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Nancy Pelosi Inspects World's Largest Solar Panel

Applied Materials Chairman and CEO Mike Splinter greeted Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in front of a demonstration of the world's largest and most powerful solar panel

26 Aug 2009

Toxic Drywall Solution Now Available

The only effective solution with proven performance to manage and remove the harmful contaminants being emitted from Chinese Drywall is now available. The RISS System(TM) removes the inorganic and organic sulfur based contaminants from indoor air

26 Aug 2009

Enfis Launches New Bright White Light LEDs

Enfis Group Plc, an innovator of intelligent LED lighting systems and technologies, today announced the introduction of a new line of ultra-bright white LED arrays that offer fixture manufacturers and lighting designers rapid design and integration opportunities

26 Aug 2009

UCLA Extension to Launch Series of Courses On The New Green Economy

UCLA Extension announces a new Global Sustainability Certificate Program designed to give professionals the skills they need to navigate the new green economy. The program offers four areas of concentration: Design, Business Strategy, Energy & Technology, and Environmental Law & Policy

26 Aug 2009

Instant Global Warming Benefits to Come From Cleaning Up Black Carbon

Scripps climate researcher terms reduction of diesel and biomass burning the ‘low-hanging fruit’ of climate change mitigation in policy journal article

26 Aug 2009

More Extreme Heat Waves to Come From Global Warming

More extremely hot summer days are projected for every part of the country, detailed in a new report from the National Wildlife Federation and Physicians for Social Responsibility

26 Aug 2009

Watermelon Power, The Latest Renewable Energy Source

Watermelon juice can be a valuable source of biofuel. Researchers writing in BioMed Central’s open access journal Biotechnology for Biofuels have shown that the juice of reject watermelons can be efficiently fermented into ethanol

26 Aug 2009

Green Buildings Being Built With Next Generation Silicone Adhesives and Sealants

A new generation of silicone-based adhesives and sealants from Dow Corning is helping enable architects to meet the growing demand for environmentally sustainable design and construction techniques

26 Aug 2009

DuPont Offers Real Solutions to Climate Change

Passage of environmentally effective and economically sustainable climate legislation in the U.S. will bring business opportunity to DuPont

26 Aug 2009

PPG Introduces HYBON 2026 Fiberglass Roving for Wind Power Use

PPG Industries has introduced HYBON 2026 fiber glass roving for use
in wind energy and other global markets. This high-performance fiber glass enables manufacturers to make larger wind turbine blades, which help to increase turbines' energy output

26 Aug 2009

OSRAM Building Lit With Energy Efficient LED Lights

The new, freestanding reception building at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors’ head office shows the variety of applications of
light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with all the lighting functions – workspace, general room, effects and outdoor lighting – handled by LEDs

26 Aug 2009

Report Released into Safe Subsurface Storage of Carbon Dioxide

Oil exploration and production technology holds the key to secure
CO2 storage as part of large scale deployment of CO2 Capture Storage (CCS), according to a new report

26 Aug 2009

Australian Oil Spill May Be A Disaster For Marine Life

WWF warned today that an oil spill off Australia’s North West coast may take a heavy toll on the region’s globally significant wildlife

25 Aug 2009

Brookhaven Statement on Radiation From Marshall Islands Atomic Weapons Testing

In 1956, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) turned to Brookhaven National Laboratory to continue a program of medical evaluation and care of Marshall Islanders accidentally exposed to radioactive fallout following a U.S. nuclear weapons test at Bikini atoll on March 1, 1954. Brookhaven Lab was not involved in the weapons test

25 Aug 2009