GMA News Online: The Pyroclave is a medical wasteprocessor that uses pyrolysis —the process of decomposing organic material using extreme heat in the absence of oxygen. It is this same process that is used in the creation of charcoal and in the conversion of coal to coke. Unlike incineration or burning, which requires oxygen and […]
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Did you know that each year Americans throw away more than 30 million tons of food waste and that this waste accounts for nearly a quarter of all landfill waste? Today I learned about a company that is trying to profit from this trend. EcoScraps makes organic compost from food waste that they collect for
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Mr. Scoop is Central Pennsylvania’s premier dog waste removal service. Mr. Scoop, also known as Fred Nell, in June of 2003 after being inspired by his dog, Teddy. Fred wanted to control his own hours, spend more time with his then, seven year old son, Tyler, and offer a service to people who loved their
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John Paluccio, an inventor friend of mine, won the San Joaquin Entrepreneur Challenge for his invention, an odor control device for municipal sewers called the Manhole Odor Eliminator. For his work, he’ll take home $17,000 in cash and business services. Runner-up Alex Cantatoreof Turlock took home a $7,000 share of the prize for his board
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NY Times: To satisfy our ever-growing need for computing power, many technology companies have moved their work to data centers with tens of thousands of power-gobbling servers. Concentrated in one place, the servers produce enormous heat. The additional power needed for cooling them — up to half of the power used to run them —
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Entrepreneur.com: Shaun Roberts, co-founder and CEO of Kalaheo, Hawaii-based KonaRed, is giving the sports drink category a java jolt. His company turns a byproduct of coffee production into a line of energy drinks, also called KonaRed. Before coffee farmers can ship out the beloved bean at the center of the coffee fruit, they have to
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GMA News Online: The Pyroclave is a medical wasteprocessor that uses pyrolysis —the process of decomposing organic material using extreme heat in the absence of oxygen. It is this same process that is used in the creation of charcoal and in the conversion of coal to coke. Unlike incineration or burning, which requires oxygen and
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