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AirGenerate Conducts an Efficient Water Heater Pilot Program With One of the Largest Utility Companies

AirGenerate, makers of AirTap™, today announced they successfully conducted a heat pump water heater pilot program with Southern Company. The pilot was conducted over a 2-week period last month and included customers from Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi

3 Nov 2008

Researcher Finds Boom and Bust Cycles in Ecology, Plants and Animal Populations

The natural world behaves a lot like the stock market, with periods of relative stability interspersed with dramatic swings in population size and competition between individuals and species

3 Nov 2008

Swiss Centre for Applied Ecotoxicology Opened at Event Focussed on Nanoparticles in the Environment

At an inaugural event in Dubendorf (Zurich) today focusing on nanoparticles in the environment, the Swiss Centre for Applied Ecotoxicology was officially opened

2 Nov 2008

New System Cleans Oil Polluted Water at a Fraction of the Cost

A Eureka project has succeeded in developing a water treatment system for industrial oil polluted water at a tenth of the cost of other commercially available tertiary treatments, leaving water so clean it can be pumped safely back out to sea without endangering flora or fauna

2 Nov 2008

Mitsubishi Micropower Generation Heat Pump Certified

BRE Global is delighted to announce that Mitsubishi Electric has become the latest manufacturer to gain Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) Product Certification for its range of Ecodan Air Source Heat Pumps

2 Nov 2008

EPA Sets New High Standard for Pork Producers

The EPA has set a high environmental standard for livestock producers, in its new regulation for concentrated animal feeding
operations (CAFOs)

2 Nov 2008

Californians Call for New Water Delivery System

The bleak water supply forecast for 2009 reinforces the pressing need to build a new water delivery system that will protect the environment and provide a reliable water supply for Californians

2 Nov 2008

Environmental Pioneer Chooses Mythic Paint for His Own Home

David Gottfried, founder of U.S. Green Building Council and World Green Building Council, has selected Mythic Paint, the World's first high-performance paint with zero volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and zero toxins for the interior and exterior of his "green" remodeled family home

2 Nov 2008

African Nations Can Turn Resource Demand Driving Deforestation into Successful Sustainability

African nations could turn the demand for their natural resources currently driving deforestation and other destruction into a force for higher returns from sustainable development, WWF has said

2 Nov 2008

Contruction Industry Report Outlines Green Building Developments Needed to Reduce Energy, Lessen Pollution, Improve Air Quality and Eliminate Emissions

In a major statement on "green" building technology, a new report sets out a broad agenda for research and development on technologies to decrease use of natural resources and improve indoor environments while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful pollutants from the building sector

2 Nov 2008