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Vatican Goes Solar Powered With Europe's Largest Solar Electricity Plant

The world’s smallest state, the Vatican, is set to spend 500 million euros ($660 million) building the biggest solar plant in Europe near the medieval village of Santa Maria di Galeria

20 Apr 2009

New York Electrical System to be Protected by Smart Grid Device

Zenergy Power Inc., has been contracted by The Consolidated Edison Company of New York (‘Con Edison’) to build and test a “Smart Grid” device for improving the stability and reliability of New York City’s electrical system

20 Apr 2009

Trace Gas Analyzer Is Able to Simultaneously Measure CO, CO2, and H2O in Real-Time

The new Picarro G1302 trace gas analyzer is the first turnkey instrument capable of simultaneously measuring CO and CO2 with high precision, in real-time, and with minimal calibration required

20 Apr 2009

Kraft Foods Moves Sustainability Agenda Forward

Kraft Foods has reached two important achievements that progress sustainability within its agricultural supply chain

20 Apr 2009

Solar Power Could Be Diminished by Global Warming Atmospheric Engineering Scheme

A widely discussed "atmospheric engineering" scheme intended to combat global warming could have unanticipated consequences in reducing the effectiveness of certain kinds of solar power around the Earth

20 Apr 2009

Superbugs Being Killed With Antimicrobial Paint

Scientists in South Dakota are reporting development of the first broad-spectrum antimicrobial paint, a material that can simultaneously kill not just disease-causing bacteria but mold, fungi, and viruses

20 Apr 2009

Organizations Being Helped to Reduce and Recycle Technological Waste

As a member of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) WasteWise program, Market Velocity is committed to helping organizations reduce and recycle technological waste

20 Apr 2009

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Already Being Reduced by Vehicle Manufacturers

Today, the EPA made an endangerment finding on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that will affect all industries in some way. Automakers are ahead of the curve and have already been taking action because we understand that being a successful industry means being part of the low-carbon economy

20 Apr 2009

UK Electric Vehicle Subsidy Has Good Intentions But Is Short on Detail

The UK government subsidies to boost low-carbon transport will not be a significant cost for the Treasury, but at the same time they will not improve the UK's carbon footprint in the first few years of its roll out

20 Apr 2009

MBA in Sustainable Management, Also Known as the Online Green MBA

The online green MBA is for a growing number of professionals who are looking beyond the traditional MBA and enrolling in an education that will provide the tools to put them ahead in the growing sector of Green Business

20 Apr 2009

Ethanol From Sugarcane Already Meets California Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Industry comments submitted to California Air Resources Board underscore sugarcane ethanol's recognized carbon reduction levels

20 Apr 2009

Coping With Climate Change Discussed By Indigenous Peoples at World Summit

With the first climate change-related relocation of an Inuit village already underway, some 400 Indigenous People and observers from 80 nations are convening in Alaska for a UN-affiliated conference April 20-24 to discuss ways in which traditional knowledge can be used to both mitigate and adapt to climate change

20 Apr 2009