With warm weather just around the corner, Owens Corning, wants to remind homeowners this Earth Day that insulation isn't just for keeping homes warm in winter. Insulation also keeps homes cooler in summer by keeping heat outside and conditioned air inside.
Safeway Inc., one of the largest retail users of renewable energy, today unveiled its newest solar-powered grocery stores in Northern California to kick off a week of Earth Day activities and programs focused on the company's commitment to the environment and helping consumers pursue greener, more sustainable lives.
Green Builders, Inc., a leading large-scale community developer of green, sustainable homes in the Austin, Texas area, has announced the opening of its newest community, Rutherford West. The 612 acre community is located in the Texas Hill Country in Driftwood. The first phase has 53 acreage homesites on 112 acres, with 51 acres dedicated as a conservation easement.
More than 50 college teams from across the country will exhibit their innovative solutions for an environmentally sustainable future, including: generating wind power from kites, solar panels made from plant chlorophyll, producing plastic from wastewater, green parking lots near floodplains to reduce runoff, new technologies to provide clean drinking water to developing nations, and much more!
On Tuesday, April 22nd, Babson will officially become the first college in the greater Boston area to utilize wind power through an on-campus installation, joining the growing number of US colleges and universities that have chosen to develop their commitment to sustainable business practices through the use of renewable energy technologies.
When Darren Brinkley, owner of REAL building, created the miniature model of the concept home he wanted to build, his focus was not entirely on building a green structure.
Broadwind Energy , Inc. announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary Brad Foote Gear Works Inc. has signed a three year, evergreen supply agreement with GE Transportation to provide gear sets for use in wind turbine gearboxes, which GE Transportation builds in Erie, PA for the North American market.
The rising price of gasoline and concern about greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) are bringing fuel efficiency to the forefront in Germany. Fuel efficiency and alternative fuels will be topics of an expert panel at the Clean Moves Exposition during the Hannover Messe on April 23, 2008 at 10:30am.
Creating an improved aerodynamic shape for truck trailers by mounting sideskirts can lead to a cut in fuel consumption and emissions of up to as much as 15%.
Data from faint earth tremors caused by wind-driven ocean waves-often dismissed as "background noise" at seismographic stations around the world-suggest extreme ocean storms have become more frequent over the past three decades, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the Seismological Society of America.
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