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Energy Star Computers May Provide $1 Billion in Energy Savings

Can surfing the web help protect the environment and save you money? Yes, and it is as simple as buying one of the new Energy Star qualified computer products. With over 500 newly qualified product models already on the shelves, there are many options for home and work that will reduce your energy bill and greenhouse gas emissions.

6 Nov 2007

The African Green Revolution Takes Shape

Three years after the United Nations called for a Green Revolution in Africa, a renowned group of speakers will share the promise of fighting hunger in Africa through agricultural productivity.

6 Nov 2007

When Will Biofuels be at All Local Fuel Pumps and From Where Will They Come?

$$IMAGE$$Researchers have been studying fuels from biomass for years. Now, with growing dependency on foreign oils and an energy-conscious society emerging, biofuels are fast becoming part of a fuel revolution that could...

6 Nov 2007

Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Bring Top Aluminum Executives to TMS 2008

The subject of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions is prompting five of the world’s largest aluminum companies to send their top executives to the TMS 2008 Annual Meeting & Exhibition to be held March 9-13, 2008, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

5 Nov 2007

Sustainability Expert Tom Kelly Available to Discuss Bill Clinton’s New 'Green' Initiative with Wal-Mart

$$IMAGE$$Tom Kelly, director of the Office of Sustainability at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss Bill Clinton’s new initiative with Wal-Mart to make sustainability efforts more affordable for citi...

4 Nov 2007

New "Green Building," Biomass and Solar Facilities to Transform how NREL Uses Power

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman today participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for a highly efficient and “green” Research Support Facility, and announced two major renewable power...

31 Oct 2007

Forest Fires Drive Carbon Levels in Northern Forests

Far removed from streams of gas-thirsty cars and pollution-belching factories lies another key player in global climate change. Circling the northern hemisphere, the conifer-dominated boreal forests - one of the largest ecosystems on earth - act as a vast natural regulator of atmospheric carbon levels.

31 Oct 2007

DuPont and Evogene Collaborate to Increase Drought Tolerance in Corn and Soybeans

DuPont and Evogene Ltd. today announced a research collaboration to improve drought stress tolerance primarily in corn and soybeans. Under the agreement, DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred has exclusive rights to several genes discovered by Evogene for improving these traits.

30 Oct 2007

JCPenney First Retail Buildings Earn the Energy Star Label

Four JCPenney stores are the first retail buildings in the country to earn the Energy Star label for superior energy efficiency and environmental performance.

30 Oct 2007

Two New England-Based Companies Recognized For Going Green with Ease

Two major companies based in New England, Staples and Timberland, were among 17 national leading organizations recently recognized by EPA for taking voluntary steps to use and purchase green power.

25 Oct 2007