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US EPA 2009 Green Power Leadership Award Given To Applied Materials for Green Energy

Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that it has received a 2009 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

16 Sep 2009

EcoSafe Inflator Introduced as an Environmentally Friendly Vehicle Airbag Inflator

ARC Automotive Inc., a leading producer of airbag inflator technologies, today announced a new, ‘greener’ alternative – the EcoSafe Inflator™ – to engage airbag passive safety restraint systems in passenger vehicles

15 Sep 2009

Spanish Forestry Unsustainable Due to Energy Consumption

Spain is one of the leading European countries, along with Sweden, in terms of wood production for paper paste, but this uses large amounts of energy. Spanish and Swedish scientists have compared the environmental load stemming from forestry operations, and have concluded that the Spanish sector uses more energy than the Swedish one

15 Sep 2009

Nature in the Arctic Indicates Our Climate Changed Future

In Arctic areas, climate change is progressing faster than in any other location on Earth. Researchers at the University of Helsinki have participated in two new studies indicating that the changes are astonishingly fast

15 Sep 2009

Carbon Nanotubes to be The Building Block of Super Efficient Solar Cells

Using a carbon nanotube instead of traditional silicon, Cornell researchers have created the basic elements of a solar cell that hopefully will lead to much more efficient ways of converting light to electricity than now used in calculators and on rooftops

15 Sep 2009

Big Leap Forward for Generating Hydrogen Using Sunlight

RoseStreet Labs Energy scientists announced a leap forward in generating hydrogen gas directly from sunlight by a photoelectrochemical cell

15 Sep 2009

Navy to Get Plant Based Jet Fuel

Sustainable Oils, a producer of renewable, environmentally clean, and high-value camelina-based fuels, announced it has been awarded a contract by the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) for 40,000 gallons of camelina-based jet fuel

15 Sep 2009

Bulb Shaped LED Lights Launched by Panasonic

Panasonic Corporation, a leader in electronics technology and innovation, has unveiled bulb-shaped LED (light-emitting diode) lamps, the latest addition to its EVERLEDS LED lighting products

15 Sep 2009

EcoFriendly Carpet Cleans Up In Rhino Challenge

The grudge match is over and the winner has been crowned in the battle between Mohawk SmartStrand carpet made with DuPont Sorona renewably sourced polymer, and Ricko The Rhino. The beige carpet emerged victorious in the SmartStrand Rhino Challenge… after two weeks of exposure to Ricko

15 Sep 2009

Biosensor to Revolutionise The Detection of Nitrates and Phosphates in Water and Sulfites in Wine and Food

An Adelaide company has secured funding to finalise prototypes and complete testing of a biosensor technology that is set to revolutionise the testing of water, wine and food throughout the world

15 Sep 2009

Philips Lumec Launches Energy Saving LED Based Street Lights

After years of research and development, Philips Lumec, in line with its environmentally responsible mission, unveiled its newest product, the RoadStar, a state-of-the-art LED luminaire designed specifically for large area, street, and roadway lighting applications

15 Sep 2009

Floods in Turkey Show the Need for Climate Change Adaptation

Recent flooding in parts of Turkey has underscored the need to focus on ecologically-sound flood management practices to shield urban areas from extreme weather events, particularly those caused by climate change

15 Sep 2009

Green Power Partners Fighting Climate Change Honored by EPA

From Wall Street to Main Street, organizations big and small are leading the fight against climate change by purchasing green power, and for the ninth straight year, EPA is honoring certain Green Power partners across the United States for outstanding contributions in helping grow the nation’s voluntary green power market

15 Sep 2009

Revised Requirements for Energy Star Televisions Mean Consumers Will Save More Energy and Money

EPA has revised the qualifications for televisions to achieve the Energy Star label, requiring TVs to be 40 percent more energy efficient than conventional models

15 Sep 2009

Salmon to be Protected by New EPA Limits on the Use of Pesticides

EPA has announced plans to place additional limitations on the use of three organophosphate pesticides — chlorpyrifos, diazinon and malathion — to protect endangered and threatened salmon and steelhead in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington

15 Sep 2009