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Analysis Reinforces the Urgent need to take action on climate change

Climate change is fueling forest fires, creating water scarcity, harming animal habitats, and causing other significant changes throughout the United States that will only worsen as global temperatures increase, concludes a new federal government assessment of current and future climate change impacts.

27 May 2008

Proximity Provides an Ideal Location to Target the U.S. Solar Market

Silicon Border Science Park, located in Mexicali, the capital city of Baja California, Mexico, has been selected by Q-Cells, the world's largest solar cell manufacturer, for its next major expansion.

27 May 2008

CCT Successfully Performed Test on N-ViroMotive GenSet Locomotive

National Railway Equipment Co. (NREC) today announced that Central California Traction Company (CCT) of Stockton, CA successfully performed an operational test earlier this spring at the Port of Stockton, CA and on its main line of an N-ViroMotive(TM) GenSet locomotive from NREC.

27 May 2008

Climate Change Group to Preserve and Protect the Environment

Sullivan + Worcester LLP announced today that it has formed a Climate Change Group to address a variety of business, legal and risk-management issues arising from the global need to preserve and protect the environment.

27 May 2008

First Sustainability Certification of its Kind in the State

Hanesbrands Inc., a leading marketer of innerwear, outerwear and hosiery apparel, today announced that it has earned the U.S. Green Building Council's sustainability certification for its Bentonville, Ark., sales office.

27 May 2008

Spectra Energy Plans to Pursue Large-Scale Carbon Capture and Storage Project in BC

Spectra Energy today announced plans to pursue a large-scale integrated carbon capture and storage (CCS) project near its existing Fort Nelson natural gas plant in northeast British Columbia (BC).

26 May 2008

Record Recycling Rates Yield Valuable Raw Materials for New Products

The California State Department of Conservation (DOC) held a press conference at the Vetrazzo manufacturing facility at Ford Point in Richmond on Wednesday, May 21, to announce the record jump in beverage container recycling for 2007.

26 May 2008

Ecosystem Monitored via SES NEW SKIES Satellite Links

SES NEW SKIES, an SES company announces that the company has renewed its support - through the provision of optimal satellite capacity - of The Nature Conservancy, the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters.

26 May 2008

Eliminating CO2 Emissions Through Microalgae

Scientists of the University of Almeria, led by Gabriel Acién, are carrying out a research project on the development of new systems to eliminate carbon dioxide emissions thanks to the microalgae photosynthetic activity.

26 May 2008

Ocean Acidification and its Impact on Biological Processes

Emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) through human activities have a well known impact on the Earth's climate. What is not so well known is that the absorption of this CO2 by the oceans is causing inexorable acidification of sea water.

26 May 2008

First Company in the World to Supply Verified Sustainable Ethanol

Swedish SEKAB today announced that it is the first company in the world to supply verified sustainable ethanol. This ethanol from Brazilian sugarcane is quality assured from environmental, climate and social perspectives.

26 May 2008

Physical Effect Could Pave Way for High-Output Solar Cells

Researchers at TU Delft and the FOM Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter have found irrefutable proof that the so-called avalanche effect by electrons occurs in specific, very small semiconducting crystals. This physical effect could pave the way for cheap, high-output solar cells.

26 May 2008

Breakthough in Energy Generation with Demonstration of Cold Fusion

PhysicsWorld is reporting on a Japanese breakthough in energy generation with the apparent demonstration of cold fusion in front of a gathered audience.

26 May 2008

New Green Coolant Reduces Energy Costs by up to 20 Percent

Mayan Metzler and Yoel Piotraut, owners of MyHome LLC, have introduced their newest product today as part of their ongoing efforts to make New York City green. The product, called IceCOLD, a non-toxic coolant for common air-conditioning and refrigeration systems, represents a simple way to increase energy efficiency in a home or business environment.

25 May 2008

Converting the Saturn Sky to 100 Percent Electric

Advanced Mechanical Products, Inc. (AMP), the Midwestern company that has engineered converting the Saturn Sky to 100% electric, announced today that they are now taking orders for conversions at www.ampmotorworks.com .

25 May 2008