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Honda Insight Concept Hybrid Vehicle to Make Debut at Paris International Auto Show

Honda will reveal a concept version of its new small hybrid vehicle, to be named Insight, at the 2008 Paris International Auto Show

8 Sep 2008

Environmentally Conscientious iPod Sound System Made From Bamboo

The one year-old audio brand Vers is taking a very different path than the rest of the plastic iPod sound system world with its sustainably-designed wood sound system line made using bamboo

8 Sep 2008

2008 Silicon Forest Forum to Focus on Clean Technology and Digital Social Media

Silicon Forest Forum organizers White & Lee LLP and Intel Capital announced today the Silicon Forest Forum 2008 will be held September 12 at Intel's Jones Farm Campus in Hillsboro, Ore

8 Sep 2008

Wastewater Treatment Company Pleads Guilty to Illegally Discharging Untreated Liquid Wastes

Comprehensive Environmental Solutions pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Water Act and making false statements in connection with illegal discharges of untreated liquid wastes from the facility

8 Sep 2008

Stepan and Nalco Join Forces to Increase Oil and Gas Yield from Existing Oil Fields

Stepan Company and Nalco Holding Company announced today the formation of a joint venture to globally market custom engineered chemical solutions for increased production of crude oil and gas from existing fields

8 Sep 2008

Doosan Babcock and the UK Now at Forefront of Carbon Capture Technology

Doosan Babcock jointly with Doosan Heavy Industries of Korea have announced a Global Technology Licensing Agreement with a leading Canadian CO2 management technology company, HTC Purenergy Inc

8 Sep 2008

LDK Solar and GT Solar International Deal For Polysilicon Solar Cell Manufacturing in China

LDK Solar signs deal with GT Solar International to purchase polysilicon CVD reactors for installation in LDK Solar's manufacturing facilities in China

8 Sep 2008

Brookhaven Lab Buildings Achieve LEED Green Building Certification

Two buildings on the 5,300-acre site of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have each been awarded a LEED silver rating by the U.S. Green Building Council

7 Sep 2008

BrassCraft Plumbing Fittings Going Green With New Packaging and Manufacturing Methods

BrassCraft, a leading plumbing manufacturer - renowned for innovation - continues to heighten their ecological commitment with new streamlined packaging and energy-efficient manufacturing processes

7 Sep 2008

Granite Countertops Proved Safe and Pose No Radon Risk

The most comprehensive review of scientific data on radon emissions from granite countertops shows that contribution to indoor radon levels is well below EPA's guideline for action and even levels found in outdoor air

7 Sep 2008

Climate Modeling Petascale Supercomputer Fires Up at University of Miami

NSF funds 3-year study of weather, climate change computation in collaboration with NCAR, COLA and UC-Berkeley

5 Sep 2008

Phoenix Suns To Be Solar Powered

Planet Orange is going green. The Phoenix Suns, APS and the City of Phoenix announced today plans to install a major solar panel power project at US Airways Center

5 Sep 2008

FedEx Freight and BP Solar Team Up On Second Solar Power Installation

FedEx Corp. and BP Solar announced today the completion and activation of a second project together - a solar system for a FedEx Freight distribution center in Fontana, California

5 Sep 2008

U.S. Wind Industry Passes 20 000 Megawatts of Installed Capacity

The U.S. wind industry has raced past the 20,000-megawatt (MW) installed capacity milestone, achieving in two years what had previously taken more than two decades

4 Sep 2008

State-of-the-Art Pangaea Boat Sailed to New York's Battery Park to Promote Sustainable Mobility

Pangaea, the 115-foot state-of-the-art sailboat launched by South African adventurer-explorer Mike Horn, docks in New York City's Battery Park from September 4-6, 2008

3 Sep 2008