Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Pond pumps - Geothermal heating easy on environment, wallet

Imagine paying less than 10 cents per square foot to heat and cool your home.
Richmond plans to buy the most flood-prone homes and apartments near Battery Park and use the land to expand the park. Richmond will spend $4 million to buy several parcels generally to the south of Battery Park, city officials said last night.
Animal waste runoff from Arrowhead Farm has forced the city to close down a crucial drinking water source.
Flooding throughout Western Washington stopped traffic, closed roads, cut power, ripped out river channels, threatened rural homes and forced scores of people to flee Monday, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency.
WESSEX Water has been handed a hefty fine for allowing sewage to pollute the River Avon.