Watch: Kayaker goes over 189-ft Wash. falls

Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer

This is just crazy. And you decide to go over it in a kayak. Then live to tell about it. Rafael Ortiz did that recently at Palouse Falls in Franklin County in southeast Washington. Red Bull, which sponsors Ortiz, puts the fall’s height at 189 feet. Ot ...
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Case Study | Armagnac in the Raw

Source: The New York Times

Every distiller on the planet secretly wants to know the same thing: what’s the next vodka? That is to say, what’s going to be the next spirit to go from zero to 110 in the collective fancy of imbibers? Armagnac, the richly storied brandy produced since ...
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Easy Animal Launch The New Doog Mini Dog Belt For Runners And Dog Walkers

Source: PRWeb

Easy Animal launch the new DOOG Mini in the UK which is a great new product for dog lovers who walk or run with their dogs. This exciting new Australian dog belt from down under has been eagerly awaited by those who love running with their dog o ...
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Callander council approves 5.82% tax hike

Source: The North Bay Nuggest - Ontario, CA

Callander residents will be paying more taxes after council accepted a 5.82% tax levy increase. The increase will mean the average homeowner will have to shell out an extra $93 this year, the municipality said in a media rel ...
Full article at: The North Bay Nuggest - Ontario, CA  More like this  1 day ago, 6:14pm CDT

20. CMS Cement embarks on RM150mil expansion

Source: The Star Malaysia

SIBU: CMS Cement Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd (CMS) and the state's sole cement manufacturer, is embarking on an expansion programme with an initial investment of RM150mil in its effort to meet ...
Full article at: The Star Malaysia  More like this  2 days ago, 8:20pm CDT

Wai Taatari Construction to Begin Soon

Source: InfoNews.co.nz

Preparation has begun on a major upgrade of the New Plymouth Wastewater Treatment Plant. The Wai Taatari (‘filtered water’) project will see the plant’s two existing aeration basins modified to be more efficient, enabling them to meet the d ...
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SolarBee, Inc. in Dickinson receives $80K research award for water treatment technology (ND)

Source: Environmental Protection Agency

Company among 25 selected nationally under EPA’s Small Business Innovation Research program (Denver, Colo. -- May 23, 2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Dickinson, N.D. - based So ...
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QUU to invest in Rosewood project

Source: The Queensland Times

QUEENSLAND Urban Utilities has started work on the Rosewood sewage treatment plant optimisation project. The $5 million project involves installing new technology, plant and equipment to enhance the treatment process and extend the life of the plant, loc ...
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Fashion Goes Greener With Dye Cleanup Tech

Source: Eurasia Review

Each season the fashion industry surprises with new fabrics in a myriad of colours. Producing multi-coloured textile, however, has an environmental cost. Indeed, heavy polluting dyes find their way to the textile industry’s waste water. Now, the fash ...
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