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Printing and Toner Recycling Program Aimed at Protecting the Environment

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Corporation, the world's second largest manufacturer of laser printers, today announced the launch of PrintCycleTM at the spring Press and Reseller Summit in New York City.

13 Mar 2008

Hybrid Wheel Loader Offers Significant Fuel and Cost Saving Benefits

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) will use the CONEXPO-CON/AGG exhibition March 11 – 15, 2008, in Las Vegas to unveil a pre-production prototype of its L220F Hybrid wheel loader.

13 Mar 2008

EnviroMedia Announces Green Canary as Subsidiary Company

Tuerff-Davis EnviroMedia Inc. today launched Green Canary Sustainability Consulting, a new subsidiary company that will help businesses craft practical strategies that ensure they remain credible, minimize risk and reach goals in the booming green marketing world.

12 Mar 2008

Rejected Standards Recommended by Health Advocates Would Have Saved 5,650 Lives

"A failure in EPA leadership has again demonstrated that protecting the public's health is not first on its agenda," said Dr. Jane L. Delgado, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, the nation's leading Hispanic health advocacy group.

12 Mar 2008

New National Health Standard for Smog

The non-profit Clean Air Watch today assailed a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decision to ignore the agency's science advisers in setting a new national health standard for smog.

12 Mar 2008

Demand for Process Heat Drives Industrial Boilers Markets

Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Southeast Asian Industrial Boilers Markets" to their offering.

12 Mar 2008

Pepco Energy Awarded Contract to Supply Green Energy to American Psychological Association

Pepco Energy Services, a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. and a leader in supplying renewable electricity, announced today that it has been awarded a contract to supply green energy to the headquarters of the American Psychological Association in Washington, D.C.

12 Mar 2008

Production of Biodiesel Without Deforestation or Diversion of Agricultural Production

The Supreme Council of Datus Alimaong has reached agreement with Monterey, CA-based Abundant Biofuels Corporation to develop more than 1.2 million acres of ancestral domain for production of biodiesel from Jatropha curcas in underused Lumad lands on the island of Mindanao.

12 Mar 2008

Residents Urged to Recycle Old Cell Phones

Sanitation Commissioner John J. Doherty today announced that the New York City Department of Sanitation's Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling is teaming up with Verizon Wireless to collect old cell phones at its annual Electronics Recycling and Clothing Donation events this spring.

12 Mar 2008

Georgia Power Receives Highly Coveted and Esteemed Award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have named Georgia Power as a 2008 Excellence in ENERGY STAR Promotion Award winner for its "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign.

12 Mar 2008

Households Can Clean Green

Households can now "clean green" just like the professionals. OurHouse, an EnvirOx company, is scheduled to debut on QVC Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at midnight with the OurHouse Total Home Cleaning Kit, created especially for QVC.

12 Mar 2008

Meeting the Growing Demand for Carbon-Free Source of Energy

The development of new nuclear power plants over the next decade will help the nation meet its growing demand for electricity with a reliable, carbon-free source of energy, a nuclear industry executive told the U.S. House of Representatives' Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.

12 Mar 2008

Harnessing Waste Heat from Power Stations to Heat Homes

The London Development Agency has announced pioneering plans for the UK's first scheme to harness waste heat from a power station to heat homes and help save carbon emissions.

12 Mar 2008

Initiative Brings 2.7 Megawatts of Clean Power to 23 Communities Statewide

SolarCity, California's leading provider of solar energy systems, today announced that the company has successfully carried its innovative Community Solar Program across the state and to Southern California thanks to the company's group solar initiative.

12 Mar 2008

The $104 Billion Market Opportunity on Green Technology Products Per Year

Americans' appetite for environmentally friendly technologies and consumer products is grossly underserved, with a potential $104 billion in sales this year, according to the 2007 National Technology Readiness Survey (NTRS) released today.

12 Mar 2008