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Carbene Catalyst Helps Strip CO2 From the Air

It's the reason why chemists envy green plants: by using photosynthesis, plants can easily fix the carbon dioxide that is so plentiful in air to make biomass, or organic compounds. Chemists would also like to be able to simply produce carbon compounds out of CO2 from air

20 Apr 2009

Diesel Brewing to Convert Biomass and Manure into Transportation Fuels and Help Oregon Achieve Energy Independence

Diesel Brewing announced the company has launched its initiative to manufacture cellulosic bio-butanol from Oregon’s ample supplies of biomass and dairy farm manure

20 Apr 2009

Ultra-Low Carbon Cement Being Made From Industrial Waste

A small Welsh company, Cenin Ltd., announced it has developed a new technology to reduce emissions from cement production by over 75 percent

20 Apr 2009

Free Earth Day Energy Audits Saving Money and the Planet

Pro Energy Consultants, the nation's first home energy audit franchise, announced today it will offer free home energy audits on Earth Day, April 22, 2009

20 Apr 2009

HercuWall 'Green' Wall Building System Coming to Arizona on Earth Day

HercuWall "green" wall building system, which could revolutionize homebuilding across the globe, will be introduced to Arizona on Earth Day by Smart Homes Alliance

20 Apr 2009

Growth Potential in Tidal Power Says Atlantis Resources

Marine power technology company Atlantis Resources Corp. sees strong growth possibilities ahead, and is banking on this so-far underdeveloped area becoming a big renewable energy growth sector worldwide

20 Apr 2009

Campus Trees Mean Big Emissions Reductions for the University of California San Diego

The University of California San Diego, one of the nation’s greenest universities, discovered that the total effect of its 200,000 trees was a reduction of nearly 10,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year, or 5 percent of its annual emissions

20 Apr 2009

New York Electrical System to be Protected by Smart Grid Device

Zenergy Power Inc., has been contracted by The Consolidated Edison Company of New York (‘Con Edison’) to build and test a “Smart Grid” device for improving the stability and reliability of New York City’s electrical system

20 Apr 2009

Kraft Foods Moves Sustainability Agenda Forward

Kraft Foods has reached two important achievements that progress sustainability within its agricultural supply chain

20 Apr 2009

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Already Being Reduced by Vehicle Manufacturers

Today, the EPA made an endangerment finding on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that will affect all industries in some way. Automakers are ahead of the curve and have already been taking action because we understand that being a successful industry means being part of the low-carbon economy

20 Apr 2009