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Waste Food Becomes Part of Compost Pile in Lehigh Community Garden

Every day in the university’s dining halls, students push their unwanted bites of food into garbage bins. Some of that food becomes part of a compost pile in the Lehigh Community Garden on the Goodman Campus, thanks to the effort of two undergraduate students.

10 Jan 2013

NSF Grant to Study Viability of Algae-Based Biofuel Energy Systems for Homes

The NSF Sustainable Energy Pathways Program has awarded a 1.6 million dollar grant to a team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture and Ohio University. The multi-disciplinary group will be studying the viability and optimization of algae-based biofuel systems to meet the energy needs of homes and communities.

10 Jan 2013

Energy Innovation Hub to Address Material Supply Shortage to Clean Energy Industry

The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that a team led by Ames Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, has been selected for an award of up to $120 million over five years to establish an Energy Innovation Hub that will develop solutions to the domestic shortages of rare earth metals and other materials critical for U.S. energy security.

10 Jan 2013

Klean Industries to Collaborate with Dow to Provide Solutions for End-of-Life Mixed Plastics

Klean Industries Inc. ("Klean") a Canadian Energy Solutions Company announces its intent to collaborate with The Dow Chemical Company ("Dow") to recover energy, chemicals and oil from end-of-life waste plastics that would otherwise be sent to landfill.

4 Jan 2013

The Children's Center Supports Sustainability by Going Green for 2013 AutoGlow

The Children's Center supports sustainability by going green for the 2013 AutoGlow, Vive Detroit.

4 Jan 2013

Covanta Energy's Clean World Initiative Enters Fifth Year

Covanta Energy Corporation, a world leader in sustainable waste management and renewable energy, is proud to celebrate the fifth anniversary of its Clean World Initiative (CWI).

4 Jan 2013

Climate Warming Causes Tree-Killing Bark Beetles to Attack High-Elevation Pine Forests

Trees and the insects that eat them wage constant war. Insects burrow and munch; trees deploy lethal and disruptive defenses in the form of chemicals.

2 Jan 2013

Business Electricity Provider Urges People to Make Green New Year's Resolution

As the year draws to a close and Big Ben strikes twelve, many will be thinking about what positive changes they want to make for 2013. Instead of the usual 'go to the gym more', or 'cut out the booze', business electricity provider green energy uk urges people to green-up their New Year's resolutions to become even more environmentally friendly.

31 Dec 2012

Delta Air Lines Achieves Third Party Verification of Greenhouse Gas Inventory

SCS Global Services (SCS) has verified the carbon footprint of Delta Air Lines, making it the world's first legacy airline to achieve a successful, independent third party verification of its greenhouse gas emissions inventory. SCS confirmed Delta's conformance with The Climate Registry's General Reporting Protocol, one of the world's most trusted methodologies for measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

29 Dec 2012

U.S. EPA and LG Enter Collaboration on Environmentally Beneficial Goals

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and LG Electronics USA (LG) have entered into an agreement to collaborate on a number of environmentally beneficial goals.

28 Dec 2012