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City Government Wants Your Cooking Oil...

Posted by Ken Gardner in Green Business on 08 31st, 2010 | No Comments

If your family is going green you probably already recycle newspapers, cans and bottles, but what about cooking oil? It doesn’t sound very environmentally-friendly, but the City of Columbia in South Carolina wants its residents to start trashing their grease. The concept is simple — turn frying oil into fuel. Residents can drop-off used cooking oil at the City’s Public Works Department and biofuel company, Midlands Biofuels, will handle things from there. “We convert that waste cooking oil into clean, renewable, sustainable bio diesel that can...

LEED to Include Green Neighborhoods...

Posted by Ken Gardner in Green Business on 08 20th, 2010 | 1 Comment

It seems as though the scope of green building has widened: instead of just green building LEED certification, there is now a specialized focus on green communities LEED certification. While the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has been making a clear push for green communities with press release headlines like: “LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System Launches as Benchmark for Green Neighborhood Design,” the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) is following up the USGBC’s efforts by announcing there is now a LEED AP credential...

Geothermal – Quiet and Cost Efficient...

Posted by Ken Gardner in Green Business on 08 9th, 2010 | No Comments

Geothermal heating and cooling systems not only save you money, they allow for more peace and quiet at home. Unlike ordinary air conditioners or heat pumps, there’s no noisy outdoor unit to disturb your environment or your neighbors. Geothermal systems are designed and constructed for “whisper quiet” operation, similar to your refrigerator. In addition, they provide precise distribution of comfortable air all year long, eliminating hot and cold spots. Using a series of underground pipes called a “loop”, a geothermal system removes heat energy...

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