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Chinese Economy Being Burnt by The Cost of Coal

A new report, The True Cost of Coal, outlines the external costs to China of using coal by including the costs of air and water pollution, ecosystem degradation, damage to infrastructure, human injuries and loss of life, and takes into account the distortion of government regulation

2 Nov 2008

How to Prepare Your House to Stay Warm While Saving Money and Energy This Winter

Now is also the time to turn your attention to getting your home prepared to keep you warm this winter, says a Temple University expert in heating, ventilating and air conditioning

2 Nov 2008

Rio Tinto Upgrades to Clean Hydroelectric Power in Canada

Rio Tinto is to invest in the construction of a new 225 megawatt high-efficiency hydro electric turbine at Rio Tinto Alcan's Shipshaw power station in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada

2 Nov 2008

Coca-Cola Commits to Reducing Water Use and Cutting CO2 Emissions

Coca-Cola has announced environmental changes to their business practices that will reduce annual water use by 50 billion litres and 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide

2 Nov 2008

Prince Charles' Visit Spotlights Forests and the Oil Industry Working Hand in Hand in Borneo

You cannot produce liquid natural gas without water. In Brunei the peat forests filter water that would otherwise be unmanageable. Without this water supply from the forest, the oil and gas industry in this part of the world would stop within 24 hours

2 Nov 2008

Nike Turns to Sustainable Practices for 'Considered Design' Range of Products Where Sustainability Matches Performance

Nike Considered Design sports products are made using fewer resources, more sustainable materials and utilise renewable energy in manufacturing

2 Nov 2008

Motorola to Bring Solar Power Technology to Two Public Schools in Chicago

Motorola to fund solar panel installations at two science focused Chicago public schools

2 Nov 2008

Clean Technology Award Goes to Nanoco for Using Quantum Dots in Applications like Printable Solar Cells and Solid State Lighting

Nanoco Technologies, manufacturer of heavy metal free quantum dots, has won the UKTI Business Innovation Award in the category of Clean Technologies

2 Nov 2008

Gift Will Allow Baruch '60 Center for Biochemical Solar Energy Research to be Developed at Rensselaer

Thomas R. Baruch has donated a gift that will help to establish a new center at the Rensselaer Institute devoted to bio-energy research. The new center - the Baruch '60 Center for Biochemical Solar Energy Research - will conduct unprecedented research on biochemical solar technology

2 Nov 2008

Chinese Solar Power Companies to Benefit from Supply Outstripping Demand for Solar Electricity in 2009

With supply of solar electricity modules expected to be greater than photovoltaic demand, what might the current credit crisis and pessimistic economic forecasts mean for the PV market and industry in 2009

2 Nov 2008

European Ecolabel Set to Make Environmentally Friendly Consumer Choices Easier

Even armed with the best of environmental intentions it can be difficult to make good environmental choices when buying consumer goods. The European Ecolabel seeks to change this

31 Oct 2008

Bioplastic Resins from Metabolix Get Biodegradability Certification

Metabolix has announced that Mirel bioplastic resins produced by Telles have received the European conformity certification of OK Biodegradable Soil for natural soil biodegradability and OK Biodegradable Water& for fresh water biodegradability

30 Oct 2008

Environmentally Friendly Chopsticks Follow the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Mantra

SABIC Innovative Plastics high-performance Valox iQ 420 HP resin has been chosen by Sanshin Kako, a leading professional-use tableware manufacturer, to deliver a more environmentally responsible pair of plastic chopsticks that contribute to the three Rs - reduce, reuse and recycle

30 Oct 2008

Energy Efficient LED Streets Lights Come to Raleigh

BetaLED revolutionary LEDway streetlights are part of a pilot program with the City of Raleigh in partnership with Progress Energy that expands energy-efficient technology to customers and communities

30 Oct 2008

Prototype Device to Turn CO2 Emissions into Gasoline and Other Fuels

Carbon Sciences, the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into gasoline and other fuels, today announced that it anticipates the completion of a prototype that will demonstrate its innovative biocatalytic CO2 to fuel process

30 Oct 2008