Like many cities, Cincinnati is waking up to its green potential. As a practical step toward greening the city and region, the City of Cincinnati held its first Regional Government […]
With the volatility of energy prices, the sagging economy and the continued loss of manufacturing jobs across the Midwest, the environmentally conscious or modern “Green” phenomena is set to become more than a marketing tag or a trend for the Cincinnati region.
In its first year of a five-year effort to reduce resource use and help children around the world, Procter & Gamble reports in its latest global sustainability report that its well on its way to meeting its goals.By 2012, P&G aims to sell $20 billion in "sustainable innovation products"; reduce emissions, energy use, water use and waste by 10 percent; reach 250 million through its Live, Learn and Thrive program; and deliver 2 billion liters of clean water to children around the world."Sustainable innovation products", which are items that provide more than a 10 percent reduction in non-renewable resources compared to previous products or alternatives, have already reached the level of $2.05 billion.Waste has been reduced by 21 percent, 60 million children have been reached through Live, Learn and Thrive, and 430 million liters of clean drinking water have been distributed.Read the full article here.
Three University of Cincinnati architecture and interior design students have won France's Archipelaego Competition, a global contest to design forward-looking underwater architecture.Sarosh Ali, Jason Rohal, and Heather Vorst submitted designs for an eco-hotel/research center to be located on the Belize Barrier Reef that incorporated a skinned frame that would conserve divers' energy, a façade that was resistant to the growth of underwater organisms, and the use of tidal energy to supply the center's electricity.The three will jointly receive the Jacques Rougerie Architecture of the Sea Award and will share a cash prize of about $2,000.Archipelaego, which was open to both architecture students and professional architects, was held to encourage the public to preserve the oceans by increasing public awareness of the need for better management.Read the full article here.
The state of Ohio is rolling out new grant and incentive programs to help existing Ohio companies retool manufacturing capacities and retrain work forces to produce components for alternative energy sources including wind turbines, geothermal systems, photovoltaic systems, biomass and clean coal. With 26 states having adopted renewable energy standards, it is anticipated that by the year 2020 approximately 5,800 megawatts of advanced/renewable energy will be used in Ohio alone. The Clermont County economic development office is co-sponsoring a half-day program to help manufacturers and others learn how they can access grants and incentives from the state to get into this growing market. The Nov. 6 program will feature experts from the Ohio Department of Development in solar, wind, biomass, advanced building technologies and fuel cells. The program is free, but you need to register. You can do that at Clermont County's Web site.Writer: David HolthausSource: Andy Kuchta, Clermont County Economic Development
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