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Environmental Degredation Can Be a Pathway to Peace

From climate change to deforestation to water scarcity, environmental degradation can not only lead to conflict, but can also offer a pathway to peace

7 Oct 2008

Advanced Energy INtroduces New Solaron Photovoltaic Inverter

Nearly 30 years of experience delivering photovoltaic power solutions
culminate in the 500 kW Solaron inverter featuring optimized
balance-of-system architecture. New inverter delivers more power, faster ROI and higher energy harvests long term

7 Oct 2008

Ocean Facing Largest Mass Extinction Seen in 65 Million Years

The survival of species critical to the livelihoods of millions - such as those in the "nusery grounds" of the Coral Triangle - is being called into question in the wake of the IUCN's warning this week of a mass global extinction unseen for 65 million years

7 Oct 2008

Next Generation Smart Lighting Systems Use Efficient LED Lights that Also Wirelessly Transmit Data

Researchers have developed efficient LED lights that also have data transmission capabilities built in

7 Oct 2008

Former Polaroid Film Factory Set to Make Thin Film Solar Panels

Former Polaroid facility in prepares Konarka for large scale production of Power Plastic thin film photovoltaics

7 Oct 2008

Hole in the Ozone Layer Gets Even Bigger

The 2008 ozone hole - a thinning in the ozone layer over Antarctica - is larger both in size and ozone loss than 2007 but is not as large as 2006

7 Oct 2008

Sustainability a Key Feature of the Perfect Classroom Learning Environment

Ai3 and Triumph Modular team up to launch the ideal learning environment. The classroom of tomorrow is here today

7 Oct 2008

New Material Developed That Allows Hydrogen to be Used As a Fuel

A team of scientists from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) has designed a material with such high ion conductivity that it allows the use of hydrogen as a clean fuel

7 Oct 2008

Solar Energy Continues to Gain Support in Australia

The Clean Energy Council, Australia’s peak body for the clean energy industry, sought
bipartisan support for a gross feed-in tariff (FIT), ahead of today’s Council of Australian Governments
meeting, and following the NSW Opposition’s announcement of a solar policy

7 Oct 2008

Research Team to Search Tropical Sea Creatures for Molecules to be Used in Biofuels and Drugs

OHSU will lead an NIH-funded project to explore the biodiversity of Philippine marine mollusks and associated microbes that offer clues to potential central nervous system, cancer and antimicrobial drugs as well as enzymes for biofuels production

7 Oct 2008

Solyndra Redesigns Solar Panels for Commercial Rooftops

Proprietary solar panels redesigned to provide higher electricity output per rooftop and significantly reduced installation costs for commercial roofs

7 Oct 2008

Corvette Racing and Penske Porsches Win Green Challenge World Debut

Porsche and Corvette win the first ever Green Challenge trophies at American Le Mans

6 Oct 2008

BudaSolar Technologies to be Acquired by Solar Thin Films

Solar Thin Films, a developer, manufacturer and marketer of manufacturing equipment for the production of "thin-film" amorphous silicon photovoltaic modules, has signed a definitive stock exchange agreement to acquire BudaSolar Technologies

6 Oct 2008

Study Shows How Clean Energy Can Boost the Economy, Job Creation and Carbon Reduction

Clean Edge and Climate Solutions’ Carbon-Free Prosperity 2025 Report Finds Potential for 63,000 New Jobs in Oregon and Washington

6 Oct 2008

Advanced Gasification Technology Being Developed for Cleaner Power Generation

ExxonMobil announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne to develop next-generation technology to convert coal, coke or biomass to synthesis gas (i.e., CO and hydrogen), which could facilitate the use of carbon capture and storage to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power generation

6 Oct 2008