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Making Oil More Profitable By Using Nanotechnology

A wall of graphene a single nanometer wide could be the difference between an oil well that merely pays for itself and one that returns great profit

26 Oct 2009

Production of Biofuels Could Increase the Carbon Emissions They Are Supposed to Reduce

A global push toward production of biofuels, advocated by many as a measure to curb greenhouse gas emissions, could have exactly the opposite effect unless adequate controls are put in place, a new study has found

26 Oct 2009

Contract With Bosch Solar Reinforces Linde's as Leading PV Gas Supplier

Linde Nippon Sanso (LNS), a company of The Linde Group, has been awarded a long-term contract to supply gases for Bosch Solar’s new manufacturing site in Erfurt, Germany. Under the turnkey contract, Linde will provide high purity nitrogen from an on-site air separation unit and bulk oxygen

26 Oct 2009

DuPont Shines at World's Largest Solar Energy Exhibition

DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DPVS) recently highlighted solar energy initiatives at the 24th Annual European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference & Exhibition in Hamburg, Germany. More than 40,000 people attended the event

26 Oct 2009

Sustainable Water Technologies Presented by Alcoa Engineers at China America National Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

Natural water technology systems have enabled Alcoa to decrease water usage and to return more clean water to the communities in which the company operates

26 Oct 2009

AMCEN Climate Change Talks Face Big Decisions Before Copenhagen

Delegates and high-level experts from some 150 African countries, who participated in the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, are finalizing efforts today to consolidate and map out the region's position ahead of the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen in December

25 Oct 2009

Toyota and Lexus Applaud the "Green" Entertainment at 20th Anniversary Environmental Media Awards

Toyota and Lexus are proud to be presenting sponsors of the 20th anniversary Environmental Media Awards. This star-studded gala salutes the creative teams behind music, film and television productions that raise public awareness of environmental issues by incorporating environmental messages in their work and “greening” their operations

25 Oct 2009

Strong Deforestation Target Must Be Part of Climate Change Deal

Global leaders must support a clear and effective deforestation target at climate talks in Copenhagen in December, or they risk crippling the world’s ability to control climate change

25 Oct 2009

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