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SNL Named Winner of Environmental Spirit Award

Sandia National Laboratories’ Livermore, Calif., site has been selected by the Livermore Chamber of Commerce as recipient of its inaugural Environmental Spirit Award.

31 Jan 2008

EPA Working with Communities to Reduce Ground-Level Ozone

EPA plans to designate 13 areas as attaining the 1997 8-hour ozone standard under Early Action Compact agreements. EPA is proposing this action because each of the areas has demonstrated that they attained the standard by Dec. 31, 2007.

31 Jan 2008

Construction Begins for Community-Owned Clean Energy Project

With a modest population of 2,500 located just miles from the Nebraska border, some may think Wray, Colorado is simply another sleepy agricultural town facing increasing economic challenges.

31 Jan 2008

Membranes to Support Water Conservation in Beijing

Dow Water Solutions, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, today announced that its FILMTEC™ reverse osmosis (RO) membranes will be installed at three wastewater reclamation and reuse facilities, in conjunction with the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

31 Jan 2008

Alcoa Raises UBC Recycling Rate to 75% by 2015

Alcoa announced today that it has established a goal to raise the industry’s used beverage can (UBC) recycling rate in North America from its current 52% rate to 75% by 2015.

31 Jan 2008

Air Products Introduces Series of Surfactants Based on Renewable Resources

Air Products introduced a series of Tomadol surfactants based on renewable or bio-based resources. Air Products natural Tomadol surfactants are derived from palm or coconut oil and provide formulators with a choice of alcohol ethoxylate surfactants to meet their customer s demands for bio-based solutions for the industrial and institutional (I&I) cleaning markets.

31 Jan 2008

Emcore to Supply Solar Power Systems for Utility Scale Projects

EMCORE Corporation announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding for the supply of between 200 MW and 700 MW of solar power systems that are scheduled for deployment in utility scale solar power projects under development in the southwestern region of the United States.

31 Jan 2008

Making Larger Cells Using Radiant Heating Platens

Isopad, a specialist provider of customised heating solutions for industry, has developed radiant heating platens which offer manufacturers of thin-film photovoltaic cells the opportunity to make significantly larger cells - and lower the cost per watt of energy generated.

31 Jan 2008

North American Wind Energy Generator Market Attracts Foreign Investors

The booming North American wind energy generator market attracts foreign investors by the droves as a result of its increased focus on alternate energy sources, technology advances and tax break extensions. This compels domestic companies to compete more aggressively.

31 Jan 2008

Top 12 Areas for Innovation to 2025

The DC-based research and consulting firm Social Technologies recently released a series of 12 briefs that shed light on the top areas for technology innovation through 2025. “Biofuels,” by futurist Mark Justman, is the sixth trend in the series.

31 Jan 2008

Green Building 101

As members of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) prepare for the launch of the NAHB National Green Building Program, they're planning on getting educated - in droves.

31 Jan 2008

Cities Recognized as Leader in Renewable Energy Use

Wind power has propelled the cities of Dallas and Houston onto the Environmental Protection Agency's national list of top green power purchasers.

30 Jan 2008

Reducing Environmental Risks to Pregnant Women

Five states and non-profit organizations in Ohio, Michigan, Oregon, Florida, and Texas were recently awarded more than $500,000 in federal grant funds to educate health care providers and women of child-bearing age on environmental health risks. The EPA grants will focus on environmental health issues that include exposure to mercury, lead, environmental tobacco smoke, chemicals, pesticides, drinking water contaminants, and indoor and outdoor air contaminants.

30 Jan 2008

Report Offers Insight into a Sustainable Future

Research and Markets has announced the release of Visions For a Sustainable Energy Future to their offering.

30 Jan 2008

Speeding Up the Development of New Catalysts for Cleaner Fuels

New catalysts could hold the key to developing cleaner and greener hydrocarbon-based fuels. As part of its mission to produce cleaner fuels for the future, Oxford Catalysts is expanding its laboratory facilities and investing in additional analytical equipment to speed up the development of new catalysts, including new Fischer Tropsch (FT) and hydrodesulphurisation (HDS) catalysts.

30 Jan 2008