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Google Calls for Ideas to Change the World

We've learned over the last ten years at Google that great ideas can come from anywhere. For that reason, Google is announcing as part of its tenth birthday celebration Project 10 to the 100th, a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible

2 Oct 2008

Seattle Steam Co. to Break Ground for Renewable Energy Storage Facility

The Seattle Steam Co. today announced that it will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its new renewable energy storage facility

1 Oct 2008

Environmentally Friendly Solution to Waste Disposal From Hardwood Flooring and Furniture Production

Used in production of beautiful hardwood flooring and furniture, pecan is highly valued for its durability and strength. The pruned wood of pecan, a byproduct of forested trees, is usually burned as an economical means of disposal

30 Sep 2008

Toxic Substances Found Polluting Chicago Air

Polychlorinated biphenols or PCBs have been found in air samples collected in the city of Chicago

30 Sep 2008

Greenland Glacier Thinning Caused by Ocean Warming and Atmospheric Changes

The sudden thinning in 1997 of one of Greenland's largest glaciers, was caused by subsurface ocean warming, according to research published in the journal Nature Geoscience

30 Sep 2008

Common Insecticides Destroying Tadpole Populations

Insecticide malathion initiates chain reaction that deprives tadpoles of food source, indirectly killing them at doses too small to kill them directly

30 Sep 2008

New Nanotechnology Production Method Produces Environmentally Friendly Gold Nanoparticles

A new method of producing gold nanoparticles eliminates the negative environmental impact of synthetic byproduct chemicals made during their production

29 Sep 2008

NASA Data Reports Fastest Sea Ice Retreat on Record

Although the melt season did not break the record for ice loss, NASA data are showing that for a four-week period in August 2008, sea ice melted faster during that period than ever before

29 Sep 2008

Plant Ecosystem Study Simulates Climate Conditions in 2100

A new experiment to find out how British plant ecosystems may be affected by future changes to climate and biodiversity is underway at Imperial College London

29 Sep 2008