treehugger.com - 12/22/2008
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Mmmm, Delicious Garlic Slush!
Parents will have more trouble keeping their small children from eating snow in the Des Moines suburb of Ankeny. The city is using garlic salt to de-ice its road, thanks to a generous donation by Tone Brothers Inc., a spice producer headquartered in Ankeny. ...
americanfuels.info - 12/21/2008
greencarcongress.com - 12/26/2008
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greencarcongress.com —
Iowa’s Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Program (RFIP) board recently
awarded $1.518 million to 43 applicants. Those awards are...
for E85 and biodiesel dispensers, biodiesel terminals and tank vehicles. The number of awards was the largest the board has ...
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Iowa Awards $1.5M for E85 and Biodiesel Infrastructure
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Iowa Town to De-Ice Roads with Landfill Bound Garlic Salt
Green Daily —
... I think most of us can agree that garlic salt is freaking delicious, but some residents in Ankeny, Iowa might have trouble getting excited about the sweet fragrance of a piece of garlic toast when this season is over. That's because they'll be surrounded by garlic flavor slush for the next few months, as road crews spread garlic salt on streets to keep the ice at bay. ...
Iowa Town to De-Ice Roads with Landfill Bound Garlic Salt
Green Daily —
... I think most of us can agree that garlic salt is freaking delicious, but some residents in Ankeny, Iowa might have trouble getting excited about the sweet fragrance of a piece of garlic toast when this season is over. That's because they'll be surrounded by garlic flavor slush for the next few months, as road crews spread garlic salt on streets to keep the ice at bay. ...
How Much Salt Gets Thrown on Our Roads Every Year—and Why is this Bad News?
Planet Green Articles Feed —
... up to attempt to impress you. So what's the problem with all that salt? The problem is, all that salt has to go somewhere after it's spread around on the roadways. And one of its prime destinations is our groundwater. It can enter our public water supply (much of which comes from groundwater) and contaminate surface water, too. This is because salt is extremely soluble, and is therefore easily transported with storm water or melted snow and ice runoff (and yes, this happens with the landfill-bound garlic salt they're using on roads in Iowa , too). Unless you like drinking salt ...
Remove Snow this Winter With the Eco-Friendly Wovel
Planet Green Articles Feed —
Are you tired of winter yet? The constant blustering snow , the teeth-chattering cold that crawls inside you and never lets go, those short, dim days, your walk always covered in ...
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