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MIT and Total Research Solar Power Batteries

Total announces the signing of a research agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop new stationary batteries that are designed to enable the storage of solar power

3 Nov 2009

Climate Change Means Mount Kilimanjaro Will Soon Have No Snow

The remaining ice fields atop famed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania could be gone within two decades and perhaps even sooner, based on the latest survey of the ice fields remaining on the mountain

3 Nov 2009

Oil Spill Off the Coast of Australia Highlights Need for Environmental Plan

An independent marine scientists' report into the environmental effects of the Montara oil spill says a systematic, long-term monitoring effort is the only way to ascertain the true impacts of the spill on the region's biodiversity

3 Nov 2009

Low Carbon Industrial Revolution Being Promoted in the UK

Industry leaders today backed a drive to slash the carbon emissions and energy costs of manufacturers by up to a third, and substantially shrink the carbon footprints of finished products

2 Nov 2009

Commonly Used Chemicals May Affect Cholesterol Levels

A study published November 2, 2009 ahead of print in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) suggests that polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFCs) may affect serum cholesterol levels in people

2 Nov 2009

Sandia Completes Cover For Landfill Containing Radioactive Waste

The Environmental Restoration Project at Sandia National Laboratories reports the successful construction of an alternative evapotranspirative cover at the Mixed Waste Landfill (MWL) in September. The 2.6-acre site is located in Technical Area 3 in the west-central part of Kirtland Air Force Base

2 Nov 2009

Method Proved to Reduce Streetlight Energy Consumption

Experts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lighting Research Center (LRC) estimate that about half of the approximately 13 million streetlights in America have the opportunity to significantly reduce energy consumption by as much as 50 percent, translating to an annual savings of 1 billion kWh, and a reduction in power plant CO2 emissions of 546,000 tons per year

2 Nov 2009

Power Companies Can Now Give Consumer Access to Energy Efficiency Information Online

Electric utilities across the country are invited to help bring consumers out of the dark about the importance of energy efficiency. Power companies can now provide easy access to information about their energy efficiency programs at no charge

2 Nov 2009

NOAA Scientists Fly to the Ends of the Earth to Measure Greenhouse Gases

NOAA scientists took off Saturday on the second phase of a mission that, when complete, will provide a detailed view of how carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are distributed globally

2 Nov 2009

Surfrider and Toyota Team Up on Specially Modified Hybrid Toyota Camry

Toyota has partnered with the Surfrider Foundation to create a specially modified Camry Hybrid fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG), reflecting Toyota involvement with environmental awareness

2 Nov 2009

Toyota Launches Two New Hybrid Vehicles, the Toyota Prius Aerius and Aemulus

Toyota, the worldwide leader in hybrid sales and technology, is publicly debuting two uniquely modified Prius gas-electric hybrids at the 2009 SEMA Show

2 Nov 2009

ClearLite Launches "A Safer CFL", with the ArmorLite SAFETY ECO CFL

Clear-Lite Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: CLRH), a leading innovator of eco-friendly, energy-saving “natural” lighting today announced that it is introducing A Safer CFL, the patent-pending ArmorLite SAFETY ECO CFL, ...

2 Nov 2009

Combating Climate Change by Upgrading Ozone Layer Treaty Will Be Key Issue at International Meeting in Egypt

Accelerating the contribution of a treaty to protect the ozone layer towards meeting the climate change challenge will take place at the 21st Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol

2 Nov 2009

Palm Oil Programs Harming Asia's Poor and Not Helping Orangutans Says IPA

Misguided campaigns by the Melbourne and Auckland Zoos and activists lack understanding of why forest and orang-utans are being lost. It isn’t palm oil it’s poverty

2 Nov 2009

Trains and Electric Cars in Denmark Offer Sustainable Transport Solution

Better Place Denmark and DSB have signed a groundbreaking agreement to provide Danes with door-to-door, sustainable transportation by combining trains and electric cars

2 Nov 2009