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Biofuels versus Food

The European Union's recent attempt to salve the wounds of rising food prices and social unrest caused by its rush to promote biofuels once again unveils the dangers of using traditional thinking to resolve global warming.

20 May 2008

SEMAFO Receives Award for Environmental Protection

SEMAFO, a Canadian-based mining company with gold exploration and production activities in West Africa was awarded the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Saint-Laurent 2008 Alpha Award of Distinction for Environmental Protection.

20 May 2008

Helping Businesses Achieve Their Green Goals

At a gathering of international customers at its Pulse 2008 conference here, IBM today introduced a comprehensive strategy and a broad set of new capabilities to help businesses achieve their green goals.

20 May 2008

Promoting Environmentally Friendly Practices in Hospitals and Health Systems

The Premier healthcare alliance today received the 2008 "Champion for Change" award from Practice Greenhealth (PGH), formerly Hospitals for a Healthy Environment, for its leadership in helping alliance member hospitals and health systems promote environmentally friendly practices.

20 May 2008

SatCon Received Purchase Order for Roof Mount PV Installation in Spain

SatCon Technology Corporation®, a developer of power management and system architecture solutions for the alternative energy and distributed power markets today announced that it has received a purchase order for a 10MW electrical package from a Confidential Project Developer for a roof mount PV installation in Spain.

20 May 2008

Sun's Open Work Program Cuts CO2 Emissions

Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced its inclusion in an Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) report that recognizes innovations in environmental efficiency that also benefit the bottom line. In "Innovations Review: Making Green the New Business as Usual," EDF acknowledged Sun's Open Work program, which utilizes innovative technologies, collaboration tools and support so that employees can work anywhere, anytime.

20 May 2008

Antireflection Coatings Can Be Used to Improve Solar Cell Performance

Magnolia Optical Technologies, Inc. announced today that in collaboration with the Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, MD it has developed broad band multi-layer AR coatings that can be used for visible and IR sensors applications including enhancing solar cell performance. This work was partially funded by an MDA/Army funded SBIR Program.

20 May 2008

Patent Supports Technology Underlying One of Company's Green Platforms

iVoice Technology, Inc., announced today a new Patent Application filing for Vehicle Mud Flaps made of molded recycled tire rubber. The application supports one of the Company's new "green" platforms. B Green Innovations, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, is developing its "green" technology platforms.

20 May 2008

Report Summarizes Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology and Market Information

Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Directory and Market Information Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC)" to their offering.

20 May 2008

Fuel Tech to Supply and Install NOxOUT on Coal-Fired Boilers in People's Republic of China

Fuel Tech, Inc., a world leader in advanced engineering solutions for the optimization of combustion systems in utility and industrial applications, today announced receipt of a $4.6 million contract for the supply and installation of NOxOUT® Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction (SNCR) technology on two newly constructed 600 megawatt coal-fired boilers in the People's Republic of China (PRC).

20 May 2008

New Supply of Clean Burning Energy for Northeast US

Excalibur Energy (USA) Inc., a 50/50 joint venture company between Canadian Superior Energy Inc. and Global LNG Inc., a New York based privately held company, announced today the launch of its $550 million Liberty Natural Gas Transmission Project as a new source of natural gas to meet the growing energy demands of the Northeast region.

20 May 2008

GE’s Fleet of Mega-Hybrid Machines

Today GE announced that it is demonstrating new hybrid tugboat technology in cooperation with the C-MAR Group. GE's hybrid tug propulsion system, which features its V228 or V250 medium-speed diesel engines, a battery, a generator, and control technologies, will decrease both fuel consumption and emissions.

20 May 2008

VTT to Develop Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources in Vietnam

Finnish development co-operation in a form of technology transfer VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is leading a development co-operation project that aims at development of energy efficiency and use of renewab...

20 May 2008

Seeing the World Through Green-Colored Glasses

The first graduating class from the University of Maryland's distinctive real estate development program sees the world through green-colored glasses. Most are early or mid-career professionals with real-world experience, and their teachers say they are poised to change the field.

20 May 2008

State Park in Pennsylvania to Purchase an Environmentally Friendly Lawn Mower

Yellow Creek State Park in Indiana County is the first state park in Pennsylvania to purchase an environmentally friendly, propane-powered lawn mower; one of many initiatives at the park to conserve natural resources.

19 May 2008