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An Alternative to Traditional Lighting

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs), with their improved color range, lumen output, color stability and lifespan, offer enhanced performance over traditional lighting sources that don't provide flexibility in selection, design and installation of lighting fixtures.

17 Apr 2008

EDF Energies to Build a 150 MW Wind farm in California

enXco, EDF Energies Nouvelles' US subsidiary, has obtained a permit from the authorities of the Solano County, California, to build a 150 MW wind farm. This new large-scale wind farm, owned by enXco, will strengthen EDF Energies Nouvelles Group's already strong presence in California.

17 Apr 2008

TechConnect Summit Provides an Ideal Venue for Users, Developers, and Investors

The TechConnect Summit is the world's largest forum dedicated to showcasing prescreened, advanced technologies and early stage companies specifically in nanotech, cleantech and biotech/medical devices. The Summit will be held June 3-5, 2008 at the Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA http://www.techconnect.org/Summit2008/.

16 Apr 2008

Collaboration to Spur Energy-Efficient Computing in Oregon

The two organizations will work together to promote the development and use of power management software, and to encourage the adoption of more energy-efficient computers and servers across Oregon's software industry.

16 Apr 2008

New Insights into Natural Changes in Atmospheric Methane Concentrations

Ice cores are essential for climate research, because they represent the only archive which allows direct measurements of atmospheric composition and greenhouse gas concentrations in the past.

16 Apr 2008

Helping Home Buyers Go Green

Catalyst Communities, the developer of Aura at Camelback, a transformative 36-unit sustainable luxury living community to be built in Phoenix's Camelback Corridor has teamed up with Prudential Arizona Properties and EcoBroker Certified(R) real estate professional Sara Fritz to give home buyers expert guidance from specially-trained real estate brokers in identifying and buying energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly homes such as Aura at Camelback.

16 Apr 2008

$1 Million in Airtime to Promote the Benefits of Going Green to Listeners

Citadel Broadcasting Corporation today announced that it is the first radio broadcasting company in its entirety to partner with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in its Green Power Partnership program.

16 Apr 2008

Generating Renewable Energy from Poultry Litter

Fibrowatt, a pioneer in generating renewable energy from poultry litter, announced today that it has selected a Sampson County site near the intersection of I-40 and N.C. Highway 403 as the location for its first plant in North Carolina.

16 Apr 2008

China's Polysilicon Production will Reach 7,000 Metric Tons by 2009

With the global shortage in polysilicon, the key raw material used in the production of solar wafers, to reach its peak in 2008, China's emerging manufacturers are working to tap into that demand.

16 Apr 2008

Energy Holdings to Acquire Generation Plant Designed to Burn Coal and Waste Fuel

Energy Holdings Limited LLC announced today that it has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire a 25 megawatt electric generation plant from Goodland Energy Resources, LLC (GER) for $42.0 million.

16 Apr 2008

New Breeds of Biodegradable and Bioavailable Plastics

Every year, more than 30 billion water bottles are added to America's landfills, creating a mountainous environmental problem. But if research at Missouri University of Science and Technology is successful, the plastic bottles of the future could literally disappear within four months of being discarded.

16 Apr 2008

Energy Efficiency, Technology, Supply and Global Approach Must Be Part of U.S. Climate Policy

"Energy efficiency, diversity - including technology - and new sources of domestic supply are vital to sound U.S. climate policy. Congress must include domestic energy supply in any climate bill."

16 Apr 2008

Using Readily Available Farm Waste to Power the Farm

Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis, using an impressive array of imaging and tracking technologies, have determined the importance of mixing in anaerobic digesters, reactors that use bacteria to breakdown organic matter in the absence of oxygen.

16 Apr 2008

The Financial Risks and Opportunities of Global Climate Change

The mutual fund industry's previously icy attitude toward climate change shareholder resolutions is beginning to thaw as Wall Street starts to recognize the financial risks and opportunities of global climate change, according to a new Ceres report announced today analyzing the voting records of 1,285 funds of 62 leading mutual fund firms.

16 Apr 2008

Commitment to Plant 50 Million Trees Over 50 Years

For the third consecutive year, 1 million trees will be planted to help replace those lost to fire and other natural disasters. The new trees also will help protect watersheds and restore wildlife habitat in the forest.

16 Apr 2008