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Ben Franklin hands out honors at i xchange
Bethlehem-based Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania handed out its annual innovation awards at its i xchange event Tuesday at Lehigh University. The meeting, attended by 550 people, included an address by former White House...Tags: Lehigh University, Bucks County, Breinigsville, Human Interest, White House
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So called energy-efficient light bulbs are bad for the environment.
My husband and I recycle everything possible. We use cloth bags rather than paper or plastic, we are organ donors, we compost our kitchen scraps, and we even take The Sun online rather than waste paper ("Don't save the planet" May 3). But we do not...Tags: Environmental Issues
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Liberals should not tell people what to do
I am an unabashed conservative, and I love energy-efficient light bulbs ("Don't save the planet" May 3). Why? Because they lower my electric bill. However, I deeply resent liberals telling me I must do this or must not do that because "it is good for me."...Tags: Environmental Issues
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Living green exhibit opens in Arlington Heights Metra station
After years of vacancy, the empty corner space in the downtown Arlington Heights train station is now home to a permanent exhibit on energy conservation. The "Living Green" exhibit opened in late April in the northeast corner of the Arlington Heights...
Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Metra
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Don't save the planet
To the age-old question of how many conservatives does it take to screw in a light bulb, we now have a definitive answer: Just one, but it will take him weeks to chase down a vintage incandescent bulb because he won't touch an energy-efficient one. At...
Tags: Rush Limbaugh, Marketing, Radio, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics
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Boonsboro Town Council public budget hearing set for June 3
The Boonsboro Town Council will hold a public hearing June 3 on its proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The hearing will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Building in Shafer Park prior to the regular meeting of the mayor and council....Tags: Water Supply, Budgets and Budgeting, Environmental Issues
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Ordinance for proposed sewer rate increase being read Thursday
matthewu@herald-mail.comA proposed rate increase in Martinsburg’s sewer rates due to a major wastewater treatment plant upgrade would push the average monthly bill more than $24 higher in July 2015. An ordinance providing for the sewer rate increase is scheduled to be...Tags: Water Supply, Politics, Civil and Public Service, Herb Snyder, Environmental Issues
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Brawley to hold public hearing on non-motorized transportation plan
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — Bicycles and walkways may soon become a significant aspect of Brawley streets, as the City Council will discuss implementing a non-motorized transportation plan, following a public hearing, today. If approved, the plan would guide the...Tags: Science and Technology, Environmental Issues
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Fewer geothermal wells than expected drilled at new Bester Elementary
julieg@herald-mail.comConstruction crews for the new Bester Elementary School ran into more water than expected from an aquifer, forcing the number of geothermal wells drilled for the project to be reduced from 96 to 35, Washington County Public Schools officials said. School...Tags: Elementary Schools, Public Schools, Education, Environmental Issues, Teaching and Learning
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Allentown mayor recognized by the state for community development
Valley 610Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski has been recognized by the state Department of Community and Economic Development for his efforts to strengthen Allentown as a community. Pawlowski was one of eight government leaders and 12 communities honored at the annual... -
Framing the 2-by-4 debate
Standard wall framing for ages has been a box enclosing vertical 2-by-4 studs. Until to the 1950s, they measured up to their name. Since then, studs have gradually been whittled down and now are a half inch shy each way. That's one reason some builders...Tags: Environmental Issues
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Hannon Armstrong aims to raise $250 million in IPO
An Annapolis-based financier of clean energy infrastructure amended its plans to sell stock to the public, more than doubling its target to $250 million. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc., which provides debt and equity...
Tags: Stock Market, NYSE Euronext, Inc., Economy, Business and Finance, Annapolis, Environmental Issues
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