SALINE: Environmental Commission gives rain barrels to botany students at Saline High School (with video)
Students in Saline teacher David Mellor's botany-plant science class were presented with a gift Jan. 24 designed to help conserve natural resources and promote sustainability.

Free rain barrels go to Norman residents
A rain barrel giveaway over the weekend was so successful that Norman city officials plan more for the future.

Village, TLC team up to sell rain barrels, composters
ALGONQUIN – The village of Algonquin’s ECO Committee has joined with The Land Conservancy of McHenry County to promote and sell rain barrels and tumbling composters.

Geri Parlin: Rain barrel art project aims to dress up Washburn neighborhood
It's time to tap into your inner artist and paint a rain barrel or two.

Norman residents can get free rain barrels
A limited supply of free rain barrels will be offered Jan. 21 to Norman residents willing to attend a 30-minute workshop on using water wisely.

Rain barrels can save you money
These days technology is applied to everything. I was surprised the other day, when reading an article, that rain barrels now come solar powered. This allows water to be pumped from them as opposed to gravity fed.

Major snowstorm barrels down on Central Plains
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A major winter storm that dumped two feet of snow on the Denver area marched eastward on Saturday, buffeting the Central Plains with heavy snowfall and wind gusts of 25 miles per hour. The snowstorm that pummeled eastern Colorado and western Nebraska on Friday - closing long stretches of Interstate 70 - moved into Nebraska, dropping roughly nine inches of snow on the Grand ...

Coca-Cola barrels rolled out for rain
ST. CATHARINES — What once held Coca-Cola's pop concentrate is set to make local water conservation "the real thing." The barrels, which held the beverage giant's elixir, will find new life in a rain barrel fundraiser for the Garden City Optimist Club.[...]

Rain dents Beach Energy production
BEACH Energy has posted weaker production, sales and revenue numbers in the December quarter but says it can still meet production guidance.

City plans rain barrell workshop
NORMAN — The Norman Environmental Control Advisory Board, Recycle America and the Cleveland County Conservation District have scheduled a Rain Barrel Workshop and Distribution from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Jan 21. To receive a free barrel register online at www.greennorman.org.