Archive for the 'Kansas Electronics Recycling' Category

Most TV makers fail recycling test in U.S. (Macworld)

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Nine of 17 TV makers surveyed on their recycling programs in the U.S. scored an F grade in a recent survey.

Electronic Recyclers International Helps New York City Recycle Record Amounts of Electronic Waste (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
NEW YORK----Electronic Recyclers International , the nation’s leading recycler of e-waste, announced today that it collected more than 360,000 pounds of electronic waste from New Yorkers over the weekend as part of Mayor Michael R.

Crossett To Take Part in Recycling Day on Saturday (Ashley County Ledger)

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Crossett is participating in America Recycle's Day, Saturday, November 15. The Crossett Area Chamber of Commerce Community Development Committee is hosting a recycling drop-off from 9 a.m. to 12 noon that day at the Crossett High School parking lot on Highway 133T. The drop-off will focus on four recycling categories: Paper/Cardboard, Electronics, Metal and Plastics.

Electronics recycling day proves to be a success for the community (Kingwood Observer)

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Electronics recycling day proves to be a success for the community

Dow CEO calls for comprehensive U.S. energy policy

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Dow Chemical Co has called on the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and Congress to implement a comprehensive national energy policy. "I will guarantee you that I am not going to drop my voice one iota until we get an energy policy in this country that makes sense," Chief Executive Andrew Liveris told Reuters in an interview on Friday.

Environmentalists Slam Bush’s Departing Proposal As “Fire Sale” For Oil And Gas Industry

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
SALT LAKE CITY — The view of Delicate Arch natural bridge _ an unspoiled landmark so iconic it's on Utah's license plates _ could one day include a drilling platform under a proposal that environmentalists call a Bush administration "fire sale" for the oil and gas industry.

As ethanol shipments grow, safety remains a concern

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Surging U.S. ethanol production may force the industry to step up transport safety measures in the face of growing concern that communities are ill-prepared to deal with the volatile, flammable liquid.

Will Detroit’s cash crisis kill the electric car?

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Call it an economic and environmental murder mystery in the making: Will a cash-strapped Detroit kill the electric car -- again? Stung by an association with gas-guzzling SUVs and pushed to the brink of failure by plunging sales, U.S. automakers have been touting efforts to roll out more fuel-efficient small cars, gas-saving technology and gas-free electric vehicles.

EU’s ideas for energy looking tired

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Brussels, Belgium: A coherent plan to reduce energy consumption was conspicuous by its absence from the European Union’s latest attempt to deal with the energy and climate crisis. The European Commission today released an “Energy security and solidarity action plan”, which addresses some of the gaps in the present EU climate and energy policy.

Key African countries ‘not keeping health research promises’

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
[BAMAKO] Several key African countries have done "very little" to invest in health research since pledging to do so at a world meeting of health and science ministers in Mexico four years ago, say critics. But others – including Tanzania, Rwanda and Mali – have made significant progress in investing in their health research.