“Birthplace of Thomas Edison” Joins Other Ohio Cities in Urging Procurement of Biobased Products

Six Ohio municipal governments, including the village of Milan, birthplace of Thomas Edison, have enacted resolutions urging their cities to participate in the program.  The cities of Alliance, Grove City, Hilliard, Marion, Marysville and Milan.  Other Ohio cities committed to participating in a BioPreferred program include Dover, New Philadelphia, Dennison and Uhrichsville. Learn more….

City Sustainability Efforts

In 2007, Fayetteville Mayor Dan Coody put in place an ambitious sustainability plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and generate energy savings. Learn more….

Georgia Association of Counties Uses Carpet with Soy-based Backing

When it comes to counties, Georgia has them—159, in fact, which is second only to Texas (254 counties). It also has a very active Association of County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG), and together, the counties and their association have green long before green was cool. Learn more….

Roads & Highways

Read how the Village of Spencerville, Ohio, is using a soybased product designed to prolong the life of streets and highways. Spencerville has now made it standard practice to apply the product to all newly paved streets. Learn more….

Weatherizing Buildings & Homes

The economic stimulus package announced sought to “weatherize 75 percent of the federal buildings.” Many state and local governments as well as private citizens want to make their buildings more energy efficient. Soy biobased products, from insulation to various building exterior coatings, are readily available and proven to perform well for these efforts. They offer the benefits of being cost effective, energy efficient, environmentally friendly and play a role in reducing the nation’s dependence on foreign oil. Learn more….

Insulation

Soy Biobased Insulation used after the 2008 Iowa floods helped make buildings in Cedar Rapids and other Iowa cities better than before. Learn more….

Green Roofs

States and cities are interested in how the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has piloted a new soy biobased green roof system on one of its headquarters buildings in Washington, D.C. Learn more….