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SC Gop gov Candidates Talk Natural Gas
Written on 2 Jun, 2010 at 21:19 in Feature | viewed 21 times | 2 Comments
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The four Republicans running for governor of South Carolina support drilling for natural gas off South Carolina’s shores and pushing the federal government to remove nuclear waste from the state. But they have different views on the... (Continue reading)
Locomotives Are Going Green
Written on 2 Jun, 2010 at 21:08 in Tech and Transport | viewed 8 times | 1 Comment
Charleston, SC - Thanks to a $105,000 grant from SC DHEC and a funding match by the South Carolina Public Railways, two locomotives are being retrofitted to burn cleaner diesel fuel, which translates to cleaner air in and around Charleston. “By making... (Continue reading)
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South Carolina joins states’ push to recycle electronics
Written on 21 May, 2010 at 21:58 in Feature | viewed 11 times | 2 Comments
South Carolina joined an increasing number of states Thursday when Republican Gov. Mark Sanford signed a law to recycle electronics. “This is a common sense way to promote more recycling and reuse of electronic devices, and to discourage the disposal of... (Continue reading)
Charlotte Neighborhood Solor Powered by Greer SC Company
Written on 8 Jul, 2009 at 23:13 in Feature | viewed 152 times | 0 Comments
In the early 20th century, it was the gradual switchover from horse-drawn buggies to the automobile. Now another fundamental shift is about to take place in the 21st century – the transition from electricity to solar power, according to Bruce... (Continue reading)
DOE funds Clemson University clean energy research
CLEMSONÂ - Clemson University associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering David Bruce will participate in a multi-university Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) funded with $12.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy. The Center for Atomic-Level Catalyst Design (CALCD)... (Continue reading)
BMW Excited About Going Green
Written on 16 Jun, 2009 at 17:48 in Business Operations | viewed 203 times | 0 Comments
Spartanburg-based BMW Manufacturing Co. said Wednesday it will invest $12 million to expand its landfill methane gas-to-energy program. The program, which was implemented in early 2003, collects methane gas at The Palmetto Landfill in Wellford and transports it more than nine... (Continue reading)
Clean-energy economy expanding in S.C.
Written on 16 Jun, 2009 at 17:08 in Energy and Climate | viewed 70 times | 2 Comments
South Carolina is growing its clean-energy economy faster than the U.S. average, a national study released last week found. In 2007, the state had 11,255 clean energy jobs and 884 clean energy businesses. It showed a 36.2 percent growth rate during... (Continue reading)
S.C. clean energy jobs grew 36%
Jobs in South Carolina’s clean energy economy grew more than 16 times faster than overall jobs between 1998 and 2007, according to a report by The Pew Charitable Trusts. In “The Clean Energy Economy: Repowering Jobs, Businesses and Investments Across America,”... (Continue reading)
Michelin Says New Energy Saver Tire is 8% More Efficient
According to Michelin, its new Energy Saver A/S Tire will get your vehicle up to 8% better mileage than other tires in its class, as well as cut your vehicle’s CO2 emissions by as much as 2,000 pounds over the... (Continue reading)
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