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David Biddle - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
David Biddle was a contributing editor with In Business magazine for over a decade. He has been a freelance writer for more than twenty years, with articles and commentary, in numerous publications including The Harvard Business Review, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Recycling Today, and BioCycle. He has also published short stories and essays online at such websites as Toasted-Cheese, GetUnderground, and Sleep Magazine.
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- Maple Bat Regulations and Major League Baseball
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] According to Major League Baseball, 2,232 baseball bats were broken by batters from July to the end of the regular season. 756 of these bats broke into multiple pieces. An MLB research team was brought in after several high profile accidents seriously injured spectators, a base coach, and, finally, a plate umpire. Additionally, a number of close calls were reported including one with a team president and one with Bobby Cox, manager with the Atlanta Braves. The researchers found that maple bats were three times as likely to shatter into multiple pieces than more traditional ash bats.
- Organic Waste Composting and Climate Change
[News-and-Society:Environmental] A very important measure in the fight against global warming that is often overlooked is organics composting. Roughly a quarter of the U.S. waste stream is made up of food waste and yard debris. This material should all be composted and converted into soil (think of composting as soil manufacturing). Unfortunately, throughout the country the composting infrastructure is not very well developed. In the fight against global warming this may be one of the most important investments local, state, and federal authorities can make.
- Recycling and Climate Change
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Solar, wind, geothermal, plug-in hybrids, green buildings...the list goes on and on. But one of the more effective ways to fight global warming is low tech and simple. Recycling has major energy savings potential for North America and we're not doing as good a job as we could.
- Climate Change Solutions For Businesses - Top 3 Keys to Success
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Tackling global warming as a business can be daunting. Where do you start? Here are three very straightforward measure to give you success so that you can see the benefits -- and save money in the process.
- Zero Waste Is the New Recycling - Stop Trashing the Climate
[News-and-Society:Environmental] There is a somewhat new environmental concept coming into the mainstream these days. It's called "Zero Waste." Zero waste expands on traditional recycling and is the idea that we should be designing our waste streams to gradually disappear. Besides curbside and office recycling, zero waste advocates call for reusable packaging, recyclable products that can be sent back to producers, and consumer items that can be upgraded rather than replaced.
- Climate Change and Business - Hidden Secrets to Victory
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Technology investments alone will not get businesses on the right track with carbon emissions. Success requires an commitment to leadership, planning, analysis, evaluation and communication.
- Global Warming Solutions - Why Your Business is a Key to Success
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Businesses are the key to saving the planet. Think big and be entrepreneurial if you want to fight climate change.
- Baseball Bat Economics - Wood vs Metal
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Did you pay $400 for that super bat? You could have bought half a dozen wood bats.
- Baseball Bat Trends - What's Hot in the Wood Bat World
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] What are the most popular bats out there these days for wood bat league players? There are literally hundreds of options and the discerning hitter can have a ball finding what's right for him or her.
- Baseball Bats - What's the Best Wood?
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Over the past decade, maple baseball bats have become very popular with pros and amateurs alike - especially after Barry Bonds set all his records using now famous Sam Bats composed exclusively of maple. The theory is that maple is harder than ash and it doesn't flex and bend as much during the energy transfer to the ball the way ash does. In fact, discerning fans can hear the difference between balls hit with ash and maple.
- Baseball Bat Customization - Tips From Zinger Bats
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] One thing is certain: you can't customize a metal baseball bat. Yes, it's evenly balanced, has a state-of-the-art handle wrap, flashy colors, a big sweet spot, and is made out of high-tech materials, but if you want a flared knob, a narrower handle, a heavier barrel, or you want to name your metal bat, forget it. You pay your $300 or more and you take it or leave it.
- Baseball Bat Purity - Wood is Good
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] The debate about the safety of metal alloy baseball bats continues to rage, but wood bats are finding a resurgence in amateur baseball circles throughout the country anyway. More and more, high school level elite competitions carry the imprimatur of "Wood Bat Tournament." Senior and adult leagues are returning to wood, and a number of community baseball programs for kids throughout the country are finding that players can handle lumber just about as easily as they can expensive aluminum composite bats.
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