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Ancient Warming Event May Have Been Caused By Wetlands

Analysis of Greenland ice led by Scripps researchers could allay fears about methane ‘burp’ accelerating current global warming trend

27 Apr 2009

Echelon To Help Develop Energy Efficient Lighting Through California Lighting Center

Echelon Corporation announced today that it has become an affiliate member of the California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC)

27 Apr 2009

Proposal For New Buildings in Europe To Generate As Much Energy As They Use

WWF has welcomed a European Parliament vote that proposes a 2019 deadline for all new houses, offices and shops built in the European Union to produce the same amount of energy they consume. The deadline will be 2016 for all new public buildings

27 Apr 2009

Data Model To Further Develop Smart Grid and Save Electricity

A new data model developed by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and their colleagues at other universities and in the private sector will help facilities and buildings save power through automated demand response technology, and advance the development of the Smart Grid

27 Apr 2009

Energy Efficient Lights an Attraction in Refurbished Marriot Hotel

The Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Regensburg now has yet another attraction. In the newly refurbished conference room known as the “Light” room, linear modules with Golden Dragon LEDs from OSRAM are used to create any lighting of any mood, color and intensity

27 Apr 2009

Renewable Energy Technologies to be Promoted by NIST, NREL, ASME and CNSE at Forum

NIST, NREL, ASME and CNSE to jointly present April 26-28 forum designed to accelerate renewable energy technologies by addressing measurements at the nanoscale

24 Apr 2009

JetBlue Asks People to Pledge to Do 'One Thing That's Green' for the Environment

In honor of Earth Day, New York-based JetBlue Airways is encouraging customers, crewmembers and communities across its network to join the airline and pledge to do One Thing That's Green to protect the environment

23 Apr 2009

Nissan Celebrates Earth Day With Electric Vehicle Prototype Announcement

Nissan will introduce zero-emission vehicles in the United States in 2010 and will mass market them globally two years later. Today's announcement coincides with the Earth Day visit of Nissan's EV Prototype vehicle to the Nissan Americas campus in Franklin, Tenn., as part of a coast-to-coast tour

23 Apr 2009

Marriott Recognised For Going High Tech and Saving Energy

Marriott International has ranked number eleven on Computerworld magazine's "Top 12 Green IT Companies" list and is only one of two companies to make the list again this year. Computerworld recognized Marriott for its innovative efforts to make its hi-tech operations even more energy efficient and less wasteful

23 Apr 2009

ArvinMeritor Up Recycling Rate to 89 Percent of Waste Materials

ArvinMeritor, as part of its global sustainability platform, has announced that it has increased its recycling rate year-over-year to 89 percent from 83 percent

22 Apr 2009