New Dawn Manufacturing Company

08/18/2022

This was printed 110 years ago today. (Actually, August 14, 1912)

02/02/2022

The first mile of wireless electric vehicle charging public road in the United States will be built in Motor City.

05/21/2021

WORT 89.9FM Madison · How local grocery stores and retailers recycle plastic bags   Photo courtesy Griffin Wooldridge on Unsplash.   Four weeks ago, the city of Madison announced an end to its plastic bag recycling program, saying the program was no longer feasible. Pellitteri Waste Systems, whic...

05/04/2021

Invasive species cost the world over $100 billion each year. That’s why we’re psyched that Greg Ruiz, head of our Marine Invasions Lab, is a finalist for a 2021 Service to America Medal!

For over 25 years, Greg has been finding ways to protect local ecosystems, by combating the accidental transport of in ships. Giant cargo ships can carry up to 50,000 tons of ballast water, which they need for stability during their long voyages across the ocean. But ships often unwittingly carry invasive species in that water, which could invade new environments when ships dump their water in their next port.

Ruiz’s research helped trigger the widespread adoption of safer ways to handle ballast water—such as exchanging ballast water in the middle of the ocean, or treating it for potential invaders on board before dumping it out. He also teamed up with the U.S. Coast Guard to create a nationwide system for ships to report how they treat their ballast water, known as the National Ballast Information Clearinghouse. Today nearly two-thirds of ballast water gets treated on board, while the remainder mostly gets exchanged in the open ocean.

“At a time when coastlines worldwide are under threat...we can thank Greg Ruiz for a decades-long effort to decrease the devastating economic impact of nonnative marine organisms," said SERC director Anson "Tuck" Hines.

Learn more about Greg’s work here: https://servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/gregory-ruiz/

You can also vote for your favorite finalists to win the People’s Choice Award! Vote every day, for as many finalists as you like:
https://servicetoamericamedals.org/peoples-choice-award/

10/06/2020

Here is the link to the Guidelines for COVID-19 Cleaning and Disinfection put out by Healthy Schools Campaign

08/27/2020

The hidden heroes at Coliseum Medical Centers and Coliseum Northside Hospital make sure the patients' rooms stay sanitary.

11/14/2019

The spirit made from air contains “no impurities, no carbohydrates, no sugar,” and “no gluten,” and is carbon negative, according to Air Co, a “technology and lifestyle company” in New York, US.

11/01/2019

Imagine a world where you never throw anything away. CNBC's Elizabeth Schulze explains the circular economy. ----- Subscribe to us on YouTube: http://cnb.cx/...

09/26/2019

04/12/2019

Three active ingredients—benzalkonium chloride, ethyl alcohol, and isopropyl alcohol—are being deferred from further rulemaking to allow for the ongoing study.

04/23/2018

04/18/2018

Science created a 'wonder material' in plastic; now nature is helping to unmake it.