The Missouri Sewer District (MSD) reports success in its rain barrel sale, which ended April 3. I’d posted here at ecolocalizer about the sale last week. As a thoughtful follow-up, Debbie Johnson in the Public Information department for MSD left a comment for that initial posting, updating readers on the program’s status. Here is that information:
Missouri Offers Green Tax Holiday — Apr. 19-25
April 9, 2009 By 1 Comment
Being a Missourian, it is particularly nice to see this Midwestern, conservative state step up to the green plate at times. Recently, a Missouri tax holiday was announced for the purchase of energy-efficient home appliances.</ The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported: From April 19-25, the state is waving its 4.225 percent sales tax on washing machines, [...]
Leveraging the Solar Rickshaws in India
April 9, 2009 By 2 Comments
The plans to adopt the Solar Rickshaw, like the ones in Delhi, in other cities such as Chandigarh make one wonder about the misplaced focus and euphoria of reducing the carbon footprint of an already zero-emission vehicle, the cycle-rickshaw. Picture: Soleckshaw: Solar Powered Rickshaw in Old Delhi Soleckshaws are indeed a great step forward, but [...]
Rare Megamouth Shark Caught, Then Eaten
April 9, 2009 By 5 Comments
Fishermen based in Donsol, the Philippines, caught one of the world’s rarest sharks, the megamouth (Megachasma pelagios), in a trawling net on March 30th. The megamouth is so rare that each one gets numbered, and only 40 other sitings have ever been recorded, making this shark number 41. Not a lucky number for this one, [...]
100,000 Electric Cars to Hit London Streets, Pledges Mayor
April 9, 2009 By 4 Comments
Boris Johnson announces commitment to making electric cars ‘first choice for Londoners’, pledging £20m ($29m) of the GLA budget. Written by Alok Jha and shared over the Guardian Environment Network. London mayor Boris Johnson announced today his intent to make the city the electric car capital of Europe. He said he wanted to introduce 100,000 [...]
