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WalMart Opens Environmental Demonstration Store

Wal-Mart Canada has announced the opening of its first environmental demonstration store in Burlington, Ontario, which features a first-of-its-kind application of geothermal technology in a large-scale Canadian retail operation and energy-conserving lighting innovations, among many other sustainable features

28 Jan 2009

Governments Must Lead and Be the Power Behind Renewable Energy and Sustainability

WWF has told an audience of energy experts and senior government officials from more than 20 countries that the world’s leading governments and businesses must lead the planet towards the benefits of renewable energy and a sustainable future

28 Jan 2009

Clean, Green and Sustainable Fuels to Come From Massive Investment in Bioenergy

The biggest ever single UK public investment in bioenergy research has been announced on 27 January by the main funding agency for the biosciences

28 Jan 2009

Food Scraps Set to Become to Fuels of the Future

Fruit and veg may be good for you but in 10 years time we could be replacing fossil fuels and helping to save our planet by using the inedible bits that we throw away to run our cars, boats and planes

28 Jan 2009

IBM to Green Up Supply Chains With SNOW Program

A new IBM consulting offering can help companies reduce carbon dioxide emissions, fuel usage and costs by providing a detailed analysis of their supply chain logistics and suggesting improvements

28 Jan 2009

Hybrid Nuclear Fusion - Fission Power Plant Could Provide Carbon Free Safe Energy

New hybrid fusion-fission nuclear power plants could provide carbon free power while using and destroying dangerous, radioactive wastes from normal nuclear power plants

27 Jan 2009

Hybrid Foam Materials to Save Energy and Resouces

A special process will make it possible to improve the mechanical, thermal and acoustic properties of foams in the future. This will be of particular benefit to lightweight construction

26 Jan 2009

Siemens to Divest Stake in Areva NP Joint Venture, Remains Committed to Nuclear Power

As contractually specified, Siemens AG will terminate the Shareholders Agreement for the Franco-German joint venture Areva NP S.A.S., specified effective latest January 30, 2012, and sell its entire stake to the majority shareholder Areva S.A. under the terms of a put agreement

26 Jan 2009

Five Storey Energy Efficient Building Uses The Same Energy as Two Homes

A five-storey office and research building for 220 people that requires scarcely more energy from external sources for heating and cooling than one or two single-family houses

26 Jan 2009

Showcase Green Envirohome Uses EchoPod Ultrasonic Level Sensor for Graywater

Promoted on FOX News as the "Greenest House in the World," Florida's Showcase Green Envirohome (FSGE) has selected Flow Line Options EchoPod for its Graywater Reuse System

26 Jan 2009