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FirstEnergy wants a waiver on meeting its energy usage reduction this year. YOUNGSTOWN — FirstEnergy has 3.75 million energy-efficient light bulbs in Goodwill Industries warehouses in Cleveland and Canton — and company officials say it will be a few years before the bulbs are out of there. The compact fluorescent light [CFL] bulbs were the source of much controversy last month.

It became very apparent very quickly it was a program our customers didn’t like   -Ellen S Raines

 

1. Get a High-Efficiency Showerhead— A high-efficiency showerhead saves up to 3,000 gallons of water per person per year. You'll also save $50 on energy costs and 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per person per year. 2.  

RISMEDIA, November 21, 2009—According to a recent survey conducted by Plastics Make it Possible , an initiative sponsored by the plastics industries of the American Chemistry Council , nearly 70% of households make an effort to recycle at home. Of those homes that make recycling a priority, more than two out of three rely on the women of the house to serve as the "recycling enforcers." One out of four families shares the responsibility while only 10% put their kids in charge of recycling duty.

It’s encouraging to see that more and more Americans are making an effort to recycle at home, but there is still a huge opportunity to educate and motivate the remaining third who don’t   -Steve Russell

 

These days, Warren Swain has to admire his heavenly creation from afar. When relatives are in town during the holiday season, the retired sheet-metal worker drives them to downtown Norfolk and points to the giant, lighted star atop Portsmouth Naval Medical Center. "I say, 'See that? I built that,' " the 66-year-old said, beaming with pride.  

After weeks of frustrated residents and a City Council meeting in which many councilors admitted mistakes, the trash on some Providence streets remains piled high, as the city works to introduce a new recycling program. As a result of the confusion and frustration, Mayor David Cicilline has been pressured to clean up the trash and start over when it comes to starting the new recycling initiative. However, as ABC 6 News Reporter Malini Basu found out, the Mayor's not backing down.  

A "Trashion Show" of fashions made of recycled materials -- or otherwise be headed for the landfill -- will highlight Ilima Intermediate School's Second Annual Go Green Day. The event is scheduled 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 24 at the Ewa Beach school. It will offer recycling and conservation education, a HI-5 recycling center, waterless carwash, green demonstrations, professional face painting, food, and games and prizes For information, call 689-1250.  

A key landmark is taking part in going green. The U.S. Capitol is undergoing a massive makeover. Up on the Hill these days, lawmakers aren't just arguing over green, they're going green.

I think it's one of the best kept secrets right now in the government   -Allison Rogers

 

Everything from garbage to goats was discussed this week during a briefing for local legislators and IEPA Director Doug Scott. Members of the Madison County Planning and Development Department told the guests about the county's 4,500 landfill inspections since 1986, as well as an innovative plan to lease a Collinsville area farm two goats to replace potentially dangerous pesticides. "We leased out two goats to a farm near Collinsville because they didn't want to use herbicides," said Leah Dettmers, th  

U.S. soldiers in the Middle East are receiving coveted batteries from the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility and Umatilla Chemical Depot. Each time workers enter certain areas of the depot facility for incinerating che-mical weapons they carry communication devices with fresh batteries to ensure reliable communication. Each entry lasts no more than two hours, leaving the batteries with plenty of power to be used in other electronic devices.