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Manufacturers Turn Green—Wherever They Can
More and more consumers are turning into green shoppers: They want products that are environmentally friendly. Manufacturers hoping to meet this demand may need to look in unexpected areas to reduce their carbon footprint. And they just may find that in doing so they’ve saved themselves a million or so. They can, for instance, recirculate cooling water, change the fluids that lubricate and cool metals, and better recycle waste.
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The trend toward conserving resources has engineers designed water recycling systems that convert "blackwater," or raw sewage, into treated product that can be used for irrigation, toilet flushing or other nonpotable uses. Some systems are even treating to drinking water standards.
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Retired admiral Thad W. Allen is being honored by the ASME with the Dixy Lee Ray Award for a lifetime of high-impact and distinguished accomplishments in environmental protection, including outstanding management of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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