It was Bing Crosby who immortalized a white Christmas in his 1942 hit single, but these days more and more eco-conscious consumers are dreaming of a green Christmas instead. If you're looking for ways to reduce your carbon footprint this holiday season, consider these tips from Director of Sustainability Dedee DeLongpré Johnston
Despite the current upheaval in world financial markets, OPV continues to gain in economic importance and make steady technical progress. Various OPV technologies are being developed in industrial and academic research cooperatives and project-based partnerships. At this time, OPV is well on its way to broad commercialization, as first products are available on consumer markets. Current trends and the latest developments in this field will be on display at LOPE-C in Frankfurt, Germany from May 31 - June 2, 2010.
ExxonMobil will demonstrate its expertise and commitment to developing breakthrough energy technologies at the 2009 International Petroleum Technology Conference December 7-9, 2009, at the Sheraton Doha Resort and Convention Hotel.
Governor Edward G. Rendell made an announcement on 4 December, 2009 about the nine large-scale heat and power projects that are expected to generate sufficient power for 180,000 homes every year along with a reduction in the emission of carbon dioxide. Power distribution works will be stabilized and new jobs will be created with the development of these new projects. Pennsylvania’s Green Energy Works! Program through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will provide more than $12 million towards the development of the combined heat and power projects (CHP).
Alcoa’s Kawneer business has joined together with the Pew Center on Global Climate Change to launch Make an Impact, an interactive environmental program designed to help individuals manage their carbon footprint and reduce energy costs. Kawneer is the first Alcoa (NYSE:AA) business to launch Make an Impact in North America.
Leading environmentalists and educational architects took part in the "Eighth International Congress on the Development of Physical Infrastructure in Education” that was held on November 25-27, 2009 in Durango, Mexico. Insituto Nacional de la Infrastructura Fisica Educativa sponsored this event.
Going ‘green’ for the first time this Christmas? Climate change expert Clint Springer, Ph.D., of Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, suggests live trees are a great way to begin. “From start to finish, this one choice has an effect that reaches far beyond your living room,” says Springer, a botanist and assistant professor of biology.
Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX), a bioscience company focused on developing sustainable solutions for the plastics, chemicals and energy industries, announced today that it has been named to the 2010 Class of Technology Pioneers by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Verisae announced on 30 November, 2009 that the US arm of Tesco known as the Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, has reported 32% of energy consumption. This is lower than the average energy used in an industry for a single square foot in all their 130 stores. Fresh & Energy has gained a periodical decrease in the usage of energy through the usage of sustainability software solutions from Verisae.
Poyry provides the wind power project services including development, planning, plant engineering and project services for the wind power plant. The service covers the entire cycle of the project. The project service includes computer aided wind resource assessment and evaluation, and wind measurement. These services are provided through layout and conceptual design such as foundation engineering, wind modeling, environment assessment, transport and construction planning, performance comparison, and site selection.
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