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Eco-conscious rest easy going green eternally
If you’re living a green lifestyle, it turns out you can take it with you.
Cemeteries and funeral homes across the USA are offering environmentally friendly burials featuring formaldehyde-free fluids for embalming and biodegradable caskets made of pine, wicker or even cardboard.
Green burials are available in nearly 30 cemeteries nationwide, up from a handful at the start of 2008, says Joe Sehee, executive director and president of the Green Burial Council, a non-profit organization that encourages environmentally sustainable death care.
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Sales of personal breathalyzers spike
A growing number of people are using personal breathalyzers to test themselves, family members and friends for alcohol impairment.
The personal breathalyzer market is valued at $215.2 million, up from $27.9 million in 2005, according to Susan Eustis, president and CEO of WinterGreen Research, which does market analysis for industries such as health care and telecommunications.
Both AAA and law enforcement officials question the accuracy of personal breathalyzers and discourage their use in making decisions about driving.
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Energy Dept. awards money for electric cars
The federal government and some states are plugging into the future of electric cars with subsidies to develop charging stations. But their plans are generating opposition.
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $2.4 billion in stimulus money in August to build electric vehicles and support them with charging stations. The goal is to promote clean energy and reduce U.S. dependence on oil, says David Sandalow, assistant secretary of Energy for policy and international affairs.
The largest of 48 approved projects — out of 250 proposals for stimulus grants— is with Arizona-based Electric Transportation Engineering Corp. (eTec), which signed a $99.8 million contract with the Energy Department last month. Some of the money will pay for charging stations in 11 cities in five states by 2011, according to Colin Read, vice president of corporate development for Ecotality, eTec’s parent company.
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