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Reducing Environmental Impact Through Sustainable Cleaning

The Sustainable Earth line, available exclusively from Corporate Express, gives schools, daycares, medical facilities, foodservice organizations, offices and other facilities a total solution of environmentally preferable products that are manufactured with less harsh ingredients, helping keep toxic chemicals out of the air, water, food and soil.

14 Apr 2008

Initiative To Help Drive Sustainable Water Practices

JM Eagle, the world's largest plastic pipe manufacturer, today announced a partnership with The H20 Africa Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on creating widespread public awareness of the water crisis in Africa and support for solutions.

14 Apr 2008

Renewable Electricity Supported Through Creation of Renewables Portfolio Standards

Renewable electricity is being supported by a growing number of states through the creation of renewables portfolio standards (RPS). A report released by the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) provides a comprehensive overview of the early experiences with these state-level RPS policies.

14 Apr 2008

Ultra-Powerful New Methanol Fuel Cell for Material Handling Vehicles

Oorja Protonics, the industry leaders in ultra-powerful Direct Methanol Fuels Cells (DMFCs) will give the first public showing of their innovative OorjaPac(TM) on-board battery charging system for the material handling industry.

14 Apr 2008

Spectrolab to Provide Solar Cell Assemblies Capable of Generating 350MW of Electricity

The Boeing Company today announced a third multimillion-dollar contract award with Solar Systems Pty. Ltd. for concentrator photovoltaic cell assemblies used to produce renewable energy.

14 Apr 2008

Suntech Named Frost + Sullivan's 2008 Solar Energy Development Company of the Year

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. one of the world's leading manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, today announced it was named Frost + Sullivan's 2008 Solar Energy Development Company of the Year.

14 Apr 2008

Incentives Encouraging Construction of Wind and Solar Energy Projects

The U.S. Senate has approved legislation renewing the incentives which encourage construction of wind and solar energy projects. The Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008 passed the Senate with overwhelming bi-partisan support in an 88 to 8 vote.

14 Apr 2008

Energy Savings Through Enhanced Power Efficiency

Suppliers are reacting to this demand by releasing new products that guarantee energy savings through enhanced power efficiency, greater design flexibility and larger available board space for design through component integration.

14 Apr 2008

The First Ethernet Silicon Supplier to Deliver Energy Saving Features of up to 80 Percent

Networking equipment suppliers promoting green electronics portfolios can activate compelling, energy-efficient functionality within their Ethernet-based electronics via a simple software upgrade available today from Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation. Vitesse is the first Ethernet silicon supplier to deliver energy saving features of up to 80-percent when fully linked-down using its widely-adopted SimpliPHY, SparX, and G-RocX IC solutions.

14 Apr 2008

Eco-Cycle - A New Environmentally Responsible Newspaper Bag

Continental Products, the nation's largest manufacturer of newspaper home delivery supplies, has introduced Eco-Cycle, its new environmentally responsible newspaper bag.

14 Apr 2008

Concern About Environment and Global Warming Impacting on Buying Habits

Concern about the environment and global warming is not only influencing how consumers live their lives, but also impacting their buying habits.

14 Apr 2008

Performance Fluids Business Enables Large Solar Power Plants to Collect Heat to Electricity

The Dow Chemical Company Performance Fluids business is enabling three large solar power plants in Spain to collect heat and convert it to electrical energy. Taking advantage of the sunny climate, and favorable tax incentives, Spain is pioneering large, commercially viable solar power plants.

13 Apr 2008

Mater Dei's 2,843.4 Mpg Achievement Stretches Boundaries of Fuel Efficiency

Mater Dei High School of Evansville, Ind., set a new mileage record at the 2008 Shell Eco-marathon Americas, a challenge to design, build and test fuel-efficient prototype vehicles that travel the farthest distance using the least amount of fuel.

13 Apr 2008

Transmission Technology Playing a Key Role in Bringing Down Fuel Consumption

The often overlooked transmission is proving to be a secret weapon for Ford Motor Company in the quest for improved fuel economy.

13 Apr 2008

The MIT-Fraunhofer Institute for Sustainable Energy Systems

At the MIT Energy Conference this morning, Foreign Minister of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, along with MIT President Susan Hockfield and Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Ian Bowles, participated in the announcement ceremony for the founding of the MIT-Fraunhofer Institute for Sustainable Energy Systems.

12 Apr 2008