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In 1839, Sir William Grove figured out how to separate hydrogen and oxygen from water through hydrolysis, producing a clean form of energy with the only by-product being water. The idea of hydrogen-based power has evolved into the modern fuel cell, and indeed, it has fueled many conversations about its potential as a replacement for oil. What are the real issues about using hydrogen as an alternative fuel source? Is it technologically unproven or are the obstacles more about infrastructure and economics?

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Every host country wants its Olympic Games to be perfect. China is taking no chances, even using technology to control the weather. The plan is to use 21 stations around the city equipped with rockets containing pellets of silver iodide that will drain the clouds of their rain potential, or will trigger rain before the clouds reach the stadium. Is this kind of control a benign effort to ensure smooth running of the games or does it pose a potential environmental problem?

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Becoming lean and green is a good idea, right? Large corporations such as General Electric and WalMart are investing a lot of their marketing dollars in promoting sustainability, fair trade, and eco-friendly products and practices. But are these and other organizations greening up in response to the public's interest in going organic or are they making meaningful changes where they matter most? Who's putting their money where their mouths are and who's simply piling on the compost?

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The city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has grown up around a quartzite quarry and concrete plant originally founded in the 1900s. Urban sprawl created a unique opportunity for the company to become good corporate citizens. They put into place a set of practices to minimize their impact on the surrounding community, including enclosing their screening towers to control dust and digging a tunnel to shorten the distance required to haul their product.

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The workhorse of any screening machine is the woven wire mesh. In different configurations, these screens are used to filter and separate all kinds of materials. To specify the right screen for the process, you must know four key components: mesh count, wire diameter, opening, and open area percentage. Other considerations include selecting the right material used to make the mesh, from stainless steel to polymer to nylon. (Select "Screening Bad Screening Methods" from the left-hand navigation menu.)

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