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  • d-CON fires back at the EPA

    The pesticide brand says the Environmental Protection Agency is putting the health of Americans at risk by moving to ban certain d-CON products.

  • Cooper Lighting lights up Tucson

    Officials in Tucson, Ariz., have replaced the city’s low-pressure sodium street lamps with energy-efficient LED luminaires from Cooper Lighting, a division of Cooper Industries.

  • Meet the Plogg

    Energy Optimizers Limited, a British-based energy technology firm, has introduced a new device, called The Plogg, that evaluates the energy performance and profile of electrical appliances based upon actual consumer behavior.

  • TW Perry hosts 3rd Annual Green Building Workshop

    Gaithersburg, Md.-based pro dealer TW Perry will host its Third Annual Green Building Workshop March 17 in Fairfax, Va.

    The daylong event, presented in partnership with the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, represents the six-unit dealer's commitment to the green building market. TW Perry is certified by both the Forest Stewardship Council and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative.

  • Few consumers recycling CFLs

    The vast majority of consumers are not recycling their compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs, and the result is tons of mercury released into the environment, according to an article in the Contra Costa Times. Statistics provided by the Association of Lighting and Mercury Recyclers estimate that only 2% of consumers and one-third of businesses recycle CFL bulbs. 

  • Cleveland museum will build a green home

    The Cleveland Museum of Natural History will construct a home that represents the future of energy-efficient housing. SmartHome Cleveland will be built on Museum grounds and open to the public this summer for viewing in conjunction with an exhibition about climate change.

  • Trex sponsors 2011 HGTV Green Home

    Winchester, Va.-based Trex Co. is the sponsor of the fourth annual HGTV Green Home. Located in the sustainable neighborhood of Stapleton in northwest Denver, the modern-prairie style structure features the latest environmentally friendly products and technologies.  

    The 2,400-sq.-ft. home features an expansive outdoor living space with a deck constructed of Trex Transcend.

    A leader in wood-alternative decking, Trex said it turns 1.5 billion recycled plastic bags into its outdoor living products each year. 

  • True Value points to Q4 momentum

    Orlando, Fla. -- Chicago-based hardware co-op True Value Co. reported wholesale revenues increased 2.3% in the fourth quarter of 2010, and retail revenues increased 4.6% for the quarter.

    CEO Lyle Heidemann delivered the preliminary results to True Value members during the General Session of the co-op's 2011 Spring & Rental Market held here in Orlando. 

    "Our fourth quarter results should give us some momentum going into 2011," Heidemann said. 

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