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Green House Gas, Nitrogen Trifluoride, Much More Prevalent in Atmosphere Than Expected

Compound used in manufacture of flat panel televisions, computer displays, microcircuits, solar panels is 17,000 times more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide

23 Oct 2008

BLADE Improving Fuel Economy and Reducing Emissions at the Tailpipe

BLADE is a breakthrough emissions reduction technology soon to become a fixture on the tailpipe of every car and light duty truck

23 Oct 2008

High Schoolers Testing Water Quality in New York Area

Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries and Clarkson University have been awarded $1.4 million from the NSF to expand a program that will teach 9,000 New York high schoolers to design, build, test, deploy and interpret environmental sensors to monitor water quality in the Hudson and St. Lawrence

23 Oct 2008

Impact of Climate Change on Lakes

Climate change will have different effects on lakes in warmer and colder regions of the globe. This is the conclusion reached by Japanese and German researchers following studies of very deep caldera lakes in Japan

21 Oct 2008

Examining the Risks of not Going Green at Sustainable Real Estate Development Conference

The Wisconsin School of Business Graaskamp Center for Real Estate will host a conference on Sustainable Real Estate Development on Thursday, October 30

21 Oct 2008

Climate Change is Moving Faster Than Scientists Previously Expected

Global warming is accelerating at a faster rate than climate change experts had previously predicted, according to a new compendium of scientific research released today by WWF

21 Oct 2008

Carbon Disclosure Project Recognises PPG as Environmental Leader

PPG Industries has been recognized by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) as one of the leading S and P 500 companies and as the No. 1 company in the chemicals and pharmaceuticals sector in the CDP’s 2008 Leadership Index

21 Oct 2008

Rural Americans Views on the Environment Divided Along Religious Lines

Reflecting the heterogeneous nature of rural America, rural Americans are divided – primarily along religious lines – on their perspectives of environmental conservation and climate change, a new brief from the Carsey Institute finds.

20 Oct 2008