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Young Tradespeople Made Aware of Asbestos Dangers

Trainee apprentices from around the West Midlands received a stark warning from the Health and Safety Executive that, once exposed to asbestos fibres in their lungs, they could die a premature death from mesothelioma unless they take necessary precautions in the workplace

26 Nov 2008

Cave Bears Wiped Out by Climate Change

Enormous cave bears, Ursus spelaeus, that once inhabited a large swathe of Europe, from Spain to the Urals, died out 27,800 years ago, around 13 millennia earlier than was previously believed, scientists have reported

25 Nov 2008

Lead Levels in Christmas Lights Found to be Dangerously High

New Research shows that Christmas light sets contain such high levels of lead that they exceed limits set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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

Grant Awarded for Research into Environmentally Friendly Electro Ceramics Coating

Zenergy Power, the specialist manufacturer and developer of commercial applications for high-temperature superconductive materials, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant in support of its research into the development of low-cost production techniques for 2G HTS wires

17 Nov 2008

Acrylic Glass Made from Sugar Set to Cause Plastics Revolution

In future, plastics like polymethyl methacrylate or acrylic glass could be made from natural raw materials such as sugars, alcohols or fatty acids

16 Nov 2008

Using Natural Plants to Produce Oil

Crude oil is getting more and more expensive, a fact clearly felt by the chemical industry. An alternative source of carbon is biomass, for instance colza and whey, which can likewise be used to produce chemical products

10 Nov 2008

TexCote's Coolwall Energy Saving Product Used on Federal Building

TexCote, one of the largest textured coatings manufacturers in the world, applied its patented energy-saving exterior coating to the new USCIS immigration buildings in South Florida

10 Nov 2008

American Clay Earth Plaster Demonstrated at Greenbuild While Users Claim Energy Savings

American Clay Enterprises returns to the Greenbuild International Expo to showcase its all-natural, eco-friendly earth plasters with a larger hands-on demo area. They will also discuss the start of a long-term experiment inspired by feedback from users of the products who claim that the clay provides them energy savings

9 Nov 2008