Thursday, August 27, 2009

Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Here's the ideal opportunity to gut the garage and prudently dispose of that Turpentine, WD-40 and Turtle Wax. Bring your household hazardous waste to Lincoln Industries, 600 West E Street, this Saturday (August 29th) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For a comprehensive list of what to bring, and what not to bring, take a journey here

And if you miss this one, bring your carburetor cleaner to Veyance Technologies (Goodyear), 4021 North 56th Street, on September 19th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Will There Be Enough Water To Grow Enough Food?














David J. Molden, Deputy Director of the International Water Management Institute in Sri Lanka, will give a free public lecture. Molden has extensive experience in managing water for agriculture.

Hear Molden mold his argument this Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union Auditorium on City Campus, 14th and R.

August 31st: UNL Professor Jerry Hudgins

Fact: Nebraska has the 6th highest potential for wind energy in the nation, but ranks 22nd in production, behind Iowa, Colorado and Minnesota. UNL Electrical Engineering Professor and Department Chair Jerry Hudgins wants to change this. He recently co-hosted a wind conference that drew over 100 participants from around the world. Last year, he received a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for UNL to direct the state's Wind For Schools program, which engages rural communities in alternative energy research by installing small-scale wind turbines at rural schools. Hear it in his own words, Monday, August 31st at 6 p.m. on KZUM-FM and www.kzum.org