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CES Selected to Supply CO2 to a Large-Scale Carbon Capture and Storage Project

Clean Energy Systems' (CES) zero emissions power plant technology has been selected to supply carbon dioxide to a large-scale carbon capture and storage project under the leadership of the West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (WESTCARB).

8 May 2008

95 Percent of American Mothers Believe Household Cleaning Products can be Toxic

Home may be where the heart is, but these days it's also where the toxins are. According to The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the average American home generates over 20 pounds of household hazardous waste every year. Cumulatively it's a whopping 1.6 million tons -- that's 3.2 billion pounds -- of household hazardous waste per year, of which 176,000 tons is just from cleaning products.

8 May 2008

A Vital Component of Long-Term Economic Development for Ireland

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mr Micháel Martin TD, announced on the 7th of May 2008 the signing into law of new Regulations to amend the remit of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) to include sustainable energy and energy-efficient technologies.

8 May 2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange Introduces U.S. Carbon Allowance Contract

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc., today announced that it will introduce a U.S. Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon allowance futures contract, in the third quarter of 2008, pending regulatory review.

8 May 2008

Global Sustainability Initiative will Reduce Corporation’s Carbon Footprint

Millipore Corporation, a Life Science leader providing technologies, tools and services for bioscience research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, today announced a global Sustainability Initiative - an ambitious effort aimed at reducing the company's environmental impacts and carbon footprint by 20 percent over five years.

7 May 2008