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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

Company Begins Production at Eleventh Facility

VeraSun Energy Corp., one of the nation's largest ethanol producers, today announced the startup of its 110 million gallon per year (MMGY) production facility located near Bloomingburg, Ohio.

1 Apr 2008

IGEL Announces that Thin Clients Reduced 2007 CO2 Emissions by 163,000 Tons

IGEL Technology, the world's third largest thin client vendor, today announced that thin clients are helping businesses around the world to fight global warming.

1 Apr 2008

The First Tinted VOC-Free Paint Product

ICI Paints and The Home Depot will launch the first, truly comprehensive and environmentally friendly paint nationwide in April 2008. The Freshaire Choice(TM) Paint offers exceptional quality, free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and is backed by a lifetime guarantee and GREENGUARD certification.

1 Apr 2008

Environmentally Friendly Inhalers Will Come at a Greater Cost to Low-and Middle-Income Families

While having products "go green" helps to protect the environment, these changes often leave people with a little less green in their wallet.

1 Apr 2008

Implications of Climate Change on Poor and Vulnerable People

Maria Blair, associate vice president and managing director of the Rockefeller Foundation, says there is an immediate need for the practical use of already available scientific data regarding global climate change.

1 Apr 2008

Adaptation in Response to Climate Change

Dr. Alan Hamlet, a research assistant professor at the University of Washington's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is urging that steps be taken to mitigate future emissions that contribute to climate change while adapting to current circumstances.

1 Apr 2008

Rapid and Immediate Reduction of Emissions to Combat Effects of Global Warming

Kevin Knobloch, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), is calling for urgent change and a rapid, immediate reduction of emissions to combat the effects of global warming.

1 Apr 2008

Consumers Care About Low Prices for Quality Products, Not Costly and Impractical 'Green' Products

The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) today called Wal-Mart's Earth Month sustainability campaign, touting its new lines of alleged environmentally-friendly products, a waste of time and resources.

1 Apr 2008

Creating Green Jobs and Solve the Climate Crisis

The Blue Green Alliance (BGA), a strategic partnership of the United Steelworkers and the Sierra Club, today joined the Alliance for Climate Protection, the nonprofit organization founded by Vice President Al Gore, as part of its rapidly expanding coalition of organizations taking steps to solve the climate crisis.

1 Apr 2008

This Little Machine Delivers Big Results

The new Little Green Compact, Multipurpose Cleaner from BISSELL Homecare, Inc. is a deep-cleaner with unique advantages. Engineered with sustainable design features to reduce waste and help protect the environment, the Little Green's innovative technology delivers the highest-quality cleaning performance that consumers expect from BISSELL.

1 Apr 2008

Wal-Mart Launched Most Comprehensive Environmental Sustainability Campaign

Wal-Mart today launched its most comprehensive environmental sustainability campaign, demonstrating it's serious about moving 'green' from costly dream to routine for its customers.

1 Apr 2008

Answer to Saving Earth from Global Warming Lie in the Earth Beneath Our Feet

Could part of the answer to saving the Earth from global warming lie in the earth beneath our feet? A team from Newcastle University aims to design soils that can remove carbon from the atmosphere, permanently ...

1 Apr 2008

Hydrogen Can Be Efficiently Stored in Nanoparticles

Dutch chemist Kees Balde has demonstrated that hydrogen can be efficiently stored in nanoparticles. This allows hydrogen storage to be more easily used in mobile applications. Balde discovered that 30 nanometre particles of the metal hydride sodium alanate make the favourable extraction and storage of hydrogen possible.

1 Apr 2008

FES Signs Largest Green Supply Contract with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

FirstEnergy Corp. announced today that its subsidiary, FirstEnergy Solutions (FES), has signed its largest green supply contract with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), a leader in pursuing environmentally sustainable practices within the health care industry.

1 Apr 2008