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Chinese Government to Back Showcase for Environmentally Friendly Building Products and Innovations

China Eco Expo, in partnership with China’s Ministry of Construction will present the International Green Building/Green Cities Expo in Beijing next Spring. The Expo will be the featured attraction of the 14th a...

24 Jun 2008

Scientists Mimic Nature to Harness Solar Energy the Same Way Plants Do

With gas and oil prices at all-time highs, it's only logical for scientists to try to harness some of that solar energy. To that end, three MIT researchers are building a device that mimics photosynthesis-the process plants use to capture and store the sun's vast energy.

22 Jun 2008

Apollo Supercar Proves Plug In Hybrid Electric Vehicles Have a Future in Motor Racing

The Apollo supercar passed the finish line at the Nurburgring 24 hour race on May 24, 2008, running on electrical energy alone in front of 200,000 spectators, proving that hybrid technology does have a future in motor racing

19 Jun 2008

Pollution Prevention Award for Oak Ridge Lab

The Green Transportation Initiative at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has received a White House Closing the Circle Award, recognizing outstanding federal environmental stewardship practices

17 Jun 2008

IBM and Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Team Up to Make Solar Electricity More Affordable and Easier to Install

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co and IBM are collaborating to establish new, low-cost methods for bringing the next generation of solar energy products to market -- products that will be more affordable and easier to install than those available today

17 Jun 2008

Titan Global Grows Biofuel Distribution With Growing Ethanol Market

Appco Distributes 2.4 Million Gallons of Ethanol Fiscal Year to Date as Titan Executes Corporate Strategic Vision Focused on National Vertical Integration of Biofuels

17 Jun 2008

Company Bringing Exhilaration of Sailing to a Road Near You

A family startup company hopes to bring the exhilaration of sailing to a road near you. With the price of gasoline increasing and the growing environmental awareness to the benefits of zero-emission vehicles, Pterosail Trike Systems, L.C. believes the timing couldn't be better.

14 Jun 2008

Toyota to Display Prototype Plug-In Prius Hybrid During Field Hearing

Toyota will display a prototype plug-in Prius hybrid at Legislative Plaza on Monday, June 16, during a field hearing on electric drive vehicles called for by the Congressional TVA Caucus.

14 Jun 2008

Ongoing Efforts to Make New Yorkers More Energy Efficient

Mayan Metzler and Yoel Piotraut, owners of MyHome LLC, have introduced two new products today as part of their ongoing efforts to make New Yorkers more energy efficient. The products, called CoolWall and SuperCote by TEX.COTE, are textured exterior paints that reduce cooling costs by up to 21.9%. The product rollout is another step in MyHome's ongoing effort to help New Yorkers green their homes with simple--and affordable--green solutions.

14 Jun 2008

Horizon Lines Announces Corporate Environmental Initiative Called Horizon Green

Environmental stewardship is a fundamental tenet at Horizon Lines, and the company has launched Horizon Green to better understand and measure freight transportation's impact on the environment, and to develop programs that incorporate increased environmental sensitivity and mitigation into Horizon's core operations.

14 Jun 2008