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Recognition For University Efforts In Building a Greener Campus

Dalhousie University in Halifax Nova Scotia has been twice recognized for its efforts to create a greener, more sustainable campus

20 Oct 2008

Alternate Fuels May Threaten Water Supplies

As the search for new fuels intensifies, researchers in Texas report that switching to certain alternative fuels to power cars, trucks, and SUVs may require the use of much more water than conventional petroleum-based gasoline and diesel

20 Oct 2008

Consumer Electronics Sustainability Report Released

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) today released the first industry-wide consumer electronics (CE) environmental sustainability report

20 Oct 2008

Concentration of Pesticides in Groundwater Decreasing

The use of pesticides in the United States has been widespread for decades, and a new study shows the effects they have had as a contaminant in the nation’s groundwater. The researchers took samples from over 300 wells and examined different contaminants that have been used over the years, with encouraging results as to the levels of concentration that the samples have measured

20 Oct 2008

Forest Residue Biomass Could Be Used to Create Clean, Cheap Electricity

Michigan's forest industry produces thousands of jobs and hundreds of thousands of tons of unused residues each year. Why not use that woody material to help generate clean electric power

20 Oct 2008

Aggressive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal Set by Owens Corning

h2>Owens Corning, a world leader in glass fiber reinforcements and building materials systems, announced today that it will reduce its total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent per unit of production from 2...

15 Oct 2008

Guide to the Evaluation, Selection, and Use of Sustainable Construction Materials

A complete guide to the evaluation, selection and use of sustainable materials in the landscape that features strategies to minimize environmental and human health impacts of conventional site construction materials as well as green materials

14 Oct 2008

Upstate NY College Continues With Energy Efficiency Project

Atlantic Energy Solutions, Inc. is pleased to announce that it is moving on to the next phase of its $4.4 million energy efficiency project with a state college located in Upstate NY

13 Oct 2008

Rules and Regulations for Sustainable and Organic Cosmetics

The global regulatory situation for personal care products and the future possibilities for organic and sustainable cosmetics are key issues that continue to drive and shape the cosmetics industry

13 Oct 2008

Pink Panther Identifies Heating and Cooling at the Biggest Consumers of Energy

Armed with survey results revealing public misperceptions about energy use, The Pink Panther, Chief Energy Officer at Owens Corning, today broke his decades of silence to focus national attention on the massive amount of energy used to heat and cool buildings

13 Oct 2008