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Department of Energy to Fund Two Cellulosic Biorefinery Projects With The Goal of Competing With Corn Based Ethanol

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of two small-scale cellulosic biorefinery projects in Park Falls, Wis. and Jennings, La. for federal funding of up to $40 million over five years

16 Jul 2008

Linde Sustainability Gives it Prime Investment Status as an Ethical Investment

The rating agency oekom research has classified Linde AG as a particularly sustainable company

16 Jul 2008

Clean, Green Hydroelectric Power for Aloca Aluminium Smelter Through to 2028

Alcoa announced it has reached agreement with the Chelan PUD on a new, clean-energy hydropower contract to supply its Wenatchee, Washington aluminum smelter through 2028

16 Jul 2008

Pilbara Region of Australia to Get Massive Power Upgrade

Rio Tinto has announced an investment of over US$500 million in cleaner, more sustainable power generation to support its expansion of iron ore mining capacity in Western Australia

16 Jul 2008

Fuel Cell Boost With NexTech Materials Funding for Three SOFC Planar Stack Technology Energy Projects

NexTech Materials, Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has received funding for three unrelated projects based on its advanced SOFC planar stack technology

16 Jul 2008

Lego Goes Green With New Wind Turbine Model

The first images have been released of a new upcoming large special Lego set, the 4999 Vestas Windmill

15 Jul 2008

Price of Oil Drops by Second Largest Amount in History

Speaker Nancy Pelosi
released the following statement this evening on the record drop in oil
prices today

15 Jul 2008

Water, Solar Energy and Nanotube Diodes Being Used to Produce Cheap Hydrogen for Fuel Cells

A greener, less expensive method to produce hydrogen for fuel may eventually be possible with the help of water, solar energy and nanotube diodes that use the entire spectrum of the sun's energy

15 Jul 2008

Nanotechnology Brings Apealling White Light to Highly Efficient OLED Light Bulbs

New type of light bulbs use nanotechnology to bring the appeal of old style bulbs to highly efficient OLED bulbs

15 Jul 2008

University of Sydney Launches Institute for Sustainable Solutions

University of Sydney launches a new research group which will focus on some of the world's most urgent issue, sustainability.

15 Jul 2008

Japanese Daruma-Otoshi High Rise Building Demolition Technique Promotes Recycling and Reduces Pollution

Floor by floor demolition method drops high rise buildings to the ground while recycling components and minimising environmental impacts

15 Jul 2008

Record Sized Dead Zones Predicted for Gulf of Mexico and Chesapeake Bay this Summer

Record-setting "dead zones" in the Gulf of Mexico and Chesapeake Bay appear likely this summer, according to new forecasts from a University of Michigan researcher

15 Jul 2008

Award Given to Environmentally Friendly De-Icer for Airport Runways and Aeroplanes

A team of scientists from the Battelle Memorial Institute and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory won a regional award from the American Chemical Society for an environmentally friendly deicer

15 Jul 2008

Low Income Communities to Get Green Energy Funding From Tufts University

Tufts University students, faculty and staff are first college campus in Massachusetts to join an effort that will finance development of renewable energy projects in low-income communities across the state. School will also solicit donations to purchase renewable energy credits (REC's)

15 Jul 2008

General Motors to Build Solar Roof on Production Plant

General Motors is set to take a big step towards a more sustainable manufacturing environment by out fitting a production plant roof with solar panels

14 Jul 2008