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Timberland, New Balance, Keen, Reef, Hush Puppies and Simple Shoes to All Produce Footwear From Leather Made at Environmentally Friendly Tannery

Ground has been broken on the new ecologically friendly model factory in Saigon, Vietnam of the Germany - Chinese leather producer ISA Tan Tec

25 Sep 2008

Green Buildings at Sandia Get LEED Certification

Sandia National Laboratories recently recognized five green-certified buildings in a brief ceremony organized by the Labs’ Environmental Planning Department

24 Sep 2008

Checklist to Ensure School and System Buildings Are Not Contributing to Asbestos Risks

Certain school buildings are called "system buildings" and have their structural columns fire-proofed with asbestos materials, which in turn are enclosed by metal casings or cladding. This checklist helps ensure asbestos safety

24 Sep 2008

Solar Wind Losing Power, May Allow Cosmic Radiation from Other Galaxies to Hit Earth

Data from the joint ESA - NASA Ulysses mission show that the Sun has reduced its output of solar wind to the lowest levels since accurate readings have become available

24 Sep 2008

Water Purification by Solar and Wind Power

Spectra's new solar and wind powered water purification units demonstrated

22 Sep 2008

National Renewable Energy Educational Campaign from USA Biomass with Energy Foundation Grant

USA Biomass, the nation’s leading association of biopower companies, has been awarded a grant from the Energy Foundation to promote the importance of renewable, biomass energy generation

22 Sep 2008

Going Green Means Money for New Home Owners

Home ownership is once again becoming a reality for thousands of Americans. The federal government has just announced a $7,500 Housing Tax Credit for homebuyers, and one Harrisburg homebuilder is helping their cause b...

22 Sep 2008

Decade of Arctic Ice Data Studies as Ice Shelf Collapses into the Sea

Last month, immense ice shelves collapsed into the Arctic Ocean. Polar bears are losing vital hunting grounds and countries are now staking claims to potential oil reserves under the pole. To better gauge the climate changes, Ohio researchers will “reanalyze” a decade of atmospheric, sea, ice and land surface data merged into a single computer model

22 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

Environmentally Friendly InterContinental Hotel Uses 100 Percent Renewable Energy

Chicagoland’s new eco-savvy and luxury destination hotel, the 556-room InterContinental Chicago O’Hare, is going above and beyond in its quest to lighten businesses’ impact on the environment

17 Sep 2008