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3M Launches Renewable Energy Division

3M has announced the formation of its new Renewable Energy Division. This organization will enable 3M to maximize the company's technologies, products and responsiveness to the fast-changing renewable energy industry

2 Feb 2009

Hybrid Trucks and Alternative Fuels Being Tested by Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. announced it will test two new types of heavy-duty commercial hybrid trucks and two different alternatively fueled heavy duty trucks as a part of the company's efforts to build on its progress in developing a more sustainable trucking fleet

2 Feb 2009

Environmentally Sound Racing Coming to 2009 American Le Mans Series with the Michelin Green X Challenge

Michelin, known for its success in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), announced today its commitment to a cleaner, more fuel-efficient race series by becoming title sponsor of the "MICHELIN Green X Challenge" environmental competition

2 Feb 2009

Windfarm For Moog

Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) announced today that it has acquired 70percent of the stock of Insensys Ltd

1 Feb 2009

Propel Fuels Brings Renewable Fuel and Green Jobs to California

Propel Fuels, a leading retailer of clean, renewable fuels, officially launches the first of a state-wide network of low-carbon fueling stations today

29 Jan 2009

Research Aircraft Fly From the Arctic to the Antarctic to Study Greenhouse Gases

A team of scientists has successfully flown from the Arctic to the Antarctic this month aboard an advanced research aircraft, the first step in a three-year project to make the most extensive airborne measurements of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to date

29 Jan 2009

Environmentally Friendly First Year Campus Building at Vanderbilt University Recognized for Green Credentials

Vanderbilt University continues to go for the gold with its latest LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification of three new residence halls

29 Jan 2009

Hydrogen-Powered Transit and Commuter Rail Featured at Fifth International Hydrail Conference

Innovative hydrogen technology for streetcar and commuter rail applications will be featured at the fifth International Hydrail Conference

29 Jan 2009

Burying Crop Residues at Sea Could Reduce CO2 in The Atmosphere by 15 Percent

Making bales with 30 percent of global crop residues – the stalks and such left after harvesting – and then sinking the bales into the deep ocean could reduce the build up of global carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by up to 15 percent a year, according to just published calculations

29 Jan 2009

Food Scraps Set to Become to Fuels of the Future

Fruit and veg may be good for you but in 10 years time we could be replacing fossil fuels and helping to save our planet by using the inedible bits that we throw away to run our cars, boats and planes

28 Jan 2009