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Sales of the Eagle Solar Roof Quickly Gaining Momentum

Open Energy Corp. today announced that sales of the Eagle Solar Roof are quickly gaining momentum nationwide. The Eagle Solar Roof powered by Open Energy's SolarSave® Integrated Solutions provides an environmentally sound and beautiful way for homeowners to save on their electricity costs.

25 Mar 2008

New Company to Provide Unique Cost Effective and High Performance Products

Elevance(TM) Renewable Sciences, Inc., a new specialty chemical company based on groundbreaking, proven technology, is harnessing the potential of natural oils to produce a portfolio of commercial products across multiple markets.

25 Mar 2008

Companies Committed up to $1 Billion on Photovoltaic Projects

The AES Corporation and Riverstone Holdings LLC today announced that they have committed up to $1 billion as part of a new joint venture to develop a global platform of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects.

25 Mar 2008

Largest Denver Law Firm Will Buy 1.86 Million kWhs of Renewable Energy

The Denver office of Hogan & Hartson LLP has completed an agreement to purchase renewable wind energy credits for 2008, becoming the region's largest law firm to offset all of its annual electricity costs.

25 Mar 2008

First Project Development Agreement in US Under Clinton Climate Initiative

Chicago's Merchandise Mart, the largest commercial building in the world, has signed the first Project Development Agreement in the United States under the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI).

25 Mar 2008

Recycling Rate Increases in 2006, Continued Growth Expected

Plastic bags and film recycling increased significantly across the U.S. in 2006, reaching a record high and validating a growing national recycling trend sweeping the states. The dramatic increase in recycling is in part driven by greater demand for recycled plastic and increased recycling of plastic grocery bags.

25 Mar 2008

1-800-Recycling

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation's leading recycler of electronics and e-waste, announced last week that it has launched 1-800-Recycling, a division of ERI dedicated to enhancing and simplifying the consumer recycling experience.

25 Mar 2008

Recycling Information Technology

CDI Computer Dealers, Inc., one of the largest independent re-marketers of IT equipment in North America, today announced the opening of a new, 64,000-square foot processing facility in Toronto that more than doubles its capacity to recycle and remarket technology assets.

25 Mar 2008

Educating Consumers About Environmental Risks and Benefits of Indoor Building Products

BuildClean, a not-for-profit organization seeking to educate consumers and the building industry about the health, safety and environmental risks and benefits of indoor building products, announced today it is offering free in-home radon tests in the Greater Houston area to determine whether using natural stone products, such as granite, in indoor applications may emit harmful levels of radon over time.

25 Mar 2008

Long Road to Artificially Imitating Photosynthesis

Jülich scientists have made an important step on the long road to artificially imitating photosynthesis. They were able to synthesise a stable inorganic metal oxide cluster, which enables the fast and effective oxidation of water to oxygen.

25 Mar 2008

Hydrogen Fueling Technology Placed into Service

Air Products mobile hydrogen fueling technology has been placed into service for a hydrogen fuel demonstration project in Aiken County, South Carolina.

25 Mar 2008

China Has Major Opportunity to Innovate, Influence and Grow

China has a major opportunity to innovate, influence and grow in pursuit of sustainability, DuPont Chairman and CEO Chad Holliday said Sunday at the ninth annual China Development Forum in Beijing, China.

25 Mar 2008

Carbon Trade Volume of Nearly 1.6 Million Tonnes in First Week Trading

The Green Exchange(TM), which initiated trading last week in a range of environmental futures and options contracts, reports strong first-week trading in the initial slate of products, establishing it as a leading global marketplace for environmental trading.

25 Mar 2008

Startech Hydrogen From Processing Waste To Produce Carbonless Electrical Power

Startech Environmental Corp., a fully reporting, internationally recognized Award-winning Environment and Energy company, announced its plans today to produce and market its Carbonless Power System for "Green Electricity" in stationary facilities.

25 Mar 2008

Calculator Tracks Energy Use, Waste and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Xerox Corporation today unveiled the industry's first Sustainability Calculator designed to help customers pinpoint opportunities to reduce their environmental impact while reducing costs. The new proprietary software tool measures the overall impact a company's document technologies have on the environment.

25 Mar 2008