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Timberland, New Balance, Keen, Reef, Hush Puppies and Simple Shoes to All Produce Footwear From Leather Made at Environmentally Friendly Tannery

Ground has been broken on the new ecologically friendly model factory in Saigon, Vietnam of the Germany - Chinese leather producer ISA Tan Tec

25 Sep 2008

New Equipment to Reduce Emissions from Air New Zealand Aircraft

Air New Zealand is reinforcing its claim to the title of the world’s most environmentally responsible airline by installing new equipment that will reduce the carbon emissions from its international jet fleet

24 Sep 2008

Animal Found With The Ability to Survive Climate Change

Queen's researchers have found that the main source of food for many fish -- including cod -- in the North Atlantic appears to adapt in order to survive climate change

24 Sep 2008

Instructiions for Making Cheap Biological Sand Filters to Provide Clean Water to Impoverished Areas of the World

A new article published in Current Protocols in Microbiology provides detailed instructions for constructing and using low-cost biological sand (biosand) filters capable of dramatically improving the quality of drinking water

24 Sep 2008

Green Buildings at Sandia Get LEED Certification

Sandia National Laboratories recently recognized five green-certified buildings in a brief ceremony organized by the Labs’ Environmental Planning Department

24 Sep 2008

Rohm and Haas to Show Innovations in Sustainability at Eurocoat 2008

Rohm and Haas will highlight three exciting new innovations at Eurocoat 2008 that demonstrate the company’s commitment to sustainability

24 Sep 2008

Sustainable Biofuel Development Backed by Boeing

Boeing has, with leading air carriers and Honeywell's UOP, a refining technology developer, established a group to accelerate the development and commercialization of sustainable new aviation fuels

24 Sep 2008

Sustainable Buildings Award Won by Innovative Medical Building

An innovative new Aberdeen medical building has been awarded a prestigious accolade in recognition of its environmental credentials

24 Sep 2008

Innovative Heating and Cooling Method Slashes Fuel Bills for 300 Year Old House

Mitsubishi Electric Ecodan air source heat pump system uses free energy from the outside air to provide central heating and hot water

24 Sep 2008

Image of Earth From Space Shows Arctic Plankton Bloom

This Envisat image captures a plankton bloom stretching across the Northeast Passage in the Barents Sea, a rather deep shelf sea with an average depth around 230 m

22 Sep 2008