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Going Green Now Includes IT Infrastructure at Buck Institute

Green technology now includes information technology infrastructure. The Buck Institute for Age Research has received LEED for Commercial Interiors Silver certification for a build out of new laboratory space, including an Innovation in Design Credit for Information Technology Infrastructure

24 Nov 2008

Western North Carolina to Get World's Largest Solar Thermal Project for Heating and Cooling

Acquisition is expected to put Western North Carolina on the map as the sustainability capital of the U.S., with new company's immediate focus to own and operate $14 million worth of solar installations in North Carolina

24 Nov 2008

CertainTeed CedarBoards Insulated Siding Saves Energy and Money, Looks Good

CertainTeed CedarBoards Insulated Siding breaks the thermal bridge by insulating continuously over framing where energy loss is greatest

24 Nov 2008

Carbon Footprint Being Reduced in Novel Ways by University of Delaware

College students notoriously shun early morning, evening and Friday classes, but what if a change in schedules reduced a university’s carbon footprint

23 Nov 2008

Alien Worms Threaten to Destroy Forests

Forests that evolved without native earthworms now face the invasion of European earthworms from agriculture and fishing. Ripple effects could include carbon sequestration and climate change

23 Nov 2008

Students Return to a Greener UC San Diego

More than 28,500 students who came back to UC San Diego this year found a campus that is getting greener every day, as the university solidifies its position as a leader in sustainability among the nation’s higher education institutions

23 Nov 2008

Nature Air, World's First Carbon Neutral Airline Joins UNEP's Climate Initiative

NatureAir, the world's first carbon neutral airline, has joined the Climate Neutral Network (CN Net), an initiative led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to promote global action towards low-carbon economies and societies

23 Nov 2008

New Environmentally Friendly Packaging Process

New high speed environmentally friendly packaging process uses recycled materials and reduces the amount of plastic used, cutting the waste that goes into landfill

20 Nov 2008