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Archive Home > 2008 > November > 02 > A prison experiment: getting cons to conserve

A prison experiment: getting cons to conserve

The institutions are known to hog energy, but some are going green

By Phuong Le / The Bulletin
November 2, 2008

LITTLEROCK, Wash. — Of all the things convicted murderer Robert Knowles has been called during his 13 years behind bars, recycler hasn’t been one of them.

But there he was one morning, pitchfork in hand, composting food scraps from the main chow line and coffee grounds from....

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