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Online Course in Reflective Roofing Helping Architects Gain Sustainable Design Credits

Architects wanting to get an early start on accumulating their first
Sustainable Design (SD) credits under new American Institute of Architects (AIA) requirements can take a free online course on white reflective roofing offered by the Vinyl Roofing Division of the Chemical Fabrics and Film Association

3 Aug 2009

Lawn Mowers Now Following The Path of Hybrid Vehicles

With all of the auto makers pushing the limits of hybrid technology, it is no surprise to see the lawn mower industry finally following suit

3 Aug 2009

Low Power Use a Feature of New Display Technologies

From touch screens, flexible displays, OLED displays, epaper displays to pocket projectors and 3D displays, it's important to explore how new display technologies can bring innovative form factors, attractive visual performance, power savings and potentially drive growth in the near future

3 Aug 2009

Having a Smaller Family Proven to be Environmentally Responsible

Some people who are serious about wanting to reduce their "carbon footprint" on the Earth have one choice available to them that may yield a large long-term benefit – have one less child

3 Aug 2009

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Inadequate for Climate Change Treaty

Current methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions have limitations that make it difficult to monitor CO2 emissions and verify an international climate treaty

3 Aug 2009

Energy Needs For Lighting Almost Eliminated by New Approach to Windows

A new approach to windows that could let in more light and cut indoor lighting needs by up to 99 percent in buildings in Tropical regions without losing the cooling effect of shades

2 Aug 2009

Mazda Says They Are Surprised by the Sales and Environmental Impact of Cash for Clunkers Program

Mazda North American Operations (MNAO), which reports July sales on Monday, has seen a marked increase in showroom traffic as a result of the week-old federal government's Cash for Clunkers (CARS) program. Fifty-seven percent of the Mazdas sold under the program have been MAZDA3s, the company's most fuel-efficient vehicle

2 Aug 2009

NASA Launches Green Aircraft Challenge

The NASA Innovative Partnerships Program and the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation today announced the Green Flight Challenge. The contest is a flight efficiency competition for aircraft that can average at least 100 mph on a 200-mile flight while achieving greater than 200 passenger miles per gallon

2 Aug 2009

Largest Rooftop Solar Power System in the US Planned by FedEx

FedEx Ground, the small-package shipping unit of FedEx Corp., today announced plans to install the nation’s largest rooftop solar-electric system

2 Aug 2009

MIT Solar Vehicle Team Gets Panasonic Sponsorship

Panasonic Corporation has announced its support of the Solar Electric Vehicle Team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT SEVT), in their participation of the Global Green Challenge

2 Aug 2009

Application Engineer Named for Dow Corning European Solar Business

Dow Corning has named Codin-Sorel Ureche as Application Engineer & Technical Services (AETS) for its Solar Market Business Unit in Europe, which provides silicon-based solutions throughout the entire solar value chain

2 Aug 2009

Removal of Toxic Chinese Drywall May Present Additional Dangers

A leading forensic expert on building envelope, water intrusion, toxic mold, and Chinese drywall, along with experts and scientists have been working feverishly to determine proper protocol for remediation of homes affected by the defective Chinese Drywall Crisis

2 Aug 2009

Human Life Likely to be Destroyed by Nuclear Weapons

The Australian government is showing renewed interest in nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, but there is little evidence yet that either the government or the Commission is fully alert to the most momentous truth of the present era - nuclear arsenals are fundamentally incompatible with continued human existence

2 Aug 2009

Nissan Electric Car, the LEAF, Designed for for Affordability and Real World Performance

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today unveiled Nissan LEAF, the world's first affordable, zero-emission car. Designed specifically for a lithium-ion battery-powered chassis, Nissan LEAF is a medium-size hatchback that comfortably seats five adults and has a range of more than 160km (100 miles) to satisfy real-world consumer requirements

2 Aug 2009

World's Largest Pole Attached Solar Installation

Petra Solar, Inc., the leading provider of innovative photovoltaic (PV) solutions for utilities, will be producing 200,000 smart solar systems for installation on PSE and G utility poles and street light poles in the largest pole-attached solar installation in the world

31 Jul 2009