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New Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Goals and Technology Incentive Reforms

Today, President Bush announced a new national goal to stop the growth in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. This new goal marks a major step forward in America's ongoing efforts to address climate change.

16 Apr 2008

Homeowners Looking for Ways to Save the Earth and Money on Energy Costs

The EPA reports that $40 billion is spent annually in the United States to cool buildings. This accounts for one-sixth of all electricity generated in a year. These staggering statistics, coupled with the rising cost of heating and cooling homes, have homeowners looking for ways to save the earth and save money on energy costs.

16 Apr 2008

Families Actively Support Green Initiatives in Their Consumer Habits

In a world with increasing pressure to protect the environment - from the ozone layer to the whales - it would seem reasonable to assume that American families actively support "green" initiatives in their consumer habits.

16 Apr 2008

Key Indicator of a Company's Commitment to Environmental Responsibility

AlphaGraphics, Inc. announced today that the company will be the first US print and visual communications franchisor to obtain a Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Multi-Site Chain of Custody (COC) Certificate.

16 Apr 2008

Designing for Sustainable Balance

Dow Corning has announced progress in environmental improvements; new sustainable solutions for customers and increased support for local communities. The contributions made by the company towards a sustainable future are highlighted in its recently released progress report: Designing for Sustainable Balance.

16 Apr 2008

Contract Represents Company's First Delivery of Wind Turbine to the U.S.

AAER Inc., Canada's only original equipment manufacturer of wind turbines of 1 megawatt ("MW") and more, announced today that Wind-Smart LLC, a subsidiary of AAER USA, has signed an agreement for the delivery of its first 1.5 MW wind turbine in the U.S. to the Town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

16 Apr 2008

Continental Receives 2008 Automotive News PACE Award

Continental, one of the world's largest automotive suppliers, has received a 2008 Automotive News PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers' Contribution to Excellence) Award in the Product-Europe category for its groundbreaking gasoline piezo injector technology that saves consumers money at the pump while reducing emissions and improving engine performance.

16 Apr 2008

Revolutionary Way to Treat Water that Puts the Right System into Every Home

News headlines warning of contaminants(1) (i.e. lead, radium, chlorine) and pharmaceuticals in tap water have stirred controversy and confusion. Consumers are also learning that water in single-serve, disposable plastic bottles isn't an environmentally-friendly solution to their drinking water concerns.

16 Apr 2008

Green Career Center to Be Featured on the Show Floor at Green West and Green East

Green Media Enterprises (GME) announced today a new event installation sponsored by Manpower, Inc. (Manpower), the innovative Green Media Enterprises Green Career Center that will be featured at both the Green West and Green East events. Green West is scheduled May 20-22, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center and Green East will take place October 21-23, 2008 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York, NY.

16 Apr 2008

15MW/Year Crystalline Cell Module Line to Support Building Integrated PV Market

Spire Corporation, a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic modules worldwide, today announced that it has received a contract from Alpex Exports Pvt. Ltd. to provide a photovoltaic module assembly line for that company's operations in New Delhi, India.

16 Apr 2008

New energy Paradigm Can Help Maintain Low Carbon Footprints Among Non-Industrial Nations

Given the global consensus on climate change, world leadership has looked at growth in India and China with increasing alarm. The prior experience of industrially-developing countries worldwide would suggest that as an economy grows, it consumes more and more energy. Given currently available energy and technology options, this in turn leads to increased carbon emissions into the environment.

16 Apr 2008

First Lithium-ion Battery Manufacturer to Receive Environmental Certification

Boston-Power, Inc., a rapidly growing provider of first-to-market portable power solutions, today announced it has been recognized by the China Environmental Certification Institution (CEC) for high environmental sustainability standards and responsibility in its manufacturing operations.

16 Apr 2008

Encouraging Individuals to Be 'Green' by Reusing Change

To commemorate National Coin Week (April 20 - 26) and Earth Day (April 22), Coinstar, Inc. today launched its Change for our Earth(TM) program. This program encourages a new form of recycling, educating consumers on the environmental benefits of putting coin back into circulation, thereby reducing the need for limited natural resources used to create new coin.

16 Apr 2008

Technology That Automatically Calculates Carbon Emissions Savings of Online Meetings

These days having a carbon savings "calculator" on your Web site is as ubiquitous as calling your company green because you recycle paper, but Phoenix-based Web conferencing firm iLinc has taken the guesswork out of CO2 savings measurement by providing its customers with the industry’s first automatic IP address-based CO2 savings application, built inside its Web conferencing software.

16 Apr 2008

Power Produced by an Ormat Recovered Energy Generation Facility in Minnesota

Ormat Technologies, Inc., today announced that one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries has executed a new 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Great River Energy (GRE), a Minnesota cooperative corporation of Elk River, Minnesota for electricity to be produced by a new ORMAT(R) Recovered Energy Generation (REG) facility.

16 Apr 2008