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Study Says Chinese Air Quality Standards Not Yet Met

Wen-Xing's assessment of the quality of ambient air in Beijing has just been published online in Springer's journal, Air Quality, Atmosphere + Health. Since the 1980s, the rapid industrial development, urbanization and increase in traffic have resulted in severe air pollution in Beijing.

13 May 2008

Engineering Company Expands Services to Include Measuring and Reducing the Carbon Footprint

Consulting and engineering firm Mazzetti + Associates, two-time winner of the Champions for Change Award from Hospitals for a Healthy Environment, announced today the advent of a climate change consulting practice.

13 May 2008

Reducing Carbon Emissions and Expanding Renewable Wind Energy Development

In a major move to accelerate its strategy of reducing carbon emissions and expanding renewable wind energy development, Minnesota Power proposes to purchase a major transmission line from North Dakota, phase out a long-term contract to buy coal-based electricity, and add several hundred megawatts of wind generation.

13 May 2008

Ten Stores in Connecticut and Massachusetts to Be Outfitted with Energy Savings System

EnerLume Energy Management Corp's. Master Channel Partner, Power Reduction Services, has entered into an agreement with a leading retailer to install the EnerLume | EM® fluorescent lighting energy management system in ten stores in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Under the agreement, Power Reduction Services will supply and install 40 EnerLume | EM's in ten stores.

13 May 2008

Eastman Chemical Company Earned Energy Efficiency Awards For 15th Consecutive Year

For the 15th consecutive year, every year since the program began, Eastman Chemical Company earned energy efficiency awards from the American Chemistry Council (ACC). As part of the Responsible Care® program, the ACC honors specific projects that have achieved distinction in reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

13 May 2008

Establishing a World Class Sustainable Aluminum Industry in Greenland

Alcoa today welcomed the decision taken by the Greenland parliament to advance into a second phase of joint studies with Alcoa into the feasibility of establishing a world class sustainable aluminum industry in Greenland.

13 May 2008

Humankind Will Give Something Back to Nature

In an essay in the journal ChemSusChem, Fritz Scholz and Ulrich Hasse from the University of Greifswald introduce a possible approach to a solution: deliberately planted forests bind the CO2 through photosynthesis and are then removed from the global CO2 cycle by burial. "For the first time, humankind will give something back to nature that we have taken away before," says Scholz.

13 May 2008

Helping Residents Save Energy and Money

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) and New Jersey's Clean Energy Program(TM) today announced they are offering rebates on select ENERGY STAR(R) qualified appliances and lighting and rebates for energy efficiency upgrades to central air conditioning systems to help New Jersey residents save energy, money and the environment this spring.

13 May 2008

First Production Car from Green American Premium Sports Car Company Remains on Track for 2009 Delivery

Fisker Automotive, Inc. and Quantum Technologies announced today they are performing initial vehicle testing and fine tuning the battery software management system for the Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid production car. These initial test track developments are taking place in Southern California.

13 May 2008

Manz Will OEM Optomec’s Print Technology for Producing High-Efficiency Solar Cells

Optomec, a global leader in the emerging field of printed electronics for Solar, Display, Aerospace and Life Science applications, has entered into an exclusive OEM partnership agreement with Manz Automation AG to jointly pursue applications in the Solar market.

13 May 2008

LEDs are Unbeatable in Terms of Energy Efficiency

Light-emitting diodes save energy. In terms of their light output, however, they have so far been unable to compete with light bulbs. A new, low-priced optical component is set to change that situation: It concentrates the light and directs it precisely to where it is needed.

13 May 2008

Applied Materials Awarded Contract for a Second Applied SunFab Thin Film Line

Due to strong demand for its solar modules, Sunfilm AG announced today that it has awarded Applied Materials, Inc. a contract for a second Applied SunFab(TM) Thin Film Line. This second production line will be installed next to Sunfilm's first line in Grossroehrsdorf, near Dresden, Germany.

13 May 2008

Consumers are Greening Their Lifestyles in a Variety of Ways

From hybrid cars to organic clothing, consumers are greening their lifestyles in a variety of ways, starting right in their own backyard. Nature's Touch, a brand of natural, organic and organic-based fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides, has expanded its line of kid- and pet-friendly products to include organic-based fertilizers for vegetables, flowers and plants.

13 May 2008

Eco-Friendly Solutions Lead Small Businesses Towards Green Efficiencies

Business.gov launched a series of eco-friendly tools to help small businesses comply with environmental regulations, and use environmental problems as catalysts to develop innovate products and services.

13 May 2008

Promoting Energy Efficiency Worldwide to Achieve a Cleaner Environment

Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, today announced that it has joined the Alliance to Save Energy. The Alliance to Save Energy is a coalition of prominent business, government, environmental, and consumer leaders working together to promote energy efficiency worldwide to achieve a healthier economy, a cleaner environment and greater energy security.

12 May 2008