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DuPont and Evogene Collaborate to Increase Drought Tolerance in Corn and Soybeans

DuPont and Evogene Ltd. today announced a research collaboration to improve drought stress tolerance primarily in corn and soybeans. Under the agreement, DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred has exclusive rights to several genes discovered by Evogene for improving these traits.

30 Oct 2007

Could Nanotechnology Revolutionize Natural Gas Industry?

Nanotechnology could revolutionize the natural gas industry across the whole lifecycle from extraction to pollution reduction or be an enormous missed opportunity, claim two industry experts writing in Inderscience's International Journal of Nanotechnology.

30 Oct 2007

UC Berkeley to Focus on Sustainable Products, Solutions

With an initial $2 million gift announced today (Tuesday, Oct. 30), the University of California, Berkeley, will move forward to establish a new program aimed at providing students educational and research opportunities in the area of sustainable products and solutions.

30 Oct 2007

JCPenney First Retail Buildings Earn the Energy Star Label

Four JCPenney stores are the first retail buildings in the country to earn the Energy Star label for superior energy efficiency and environmental performance.

30 Oct 2007

AMSC China Established to Serve Asia-Pacific Wind Energy, Power Grid and Industrial Markets

American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, announced today that it has formed a new division known as "AMSC China" to serve the growing wind energy, power grid and industrial markets in China.

30 Oct 2007

Smart Acoustic Insulation in Cars Lowers Emissions

Reducing the engine noise in cars to an environmentally-acceptable standard consists in layering or stacking heavy materials, such as asphalt, on the floor of the car to absorb the sound.

30 Oct 2007

China Grants Patent for ThermoEnergy's Clean Coal Process

ThermoEnergy Corporation announced today that the Chinese Patent Office recently granted the patent for the Company's new zero air emission, carbon capture technology known as the ThermoEnergy Integrated Power System, or "TIPS" process.

29 Oct 2007

Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Kaiser Permanente Collaborate on Major Energy Efficiency Project

Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Kaiser Permanente, the nation's largest not-for-profit health plan, will today celebrate significant energy efficiency upgrades and solar installations the healthcare provider has implemented across Northern and Central California to reduce its energy use at a check presentation event in Redwood City.

29 Oct 2007

Gas Plus Iron Ore Equals New Industry

The Arctic has huge resources of natural gas and iron ore. Material-producing industrial clusters in this region could be worth a great deal.

28 Oct 2007

Two New England-Based Companies Recognized For Going Green with Ease

Two major companies based in New England, Staples and Timberland, were among 17 national leading organizations recently recognized by EPA for taking voluntary steps to use and purchase green power.

25 Oct 2007

Still Large Uncertainty About Just How Much Global Warming Will Actually Occur

Despite decades of ever more-exacting science projecting Earth's warming climate, there remains large uncertainty about just how much warming will actually occur.

25 Oct 2007

Cultural and Economic Impact of Ethanol Plants in Kansas and Iowa

Scientists and economists are no strangers to discussions about alternative fuels, but a recently announced research grant means that some sociologists at Kansas State University are joining the conversation.

25 Oct 2007

Energy and Environmental Innovation Focus o New Berkley Cross-Disciplinary Center

Energy and environmental innovation is the focus of a new cross-disciplinary center housed at the University of California, Berkeley, that aims to promote viable global energy solutions.

25 Oct 2007

Greening and Cleaning the Pharmaceutical Industry

Working under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grants of more than $200,000, Rowan University's College of Engineering (Glassboro, N.J.) is expanding its work in "green engineering" with several regional pharmaceutical companies.

25 Oct 2007

Ocean CO2 Concentration Influences Climate

The air contains greenhouse gases such as CO2, which are now known to be responsible for global warming because their concentration has risen continuously for a number of years. In contrast to the atmosphere, the concentration of CO2 in the oceans is sixty times higher.

23 Oct 2007