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Conservation Fund Will Restore Wildlife Habitat and Trap CO2 by Planting Native Trees

Representatives from EnergyUSA joined The Conservation Fund at the University of Notre Dame today to announce a new initiative that will pool customer donations to help address climate change, restore sensitive wildlife habitat and enhance parks and wildlife refuges across the United States.

6 Mar 2008

Green Development Center to Support Green Design and Construction

In its role as the national force behind comprehensive community revitalization, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) today announced the launch of its Green Development Center to support green design, construction, and management principles in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.

6 Mar 2008

NevaSlip Perfect for Green Building

Independent laboratory testing of the formula that NevaSlip(TM) anti-slip floor service uses to make architectural stone and tile floors slip resistant shows it to be 100% environmentally safe, even as it gives those floors a Static Coefficient of Friction (SCOF) rating that meets or exceeds current federal ADA regulations.

6 Mar 2008

Studies Show Growth in the Use of Energy Efficiency Rebates

More electric and gas utility customers use energy efficiency rebates than any other product or service their utility offers. In Chartwell's latest survey, 24% of utilities reported that rebates have more participation than any other residential offering.

6 Mar 2008

Fuel Tech Awarded Numerous Contracts Totaling $6.7 Million

Fuel Tech, Inc., a world leader in advanced engineering solutions for the optimization of combustion systems in utility and industrial applications, today announced it was awarded numerous orders totaling $6.7 million.

6 Mar 2008

Aluminum is the Key to Improve Sustainability of the Transport Industry

Aluminum is part of the solution to improve the sustainability of the transport industry. That was the key message given by Randall Scheps, Alcoa's director of Ground Transportation, to attendees at the Weststart-CALSTART Clean Heavy Duty Vehicle Conference held recently in San Diego.

5 Mar 2008

New Volvo Trucks Driven Without Any Net Contribution of CO2

In conjunction with the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) arranged by the U.S. State Department, the Volvo Group will later today present seven different trucks, all of which can be driven without any net contribution of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

5 Mar 2008

Removing Mercury from Power Plant Flue Gas

Calgon Carbon Corporation announced today that it has been awarded a contract by a major U.S. power generator to supply Fluepac MC+ and Fluepac CF+ activated carbon to remove mercury from the flue gas of coal-fired power plants in the Midwest.

5 Mar 2008

Environmental Benefits of Renewable Energy Industry

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Executive Vice President, Industrial & Environmental Section, Brent Erickson, speaking today at a session titled “Biobased Products: Feedstocks, Markets & Drivers” held at the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference 2008 (WIREC 2008), released the following statement:

5 Mar 2008

Study Finds 20 Percent Ethanol Blend Works in Wide Range of Vehicles

Increasing the amount of renewable ethanol blended into gasoline from 10 percent to 20 percent does not present problems for current vehicles or fuel dispensing equipment and provides similar power and performance, according to a new study released Wednesday by the State of Minnesota.

5 Mar 2008

Faster Vehicle Warm up and Defrosting

Near-instantaneous heat for driver comfort and improved safety from optimum defrosting capabilities in cold- weather climates will soon be a reality in the automotive industry - due to advanced technology being developed by global automotive supplier Webasto.

5 Mar 2008

The Snow is Gone Sooner

Spring in the Rockies begins when the snowpack melts. But with the advent of global climate change, the snow is gone sooner. Research conducted on the region’s wildflowers shows some plants are blooming less because of it.

5 Mar 2008

Understanding Sea Ice Thickness is Critical for Improving Global Climate Models

Scientists recently developed a new modeling approach to estimate sea ice thickness. This is the only model based entirely on historical observations.

5 Mar 2008

Solar-Thermal Biomass-to-Gas Conversion Project

The University of Colorado at Boulder has been awarded $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Energy to develop rapid solar- thermal chemical reactor systems for the conversion of biomass material like switchgrass and algae to synthesis gas.

5 Mar 2008

Mandates Expected to Sustain Prices at Historic Highs Across all Agricultural Commodities

Continuing high crude-oil prices and new bioenergy mandates, such as the U.S. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, are expected to sustain prices at historic highs across all agricultural commodities over the next decade.

5 Mar 2008