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U.S. Wind Energy Industry Installed 5,244 MW in 2007

U.S. wind energy industry installed 5,244 megawatts (MW) in 2007, expanding the nation's total wind power generating capacity by 45% in a single calendar year and injecting an investment of over $9 billion into the economy, the American Wind Energy Association announced today.

17 Jan 2008

Ecosystems Response Could Lead Way Out of Environmental-vs-Economic Gridlock

The preservation of coastal ecosystem services such as clean water, storm buffers or fisheries protection does not have to be an all-or-nothing approach, a new study indicates, and a better understanding of how ecosystems actually respond to protection efforts in a “nonlinear” fashion could help lead the way out of environmental-versus-economic gridlock.

17 Jan 2008

Ecosystem-Based Management to Reconcile Decline of Worldwide Coastal Habitats

Worldwide coastal ecosystems and habitats will continue to decline unless economists and ecologists work together to improve current methods to assess coastal ecosystem benefits, according to an article today in the global scientific journal, Science.

17 Jan 2008

Epwin Group Showcases New Generation of Sustainable PVC-U Products

The Epwin Group, the specialist low maintenance building materials group, will be showcasing its new generation of advanced sustainable and energy efficient PVC-U products at Eco-Build this coming February.

17 Jan 2008

Using Bacteria and Sunlight to Produce Clean Biofuel

ASU intends to develop in a new program that uses bacteria and sunlight to generate hydrogen, a clean fuel that produces no greenhouse gases.

16 Jan 2008

New Wastewater Treatment Technology Available to Automotive Manufacturer

PPG Industries announced it has signed an agreement with Plymouth Technology, Inc., to distribute Metals Removal System (MRS) wastewater treatment technology by Plymouth to the North American automotive original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) market. PPG will distribute this technology under the PPG brand name "Water Wise Solutions."

16 Jan 2008