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UK Campaign To Show How Scientists Are Solving World Challenges

A national campaign to demonstrate how UK scientists and engineers are solving some of the biggest challenges facing society is launched today at the Cheltenham Science Festival by Britain's largest funding body for science, the EPSRC

3 Jun 2009

Harvard "Green Bootcamp" Sets Officials on The Path To Energy Efficient Building Refits

Living Cities offers city and state officials an unprecedented opportunity to learn new strategies and share best practices on creating green jobs and reducing greenhouse gas emissions through city-wide retrofitting

2 Jun 2009

Installing Ceiling Insulation Now Easier For Australians

Environment Minister Peter Garrett has announced a new streamlined process and new guidelines to make it even easier for 2.9 million Australians to install ceiling insulation in their home

2 Jun 2009

New Solar Array For Kennedy Space Center

At Kennedy Space Center officials from Florida Power & Light Company and NASA to celebrate the groundbreaking of FPL’s Space Coast Next Generation Solar Energy Center

31 May 2009

President Obama Says Nellis Air Force Base Sets and Example For All to Follow

President Barack Obama held up Nellis Air Force Base, as an example for America to follow toward energy independence during a visit there May 27. The air base is the site of the largest solar electric plant of its kind in the Western Hemisphere, and the president would like to see more such facilities around the country

28 May 2009

Electronic Equivalent of Registered Mail Could Mean The End of Mountains of Bureaucratic Paperwork

A French-developed security platform which turns email into the electronic equivalent of registered mail could help deal with the bureaucratic paper mountains throughout Europe

26 May 2009

Climate Change Wins as Clean Energy Act Is Passed

Taking the first step toward meeting President Obama’s call for comprehensive energy and climate legislation this year, today the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the American Clean Energy Act by a 33 to 25 bipartisan vote

24 May 2009

State Grants for Energy Frontier Research Centers

Governor David A. Paterson today announced that New York will commit $10.5 million in state grants to secure a federal investment of nearly $100 million to finance five energy research centers across the State

24 May 2009

'Smart Grid' Infrastructure Strategy Outlined by Cisco

Cisco today outlined its plan to deliver an end-to-end, highly secure network infrastructure solution that helps utility companies and their customers manage power supplies and energy consumption more efficiently

19 May 2009

Bans on Smoking in Bars and Restaurants Have No Impact on Jobs

New research suggests that exempting bars from community smoking bans makes no economic difference in terms of preserving bar employment, and that even the most comprehensive clean indoor air policies do not lead to a reduction in hospitality jobs

19 May 2009