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Awards for Technological Advances Go To Department of Energy Research

Four of R and D Magazine's prestigious R and D 100 Awards for 2009, which recognize the 100 most significant proven technological advances of the year, have gone to researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and their colleagues

21 Jul 2009

Budget Boost to Bio Solar Cell Technology

On Friday, July 10, the research program Towards Biosolar Cells was granted a budget of 25 million euros by the Dutch Government. The Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality recommended the program because it will contribute to green energy, improve food supplies and a create a more sustainable biomass

21 Jul 2009

Industrial Ecology Network the Goal of Australian Ecology Conference

NSW businesses participating in the Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) Sustainability Advantage program have forged a partnership with the Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA) to host the inaugural Australasian Industrial Ecology Conference at the Sydney Powerhouse Museum on 30 and 31 July 2009

21 Jul 2009

Alternative Energy and Fuel Efficient Vehicle Company, DAYMAK, Ranked in Canada's Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies

DAYMAK INC, a developer and distributor of alternative energy and fuel efficient vehicles, is pleased to announce that it has placed 84th overall in the 21st annual Profit 100 ranking of Canada's fastest-growing companies by PROFIT Magazine

20 Jul 2009

Youth of the World to Demand Action on Climate Change

Emerging leaders representing three billion people – the children and youth of the planet – will converge on the Republic of Korea to voice their demands for action on climate change at the Copenhagen meeting

20 Jul 2009

Lexus Announces Pricing on World's First Luxury Pure Hybrid Vehicle

Lexus today announced the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the new HS 250h hybrid, which has the best combined EPA mpg rating of any luxury vehicle in the U.S

20 Jul 2009

Solid Wall Insulation Guarantee Agency Welcomed by Maker of Stone Wool Insulation, Rockwool

Rockwool, the world’s leading manufacturer of non-combustible stone wool insulation, has officially welcomed the creation of the Solid Wall Insulation Guarantee Agency (SWIGA)

20 Jul 2009

Solution Found to Toxic Chinese Drywall Problem

Electrocorp, develops way to reduce levels of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) and other gases, emitted from tainted Chinese drywall that was used to build hundreds of thousands of homes across North America

20 Jul 2009

Natural Environmental Systems Branches Out Into Rainwater Harvesting

To capitalize on the growing interest in rainwater harvesting and to further expand the company's reach in the backyard gardening market, environmental products supplier, Natural Environmental Systems, recently expanded their portfolio of environmentally responsible products to now include a complete line of rain barrels and rainwater tanks from RTS Plastics

20 Jul 2009

Pollution and Soot in the Air Making Climate Change Worse

Particulate pollution thought to be holding climate change in check by reflecting sunlight instead enhances warming when combined with airborne soot, a new study by researchers at the UC San Diego has found

20 Jul 2009

Climate Change Linked to Solar Cycle Like El Nino and La Nina

New research shows that maximum solar activity and its aftermath have impacts on Earth that resemble La Niña and El Niño events in the tropical Pacific Ocean. The findings may pave the way toward better weather predictions

20 Jul 2009

Where Americans Live and Work Being Influenced by Climate Change

Climate change is visible and occurring throughout the U.S., but the choices we make now will determine the severity of its impacts in the future

20 Jul 2009

Tennessee Tech Uni Gets Funding for Wind Power Research

Wind power received a gust of support as the U.S. Department of Energy announced funding for 28 new wind energy projects, including an award to Tennessee Tech University for more than a quarter million dollars

20 Jul 2009

Iraq Moves to Protect the Ozone Layer

Iraq's country strategy to eliminate ozone-depleting substances is on track after being approved at the 58th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol

20 Jul 2009

Tendril Helps Get Stimulus Grants for Smart Energy Pioneers

Tendril, creator of the Tendril Residential Energy Ecosystem (TREE) for utilities, energy retailers and their consumers, has announced an initiative to provide its network of customers and partners with grant writing resources to navigate the complex Department of Energy (DOE) energy stimulus application process

20 Jul 2009