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BamPly, Bamboo Plywood Now Available From Pacific Western Wood

BamPly(R) is now a registered trademark of Pacific Western Wood, Inc. BamPly(R) bamboo panels are imported directly from mills in China by PWW. Bamboo plywood is made from a sustainable resource and qualifies for a number of LEED(R)(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credits

10 Aug 2009

Former Contaminated Shipyard to be Green Technology Center

Hunters Point Shipyard on California's San Francisco Bay has gone through several rebirths in its more than 100 years of existence. When completed in 2012, the complex will house a climate change think tank called the "UN Global Compact Sustainability Center" which will work to find green solutions to the environmental challenges facing the world, a conference center and UN offices

10 Aug 2009

NASA Forms Agreement to Make Alternative Energy and Nanotechnology Breakthroughs Available for Commercial Use

An agreement has been formed between MSGI and NASA to commercialize various revolutionary technologies developed by NASA in the fields of nanotechnology and alternative energy

10 Aug 2009

Climate Change is the Biggest Challenge the World Faces, Says UN Chief

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that climate change is the greatest challenge facing a world beset by crises and called on governments to reach a deal on the environment at a meeting in Denmark later this year

10 Aug 2009

United Nations Building to be Cooled Using Water From Lake Geneva

A few weeks after the (UNOG) received the the office has launched a new renewable energy project that will use water from Lake Geneva to cool the Palais des Nations and its conference rooms, as well as the International Labour Organization (ILO) building

10 Aug 2009

Sustainability Report Issued by Siemens Building Technologies

Integral to Siemens Building Technologies' environmental commitment is how it is applying, to its own business operations, the energy efficiency and green building sustainability practices that it delivers to customers. Siemens 2009 Sustainability Report documents the company's progress and further defines its path going forward

10 Aug 2009

New Zealand Sets Feeble Climate Change Target

The New Zealand Government’s announcement today that it will only tackle climate change if a shopping list of conditions are met is a clear example of the developed world’s lack of leadership on climate, Greenpeace warned today

10 Aug 2009

Solar Power and Photovoltaics Market Analysis in New Reports

DisplaySearch, the worldwide leader in display market research, today announced that it will roll out a new suite of reports to cover the rapidly growing solar and photovoltaics markets

10 Aug 2009

Looking for Growth Companies in the Nanotechnology and Environmental Industries

GC Research Ltd., a boutique equity research firm that specializes in the technology industry, with a focus on emerging technologies, announced that it has reinitiated coverage of the nanotechnology industry

10 Aug 2009

Environmentally Friendly Eco-Green Cleaning Products Now Available Worldwide

Daimer Industries, a major supplier and worldwide exporter of commercial cleaning products and green chemicals, announced the availability of its top-selling line of Eco-Green, eco-friendly formulations to chemical resellers worldwide

10 Aug 2009

Low Emissions Building Materials For Better Indoor Air Quality

The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI), a non-profit organization established in 2001 to create industry-independent indoor air quality standards for building materials and products, has awarded Trend USA and its franchise division, Granite
Transformations, its highest rating

10 Aug 2009

Fork Lifts and Trailers to Get Fuel Cell Power

The fuels cell that four Scandinavian industrial companies are developing in collaboration with SINTEF could supply power to trailers and fork-lift trucks. The electricity generated by this mini power-station could be capable of stopping heavy goods vehicle engines from having to run in neutral when their drivers are resting, and replace the use of diesel fuel in fork-lift trucks

10 Aug 2009

Electric Car Maker Tesla Turns First Monthly Profit and Makes it a Cool Million

Tesla Motors attained a significant milestone in July when it achieved overall corporate profitability with approximately $1 million of earnings on revenue of $20 million

10 Aug 2009

Climate Change Caused Biodiversity Booms and Busts in Ancient Plants and Mammals

A period of global warming from 53 million to 47 million years ago strongly influenced plants and animals, spurring a biodiversity boom in western North America, researchers from three research museums report in a paper published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

10 Aug 2009

Government Completes Evaluation of Toyota Advanced Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle

Toyota announced today the results of a recent collaborative fuel cell hybrid vehicle range and fuel economy field evaluation. The Toyota Highlander Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle – Advanced (FCHV-adv) achieved an estimated range of 431 miles on a single full tank of compressed hydrogen gas

10 Aug 2009