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Forest Residue Biomass Could Be Used to Create Clean, Cheap Electricity

Michigan's forest industry produces thousands of jobs and hundreds of thousands of tons of unused residues each year. Why not use that woody material to help generate clean electric power

20 Oct 2008

Thousands of Willow Trees Reducing Fuel Pollution in the Ground as they Grow

Thousands of trees and shrubs are pulling contaminants out of the ground, eliminating the need for an $8 million treatment facility at the Fort Drum military installation

20 Oct 2008

Global Warming Shown to Make Forests Grow Faster and Store More Carbon

Moderate global warming and acid rain actually could be a good thing for northern hardwood forests, because it makes the trees grow faster and store more carbon

20 Oct 2008

34 Million Year Model Shows Sensitivity of Earth to CO2 and Global Warming

In a new model of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, sea level variation, Northern Hemisphere ice sheets and Antarctic ice over the past 34 million years climatologist Robert DeConto and colleagues cast new light on estimates of polar ice volume and the relationship to sea level. Their model has implications for understanding future effects of global warming

20 Oct 2008

Logging Road to Challenge Indonesian Pact to Save Sumatra and Sumatran Tiger Population Habitat

Indonesia's newly announced commitment to saving Sumatra is facing an early test, following revelations that Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) had pushed a 45-kilometer, legally questionable logging highway through prime Sumatran tiger habitat

20 Oct 2008

WWF Calls Euopean Deforestation Plans Lame

European Commission plans to halve rather than halt tropical deforestation by 2020 have been sharply criticized by WWF

20 Oct 2008

Stress Busting Tips from the Creators of the World's Most Relaxing Room

Psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman has designed and constructed a large-scale multi-media space that aims to calm even the most stressed out of minds

20 Oct 2008

Korean Researchers Develop Hydrogen Production Method 30 Times Cheaper Than Previously Used

Director of S&P Energy Research Institute (SPERI), Doctor of Science Sen Kim said on the 20th October that the company’s slogan, "Clean Energy for Clean Era" is early reachable

20 Oct 2008

Panasonic Develops Fuel Cell Power Supply for Laptops and Mobile Telephones

Panasonic Corporation, has developed a fuel cell power supply system for mobile electronic devices to to improve mobility and increased usage time

20 Oct 2008

Turning a 1930s Home into an Energy Efficient House of the Future

A three year research project is about to start at The University of Nottingham that will help people living in 1930s Semi's to meet the Government’s ambitions to reduce CO2 emissions from homes

20 Oct 2008

Green and Energy Efficient Building with Energy Smart Insulated Panel System, eSIPS

Leading the way in green building and energy efficiency, Davis Timber Frame Company has launched a new line of insulated panels called, Energy Smart Insulated Panel System, or eSIPS made with soy foam

19 Oct 2008

New Generation Energy Gives Low Interest Loans for Renewable Energy Projects

New Generation Energy, a non-profit organization that supports community-based renewable energy projects, today announced that it will be launching a Project Development Initiative to provide low interest loans to support community solar, wind, biomass, and efficiency projects

16 Oct 2008