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Alcoa Invests $3 Million to Develop Information Center on Sustainability

Alcoa proclaimed that the company’s Canadian Global Primary Products Operations and the new Centre for Sustainable Development have signed a partnership deal.

10 Oct 2011

Memorial National College Grants Award Program Announced For The 37th Year

The Pittsburgh Conference and its sponsoring societies, the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP) and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP), are now accepting proposals for the 2012 Pittsburgh Conference Memorial National College Grants (PCMNCG) Award Program.

From Pittcon 9 Oct 2011

U.S. Postal Service Celebrates National Energy Awareness Month

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has commemorated the National Energy Awareness Month by showcasing the cost cutting and energy conserving efforts of its employees by the release of Go Green Forever stamp communications to persuade American citizens to contribute to low and no cost go green ways of life.

7 Oct 2011

Research Finds Daniels Sharpsmart Reusable Containers Bring Down Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Daniels Sharpsmart, a supplier of recyclable systems for sharps waste disposition and a known company for medical waste disposal, claimed that a technology paper presented at LCA XI CHICAGO, a symposium of ecological impact specialists, has mentioned that the reusable sharps containers supplied by Sharpsmart generate nearly 81% less greenhouse gas (GHG) discharges than other types of normal non-recyclable containers.

7 Oct 2011

US Department of Energy Announces 60 Energy Research Project sfor $156 Million

The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from the Department of Energy has announced a total of 60 projects for $156 million across 25 states in the US.

4 Oct 2011

New Curtainwall System Features Cabot’s Lumira Aerogel at Greenbuild 2011

The Aerogel business of Cabot will display its Lumira aerogel-based new daylighting product at the 2011 Greenbuild International Conference and Exhibition, which will take place from 4th to 7th October in Toronto, Canada.

1 Oct 2011

Ecolab Included in 2011 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Performance Leadership Index

The name of Ecolab has been included in the 2011 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Performance Leadership Index recognizing its efforts to palliate climate change.

28 Sep 2011

Ecologic Brands to Showcase Eco-Friendly Bottles at 2001 Pack Expo

Ecologic Brands, a company that made molded fiber bottle from recycled cardboard, has declared that it will partake in Pack Expo to be held in Las Vegas during 26th to 28th September 2011 to showcase its eco.bottle range of stock molded fiber bottles.

27 Sep 2011

U.S Air Force Details its Recycling Initiatives

The third week of September celebrated as Pollution Prevention Week all over the USA extends an annual opportunity for government, businesses and individuals to stress on their past achievements and improve their present attempts to find new modes to save the environment.

23 Sep 2011

Carbon Disclosure Project Recognizes Energy and Carbon Management Practices of Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin, a worldwide security company, has been acknowledged by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), in its 2011 CDP Global 500 Report as one among the top level institutions following climate change disclosure practices.

21 Sep 2011