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Full-Service Approach to the Green Renovation + Construction Markets

MyHome, LLC announced today it will apply its trademark full-service approach to the green renovation and construction markets. This means designing, supplying, and installing every part of a (NYC) green building project in a market that has traditionally been divided by niche service providers.

25 Apr 2008

Much-Discussed Climate Change Mitigation Strategy May Do More Harm Than Good

A much-discussed idea to offset global warming by injecting sulfate particles into the stratosphere would have a drastic impact on Earth's protective ozone layer, new research concludes.

24 Apr 2008

A Plan to Make Clean Energy Affordable Has Won the 2008 Global Social Venture Competition

A plan to make clean energy affordable around the world to poor, rural households without access to electricity won the grand prize of the 2008 Global Social Venture Competition at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business.

24 Apr 2008

Installation of Rooftop Solar Panels Supports New Jersey Clean Energy Pilot Program

Manheim, the world's leading provider of vehicle remarketing services and a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., today unveiled the installation of solar panels at its Manheim New Jersey facility (formerly National Auto Dealers Exchange).

24 Apr 2008

Projects Will Generate More Than 620,000 Metric Tons of CO2 Offset Credits

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) announced today that it has completed funding for projects in China and the United States that will reduce or sequester greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Total funding of the projects is approximately $4 million.

23 Apr 2008

ZigBee Emerges as the Tool of Choice for Advanced Meter Infrastructures

ZigBee is ready for mass adoption and "green" energy mandates provide a likely driver while ZigBee itself emerges as the tool of choice for advanced meter infrastructures. Energy mandates will drive the convergence of ZigBee-based home automation and control applications with AMI (Advanced Meter Infrastructure) applications.

23 Apr 2008

Global Firm Aims to Cut Emissions and Offset 100 Percent of Employee Air Travel

JPMorgan Chase announced today additional strategies to reduce its global carbon footprint. By increasing energy efficiencies in its facilities worldwide, purchasing energy from renewable sources, and educating employees on energy conservation, the firm aims to cut its global emissions 20% by 2012 using 2005 baseline. In addition, the firm will offset 100% of all employee air travel.

23 Apr 2008

SYLVANIA Micro-Mini Twist is a Small Solution With Big Potential

Today, lighting innovator, OSRAM SYLVANIA debuted the new SYLVANIA micro-mini Twist compact fluorescent light bulb at the annual LIGHTCongress show in New York City.

22 Apr 2008

SunChips Living Up to Its Name by Using Solar Energy

SunChips, Frito-Lay's popular line of multigrain snacks, is living up to its name by using solar energy to help make some of the snacks at its Modesto, Calif. manufacturing facility. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger inaugurated the new solar field today on Earth Day.

22 Apr 2008

Lighting Campaign Intends to Promote More Sustainable Lighting Practices

Environmental groups from New York to California are taking a pledge to consider only the "greenest" CFLs when making purchases for office use and during compact fluorescent lamp giveaways. The new "Green Lighting Campaign" intends to promote more sustainable lighting practices such as recycling, rather than throwing lamps containing mercury in the trash.

22 Apr 2008