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White Castle Turns Green for the Environment

White Castle restaurants will introduce new "green" food packaging in all 412 locations over the next few weeks. The formerly white paper sack and white corrugated Crave Cases are going "green" by switching to brown paper and corrugated

8 Jan 2009

Polarized Light Pollution Sending Animals Astray

Human-made light sources can alter natural light cycles, causing animals that rely on light cues to make mistakes when moving through their environment

8 Jan 2009

Lime Energy, REC Solar and IDEC Complete Solar Electric System and Lighting for IDEC Headquarters

Lime Energy and REC Solar, Inc., together with IDEC Corporation today announced the completion of a 162 kilowatt (DC) solar electric system and new efficient warehouse lighting system as part of IDEC's mission to "green" its US corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California

8 Jan 2009

Retrofit Allows Display Lighting to Use Energy Efficient LED Lighting

A Minnesota-based company has launched new LED retrofit bulbs that will give commercial and recreational users ultimate flexibility in their lighting displays

7 Jan 2009

Orion Energy Efficiency Award Goes to Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: CCE) will receive an Environmental Stewardship Award on Jan. 9 from Orion Energy Systems Inc. to acknowledge the beverage company’s relentless commitment to corporate responsibility and sustainability

6 Jan 2009

Research Grant Awarded to Use Nanotechnology to Develop Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Solar Cells

The Advanced Technology Institute at the University of Surrey has been awarded a major research grant by the energy giant E.ON based in Germany as part of their 'Application of Nanotechnology in the Energy Business' to use nanotechnological expertise to develop organic-inorganic hybrid solar cells

5 Jan 2009

PECO Increases Wind Energy for Philadelphia Headquarters

As part of its ongoing environmental commitment PECO today announced a three-year, 4,050 megawatt hour per year purchase of wind energy for its Main Office Building at 23rd and Market Streets in Philadelphia

4 Jan 2009

Energy Savings and Tax Credit Earnings With Window Films

CPFilms Inc, the world's leading producer of professional window films for automotive, residential, and commercial markets, has announced that its Vista, LLumar and Gila energy-saving window films will qualify for a federal tax credit in 2009

4 Jan 2009

How Water and Forests Interact Presents a Challenge to Forest Management and Water Policies

Incorporating results from forest hydrology studies in water policies can help avoid uncertainty and confusion caused by the current difficulties in transferring research findings to different countries and regions, varying forest types and species and diverse forest management regimes

1 Jan 2009