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Environmentally Friendly Features Incorporated into New National Children's Museum Building

The National Children's Museum (NCM) today unveiled plans for its new Pelli Clarke Pelli-designed building, slated to open in 2013 at National Harbor, as a physical demonstration of the Museum's mission to inspire children to care about and improve the world

22 Apr 2009

RFA Says Californian Low Carbon Fuels Plan Likely to Fail

California’s efforts to reduce the carbon intensity of the state’s transportation fuels are admirable, but the state’s goals, as outlined in the proposed Low Carbon Fuels Standard (LCFS), are unlikely to be achieved because of the policy’s inherent bias against low-carbon biofuels, says the Renewable Fuels Association

22 Apr 2009

Minnesota Power's Wind Energy Project in North Dakota Moves Forward

Minnesota Power's first fully owned and operated commercial wind project in North Dakota is moving forward with an agreement to purchase 33 wind turbines and the initiation of the regulatory approval processes in North Dakota and Minnesota

22 Apr 2009

NREL Installs Inkjet Workstations for Photovoltaics Research

iTi Solar announced that the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has installed inkjet and spray workstations supplied by iTi Solar in NREL's advanced Atmospheric Processing Platform, which is located in the Process Development and Integration Laboratory at the National Center for Photovoltaics

22 Apr 2009

Researchers Find Way to Increase Energy Efficiency of Refrigerators

In what seems a counter-intuitive maneuver, Dr. Homayun Navaz, professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University in Flint, Mich., turned down the velocity of cold air and raised the temperature to 32 degrees to improve energy efficiency in a refrigerated display case

22 Apr 2009

UK Releases Sustainability Review To Reduce CO2 Emissions From Vehicles

The UK Energy Research Centre, the focal point for UK research on sustainable energy, today launched an in-depth review of policies which could significantly reduce transport C02 emissions

22 Apr 2009

The American Physical Society Brands Cold Fusion Claims on 60 Minutes To Be False

On April 19, CBS aired a “60 Minutes” segment on “cold fusion,” a process that proponents claim could solve the world’s energy problems. The American Physical Society, the top physics organization in America, responds to false claims made on the show

22 Apr 2009

Self Healing Concrete Will Mean Long Term Environmental Savings

A concrete material developed at the University of Michigan can heal itself when it cracks. No human intervention is necessary---just water and carbon dioxide

22 Apr 2009

Large Lithum Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles to Benefit From New Material Discovery

Showa Denko K.K. has developed a new grade of SCMG (shape-controlled micro graphite) to be used as anode material in large lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles

22 Apr 2009

SunChips and National Geographic Launch Green Effect To Encourage Consumers to Go Environmentally Friendly

Inspired by the belief that small steps can create big change, SunChips, PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division's popular line of multigrain snacks, and National Geographic today announced the launch of the Green Effect, a national initiative that encourages consumers to take their own small steps toward helping the planet

22 Apr 2009