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Seattle Steam Co. to Break Ground for Renewable Energy Storage Facility

The Seattle Steam Co. today announced that it will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its new renewable energy storage facility

1 Oct 2008

Turn Out the Lights is the Message from Sharp Electronics and Turner Broadcasting

Sharp Electronics Corporation, in collaboration with Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc. (TBS), today announced the "Lights Out Challenge"

30 Sep 2008

Diodes Incorporated Launch Three New LED Diodes

Diodes Incorporated announced that it has further expanded its Zetex ZXLD LED driver series with the introduction of three new miniature LED drivers offering improved accuracy and thermal performance

30 Sep 2008

Climate Change Worries The Prince of Wales

In an interview, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales talks about his longstanding interest in the weather, its impact on the environment, global warming and climate change plus the effects of changing weather patterns on communities

30 Sep 2008

Sandia Initiates Three New Wind Energy Projects

The Wind Energy Technology Department at Sandia National Laboratories is conducting research in three new areas, the result of additional funding from the Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Program

30 Sep 2008

Weyerhaeuser and Lignol to Develop Applications for Biochemical Outputs

Lignol Energy Corporation("Lignol" or "the Company"), a leading technology company in the lignocellulosic biorefining sector, today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (the &quo...

30 Sep 2008

New In Situ Sensor for Photovoltaics Under Development

LayTec is happy to announce that the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology has approved funding for the development of a new insitu sensor for the photovoltaic market!

30 Sep 2008

Environmentally Friendly Solution to Waste Disposal From Hardwood Flooring and Furniture Production

Used in production of beautiful hardwood flooring and furniture, pecan is highly valued for its durability and strength. The pruned wood of pecan, a byproduct of forested trees, is usually burned as an economical means of disposal

30 Sep 2008

Toxic Substances Found Polluting Chicago Air

Polychlorinated biphenols or PCBs have been found in air samples collected in the city of Chicago

30 Sep 2008

Greenland Glacier Thinning Caused by Ocean Warming and Atmospheric Changes

The sudden thinning in 1997 of one of Greenland's largest glaciers, was caused by subsurface ocean warming, according to research published in the journal Nature Geoscience

30 Sep 2008

Student Quality of Life Enhanced by Green Spaces on Campus

The next time you see students playing an energized game of touch football or studying in the sunshine on a college quadrangle, consider this - campus green spaces can help students feel better about life and improve learning

30 Sep 2008

Common Insecticides Destroying Tadpole Populations

Insecticide malathion initiates chain reaction that deprives tadpoles of food source, indirectly killing them at doses too small to kill them directly

30 Sep 2008

Carbon Dioxide Scrubber Captures Greenhouse Gases Straight Out of the Air

U of C scientist captures global warming gas directly from the air; technology could reduce emissions from transportation

30 Sep 2008

Vault Releases Guide to Green Programs in Some of the World's Best Known Companies

Vault.com, Inc. is proud to announce the release of the company’s first digital-only book, the Vault Guide to Green Programs

30 Sep 2008

Ben and Jerry's Going Cleaner and Greener by Testing Environmentally Friendly Freezers for Their Ice Cream

Ben & Jerry’s is introducing a cleaner, greener freezer for testing in the United States with the hope that it will eventually be approved for long-term use

30 Sep 2008