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Super Fast Shrinkage of Ice Sheets Can Occur In a "Geologic Instant"

Modern glaciers, such as those making up the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, are capable of undergoing periods of rapid shrinkage or retreat, according to new findings by paleoclimatologists at the University at Buff...

23 Jun 2009

Microbes Shown to Break Down Polluting Pthalates

Immobilized microbes can break down potentially harmful phthalates, according to researchers in China, writing in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution. The microbes might be used to treat industrial waste water and so prevent these materials from entering the environment

23 Jun 2009

Microbes Shown to Break Down Polluting Pthalates

23 Jun 2009

Stopping the Destruction of the Ozone Layer May Be Leading to Global Warming

Hydrofluorocarbons that are helping to avert the destruction of the ozone layer could increasingly contribute to climate warming, according to scientists from NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory and their colleagues in a new study published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

23 Jun 2009

Fourth of July Celebrations in the Future May Be Heralded by Environmentally Friendly Fireworks

Studies have shown that perchlorate from community fireworks displays conducted over lakes, for instance, can lead to perchlorate contamination of the water. Researchers, however, have developed new pyrotechnic formulas that replace perchlorate with nitrogen-rich materials or nitrocellulose that burn cleaner and produce less smoke

23 Jun 2009

Fluorescent Solution Detects Harmful Ozone in The Air and on The Body

Personal ozone detectors and biomedical indicators could result from a chemical probe that glows bright green when exposed to ozone, researchers report in Nature Chemistry

23 Jun 2009

Consumers Urged to Recycle Old Analog Televisions

Following a successful nationwide transition to digital television, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) today urges consumers to take advantage of the many ways to safely dispose of unused analog televisions

23 Jun 2009

Environmentally-Friendly KFC and Taco Bell Restaurant Earns LEED Gold Certification

Yum! Brands, the world’s largest restaurant company and parent of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC, has constructed the Company’s first building under the United States Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program. Their KFC-Taco Bell restaurant in Northampton, Massachusetts has been awarded LEED Gold certification

23 Jun 2009

Recycled Plastic Used in World's First Carbon Neutral Device, the Motorola MOTO W233 Renew Mobile Phone

SABIC Innovative Plastics' Lexan* EXL 8414 polycarbonate (PC) resin made from recycled plastic bottles has been used in the new Motorola MOTOTM W233 Renew mobile phone, the world's first certified carbon neutral device

23 Jun 2009

Government Asked to Support Research into Recycling Used Nuclear Fuel

As the White House and U.S. Congress create a new national strategy for managing used nuclear fuel, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) is encouraging lawmakers to support the research and development necessary for recycling nuclear fuel

22 Jun 2009

Solar Cell Components Made From Cotton and Beans Set to Cause a Solar Power Revolution

BioSolar, Inc. has introduced “a robust protective backing for solar cells derived from cotton and castor beans, which may possibly revolutionize the solar power industry as we know it today”

22 Jun 2009

Digital EcoStart from KONE and Power Efficiency Corporation to Bring Increased Energy Efficiency to Escalators

The KONE EcoStart is a unique motor efficiency controller that incorporates Power Efficiency’s proprietary E-Save Technology to improve the efficiency of electric motors in escalators. The EcoStart is a complete motor control device that soft starts a motor, bringing it from rest to full speed, and then protects the motor from adverse conditions, such as voltage and amperage spikes

22 Jun 2009

NASA Technology Used to Increase Energy Efficiency

Power Efficiency Corporation, a clean tech company focused on energy efficiency technologies for electric motors, announced today that the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) has created a video about the development of Power Efficiency’s energy saving technology, its roots in NASA research, and its importance for the nation’s climate and energy challenges

22 Jun 2009

Diesel Engines Shown to be Dramatically Cleaner Than Those From Just a Few Years Ago

In a study released today, the Coordinating Research Council (CRC) reports that a comprehensive emissions testing program of advanced technology heavy-duty diesel engines demonstrates that today’s diesel engines are 99% cleaner than engines produced just a few years ago

22 Jun 2009

ABB to Power Sea Water Desalination Plant Providing Clean Water to 5 Million People

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $28 million from environmental solutions company Hyflux for a turnkey electrical solution to power the world’s largest membrane based reverse osmosis seawater desalination plant

22 Jun 2009

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Super Fast Shrinkage of Ice Sheets Can Occur In a "Geologic Instant"

Microbes Shown to Break Down Polluting Pthalates

Microbes Shown to Break Down Polluting Pthalates

Stopping the Destruction of the Ozone Layer May Be Leading to Global Warming

Fourth of July Celebrations in the Future May Be Heralded by Environmentally Friendly Fireworks

Fluorescent Solution Detects Harmful Ozone in The Air and on The Body

Consumers Urged to Recycle Old Analog Televisions

Environmentally-Friendly KFC and Taco Bell Restaurant Earns LEED Gold Certification

Recycled Plastic Used in World's First Carbon Neutral Device, the Motorola MOTO W233 Renew Mobile Phone

Government Asked to Support Research into Recycling Used Nuclear Fuel

Solar Cell Components Made From Cotton and Beans Set to Cause a Solar Power Revolution

Digital EcoStart from KONE and Power Efficiency Corporation to Bring Increased Energy Efficiency to Escalators

NASA Technology Used to Increase Energy Efficiency

Diesel Engines Shown to be Dramatically Cleaner Than Those From Just a Few Years Ago

ABB to Power Sea Water Desalination Plant Providing Clean Water to 5 Million People

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