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New Swiss Technologies for Energy Savings and Sustainable Development

Fuel cells on boats and magnetic refrigeration, a few Swiss ways of protecting the environment through new technologies. Join swissnex San Francisco in welcoming the University of Applied Science Western Switzerland (HES-SO) and learn about energy savings and renewable energy use

30 Jun 2008

Boral Bricks to Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions as Founding Member of Climate Registry

Boral Bricks, a leading manufacturer and distributor of building and construction materials, has become a Founding Reporter of The Climate Registry

29 Jun 2008

Nanotechnology Enhanced Material Soaks Up Dangerous Mercury Vapour Released from Broken Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

Brown University engineering students Love Sarin (left) and Brian Lee display a nanoselenium-enriched cloth that can capture mercury vapor from broken compact fluorescent lamps. Brown has applied for federal patents covering the invention and plans soon to begin commercial negotiations. Credit: John Abromowski, Brown University

29 Jun 2008

Architcture 2030 Releases Guide to Meeting the 2030 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Through Building Code Changes

Architecture 2030 has released an unprecedented and much-anticipated guide for every city, county and state in the nation to swiftly meet their greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets through existing building codes

26 Jun 2008

Alcoa Chairman Joins Global Executives Calling for G8 to Lead on Climate Change

Alcoa Chairman Alain Belda joined 99 global business leaders last week in calling for the Group of 8 (G8) leaders to take the lead on climate change and to commit to halving emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050

24 Jun 2008

Government Report Says Climate Change Is Behind Extreme Weather Events

Climate change is altering the frequency and severity of many extreme weather events, such as floods, droughts and hurricanes, according to a government report

24 Jun 2008

Pittsburgh Council Looking at Legislation to Reduce Carbon Emissions

A resolution being introduced in
City Council tomorrow is designed to generate a 20-percent reduction in
Pittsburgh's greenhouse gas emissions by 2023

24 Jun 2008

Announcement of UK Winners of World's Leading Green Energy Prize

The world has a new Energy Champion. At an Awards ceremony presided over by Nobel laureate Dr Wangari Maathai, it was announced that the title Energy Champion and a cash prize has been won by Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE)

24 Jun 2008

Stirling, Scotland Aims to be First Carbon Neutral City in the UK

Stirling is aiming to become the UK's first carbon neutral city thanks to £1.25m in funding from the Big Lottery Fund and the Scottish Government to the community led Going Carbon Neutral Stirling (GCNS) project

24 Jun 2008

Scientists Mimic Nature to Harness Solar Energy the Same Way Plants Do

With gas and oil prices at all-time highs, it's only logical for scientists to try to harness some of that solar energy. To that end, three MIT researchers are building a device that mimics photosynthesis-the process plants use to capture and store the sun's vast energy.

22 Jun 2008