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World's Longest Life, Highest Performance 2-Volt VRLA Battery System

C+D Technologies, Inc., a leading producer and marketer of complete, integrated standby power systems, today announced the release of msEndur(R) II, a Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) battery that benefits the environment and a company's operational costs by consuming much less power than equivalent 2- volt VRLA batteries during normal day to day float charging.

3 Apr 2008

Project Development Agreement to Reduce Emissions of Multiple Pollutants

Fuel Tech, Inc. and Chem-Mod LLC, a privately-owned environmental services company, today announced the signing of a Project Development Agreement to demonstrate the benefits of certain complementary technologies.

3 Apr 2008

AWS Truewind to Provide Wind Predictions for the NYISO

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) will incorporate a centralized wind forecasting system to better accommodate wind power in New York’s bulk electricity grid.

3 Apr 2008

Acquisition of Northern EnviroSearch to Enable MWH to Build a Stronger Presence in Canada

MWH, a global provider of environmental engineering, strategic consulting and construction services, today announced the acquisition of Northern EnviroSearch Ltd., an environmental consultancy headquartered in Calgary. Northern EnviroSearch provides environmental project planning, management, and implementation services to energy, industrial and other clients in the Canadian market.

3 Apr 2008

BuildClean to Demonstrate Lab Tests on Granite During Green Expo

"By its nature, granite emits radon-the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States; consumers have a right to know if the granite used in their homes is contributing to unhealthy exposure levels," says Sara Speer Selber, president of BuildClean(TM), a not-for-profit organization based in Houston, whose mission is focused on generating research on the health impacts of building materials.

3 Apr 2008

Cockroach of Lakes Taking Advantage of Global Warming

You know that green scum creeping across the surface of your local public water reservoir" Or maybe it's choking out a favorite fishing spot or livestock watering hole. It's probably cyanobacteria - blue-green algae - and, according to a paper in the April 4 issue of the journal Science, it relishes the weather extremes that accompany global warming.

3 Apr 2008

Motor Oil Could Help Reduce US Gasoline Consumption

ExxonMobil today announced the national launch of Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy, a synthetic motor oil that could save consumers fuel and benefit the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

3 Apr 2008

Siemens Energy Awarded Another Major Order for Wind Farm

Siemens Energy has been awarded another major order for a wind farm in the U.S. with a capacity of nearly 325 megawatts (MW). S

3 Apr 2008

A Manned Airplane Powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Boeing announced today that it has, for the first time in aviation history, flown a manned airplane powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

3 Apr 2008

Thin Film Technology Optimizes Environmentally Friendly Energy Production

MALIBU, a joint venture of Schuco International KG and German energy giant E.ON, is building a $135 million production facility for manufacturing large-scale photovoltaic modules based on state-of-the-art thin film technology. This project promises to be highly significant for the future of environmentally friendly solar power. The foundation stone laying ceremony took place in Magdeburg, Germany, on February 7, 2008.

3 Apr 2008

Institute Retrofitting Buildings with Green Technology

Office lights that turn themselves off when no one is around and lab bench fans that shut down when you walk away are two of a series of new campus energy conservation projects that will help MIT reduce its carbon footprint.

3 Apr 2008

Direct Heat Exchange Between Data Center and Public Swimming Pool

IBM and GIB-Services today announced a new energy efficient "green" data center at a former military bunker outside of Zurich.

3 Apr 2008

Using the Power of the Sun from Advertising to Producing Snacks

SunChips, Frito-Lay's popular line of multigrain snacks, announced today that it is living up to its name by using the power of the sun itself in everything from advertising to producing the product.

3 Apr 2008

Opportunities Exist for Small Business Owners to Help the Environment

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), motor vehicles are responsible for nearly one half of smog-forming volatile organic compounds, more than half of the nitrogen oxide emissions, and about half of the toxic air pollutant emissions in the United States.

3 Apr 2008

No Reliable Connection Between Cosmic Ray Intensity and Cloud Cover

New research has dealt a blow to the skeptics who argue that climate change is all due to cosmic rays rather than to man-made greenhouse gases. The new evidence shows no reliable connection between the cosmic ray intensity and cloud cover.

3 Apr 2008