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Hole in the Ozone Layer Gets Even Bigger

The 2008 ozone hole - a thinning in the ozone layer over Antarctica - is larger both in size and ozone loss than 2007 but is not as large as 2006

7 Oct 2008

Solyndra Redesigns Solar Panels for Commercial Rooftops

Proprietary solar panels redesigned to provide higher electricity output per rooftop and significantly reduced installation costs for commercial roofs

7 Oct 2008

Study Shows How Clean Energy Can Boost the Economy, Job Creation and Carbon Reduction

Clean Edge and Climate Solutions’ Carbon-Free Prosperity 2025 Report Finds Potential for 63,000 New Jobs in Oregon and Washington

6 Oct 2008

Latest Green Lighting Technologies Showcased Online

A showcase of innovative and cost- effective "green" alternatives to traditional lighting is among the features in the latest edition of ElectricTV.net

6 Oct 2008

Shade Grown Practices for Coffee Production Offers Climate Change Buffer

Chalk up another environmental benefit for shade-grown Latin American coffee. University of Michigan researchers say the technique will provide a buffer against the ravages of climate change in the coming decades

2 Oct 2008

New Research Shows the Sahara Desert Used to be Covered in Grasslands and Lakes

New North African climate reconstructions reveal three 'green Sahara' episodes during which the present-day Sahara Desert was almost completely covered with extensive grasslands, lakes and ponds

2 Oct 2008

Recycling and Wind Power Come Together With Farmers Getting Second Hand Wind Turbines

It’s called the ‘Ultimate Recycling Project’ by one Massachusetts-based company which is working to refurbish and find new homes on farms across the US for the wind turbines being retired from the large wind farms of California

2 Oct 2008

Google Shows Plan for an Environmentally Friendly Future with Clean Energy 2030

The team at Google have taken up the challenge of transforing theecomony from one based on fossil fuels, to one based on clean and renewable energy

2 Oct 2008

Sandia Initiates Three New Wind Energy Projects

The Wind Energy Technology Department at Sandia National Laboratories is conducting research in three new areas, the result of additional funding from the Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Program

30 Sep 2008

Greenland Glacier Thinning Caused by Ocean Warming and Atmospheric Changes

The sudden thinning in 1997 of one of Greenland's largest glaciers, was caused by subsurface ocean warming, according to research published in the journal Nature Geoscience

30 Sep 2008