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Biofuels, Textile and Paper Production to Benefit From Eco-Friendly Wood Dissolution

Scientists at Queen's University Belfast have discovered a new eco-friendly way of dissolving wood using ionic liquids that may help its transformation into popular products such as bio fuels, textiles, clothes and paper

24 May 2009

Green Roof Market Expands In The United States

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, the green roof industry association, is pleased to announce the results from its Fourth Annual Industry Survey of Corporate Members that completed green roof projects in 2008

24 May 2009

Environmental Performance Improvements at H+H Recognised

H+H UK's continued commitment to improving its environmental performance is demonstrated by the fact that it has moved further up the Sunday Times Green Companies list

24 May 2009

Predicting Health and Environmental Risks of Chemical Production

Without knowing how much of an industrial chemical is being produced, it is almost impossible for scientists to determine if it poses any threat to the environment or human health. Engineers can now estimate how much titanium dioxide is being generated, laying the groundwork for future studies to assess any possible risks

21 May 2009

Solar Powered Nano Sensors to Detect Pollution in Remote Areas

A $1.3 million State Government grant will help Queensland University of Technology create a new class of solar-powered nano-sensors capable of detecting pollution and monitoring the environment in remote areas

20 May 2009

World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Array to Get 175 Siemens Wind Turbines

Siemens Energy will supply 175 SWT-3.6 turbines to the London Array offshore wind project. Upon completion, the London Array project will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world with a capacity of 630 megawatts (MW). There is also an option to further expand the wind farm up to 1,000 MW in the future

20 May 2009

Ecomagination Approves Advanced Boiling Water Reactor From GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) today announced that its Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) technology has earned recognition as a GE ecomagination product

20 May 2009

Environmentally Friendly Construction a Legal Minefield Says Environmental Attorney

A certain inconvenient truth about the trend toward green building -- that it will neither fade like a bad dream nor match the utopian visions of its most ardent advocates -- is good news for both the state of New Jersey and the United States, according to veteran environmental attorney

19 May 2009

Coca-Cola Launches Recyclable BioPlastic Bottle, The 'PlantBottle'

The Coca-Cola Company unveiled today a new plastic bottle made partially from plants. The "PlantBottle" is fully recyclable, has a lower reliance on a non-renewable resource, and reduces carbon emissions, compared with petroleum-based PET plastic bottles

19 May 2009

Cruise Liners Say They Will Keep Sewage Out of Fragile Baltic Sea

Major cruise ships will stop dumping sewage in the Baltic Sea if ports will put in place facilities allowing to remove waste, ECC, a cruise-liner organization announced today

19 May 2009