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Achieving Presidential Candidates' Goal of a More Secure Energy Future

With crude oil, gasoline, and home heating oil prices near all-time highs, energy security in the US is one of the most common themes among the presidential candidates. While Democratic and Republican candidates alike agree that energy security should be high on the next president's agenda, their plans for achieving that goal vary widely.

28 Feb 2008

Building Retrofit Programme - The First Under Global Carbon Reduction Initiative

Honeywell today announced that it has been selected by the Greater London Authority (GLA) for a building retrofit programme that will increase energy efficiency in city facilities and cut carbon emissions.

28 Feb 2008

Multi-Engine Design Expected to Deliver Fuel Savings and Environmental Benefits

Wabtec Corporation said its MotivePower subsidiary has introduced a new, ultra low emissions switcher locomotive with a multi-engine design that is expected to deliver fuel savings and other environmental benefits. Known as the MPEx, the locomotive is expected to begin revenue service testing with Class I railroads in the first quarter.

28 Feb 2008

Campaign for a Cleaner, Greener America

With the 2008 presidential campaign heating up, national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful(R) (KAB) is embarking on a campaign of its own as part of the national Great American Cleanup(TM), the nation's largest community improvement program which takes place annually from March 1 through May 31.

28 Feb 2008

Firm Lead Consumers to Purchase Products that Meet Environmental Expectations

One of America's largest and most prestigious advertising agencies, responsible for some of the most iconic brand-building campaigns, announces the launch of a new "green" practice

28 Feb 2008

Palladeo Joins USGBC

Palladeo announced today that it has joined the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Also, the company is refining its green specifications and standards for use on retail projects by its design, manufacturing and construction divisions.

28 Feb 2008

Solar Energy Market to Reach $12 Billion by 2012

A new report from SBI, The U.S. Solar Energy Market, indicates that several factors favorable to the industry will propel the market to triple digit growth, to reach nearly $12 billion by 2012.

28 Feb 2008

Helping Clients Finance Clean and Green Technologies

Conversion Consultants has been formed to provide funding for companies looking to expand their business in energy and environmentally focused industries utilizing new technologies. The initial concentration will be on the Chinese marketplace. Offices in North Carolina, Massachusetts, and China will provide a marketing and administrative foundation for the partnership.

28 Feb 2008

BP Provides Support for Energy and Science Education

BP Solar and Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) penned a partnership agreement today to deepen their relationship to support education in the Frederick community.

28 Feb 2008

Go Green, Go SEPTA

SEPTA announced today that it has launched a dedicated initiative to educate and encourage the Greater Philadelphia region to live green by riding public transportation.

28 Feb 2008

The Other Side Of Global Warming Sold Out

The 2008 International Conference on Climate Change, scheduled for March 2-4 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City, has been sold out.

28 Feb 2008

GE Energy Supplies RES with New Wind Energy Capacity

Renewable Energy Systems (RES) Americas Inc. of Austin, Texas, one of the leading wind developers in North America, has signed agreements exceeding $700 million to receive GE Energy 1.5-megawatt wind turbines for projects in 2009 and 2010.

28 Feb 2008

Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer in a Mobile Laboratory Operating on a Bus

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has completed a custom installation of its TSQ Quantum"! triple quadrupole mass spectrometer in a mobile laboratory operating on a bus.

28 Feb 2008

New Website Containing Frequent Local Content on Green Living

Celilo Group Media has launched a major new web platform at www.ecometro.com containing frequent local content on green living and the most complete and transparent directory available of local merchants selling green products and services in Portland, Seattle, Oakland/Berkeley and Minneapolis/St. Paul.

28 Feb 2008

Rain-Making Bacteria Could Have Implications for Climate and Global Warming

Brent Christner, LSU professor of biological sciences, in partnership with colleagues in Montana and France, recently found evidence that rain-making bacteria are widely distributed in the atmosphere.

28 Feb 2008