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Timberland, New Balance, Keen, Reef, Hush Puppies and Simple Shoes to All Produce Footwear From Leather Made at Environmentally Friendly Tannery

Ground has been broken on the new ecologically friendly model factory in Saigon, Vietnam of the Germany - Chinese leather producer ISA Tan Tec

25 Sep 2008

Controlling Agricultural Energy Costs With Low Energy Grain Drying Technique

A little-used grain-drying technique can help farmers control energy costs, according to an Ohio State University agricultural engineer

24 Sep 2008

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Booming and Shifting East

Despite widespread concern about climate change, annual carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels and manufacturing cement have grown 38 percent since 1992, from 6.1 billion tons of carbon to 8.5 billion tons in 2007

24 Sep 2008

Green Buildings at Sandia Get LEED Certification

Sandia National Laboratories recently recognized five green-certified buildings in a brief ceremony organized by the Labs’ Environmental Planning Department

24 Sep 2008

Advertising Campaign Takes Off Promoting Ethanol

America’s ethanol industry has a fantastic story to tell. Beginning this week, that story is being told to millions of Americans as the Renewable Fuels Association launches two ads very clearly stating the benefits of today’s domestic renewable fuels industry

24 Sep 2008

Sustainable Biofuel Development Backed by Boeing

Boeing has, with leading air carriers and Honeywell's UOP, a refining technology developer, established a group to accelerate the development and commercialization of sustainable new aviation fuels

24 Sep 2008

Intelligent and Sustainable Buildings to be Theme of World Standards Day

World Standards Day is celebrated each year on 14 October to pay tribute to the efforts of thousands of experts worldwide who collaborate to develop voluntary International Standards. The theme of this year's World Standards Day message is "Intelligent and sustainable buildings".

24 Sep 2008

UCSB Students Address Energy Challenges With ConvEne Program

A new program funded by the National Science Foundation means UC Santa Barbara is now able to offer graduate students deep and broad experience in solving the energy challenges facing the country

24 Sep 2008

Sustainable Buildings Award Won by Innovative Medical Building

An innovative new Aberdeen medical building has been awarded a prestigious accolade in recognition of its environmental credentials

24 Sep 2008

Cisco Program Promotes Working Sustainably to Increase Quality of Life, Economic Growth and to Address Climate Change

Today Cisco announced a new way of working sustainably called "Connected and Sustainable Work," designed to provide cities, employers, and citizens with a new framework for fostering economic growth, increasing the quality of life, and addressing the challenges of climate change

24 Sep 2008