Lithium, according to Wikipedia, comes from the Greek “litho,” meaning stone and is a chemical element, symbol “Li,” with the atomic number 3. It is a soft, powdery alkali, silver in color, and is the lightest metal and the lightest solid. It’s also the 25th most abundant element. Lithium is extremely reactive, and is mined… [Read More]
Green Gasoline
Famous for Volvos, meatballs, massages, lutefisk, smorgasbords, and blondes, you can add another Swedish contribution—green gasoline from trees. One of the tasks of contractors is getting rid of the roots, twigs, and branches when clearing a plot. Just so much debris, right? Are we making the best use of this material? Not so fast. It… [Read More]
What Treasure Lies Below New York? (Hint: It’s Dirt)
Okay, put away your fedora, leather jacket and turn off any Indiana Jones tune in your head. The ancient treasure buried all over New York City, isn’t “that” kind of treasure. The treasure New Yorkers are digging up these days is just plain ol’ dirt. Sorta’. According to a July 25, 2018 article in The… [Read More]
An Ounce of Prevention
Nothing makes me happier than helping our customers with their EZ-Screen machines, whether finding an obscure part or helping troubleshoot a repair. So, you could say that it’s my kind of thing. But, of course, it’s probably even better if I don’t hear from you. That means that you’re happy. It means that your machine… [Read More]
Zoo Poo
Chances are when you hear gardeners talking about their favorite manures you’re thinking of horses, cows, or chickens. But your local zookeeper hopes your tastes might run a little more exotic than that. With rhinos, hippos, zebras, camels, llamas, elephants and many other exotic animals to clean up after, a zoo produces a lot of… [Read More]
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