This weekend, it will be "lights out" at H. J. Heinz Company offices across the world as Heinz and its employees observe Earth Hour 2008, a bright idea to help combat climate change and promote energy conservation.
A six-year study of Amazonian small farmers and their responses to climate change shows the farmers are vulnerable to natural catastrophes and risky land use practices, say Indiana University Bloomington anthropologists Eduardo Brondizio and Emilio Moran.
Distributed Energy Systems Corp., an innovative leader in wind power technology, announced today that it received an order for its advanced Northwind 100 gearless wind turbines from Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro), the fourth largest utility company in Canada.
Oklahoma State University's sorghum-related biofuels research is taking a localized approach, with the aim of making possible the effective production of ethanol in the farmer's own field.
The University of Illinois at Chicago's City Design Center has produced a 96-page electronic publication illustrating ideas for green development in East Garfield Park as a case study for use by Chicago neighborhoods and individuals.
The Denver office of Hogan & Hartson LLP has completed an agreement to purchase renewable wind energy credits for 2008, becoming the region's largest law firm to offset all of its annual electricity costs.
UPC Wind, an independent wind power developer, and Bowdoin College, announced today that the UPC Wind affiliate that owns the Mars Hill wind project reached a three-year agreement under which that affiliate will provide Bowdoin with renewable energy certificates (RECs) from its Mars Hill Wind project in northern Maine.
New UK legislation coming into effect on 15 April 2008 - the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation - will mean that biofuels must show significantly smaller carbon footprints than their petroleum-based cousins in order to keep their government subsidies.
Iowa State University researchers are developing an integrated system of thermochemical and catalytic technologies to efficiently produce ethanol from plant biomass.
With World Meteorological Day taking place worldwide on 23 March, the World Meteorological Organization is marking the annual event with a global call for increased investment in weather, climate and hydrological observation technologies to help populations and economies adapt to climate change and climate variability and to prepare for extreme weather.
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