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EPA Testing Environmentally Friendly Parking Lot Concepts

Posted by Environmental Leader on 28/10/2009

In an effort to help reduce pollution runoff from paved parking lots, the Environmental Protection Agency is testing a variety of permeable paving materials at its Edison, N.J., facility.If successful, EPA hopes to show businesses how they can install parking lots that not only reduce runoff, but ...

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B-more, B-Green Solar Tour features a green garage built with straw bales

Posted by AditiJ on 06/10/2009

The B-more, B-Green Solar Tour featured 10 homes and businesses in Maryland that bring green techniques into play in order to reduce carbon emissions. Amongst the 10, David and Laura Sill's new garage in Reisterstown was truly inspiring. Providing...

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Morton Arboretum's pathway is made of recycled beer bottles

Posted by DeshRaj on 10/09/2009

Putting discarded beer bottles to a better use, the Morton Arboretum in Lisle utilized these to make a 1,440-square-foot pathway leading to arboretums Thornhill Education Center. Dubbed as the FilterPaveTM, the pavement is made of crushed beer...

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