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Foster Wheeler Performs Pre-Feasibility Study for Proposed Coal-to-Liquids Facility

Foster Wheeler Ltd. announced that its South African subsidiary Foster Wheeler South Africa (Pty) Limited, part of its Global Engineering and Construction Group, has been selected by Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd to perform a pre-feasibility study for a proposed new coal-to-liquids (CTL) facility, known as Project Mafutha in South Africa.

1 Apr 2008

New Website Invites Everyone to Join the Seventh Generation Nation

Seventh Generation, the country's leading supplier of environmentally safe household products, has unveiled a new web destination chock full of fresh interactive features and ways for consumers in every shade of green to get fun freebies, green goodies, and all the news and information they need to create a healthier home and a better world for their families.

1 Apr 2008

Eco-Friendly Green House Cleaning Maid Service

With the booming residences in South of Market and the developing environmental consumer movement and a steadily upward trend in service sector jobs, San Franciscans Todd Gean and Jason Yeafoli recently launched the immediately successful non-toxic house cleaning business called Maid Green that services San Francisco.

1 Apr 2008

Ascent Solar Will Provide ICP Solar with Thin-Film PV Material under Agreement

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive cooperation agreement with ICP Solar Technologies Inc. Pursuant to the agreement, Ascent Solar will provide ICP Solar with thin-firm photovoltaic (PV) material from Ascent Solar's existing 1.5 MW production line in 2008 and 2009, during which time ICP Solar will develop, test, and integrate Ascent Solar's PV materials into ICP Solar's portable power and other electronic integrated PV products.

1 Apr 2008

Experts Recommend Daily Activities to Make a Difference for the Environment

Earth Day is a time to celebrate gains we have made in our environment and create new visions to accelerate environmental progress. It's a time to unite around new actions we can take to improve the health of ou...

1 Apr 2008

Botanical Pesticides Effective Against Household Pests while Protecting Health

With organic food and eco-friendly cleaning supplies now widely available, being 'green' at home is getting easier. When it comes to killing bugs, however, most people still reach for chemical insecticides because they are not aware that safe and effective botanical alternatives exist.

1 Apr 2008

A New Book, Careers in Renewable Energy, Aids Job Seekers

In just a few years renewable energy has gone from a trendy niche to a national imperative. Today thousands of employers in dozens of sectors are looking for employees.

1 Apr 2008

Electricity Meters a Bright Idea for the Energy and Budget Conscious

Want to save someone -- or yourself -- some real money amid rising energy costs? "Think meters," says Paul Holstein, co-founder and COO of CableOrganizer.com -- a leading purveyor of cable, wire and equipment management-related products. "Such 'green gadgets' are a user friendly and convenient way to monitor, project and control energy and related costs."

1 Apr 2008

Stop Your Junk Mail and Let the Earth Keep the Trees

This year, celebrate Earth Day by clearing the clutter of junk mail from your home with the 41pounds.org service. Named for the amount of junk mail the average American receives every year, 41pounds.org stops postal junk mail and unwanted catalogs. It's an easy way to clear off your desk and reclaim your mailbox.

1 Apr 2008

The Most Energy-Guzzling Sector in the United States

It's no secret that rising energy costs have caused consumers and businesses to conserve energy more than ever before, but what most don't know is that transportation is not the most energy-guzzling sector in the United States -- buildings are.

1 Apr 2008

Solar Company Initiates Aggressive Expansion to Southwest

Clear Skies Solar, Inc., a leading developer of solar energy products and a full-service solar power integration provider, today announced that the company will open a new office in Golden, Colorado to provide operations in the entire Colorado region and ultimately deliver engineering support to the upcoming offices in the Southwest.

1 Apr 2008

Siemens Energy Awarded Order for 130 Wind Turbines for Two Wind Farms

Siemens Energy has been awarded an order for 130 wind turbines each rated at 2.3 megawatts (MW) for two wind farms in the U.S. Siemens will supply 72 wind turbines for the Windy Point wind farm and 58 for the Windy Flats wind farm near Goldendale, Washington.

1 Apr 2008

Partnership with Companies to Deliver Carbon Capture and Storage Demonstration Project

RWE npower today announced it had already formed a partnership with five companies to deliver its planned carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration project.

1 Apr 2008

From Green Philosophy to Green IT

IBM and kika/Leiner today announced the construction of a new energy efficient "green" data center which will reduce electric power consumption by up to 40 percent. The new data center offers kika/Leiner a way to extend their environmental vision beyond traditional business areas.

1 Apr 2008

Woolly Mammoths Driven to Extinction by Climate Change and Human Impacts

Does the human species have mammoth blood on its hands" Scientists have long debated the relative importance of hunting by our ancestors and change in global climate in consigning the mammoth to the history books.

1 Apr 2008