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A Dozen Things You Might Not Know That Make Vinyl Siding Green

The Vinyl Siding Institute, Inc. (VSI) has put a "colorful" twist on the typical white paper. Entitled A Dozen Things You Might Not Know That Make Vinyl Siding Green, the new green paper identifies 12 ways vinyl siding is a sustainable exterior cladding choice

25 Sep 2008

Ultra Motor Introduces New A2B Electric Bike

Ultra Motor, a leader in urban transport solutions introduced the A2B electric bike today to cycling bike dealers at Interbike, North America’s largest national bicycle trade event

25 Sep 2008

Red, White or Sparkling - Wine Industry Trying to Go Green

The wine industry is making a concerted effort to adopt environmentally responsible practices but sees a need for better education among both consumers and professionals on many green issues

25 Sep 2008

Sustainable Biofuel Development Backed by Boeing

Boeing has, with leading air carriers and Honeywell's UOP, a refining technology developer, established a group to accelerate the development and commercialization of sustainable new aviation fuels

24 Sep 2008

Mainstream Media Ignoring the Contribution to Climate Change Made by Food Production

A study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows the nation’s top newspapers have largely overlooked the food system as one of the more important contributors to global climate change

24 Sep 2008

Two Research Groups Use Sugar to Make Gasoline, Diesel, Jet Fuel and Other BioFuels

Following independent paths of investigation, two research teams are announcing this month that they have successfully converted sugar-potentially derived from agricultural waste and non-food plants-into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and a range of other valuable chemicals

19 Sep 2008

Tesla Going to Make an Electric Luxury Sedan at New Facility in California

Tesla Motors Inc. plans to build a $250 million facility to manufacture a zero-emission luxury sedan in the heart of Silicon Valley

18 Sep 2008

Engineer Working to Reduce Emissions and Improve Engine Performance

Iowa State University's Song-Charng Kong and his students are working to reduce emissions in diesel engines, develop a computer model of a gasoline engine and optimize new engine technologies. The results could be cleaner, more efficient engines in our cars and trucks

18 Sep 2008

EnerDel to Develop Hi-Performance Lithium-Ion Battery for Cold Climate Operations and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

EnerDel, a developer and manufacturer of advanced Lithium-ion batteries for automotive, defense and other energy storage markets, has been awarded a $4 million research and development contract by the U.S. Department of Defense

18 Sep 2008

Alliance to Save Energy Asks Drivers to Drive Smarter In Order to Tackle Fuel Prices

The Alliance to Save Energy today urged Americans to "Drive $marter" and less as the most affordable and best way to ride out the current gasoline supply shortages and price spikes

17 Sep 2008