Monday, May 14, 2012

How Much Water the Earth has?

You'd be surprised of what little water the Earth has and the percentage of clean water!!!
Read more here http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthhowmuch.html#.T7EjkVaD-OZ

Friday, April 27, 2012

Williamson County Household Hazardous Waste Colleciton Day

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day May 5th, 2012, 8:30 am - 2:00 pm 1320 West Main Street, Franklin, TN http://www.williamsoncounty-tn.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=473

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

City of Chattanooga's LED Lights to save 2.7 m/year

Smart streetlights got its first citywide project in Chattanooga, Tenn. That’s where city utility EPB and hometown LED maker Global Green Lighting are installing 27,000 streetlights that can be remotely lit, turned off, dimmed or flashed in patterns, all from a utility’s central command center or the laptop in a police car. Jeff St. John: April 18, 2012

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Ancient Iceman

New clues have emerged in what could be described as the world's oldest murder case: that of Oetzi the "Iceman", whose 5,300-year-old body was discovered frozen in the Italian Alps in 1991.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17191398

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Chattanooga Airport Corporate Flight Center: First Leed Platium in the World

The Chattanooga Airport’s new energy-efficient 9,000-square-foot corporate flight center (FBO) terminal facility has been awarded platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifDesign (LEED) green building certification program. Officials said the FBO terminal, managed by Wilson Air Center, is the only aviation terminal in the world to receive platinum certification representing the highest possible level of energy and environmental performance.
Read more>http://www.chattanoogan.com/2012/2/22/220053/Chattanooga-Airports-New-Corporate.aspx