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Climate Change Pollution Targets Set By Australian Government Rely on The Rest of the World Coming On Board

Australia has given a vital and strategic boost to international efforts for an effective global climate agreement by committing to reduce Australia’s carbon pollution 25% by 2020 if other countries join in, said the Southern Cross Climate Coalition of environment, union, welfare and research groups in a statement today

5 May 2009

Energy Efficient LED Street Lighting

The Golden Dragon Oval Plus LED from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors provides perfect illumination for energy-efficient street lighting without the need for secondary optics

5 May 2009

Australian Government Backs Away From Carbon Reduction Scheme and Blames the Recession

The Rudd Government in Australia will delay the start of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme by one year to help Australian companies manage the impacts of the global recession

4 May 2009

Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Shown to Be Less Efficient Than Old Style Manufacturing

A comprehensive study of old and new manufacturing processes, from machining metal to making carbon nanofibers, shows that the more advanced technologies are less efficient in their use of energy and materials per kilogram of output

4 May 2009

Defective Chinese Drywall Insurance Claims May Be Denied As 'Pollution'

Contractor insurance carrier claims adjusters are planning on using a number of little known policy exclusions in order to escape payment on claims for toxic Chinese drywall

3 May 2009

High Performance Green Buildings Gain Recognition For Kohl

Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE:KSS) announced today that 110 additional Kohl’s stores earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR label, a nationally recognized symbol for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection

29 Apr 2009

Siemens to Expand EcoFriendly Product Range

Siemens intends to rigorously expand its world-leading position as a supplier of ecofriendly products and solutions

29 Apr 2009

Ethanol Biofuel Production Has Become a Drink Or Drive Issue

Federal requirements to increase the production of ethanol has developed into a “drink-or-drive issue” in the Midwest as a result of biofuel production’s impact on water supplies and water quality, says an environmental engineering researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology

29 Apr 2009

New Environmental and Consumer Protection Agency Called For By Former EPA Official

In a landmark paper, Oversight of Next Generation Nanotechnology, J. Clarence (Terry) Davies calls for a new Department of Environmental and Consumer Protection to oversee product regulation, pollution control and monitoring, and technology assessment

27 Apr 2009

Builders Beginning to Appreciate Environmental Benefits of Grey PolyPipe Plumbing Materials

Polypipe Building Products believes that a growing number of specifiers are coming to appreciate the green benefits of its predominantly grey coloured plumbing, heating and drainage products; as in a variety of ways they make important contributions to the environmental agenda

24 Apr 2009