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Waste to Energy System from IST Energy Genrates Clean Energy From Trash

IST Energy has announced the launch of its new GEM waste-to-energy conversion system, which affordably creates clean energy from post-consumer waste

20 Jan 2009

Dalhousie University Launches New Program and College for the Environment, Sustainability and Society

This week Dalhousie University will pioneer a new way of teaching for a new generation of leaders as it launches the country's first environment, sustainability, and society program. It is the first program of its kind in Canada and among the first in North America

20 Jan 2009

Wind Energy Maintenance Market Growing at Double Digit Figures

The global wind turbine maintenance, repair, and overhaul services (MRO) market is growing at double digit rates and is expected to reach a value of USD $9.1 billion in 2013

20 Jan 2009

The Energy Efficiency of Andalusian Organic Olive Growing

The contribution of organic olive growing, especially on dryland, to non renewable energy saving in Andalusia is considerable. It is feasible to cut down further on the unnecessary use of machinery for soil preparation and weed control to improve energetic efficiency

19 Jan 2009

Siemens Introduces Environmentally Friendly Company Cars

Siemens is the first DAX-listed company to align its company car policy for executives with the climate protection goals of the European Union

19 Jan 2009

Green Technologies and Strategies to be Showcased at Knickerbocker Ice Festival

The Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC) announced that the Knickerbocker Ice Festival, the kickoff event for the Hudson Valley Quadricentennial, will feature green transportation and demos for attendees courtesy of General Motors

19 Jan 2009

Greening the Internet Economy Symposium to Look at Increasing the Energy Efficiency of Technology

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the University of California, San Diego, one of the nation's greenest universities, are joining for a groundbreaking symposium on January 22-23 to explore how to improve the technology sector’s energy efficiency

19 Jan 2009

Green MBA Program Prepares Students for Professional Success While Working on Significant Issues

MGSM is launching a new Bright Green MBA program for this Spring. The program will be based at our San Diego Campus. It is a two year course that blends weekend workshops with online learning. It will be taught by Faculty with backgrounds in Sustainability research, Green Entrepreneurs and Thought Leaders

19 Jan 2009

Sustainable Business Practices on the Curriculum at UC San Diego

At a time when President-Elect Barack Obama is examining ways to launch a Green New Deal to reenergize the slumping economy and fight the threat of global warming, UC San Diego Extension has created a specialized certificate in Sustainable Business Practices

19 Jan 2009

Business Community Thrown the Challenge of Tackling Climate Change

Persuade staff to toe the green line at work and tackle climate change, that's the challenge issued to the business community by researchers at Leeds University Business School

18 Jan 2009