for LEED-certified commercial and institutional green buildings per capita, based on the U.S. 2010 Census information. The District of Columbia leads the nation, with more than 31 square feet of LEED-certified space per person in 2011, with Colorado being the leading state, [...]
Continue reading …Natural Gas From Shale Not Suitable as “Bridge Fuel,” May Worsen Climate Change
February 23, 2012 No Comment
Researchers Note Gas Emissions From Marcellus Shale and Other Sites Linked to Significant Increased Risk of Near-Term Climate Change Far from being a “solution” to climate change, natural gas extracted from shale is a huge contributor of greenhouse gases when both methane and carbon dioxide are considered, according to a major new study by three Cornell University researchers. The [...]
Continue reading …Teamsters, Community Groups Rally To Demand Safety at LA Waste Facility
February 23, 2012 No Comment
City Council, Environmental Groups Join Teamsters to Call for Safety Teamster members came in force to rally at the American Reclamation solid waste facility near Glendale to demand that the company provide safer working conditions for its employees. Teamsters were joined by LA City Council members, a former American Reclamation employee and environmental groups under the [...]
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Feeding songbirds in winter has been an American pastime at least since the days of Henry David Thoreau, who wrote about feeding birds at Walden Pond in the latter 1840s. But Americans have enjoyed watching songbirds clean up our table-scraps and waste grains even before then. Thoreau did it to get closer to subjects he [...]
Continue reading …Huntington Beach City School District to Save More Than $15 Million With Solar Upgrades
February 23, 2012 No Comment
Huntington Beach City School District and Chevron Energy Solutions today announced the completion of a 592-kilowatt solar electric system that will reduce energy costs for operations at nine elementary school sites in Huntington Beach, saving the District more than $15 million over the life of the project. Coupled with a comprehensive energy education curriculum, the program is designed [...]
Continue reading …Many California Businesses are Overpaying Their Gas Bill by 15% or More
February 23, 2012 No Comment
Natural gas deregulation still remains a well-kept and costly secret for business operators In one of the toughest economic climates in recent history one place most business owners fail to look at to increase their bottom line is the gas bill sent by the local utility. On average most businesses are losing hundreds and even [...]
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