Enclosed Grocery Coolers Could Save Energy for Stores
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, January 20, 2009 (ENS) – Grocery stores typically spend up to 50 percent of their total energy costs on refrigeration, but they may be able to save energy and money by replacing open display coolers with cases that enclose refrigerated air behind glass doors. But would customers be as quick to open [...]
Read More »Lawsuits Filed In Missouri Brain Tumor Cases
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, August 27, 2008 (ENS) – Six residents of the northwest Missouri town of Cameron are suing the owners of an insulation factory that has been closed for more than 25 years, claiming that discharges and hazardous waste from the factory caused a rash of brain tumors and other illnesses in local residents. [...]
Read More »Kansas City Will Build Rain Gardens With $1.47 Million
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, August 18, 2008 (ENS) – For a project that features green stormwater infrastructure, such as an underground detention basin, bio-retention cells and rain gardens, the U.S. EPA has awarded $1.47 million to the Kansas City, Missouri Water Services Department. The funding will be spent to replace or relocate stormwater sewers, sanitary sewers, [...]
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