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10 Things You Need to Know For the Waste & Recycling Industry Today (June 5, 2014)
2014-06-05 17:35:00| Waste Age
A West Virginia landfill has dropped a lawsuit and will allow city officials to conduct tests to see if fracking waste dumped at the city is chemically contaminated. A new study shows that computer e-waste could reach 1 billion PCs by 2020. An environmental group in Ohio is urging the state to cancel temporary authorizations for 23 fracking waste facilities in the state. A pilot program to recycle cigarette butts in Vancouver has been deemed a failure by health officials who say the program has exposed people to second-hand smoke and is also inadvertently promoting smoking. These are all among todays 10 things you need to know from around the waste and recycling industry. Content Classification: Curated read more
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All Things Appy: Top 5 Android Launcher Apps
2014-06-05 17:30:00| TechNewsWorld
One easy way to refresh an aging Android smartphone phone is to replace the home screen with a Launcher. Launchers are skins with themes and unique behaviors, like transparency and scrolling styles. Our No. 1 pick is Nova launcher, an extremely customizable launcher app designed to speed up performance. Neat tricks include substituting KitKat-styled icons for the aging Ice Cream sandwich versions.
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Spansion Eliminates Need for Batteries and Fuels a Greener Internet of Things with Energy ...
2014-06-05 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Unveils New Power Management Integrated Circuits and Design Tools<br /> <br /> SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Spansion Inc. (NYSE: CODE), a global leader in embedded systems, today announced a new family of power management integrated circuits (PMICs) for energy harvesting that can enable a greener Internet of Things (IoT) by eliminating the need for or extending the life of batteries in a multitude of IoT devices from individual wearable electronics to the nodes in wireless sensor networks.<br /> <br ...This story is related to the following:Electronic Components and Devices Sponsored by: Globtek Inc. - Your Power Partner...For Over 20 Years!Power Management Systems |
Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining: Five Things You Need to Know
2014-06-05 01:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Rainforest Action Network: A few days ago, I sat down for an interview with the good folks at Living on Earth, Public Radio International`s weekly environmental news show. We talked about RAN`s work fighting mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining in Appalachia, and the banks that fund it. From that interview, here are five things you need to know: MTR destroys some of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the U.S. The first step in blowing the top off a mountain is clear cutting the forest off the top of it--some of the most...
IT Pros Scramble to Prep for Internet of Things
2014-06-04 21:39:16| PC Magazine Wireless Networking Product Guide
A new survey shows that the IoT is poised to impact the workplace, but not a lot of preparation for that future.
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