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Low Emissions Building Materials For Better Indoor Air Quality

The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI), a non-profit organization established in 2001 to create industry-independent indoor air quality standards for building materials and products, has awarded Trend USA and its franchise division, Granite
Transformations, its highest rating

10 Aug 2009

Fork Lifts and Trailers to Get Fuel Cell Power

The fuels cell that four Scandinavian industrial companies are developing in collaboration with SINTEF could supply power to trailers and fork-lift trucks. The electricity generated by this mini power-station could be capable of stopping heavy goods vehicle engines from having to run in neutral when their drivers are resting, and replace the use of diesel fuel in fork-lift trucks

10 Aug 2009

Electric Car Maker Tesla Turns First Monthly Profit and Makes it a Cool Million

Tesla Motors attained a significant milestone in July when it achieved overall corporate profitability with approximately $1 million of earnings on revenue of $20 million

10 Aug 2009

Climate Change Caused Biodiversity Booms and Busts in Ancient Plants and Mammals

A period of global warming from 53 million to 47 million years ago strongly influenced plants and animals, spurring a biodiversity boom in western North America, researchers from three research museums report in a paper published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

10 Aug 2009

Government Completes Evaluation of Toyota Advanced Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle

Toyota announced today the results of a recent collaborative fuel cell hybrid vehicle range and fuel economy field evaluation. The Toyota Highlander Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle – Advanced (FCHV-adv) achieved an estimated range of 431 miles on a single full tank of compressed hydrogen gas

10 Aug 2009

Car Tires of The Future May Be Better, Cheaper, More Fuel Efficient and Made From Trees

Automobile owners around the world may some day soon be driving on tires that are partly made out of trees – which could cost less, perform better and save on fuel and energy

10 Aug 2009

Ocean Climate and Geoscience Research in Australia Doubled With New Research Vessel

Australia's ocean climate and geoscience research capability will more than double when its latest ocean-going research vessel joins the national fleet in 2012

10 Aug 2009

Hybrid Vehicle System to be Introduced in Buick Crossover Vehicle for 2011

General Motors' plug-in hybrid technology will be introduced in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011

10 Aug 2009

High School Teachers Go Back to University to Learn About Solar Cells

Seven high school teachers have enrolled in a course in solar cells, offered as part of MSU's Master of Science in Science Education program. The teachers spent a week at MSU, attending lectures and performing experiments in MSU's Montana Microfabrication Facility

10 Aug 2009

Infrastructure Upgrades From Siemens Making Airports Cleaner and Greener

At this year’s inter airport Europe in Munich from October 6–9, 2009, Siemens will present itself under the slogan “Green and Efficient Airports”. The company will be showcasing products, solutions and services that help airport and airline managers to meet the ever increasing requirements of modern airport operations

10 Aug 2009

Eco-Friendly and Hypoallergenic Premium Clumping Cat Litter Introduced by Litter-Robot

Automated Pet Care Products, Inc., the makers of the Litter-Robot, now offers a new, environmentally friendly and hypoallergenic Litter-Robot brand premium clumping cat litter designed for use with the Litter-Robot

10 Aug 2009

Rockwool Changes Production Process to Save Space As Well As Energy

Rockwool, the world’s leading manufacturer of non-combustible stone wool insulation, has implemented a new, proprietary production process to reduce the space taken up by a number of its products – providing environmental and cost benefits for itself and its
supply chain

9 Aug 2009

ThyssenKrupp Nirosta Modernizes With Eco Friendly Converters

ThyssenKrupp Nirosta has completely modernized its converter facilities in Krefeld and in so doing made a further contribution to lowering pollution in the area around the plant

9 Aug 2009

OSRAM Releases New Energy Saving Alternate Lighting Products

For existing internal lighting systems with conventional control gears there are now two more energy-efficient alternatives. New OSRAM T8 Lumilux ES fluorescent lamps and compact Dulux D ES fluorescent lamps enable energy costs to be reduced by up to 10 percent compared with the corresponding conventional lamps

9 Aug 2009

Solar Power to Help Power Nissan Electric Cars

Nissan's plan to build 5,000 short-haul electric cars with a range of 100 miles will get a boost from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The laboratory will help to provide a solar power infrastructure to relieve the nation's electric grid power supply

9 Aug 2009