But she wants people to be more aware of where it comes from so everyone can be a little more conscious of all the materials that flow through our lives.

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Former Greenpeace activist Annie Leonard, author of the book "The Story of Stuff, " and host of an online video, said 99 percent of all the materials that flow through the production process becomes trash within six months.

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The wizardry in this engine is that Bentley managed to lighten up the Co2 emissions load by 15% in its engineering and physics (lighter materials and increased air flow).

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Engineers had learned that a resistor, which restricts the flow of electrical current, is best made of certain materials and a capacitor, which stores electrical charge, of others.

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After finding out that a contractor was stymied by a cash flow problem, Sreedharan freed up Delhi Metro funds to pay for materials so work could continue.

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