Environment

West Tennessee emergency prepardeness meeting scheduled

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Thursday, January 13th, 2011, 8:20am

West Tennessee emergency prepardeness meeting scheduled

Disasters are becoming more frequent, stronger in magnitude, and larger in scope. West Tennessee continues to be significantly impacted. Are you and your business prepared?

The Jackson Area Chapter American Red Cross will host the Shake, Rattle and Roll Emergency Preparedness Conference on Thursday, March 31, 2011 at the Tennessee Army National Guard Armory, 1510 Highway 70 Bypass, Jackson, Tennessee. Tennessee Emergency Management Director, James H.

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Bredesen wants disaster relief for Tipton, 27 other counties

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Monday, November 29th, 2010, 5:47pm

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Phil Bredesen is requesting additional federal disaster assistance for farmers in 28 Tennessee counties as a result of drought and excessive heat during the growing season.

The counties are Bedford, Bradley, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Dyer, Fayette, Hamilton, Henry, Hickman, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lewis, Marion, Marshall, Moore, Perry, Polk, Rhea, Rutherford, Sequatchie, Sevier, Sullivan, Tipton, Unicoi, Union, Washington and Williamson.

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Seattle first to create Opt-Out Registry for phone books

Submitted by Ken Adams on Monday, October 25th, 9:19 pm

Action News 5 received the following press release from Wasterecyclingnews.com

Seattle became the first city in the nation to create a registry that allows its residents and business to stop delivery of unwanted yellow pages phone books.

The new law passed by in an 8-1 vote by Seattle City Council on Monday creates an Opt-Out Registry that residents and businesses can access on the web, by phone or by mail and requires yellow pages publishers to pay the costs of operating the registry.

The legislation also sets out penalties for yellow pages publishers who continue to deliver books when requested not to. And it requires yellow pages publishers to begin paying for recycling of unwanted and outdated yellow pages directories beginning next year.

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Show us your weekend!

Submitted by Jason Plank, WMCTV.com

Friday, August 13th, 2010, 3:54pm

What is going on this weekend in Your Neighborhood? Let us know by sending us a picture or video to my5@wmctv.com.

Or, upload your video or pictures directly to our website by clicking here.

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Telecommuting Saves $10K Per Employee Yearly

Submitted by Ken Adams on Sunday, July 25th, 4:10 pm

"Action News 5 received the following news letter from greenbiz.com"

Businesses that let 100 employees work half of their time from home can save more than $1 million a year according to Telework Research Network's (TRN)

Companies would save in electricity, real estate and related costs from parking lot leases, furniture, supplies, maintenance and space consolidation. Fewer unscheduled absences, less sick time and from employees working while sick or waiting for personal appointments (cable installation, delivery, etc.) that would normally result in a full day off of work.

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Gomphothere to go on display at Pink Palace

Submitted by Tracey Rogers, News Director

Monday, July 12th, 2010, 3:43pm

Action News 5 received this press release from Pink Palace Museum:

Prehistoric find? Call the Pink Palace!

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE (July 8, 2010) – All they wanted was a swimming pool. What the Leyden family of Brighton, TN got was the jawbone of a gomphothere.
Wednesday, June 1, 2010, a pool contractor’s backhoe uncovered what looked to be a dinosaur bone in the Leyden’s backyard. Conservator Roy Young from the Memphis Pink Palace Museum was called in and tentatively identified it as the jawbone and tooth of a gomphothere. These extinct, elephant-like animals are related to mastodons, but they lived far earlier. It could be anywhere from 10,000 to 30,000 years old. Home and jawbone owners Jim and Deanne Leyden have graciously allowed the Pink Palace Museum to study the jawbone as well as make a cast of it. Director of Museums Steve Pike says this find is a first for the Mid-South, “We are extremely grate

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Green Teams: Engaging Employees in Sustainability

Submitted by Ken Adams on Monday, July 5th, 2:52 pm

The following came from greenbiz.com

Today, as green becomes more mainstream, a growing number of employees want to work for a company committed to sustainability and seek a work setting where the green practices they value at home are being implemented at the office.

Green teams are self organized, grassroots and cross functional groups of employees who voluntarily come together to educate, inspire and empower employees around sustainability. They identify and implement specific solutions to help their organization operate in a more environmentally sustainable fashion.

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