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Thousands of Green Jobs to be Created as Solyndra Starts Work on New 500 Megawatt Solar Plant

Solyndra, Inc. today commenced construction of its second solar panel manufacturing plant

7 Sep 2009

UQM Technologies and BorgWarner Team Up on Electric Powertrain Systems for Hybrid and Electric Cars

UQM Technologes, a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that it is collaborating with BorgWarner on electric powertrain products for all-electric and hybrid-electric passenger automobiles

7 Sep 2009

Paris-Dakar Rally Gets Ethanol Powered Category

For the first time in its 31-year history, the world's largest rally competition, formerly known as Paris-Dakar, will include in its 2010 edition a category in which competing vehicles will run on ethanol

7 Sep 2009

Using a Green Roof to Improve Storm Water Management, Energy Conservation, Biodiversity and Reduce Air Pollution

One way to maximize the eco-friendly factor of a structure is to include a green roof—and this doesn't refer to the paint color. "Greening" a roof, or covering a roof with vegetation, is gaining popularity in North America

7 Sep 2009

US Postal Service Hybrid Electric Vehicles Use Generator From Aura

Aura Systems announced today that Azure Dynamics Corporation incorporated the AuraGen generator into its Balance Hybrid Electric vehicle, which is the newest addition to the United States Postal Service fleet

7 Sep 2009

More Efficient Fuel Cells Could Be Made Using Bacteria

Bacteria that generate significant amounts of electricity could be used in microbial fuel cells to provide power in remote environments or to convert waste to electricity

6 Sep 2009

SKF Develops New Bearings for Environmentally Friendly Hybrid Cars

SKF, the leading knowledge engineering company, has developed a new bearing solution for the latest environmentally friendly micro-hybrid cars

6 Sep 2009

UNEP Points to Accelerated Opportunities for Climate Change Action

Faster action on climate change may be possible if nations combine substantial cuts of carbon dioxide emissions alongside accelerated moves across a suite of other greenhouse gases and pollutants

6 Sep 2009

University of Pennsylvania Graduating Students to Wear Gowns and Caps Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles

Plastic water and soda bottles that are said to last forever in a landfill will instead grace the 2,500 or so University of Pennsylvania graduating seniors next spring as their commencement caps and gowns

6 Sep 2009

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Calls for Urgent Action on Climate Change

Standing on rapidly melting polar ice, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to the world for urgent measures to be taken to combat climate change to protect the planet for future generations

4 Sep 2009

Man Made Global Warming Has Overtaken 2000 Years of Natural Cooling

Arctic temperatures in the 1990s reached their warmest level of any decade in at least 2,000 years, new research indicates. The study, which incorporates geologic records and computer simulations, provides new evidence that the Arctic would be cooling if not for greenhouse gas emissions that are overpowering natural climate patterns

4 Sep 2009