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UK Electric Vehicle Subsidy Has Good Intentions But Is Short on Detail

The UK government subsidies to boost low-carbon transport will not be a significant cost for the Treasury, but at the same time they will not improve the UK's carbon footprint in the first few years of its roll out

20 Apr 2009

Ethanol From Sugarcane Already Meets California Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Industry comments submitted to California Air Resources Board underscore sugarcane ethanol's recognized carbon reduction levels

20 Apr 2009

Environmentally Friendly Car Achieves 2,757.1 MPG at 2009 Shell Eco-marathon Americas

Distance, not speed, was the goal this weekend on the track at the 2009 Shell Eco-marathon Americas, a challenge for students to design, build and test fuel-efficient vehicles that travel the farthest distance using the least amount of fuel

20 Apr 2009

Sustainable Farms Being Examined by Urban Food Chain Class

Chicago and other cities have adopted green initiatives designed to foster more investment in local and regional agriculture. City officials and citizens alike often assume that by doing so they can help soften climate change by cutting greenhouse-gas emissions. But it’s not that simple.

19 Apr 2009

Engineers Use Wind and Motion to Sustainably Power Structural Monitoring Systems for Bridges

University of Miami engineers are using a wireless monitoring system for analyzing the safety of older bridges while harvesting wind and structural vibrations as its sources of power

17 Apr 2009

The Renault-Nissan Alliance Forms Zero Emission Vehicle Partnership in the Phoenix Metro Area

The Renault-Nissan Alliance today announced that Nissan and Maricopa Association of Governments, which represents the Phoenix metropolitan region, are forming a partnership to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the development of an electric vehicle charging network

17 Apr 2009

Answer Given To Question About How Nanotubes Work as Catalysts

Cornell researchers have answered an important question about how carbon nanotubes work as catalysts by pinpointing unique sites where the reactions take place on single-walled nanotubes

17 Apr 2009

John Deere Adopts Sustainable Business Model

Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) today announced a new global operating model that will combine the technology, expertise, experience, channels and investments of the Worldwide Agricultural Equipment Division and the Worldwide Commercial & Consumer Equipment Division into a single unit called the Worldwide Agriculture and Turf Division

16 Apr 2009

Flooring Company Kingspan Introduces Recycling Program to Reduce Waste

Kingspan Access Floors has recently introduced a pioneering recycling plan to help reduce the amount of waste generated by the
installation of its floors that ends up in landfill

16 Apr 2009

International Researchers Find Way to Dramatically Improve Hydrogen Storage

An international research team has shown that small additions of potassium drastically improve the hydrogen-storage properties of certain types of hydrogen compounds

16 Apr 2009