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EPA 2010 Annual Fuel Economy Guide Now Available

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy today unveiled the 2010 Fuel Economy Guide, which gives consumers important information about estimated fuel costs and mileage standards for model year 2010 vehicles

15 Oct 2009

Biosolids Management Reduces Waste and Reduces Energy Requirements

Costs associated with treatment and disposal of biosolids can be half of a communities’ operations budget. As cash-strapped cities are looking for ways to reduce costs, water technology providers such as Siemens are providing answers to reduce the cost of biosolids management, while providing a sometimes unexpected boost to the bottom line

13 Oct 2009

Using Examples from Europe and Australia to Construct More Efficient Buildings

The United States can become more energy efficient and create more "green" jobs by adopting some of the strategies used by the European Union and Australia to rate and disclose the performance of commercial and government-owned buildings

22 Sep 2009

3M Wins Energy Saving Award For Brightness Enhancing TV Films

3M's Optical Systems Division today announced that it has received the Alliance to Save Energy's "Innovative Star of Energy Efficiency" Award for its Vikuiti dual brightness enhancement films for LCD TVs and monitors

21 Sep 2009

Cost of LED Light Bulbs Reduced by 40 Percent Due To Design Breakthrough

Eternaleds, Inc. announces the debut of their Quanta Series LED screw-in replacement bulbs, the world's first LED flood lights to use a patented cooling technology that makes them 40% cheaper and the first to payback in 2 years with typical usage

17 Sep 2009

Environmental Certification for BASF Construction Chemicals

The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded a LEED Silver designation to the BASF Construction Chemicals - Building Systems headquarters and office/research complex

17 Sep 2009

CSIRO Collaboration to Develop Energy Efficient Aluminium Smelting

Scientists from CSIRO and five Universities will research sustainable energy-efficient technologies for the Australasian aluminium industry through a collaboration launched today

16 Sep 2009

Carbon Nanotubes to be The Building Block of Super Efficient Solar Cells

Using a carbon nanotube instead of traditional silicon, Cornell researchers have created the basic elements of a solar cell that hopefully will lead to much more efficient ways of converting light to electricity than now used in calculators and on rooftops

15 Sep 2009

Philips Lumec Launches Energy Saving LED Based Street Lights

After years of research and development, Philips Lumec, in line with its environmentally responsible mission, unveiled its newest product, the RoadStar, a state-of-the-art LED luminaire designed specifically for large area, street, and roadway lighting applications

15 Sep 2009

Revised Requirements for Energy Star Televisions Mean Consumers Will Save More Energy and Money

EPA has revised the qualifications for televisions to achieve the Energy Star label, requiring TVs to be 40 percent more energy efficient than conventional models

15 Sep 2009