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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

Clean Diesel Now Provides Verified Emissions Reduction Solutions in Scotland

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc., the cleantech emissions reduction company, today announced approval for the inclusion of their Purifier e4 retrofit technology in the Scottish Government Emissions Reduction Register program.

3 Apr 2008

The Market Potential for the Production of BioOil in Taiwan and China

Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation, a leader in cellulose based fuels technology, announced it has signed a cooperation agreement with Marketech International Corporation (MIC) to jointly review the commercial feasibility and, if warranted, develop and construct the first two commercial BioOil plants in Taiwan.

3 Apr 2008

Wind Turbine Core Electrical Components to be Delivered to Sinovel Over Next 15 Months

American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, today announced that it has received an order worth more than $18 million for wind turbine electrical systems and core electrical components from Beijing-based Sinovel Wind Corporation Limited.

3 Apr 2008

The Second Largest Source of New Electrical Capacity in the Nation

Wind energy leaders in most categories held onto their #1 positions in the latest version of the American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA) annual rankings of wind power leadership in the United States, released today by the trade group.

2 Apr 2008

Water Heaters Designed to Meet New Energy Requirements

In the wake of the Department of Energy's announcement yesterday that creates ENERGY STAR® criteria for residential water heaters, GE® is proud to introduce two innovative products that will meet the new requirements.

2 Apr 2008

Company Ahead of Schedule to Meet Carbon-Neutrality Commitment

Dell is now powering 100 percent of its 2.1 million square-foot global headquarters campus, home to more than 10,000 employees, with 100 percent green power, the latest step in meeting the company’s 2008 carbon neutral commitment.

2 Apr 2008

Reducing CO2 Emissions Will be More Challenging than Society Led to Believe

Reducing global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) over the coming century will be more challenging than society has been led to believe, according to a research commentary appearing this week in the journal Nature.

2 Apr 2008

Researchers Challenge Canadian Farmers and Utilities

Carnegie Mellon University's Chris T. Hendrickson and H. Scott Matthews along with Alex Carpenter and Heather MacLean of the University of Toronto challenge Canadian officials to take the lead in eliminating dangerous carbon dioxide emissions that fuel global warming.

2 Apr 2008

Mathematics Provides Key to Researching Climate-Friendly Wastewater Treatment

The cost of treating wastewater contaminated with nitrogen could be lowered in future. Soil scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) have developed a new mathematical model which can help determine the optimum conditions for microbiological water treatment.

2 Apr 2008

Climate Scientists Performs a 400-Year High-Res Global Ocean-Atmosphere Simulation

Using state-of-the-art supercomputers, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory climate scientists have performed a 400-year high-resolution global ocean-atmosphere simulation with results that are more similar to actual observations of surface winds and sea surface temperatures.

2 Apr 2008

Saving Energy and Reducing Carbon Footprint

Soaring gas prices, a looming recession, and higher energy bills all add more pressure to businesses to effectively make money. However, Visionsoft is doing their part to help these businesses to save energy while positively affecting their bottom line.

2 Apr 2008

The Energy Efficiency Block Grant Program

The National League of Cities (NLC) today presented key Senators with the signatures of nearly 400 local officials from 46 states in support of funding for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program.

2 Apr 2008

LDK Solar Announces Ten-Year Wafer Supply Agreement

LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today announced that it has signed a ten-year contract which is a blend of "Take or Pay" linked with market-based pricing to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to India-based Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Limited (MBPV), a subsidiary of Moser Baer India Limited (MBI).

2 Apr 2008

Crown Awarded State Grant to Conduct Fuel Cell Research

Crown Equipment Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of lift trucks, is committed to advancing hydrogen fuel cell technology. The company was recently awarded nearly $1 million in grant money from the state of Ohio to conduct fuel cell research.

2 Apr 2008