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Oregon County Bans Bottled Water
Multnomah County became the first county in the state to ban bottled water from all county meetings and functions. From now on, the county will serve pitchers of tap water and promote use of reusable metal water bottles among employees. Oregonian

DC Bike Sharing (Video)
A cool video shows how our nation's capital's bike-sharing program could be a model for other cities across the U.S. Infrastructurist

Solar Power vs. the Neighbors
When Alpharetta, Ga., resident Bill Fogarty wanted to puts solar panels above his garage likes he has at previous home, he ran into an unexpected problem, his homeowner’s association. Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Ford to Explore Algae Biofuels
Ford Motor Company scientists have announced that they are working to understand the suitability of algae as potential automotive biofuels. Ford researchers visited http://www.eng.wayne.edu/page.php?id=4765 Wayne State University’s National Biofuels Energy Laboratory, which is actively analyzing suitable algae strains that could be used as a feedstock for biodiesel. Algae Industry Magazine

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