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MONTREAL — Iogen Corp., a Canadian firm at the forefront of efforts to turn agricultural waste into ethanol, is expected to announce today that it has become the first supplier of such biofuel to the commercial fuel market, Wednesdays Wall Street Journal reported

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The word compost conjures

up images of an untidy heap

of assorted kitchen and vegetable

remains at the far end

of the garden. A more scientific

definition of compost

would be the product of natural

degradation of botanical and

putrescible waste by the action of

bacteria, fungi and other organisms

in the presence of an adequate

air supply. The biological

decomposition processes break

down complex organic substances

into carbon dioxide,

water and a residue: compost.

NACIONAL- Los árboles depuran el aire y para poder generar una tonelada de madera que tarda diez años en formarse éstos procesan y fijan 1,85 toneladas de CO2. Es una de las ventajas de la madera que también influyen en las variaciones climáticas y limitan la erosión.

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The Lakeland recycling office is collecting out-of-date phone books through March 25.

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An answer to the Explainer’s 2007 Question of the Year

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You would probably imagine that New York City with its dense 8.2 million population and towering apartment blocks would struggle to cope with recycling. So how does it compare to London and its 7.6 million residents?

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As mais de 6 bilhões de pessoas monopolizam hoje 45% de toda a matéria viva produzida em terra firme – e nada indica que essa taxa esteja parando de crescer

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Highly efficient fluorescent light bulbs are widely touted as environmentally friendly, but they have created a recycling headache for the EPA and local governments. More often than not, their toxic ingredients simply end up in landfills, where the chemicals can leach into soil and water and poison fish and other wildlife

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