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Key Step Made In Turning Methane Gas into Liquid Fuel

Researchers at the University of Washington and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have taken an important step in converting methane gas to a liquid, potentially making it more useful as a fuel and as a source for making other chemicals

25 Oct 2009

Burn Wise Campaign From the EPA to Reduce Wood Smoke Pollution for a Safer and Healthier Winter

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants homeowners to learn before they burn this winter. Wood smoke is made up of a mixture of gases and fine particle pollution that isn’t healthy to breathe indoors or out – especially for children, older adults and those with heart disease, asthma or other lung diseases

22 Oct 2009

World Insurers Unite to Back the Green Economy

Global insurers controlling assets worth trillions of US dollars have joined with the world's leading academics in a United Nations-backed survey putting the industry's approach to sustainability and climate risks under forensic examination

22 Oct 2009

Changes in the Arctic Are Affecting the Air, Ocean and Everything in Between

Despite the fact that summer 2009 had more sea ice than in 2007 or 2008, scientists are seeing drastic changes in the region from just five years ago and at rates faster than anticipated. The findings were presented today in the annual update of the Arctic Report Card, a collaborative effort of 71 national and international scientists

22 Oct 2009

Toyota and Lexus Hybrid Vehicles Top the 1 Million Sales Mark in the U.S.

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., announced today that total combined Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicle sales in the U.S. have topped the one million mark

22 Oct 2009

Lack of Political Nerve Threatens to Turn Copenhagen into Doha

Conservation organization WWF today issued a warning to the world that a lack of political nerve could divert the world from achieving a climate deal in Copenhagen

21 Oct 2009

Glowing Molecule Detects Cyanide Contamination in Water

A small molecule designed to detect cyanide in water samples works quickly, is easy to use, and glows under ultraviolet or "black" light

21 Oct 2009

Phoenix, Arizona to Get Carbon Neutral Taxi Cab Service

Clean Air Cab, Arizona’s most environmentally friendly taxicab service, today announced the launch of the very first carbon neutral taxicab service in the state of Arizona

21 Oct 2009

EarthRenew Organic Matter Giving 40 Percent Increases in Crop Yields

Early stage research field trials conducted by the University of Arizona’s Maricopa County and Yuma County Cooperative Extension, have demonstrated that organic farmers using EarthRenew Organic Matter in a Granule products can achieve substantially higher yields than farmers using conventional chemical fertilizer applications, the company announced here today

21 Oct 2009

Bioplastics to be Made From Algae by Cereplast

Cereplast, manufacturer of proprietary bio-based sustainable plastics, announced that it has been developing a breakthrough technology to transform algae into bioplastics and intends to launch a new family of algae-based resins that will complement the company’s existing line of Compostables and Hybrid resins

21 Oct 2009

Air Liquide Lauches Hydrogen Unit for Cleaner Fuels

Air Liquide continues to grow its hydrogen business in the U.S. to reliably supply refiners with this essential gas used to convert heavy crude oil into diesel, jet fuel and gasoline and to further remove sulphur from these products. These low sulphur transportation fuels meet the most stringent worldwide environmental regulations

21 Oct 2009

Two Billion Hits For Climate Satellite Laser

An Earth observing satellite that provides new insight into the role that clouds and atmospheric aerosols play in regulating weather, climate, and air quality has hit its target two billion times

21 Oct 2009

Communityand the Environment Lose as Long Beach Port Caves into Polluting Truckers

A sustainable trucking fleet and long-term clean air gains supported by local environmentalists, community groups, harbor residents and workers could be jeopardized thanks to a settlement between the Port of Long Beach and the American Trucking Association announced late yesterday

21 Oct 2009

BASF Agrees to Ozone Protecting Clean Air Act Upgrades

BASF Corporation has agreed, under a Clean Air Act settlement filed today in federal court in Beaumont, Texas, to reduce the use of refrigerant chemicals that destroy the earth's stratospheric ozone layer

21 Oct 2009

Applied Materials Contributes Printing Line to Motech Solar Manufacturing Plant

Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that Motech Solar, one of the world's leading producers of crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells, has installed and qualified an Applied Baccini back-end line for double printing applications at its volume production facility in Tainan, Taiwan

20 Oct 2009