Prisons recycle to save energy, money
Of all the things convicted murderer Robert Knowles has been called during his 13 years behind bars, recycler hasn’t been one of them. But there he was one morning, pitchfork in hand, composting food scraps from the main chow line and coffee grounds from prison headquarters — doing his part to "green" the prison. "It’s [...]
UPS introduces hydraulic hybrid vehicle
United Parcel Service will be the first delivery company to add hydraulic hybrid vehicles (HHVs) to its fleet, a move that it says will bring “dramatic fuel savings and environmental benefits.” The technology was developed in an Environmental Protection Agency lab. HHVs store energy by compressing hydraulic fluid under pressure in a large chamber. UPS [...]
Alternative Energy Suddenly Faces Headwinds
For all the support that the presidential candidates are expressing for renewable energy, alternative energies like wind and solar are facing big new challenges because of the credit freeze and the plunge in oil and natural gas prices. Shares of alternative energy companies have fallen even more sharply than the rest of the stock market [...]
Proposed ND wind farm one of world’s largest
BISMARCK, N.D. – A proposed 2,000-megawatt wind farm in northwestern North Dakota would be one of the world’s largest energy projects, although new electric transmission lines are needed for it to be built, state regulators say. “The numbers that you see being thrown around as potential development in North Dakota are truly eye-popping,” Public Service [...]
