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SunNight Solar Set to Give Away 500 Free Solar Powered Flashlight

SunNight Solar is set to launch their new SL2 (SunLight2) or SuperBoGo solar powered flashlight by giving away 500 of them

22 Jul 2008

Eco-City Tree Concept Is a Street Lighting System That Looks Like Trees

Green design concepts include a street lighting system known as the eco-tree city concept. In this system street lights are designed to look like trees with solar panels for branches. Another concept uses human power to crush used aluminium cans to make small modular tiles to be used as building materials

20 Jul 2008

Breakthrough in Low Cost LED Lighting to Cut Electricity Consumption by Around 10 Percent

Timothy D. Sands, at left, director of Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center in Discovery Park, and graduate student Mark Oliver, operate a "reactor" in work aimed at perfecting solid-state lighting

17 Jul 2008

Beijing Olympic Village Lights to be Controlled by Echelon Lighting Control System Designed for Efficiency

Echelon Corporation today announced that the Olympic Village in Beijing is using Echelon's LonWorks technology to create an energy efficiency lighting control system

16 Jul 2008

Nanotechnology Brings Apealling White Light to Highly Efficient OLED Light Bulbs

New type of light bulbs use nanotechnology to bring the appeal of old style bulbs to highly efficient OLED bulbs

15 Jul 2008

Wal-Mart Launches Locally Grown Campaign to Support Farmers and Reduce Food Miles

Wal-Mart has announced its commitment to source more local fruits and vegetables to keep produce prices down and provide affordable selections that are fresh and healthful

14 Jul 2008

NASA Satellite Maps Point to Ideal Sites For Wind Energy Farms

Efforts to harness the energy potential of Earth's ocean winds could soon gain an important new tool. Global satellite maps from NASA.

13 Jul 2008

Radisson Hotel Embraces OSRAM Energy Efficient Light Bulbs

Decorative and functional, powerful and efficient - the HALOGEN ENERGY SAVER lamps from OSRAM provide superior lighting design with significant savings in operating cost.

13 Jul 2008

Seattle Space Needle Announces Water, Waste, Energy and Recycling Initiatives to Go Green

Seattle's famed Space Needle is making a concerted effort to be the best in the Pacific Northwest when it comes to saving our environment, announcing today a significant initiative to go green

10 Jul 2008

Domal Showing Sustainability in Architecture of Ferrari Buildings

Hydro's Domal brand is presenting "Ferrari Architecture in Maranello" an exhibition that illustrates the effectiveness of combining aesthetic values with sustainability in buildings

9 Jul 2008