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FedEx Freight and BP Solar Team Up On Second Solar Power Installation

FedEx Corp. and BP Solar announced today the completion and activation of a second project together - a solar system for a FedEx Freight distribution center in Fontana, California

5 Sep 2008

U.S. Wind Industry Passes 20 000 Megawatts of Installed Capacity

The U.S. wind industry has raced past the 20,000-megawatt (MW) installed capacity milestone, achieving in two years what had previously taken more than two decades

4 Sep 2008

Stonger Hurricanes Linked to Climate Change and Warmer Seas

The theory that global warming may be contributing to stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic over the past 30 years is bolstered by a new study

3 Sep 2008

Top International Experts Come to Singapore To Tackle Issues Of Sustainable Cities By 2058

More than 20 world experts on building sustainable cities - urban leaders and globalisation experts - will converge at Singapore for the landmark conference, Futuropolis 2058

3 Sep 2008

Sustainability Webinars to Examine Green Challenges Facing Colleges and Universities

A series of webinars aimed at uncovering solutions for the challenges facing colleges and universities in meeting campus sustainability goal is planned

3 Sep 2008

Biocontrol Insect Exacerbates Invasive Weed It Was Meant to Control

Biocontrol agents, such as insects, are often released outside of their native ranges to control invasive plants. But scientists in Montana have found that through complex community interactions among deer mice, native plants and seeds, the presence of an introduced fly may exacerbate the effects of the invasive plant it was meant to control

3 Sep 2008

Regulators Ignore Safety Advice and Allow Shortcuts in Building of U.S. Nuclear Facility

US regulators have ignored expert safety advice in an attempt to cut corners and fast track the completion of a $4 billion nuclear fuel facility currently under construction near Aiken, South Carolina

2 Sep 2008

Voltage Dip Protection for Wind Generators

An engineer at the Public University of Navarre develops new methods to protect wind generators during voltage dips

2 Sep 2008

Sustainable Building Automation With Wireless Sensors from EnOcean

EnOcean, the inventor of self-powered wireless sensors and modules, has released 315 MHz versions of their ultra-low power radio modules. The development enables integrators to install wireless sensors networks into buildings using a frequency band that is far less crowded than the others available

2 Sep 2008