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Eco-Town Standards Thrown Open for Public Consultation

Local communities will get their next chance to have their say on the eco-town proposals as Housing Minister Margaret Beckett today launches the Government's second round of formal consultation on the proposed locations and standards for eco-towns

4 Nov 2008

World Toilet Summit Takes a Good Look at Sanitation

The eighth annual World Toilet Summit and Expo will bring together United Nations agencies, civil society groups, industry pioneers, and other stakeholders in the international development community to discuss strategies for accelerating progress on worldwide sanitation issues

4 Nov 2008

Energy Saving Initiatives of MillerCoors Golden and Shenandoah Breweries Recognized by Department of Energy

MillerCoors recently was recognized by the Department of Energy (DOE) for implementing energy-saving initiatives to reduce electricity and natural gas usage at its Golden, Colo. and Shenandoah, Va. breweries. Both breweries received the DOE Energy Saver Award

4 Nov 2008

Entrepreneureal Students Form Renewable Energy Start Up Company

In February of last year, University of Wisconsin- Madison senior Ted Durkee teamed up with University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus Brandon Gador, who graduated last spring, to found Powered Green, a startup company promoting the use of renewable energy. They officially launched the company at the end of September.

4 Nov 2008

A Million Tonnes of North Sea Fish Wasted Every Year

A million tonnes of fish and other sea creatures caught in the North Sea are thrown overboard every year, according to a new report from WWF-Germany

4 Nov 2008

New Alloy Hydrogen Tank Lighter Than a Battery and Suited for Powering Vehicles

Dutch-sponsored researcher Robin Gremaud has shown that an alloy of the metals magnesium, titanium and nickel is excellent at absorbing hydrogen. This light alloy brings us a step closer to the everyday use of hydrogen as a source of fuel for powering vehicles

4 Nov 2008