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Big Impact By BRE Green Building Guide

Since the launch of the revised and updated version of BRE's Green Guide in June 2008, it has become clear that it has made much more impact in the marketplace than its predecessors

2 Dec 2008

Fully Recyclable, Sustainable Dolly Saves Trees

Samson Carts introduced the first, fully recyclable Dolly at the International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) World Workplace 2008 Conference and Expo

2 Dec 2008

Building Operating Management Top Products Award Goes to Environmentally Friendly Glo Brite Eco Exit Safety Signs

Jessup Manufacturing Company's Glo Brite Eco Exit safety signs have received a 2009 Top Products Award from Building Operating Management magazine

2 Dec 2008

Largest Single Solar Photovoltaic Installation Now Powering Southern California

Southern California Edison (SCE) today announced completion of the first of its proposed 150 solar photovoltaic installations on Southern California commercial rooftops. The project could eventually cover two square miles of existing commercial roofs with 250 million watts of peak generating capacity

2 Dec 2008

Pocket Guide to Leading a Low Carbon Lifestyle Released

A consumer handbook on how individuals and families can reduce their carbon footprint and monthly outgoings has been published today by WWF

1 Dec 2008

Scientists Use Salts to Turn Carbohydrates into Biofuels

Scientists have used imidazolium salts (IMSs) to convert carbohydrates into versatile chemical compounds for biofuel production

1 Dec 2008

New Type of Wheel From Michelin Completely Changes Electric Car Possibilities

Michelin has reinvented the wheel, enabling the unveiling of two cars at the Paris Motor Show that usher in a totally new era

30 Nov 2008

Experiment Shows Students How to Save The World One Snack at a Time

The Green Education Foundation and IXG are launching Green Week at William Seach Elementary Schoolin Weymouth, MA

30 Nov 2008

Counting and Cutting CO2 Emissions With WWF Travel Helper

WWF and Swiss firm routeRANK have launched an online European travel planner designed to help fight climate change

27 Nov 2008

Forests and People at Risk From Climate Change Crisis

Unless immediate action is taken, climate change could have a devastating effect on the world's forests and the nearly 1 billion people who depend on them for their livelihoods, warned a leading group of forest scientists in a report to be released next week

27 Nov 2008