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USGBC Approves Sustainability Courses of Irvine Extension

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has given the status of USGBC Education Provider to the Irvine Extension of the University of California.

3 May 2010

James Hansen Proposes ‘Simple, Honest’ Carbon Fee

On the 40th Earth Day celebration at the National Mall held in Washington, DC, James Hansen, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies’ director, spoke on the importance of sustaining and preserving the environment.

3 May 2010

Pokeberries can be Instrumental in Harnessing Solar Energy

Researchers of the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials of Wake Forest University have found that pokeberries can be instrumental in harnessing solar energy.

3 May 2010

Hy-Vee Supermarket Receives LEED Gold Certification

The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded the novel Hy-Vee supermarket located in Madison, WI with the LEED Gold certification.

3 May 2010

Cemtrex Installs Green DCV System in Starkville, Mississippi

Emission monitoring instruments manufacturer Cemtrex Inc. has installed its Green DCV system in Starkville, Mississippi for the Starkville Electric Department (SED).

3 May 2010

Second Annual Conference to Focus on Renewable Heating Fuels

The ‘Heating the Northeast with Renewable Biomass’ conference to be held at the Center of New Hampshire on April 27 – 28 in Manchester, NH is likely to focus on the topic of renewable heating fuels.

3 May 2010

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Manufacturing Plant Awarded LEED Silver Certification

A biologics manufacturing plant of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company located in Devens, Massachusetts has received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification.

3 May 2010

The Goal of Creating Hydrogen Fuel from Water Just got Closer

Hydrogen would command a key role in future renewable energy technologies, experts agree, if a relatively cheap, efficient and carbon-neutral means of producing it can be developed. An important step towards this elusive goal has been taken by a team of researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California, Berkeley.

3 May 2010

element14 Sponsors The Power of One Solar Car Project

element14 has announced interest to sponsor The Power of One Solar Car Project. element14 is a collaborative community and online technology resource for electronic design engineers.

29 Apr 2010

Students Use Solar Energy to Provide Sustainable Solutions in Peru and Haiti

Students from the Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are harnessing the sun to help an improvised school in Haiti and start a novel dairy industry in Peru.

29 Apr 2010