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Government Acceleration of Energy Saving Targets Encouraged by Disenco Energy

Disenco Energy welcomes Prime Minister Gordon Brown's initiatives to provide £910 million in fuel measures to address rising energy costs, but agrees with consumer groups that much more must be done to combat the soaring burden of home energy fuel bills

11 Sep 2008

Constant Innovation Required For Healthy, Clean Drinking Water

Most western countries drinking water is of excellent quality, but there is no room for complacency. The challenges are growing - undesirable contaminants are found in rivers, lakes and groundwater

11 Sep 2008

iCrete Providing Stronger, More Cost Effective, Environmentally Safe Concrete for the Freedom Tower

With its technology, the iCrete System produces a stronger, more cost effective, environmentally safe concrete for the Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center in New York City

11 Sep 2008

EPA Releases Tool To Help Americans Go Green At Work

EPA has revealed a new online tool to provide Americans with tips and information on how to save energy and protect the environment in the workplace

10 Sep 2008

Sustainability Benchmark in Building Materials Again Set By Holcim

For the fourth year in succession, Holcim has been named "Leader of the Industry" in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and once again acknowledged as the company with the best sustainability performance in the building materials industry

10 Sep 2008

Climate Change and Peak Oil Scenarios From NASA

NASA researchers have identified feasible emission scenarios that could keep carbon dioxide below levels that some scientists have called dangerous for climate

10 Sep 2008

Oil Spills and Leaks Can Be Shown By Colour Coded Bacteria

Oil spills and other environmental pollution, including low level leaks from underground pipes and storage tanks, could be quickly and easily spotted in the future using colour coded bacteria

10 Sep 2008

2008 AlwaysOn Going Green 100 Awards

Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and its Global Network of Funds, the most active global cleantech investors, today announced that fifteen of their portfolio companies were recognized as finalists in the AlwaysOn 2008 Going Green 100 Awards

10 Sep 2008

First Sighting in 50 Years Shows Rare Forest Giraffe, the Okapi, Has Escaped Extinction in Congo Park

A set of stripy legs in a camera trap photo snapped in an African forest indicates something to cheer about, say researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society. The legs belong to an okapi - a rare forest giraffe

10 Sep 2008

Old Growth Forests Proved to be Valuable Carbon Sinks

Contrary to 40 years of conventional wisdom, a new analysis to be published Friday in the journal Nature suggests that old growth forests are usually carbon sinks

10 Sep 2008

Nuclear Fission May Supply Power to Future NASA Missions to the Moon

NASA astronauts will need power sources when they return to the moon and establish a lunar outpost. NASA engineers are exploring the possibility of nuclear fission to provide the necessary power

10 Sep 2008

Sustainable Wood Composites Being Made Using Nanotechnology

The European Commission has decided to invest 6.5 million Euro into a large scale project dealing with the development of sustainable wood-based composite materials

10 Sep 2008

Casinos to Clean Up Their Indoor Air

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced today that the agency and the seven operating casinos are prepared to follow the guidelines of the Commonwealth's Clean Indoor Air Act

10 Sep 2008