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BrightSource Energy and Southern California Edison Sign World's Largest Solar Deal

Southern California Edison (SCE) and BrightSource Energy have reached agreement on a series of contracts for 1,300 megawatts of clean solar thermal power, enough to serve nearly 845,000 homes

16 Feb 2009

Antarctica Found to be Cradle of Life

The first extensive study of underwater marine life in Antarctica has revealed it is home to 7,500 animals, prompting WWF-Australia to call for an urgent expansion of marine protected areas in the region

16 Feb 2009

Semiconductor Groups Come Together to Develop More Environmentally Ways to Make Computer Chips

A memorandum of understanding has been signed for a consortia to apply their more than 50 years of combined expertise to finding more environmentally friendly ways to make chips for use by the worldwide electronics industry

16 Feb 2009

Ecologist Says Lakes are Sentinels of Climate Change

A Miami University ecologist and colleagues say lakes not only offer signals about the impact of climate change on freshwater resources, but hold signs of past climate changes in their sediments. They recommend global lake observatory networks to monitor and integrate the signals, among other actions

15 Feb 2009

Most Environmentally Friendly House in the World Certified by USGBC

The Live Green, Live Smart Institute has announced that is has received the coveted Outstanding Custom Project Award from the US Green Building Council (USGBC) for the highest rating home in the history of the LEED for Homes program

15 Feb 2009

Mining and Energy Guru Says New Approach to Coal Is Key to a Low Carbon Future

In a provocative lecture at the University of Leicester, Professor Paul L Younger of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne will argue that a new approach to coal exploitation probably presents the world's last and best chance of bridging the gulf to a genuinely low carbon future

15 Feb 2009

New Labelling for Auro UK Natural Paints

Auro UK Natural Paints are pleased to announce the launch of their new look label that incorporates Ethical Consumer Magazine's new Best Buy logo

12 Feb 2009

Twenty Million Tonnes of Plastic Destined For Landfill Set For Replacement by Plant Based Plastics

Results from a new University of Missouri study suggest that some of the largely petroleum-based plastic may soon be replaced by a nonpolluting, renewable plastic made from plants

12 Feb 2009

Nitrogen Pollution Reduced By Crop Diversity

Researchers have identified a link between the diversity of crops grown in farmlands and the pollution they create in lakes and rivers. In a Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment e-View paper, ecologists show that when the biodiversity of crops is high, less dissolved nitrogen is found exiting the surrounding watersheds

12 Feb 2009