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Carbon Dioxide Capture Plant For Coal Fired Power Stations to be Built By Siemens and E.ON Kraftwerke

Siemens and E.ON Kraftwerke are to build a pilot CO2 capture plant at the E.ON power plant Staudinger in Grosskrotzenburg near Hanau

22 Feb 2009

Using Nanotechnology to Make Hydrogen Peroxide More Easily Obtained and Used as a Disinfectant

Nanotechnology breakthrough promises to enable the on-site production of hydrogen peroxide in smaller quantities and more desirable concentrations

20 Feb 2009

SOLA II Flare for Refineries from Thermo Fisher Scientific Delivers Fast Results, Unmatched Dynamic Range and Smaller Footprint

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a more compact and cost-efficient solution for refineries and related facilities seeking to meet the new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sulfur emission regulations

18 Feb 2009

What Happens If New Mexico Ignores Climate Change Warnings

If nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, New Mexico could experience some $3.2 billion in associated costs - led by wildfires and health-care. This could translate to a tab of 8 percent of annual household income by 2020

17 Feb 2009

What Is Likely to Happen If Washingtonians Don't Address Climate Change

If nothing is done to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Washington is likely to experience some $3.8 billion in associated annual costs - including $1.3 billion in health related costs alone, according to a report produced for the University of Oregon's Climate Leadership Initiative’s Program on Climate Economics by ECONorthwest

17 Feb 2009

What Will Happen If Climate Change Is Not Addressed by Oregonians

If nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Oregon will face some $3.3 billion in annual costs, which translates to about 4 percent of annual household income by 2020, according to a report produced for the University of Oregon's Climate Leadership Initiative’s Program on Climate Economics by ECONorthwest.

17 Feb 2009

LED Conference to Discuss the World of High Efficiency LED Lighting

IntertechPira is pleased to announce that the 10th installment of its internationally renowned LEDs conference series will be held October 20-22, 2009, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California

17 Feb 2009

Atmospheric Measurements of Carbon Using Aircraft

Carbon dioxide (CO2) distinguishes itself as the fastest growing greenhouse gas in the atmosphere today. Policy decisions and regulation of CO2 emissions depends on our ability to measure the increase in the atmosphere and determine the source of the increase

16 Feb 2009

Punk Band Propagandhi Offers Music Download to Those Who Donate to Sea Shepherd, PETA2 or Partners in Health

Outspoken punk band Propagandhi has made an offer to their fans to get the two tracks that make up their latest single as free music downloads if they make a donation to Sea Shepherd, PETA2 or Partners in Health

16 Feb 2009

PGI Increases Corporate Sustainability Program

PGI has announced it is strengthening its corporate sustainability program with a focused and expanded initiative in this area led by the company's first chief sustainability officer

2 Feb 2009