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Lead Levels in Christmas Lights Found to be Dangerously High

New Research shows that Christmas light sets contain such high levels of lead that they exceed limits set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

24 Nov 2008

Generating Energy from Slow Flowing Currents by Thinking Like a Fish

Low-moving ocean and river currents could be a new, reliable and affordable alternative energy source. A University of Michigan engineer has made a machine that works like a fish to turn potentially destructive vibrations in fluid flows into clean, renewable power

24 Nov 2008

WindWorks Celebrates Washington State Supreme Court Decision in Controversial Wind Farm Case

The regional wind power advocacy group WindWorks Northwest joined with Washington environmentalists, consumers, union and business advocates in celebrating today’s Supreme Court decision upholding the authority of the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council

23 Nov 2008

Students Return to a Greener UC San Diego

More than 28,500 students who came back to UC San Diego this year found a campus that is getting greener every day, as the university solidifies its position as a leader in sustainability among the nation’s higher education institutions

23 Nov 2008

Research on Energy and the Environment to be Focus of Indiana University Bloomington Center

A new research center has been established at Indiana University Bloomington to explore issues related to energy and the environment, including the carbon cycle and its role in climate, the environmental consequences of energy production and use, and the potential for cleaner fossil fuels and renewable energy

23 Nov 2008

Groundbreaking Energy Efficiency Project for DOE and TVA

Three houses under construction in East Tennessee carry the story of "The Three Little Pigs" to an entirely new level and will become a model for the nation when it comes to determining energy efficiency

23 Nov 2008

Wildfire Health Threats Have Been Underestimated

The health threat to city dwellers posed by Southern California wildfires like those of November 2008 may have been underestimated by officials

20 Nov 2008

A123Systems, Installs Hybrid Ancillary Power Units (H-APU) with AES Energy Storage

A123Systems, a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate lithium-ion batteries and battery systems, announced the delivery and installation of its first Hybrid Ancillary Power Units (H-APU) with AES Energy Storage

19 Nov 2008

Long Way to Go For Russia to Embrace Renewable Fuels

The potential of renewable energy in Russia may become the answer to experts' warnings about future depletion of country's energy resources

18 Nov 2008

Green Collar Jobs The Next Boom Area for US Manufacturing

During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama proposed an economic plan that would create 5 million jobs in environmental industries. These so-called "green collar" jobs do, in fact, present the next frontier for U.S. manufacturing, says a new report from Duke University

18 Nov 2008