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Eco-Building Technique Comes From Sandcastles and Ancient Technology

The secret of a successful sandcastle could aid the revival of an ancient eco-friendly building technique, according to research led by Durham University

8 Jun 2009

Marine Litter a Growing Problem Around the World

From discarded fishing gear to plastic bags to cigarette butts, a growing tide of marine litter is harming oceans and beaches worldwide, says a new report

8 Jun 2009

More Than 10 Million Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Handed Out By Puget Sound Energy

Puget Sound Energy announced today that the utility has now distributed more than 10 million free and discounted compact fluorescent light bulbs to its more than 1 million electric customers in Western Washington since the residential lighting program launched in 2002

8 Jun 2009

SCHOTT Announces "eco Glass" Made Without Using Arsenic or Antimony

The Electronics + Biotech profit center at SCHOTT is now launching a variety of glasses that the company calls "eco Glass" that are manufactured without adding arsenic and antimony as refining agents during the...

8 Jun 2009

Solar Innovations Skylights Pass Impact Testing

Solar Innovations, a custom manufacturer of residential and commercial conservatories, greenhouses, sunrooms, folding, tilting, and sliding glass doors, walls, windows, and screens announces the completion of Florida Impact Testing on two skylight options

8 Jun 2009

Biomass Derived Bio-Oil to Replace Fossil Fuels For Heat and Power Generation

Metso and UPM have developed a new concept for the production of biomass-based bio-oil to replace fossil fuels in heating and power generation

8 Jun 2009

Toxic Chinese Drywall Investigation Expanded by Chinese Drywall Complaint Center

The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center is dramatically expanding their investigation of toxic Chinese drywall in Texas

8 Jun 2009

Green Building Now on the Curriculum at Colleges Throughout United States

Green Builder® Media announced that it has expanded the reach of its online educational platform, Green Builder® College, through a partnership with ProTrain LLC. Green Builder College’s online courses will be included in the curriculum of 135 colleges across the country

4 Jun 2009

Kodak Reveals New Sustainability Goals

Eastman Kodak Company announced today a new set of three-year Sustainability Goals. This comes on the heels of a prior program that reduced carbon emissions in an amount equal to taking 190,000 cars off the road

4 Jun 2009

Heavy Metal Pollution Can Be Cleaned Up By Deep Sea Bacteria

A species of bacteria, isolated from sediments deep under the Pacific Ocean, could provide a powerful clean-up tool for heavy metal pollution

4 Jun 2009

Tesla Delivers 500th Electric Car, Will Celebrate With

Tesla Motors will host a road rally Saturday to commemorate the electric vehicle manufacturer’s 500th Roadster delivery and the one-year anniversary of its first retail store

4 Jun 2009

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Be Cut By Boosting Efforts to Conserve Forests and Other Ecosystems

Boosting investments in the conservation, rehabilitation and management of the Earth's forests, peatlands, soils and other key ecosystems could deliver significant cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and avoid even more being released to the atmosphere, a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) says

4 Jun 2009

Climate Heroes Program to be Launched By United Nations

Born out of the UN-wide call for the world to Unite to Combat Climate Change in the lead up to the critical negotiations this December in Copenhagen, one component of this year's World Environment Day will be the launch of the Climate Heroes

4 Jun 2009

How Will Climate Change Effect Rotterdam, Jakarta, and New York

Policy makers and environmental, planning, and engineering experts from around the world convene to compare and assess the mitigation and adaptation policies of three major world coastal cities, each with a Dutch heritage: Rotterdam, Jakarta, and New York City

4 Jun 2009

Blach Solar Photovoltaic Project to be Built in San Jose

Blach Construction was recently selected by the Orchard School District to provide program management and preconstruction services for the installation of campus-wide energy management and efficiency upgrades

4 Jun 2009