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Boeing Says Biofuels for Jets Just As Good As Normal Jet Fuel

Boeing and a team from across the aviation industry today released high-level elements of a study that shows that sustainable biofuels analyzed in a series of pioneering test flights performed favorably in comparison to petroleum-based fuel

17 Jun 2009

Shaw Group Wins Fifth Consecutive Contract From US EPA For Waste Treatment and Water Protection

The Shaw Group Inc, today announced its Environmental + Infrastructure Group has been awarded a fifth consecutive contract by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

17 Jun 2009

Simple Change to Fishing Gear Could Help Protect Coral Reefs From Climate Change

Banning or restricting the use of certain types of fishing gear could help the world’s coral reefs and their fish populations survive the onslaughts of climate change according to a study by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and other groups

17 Jun 2009

Virtual Journal of Nanotechnology Environment, Health and Safety Now Allows Users to Comment and Rate Articles

The Rice University-based International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON), has introduced an interactive feature to its Virtual Journal of Nanotechnology Environment, Health and Safety that allows users to post ratings and comments about technical papers archived at the site

17 Jun 2009

Electronics Breakthrough Could Lead to Powerful Electronics That Consume Less Energy

Electronic devices of the future could be smaller, faster, more powerful and consume less energy because of a discovery by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory

17 Jun 2009

Eco Friendly Advertising Turns Parking Lots Into Drive In, Branded Environments

CARSPAZE USA, Inc. is rolling out an innovative, eco friendly, advertising medium that transforms parking lots into large scale, drive-in brand environments

17 Jun 2009

The 2009 Hanley Award for Vision and Leadership in Sustainable Housing Nominees Announced

Hanley Wood Business Media and its EcoHome magazine, in partnership with The Hanley Foundation, announce the official nominees for The 2009 Hanley Award for Vision and Leadership in Sustainable Housing

17 Jun 2009

Toxic Chinese Drywall In Thousands of Texas Homes

The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center is warning homeowners in Texas about toxic Chinese drywall, in 1000's of new homes built since 2004, in the metro areas of Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and other Texas cities

17 Jun 2009

Researchers Discover Process That Could Lead to the Widespread Replacement of Petrochemicals With Bio Based Materials

New process could allow many of today's petrochemical products, including plastics, to instead be made from biomass

17 Jun 2009

Most Energy Efficient Supercomputer Named as IBM System at Warsaw University

The Green 500 report announced yesterday found that the most energy efficient supercomputer in the world is the IBM system installed in the Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling (ICM), at the University of Warsaw

17 Jun 2009

Is the Future of Solar Power All Blue Skies?

Have economic conditions improved for solar cell manufacturers or just changed in the past six months are questions detailed in the report Opportunities in The Solar Market For Crystalline and Thin Film Solar Cells

17 Jun 2009

Reflectkote Acquired by High Velocity Alternative Energy Corp

High Velocity Alternative Energy Corp. announced today that the Company has acquired Reflectkote, Inc, a developer of reflective coatings application

17 Jun 2009

Legal Loopholes Need Closing To Stop Nanotechnology Facing Same Litigation Disaster as Asbestos

Billions of dollars in potential asbestos-like litigation risks for nanotechnology companies and investors are now hidden due to weak regulations governing disclosures of liabilities, according to a major new report from the Investor Environmental Health Network

17 Jun 2009

Energy Research to be Boosted by National Synchrotron Light Source II Project

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory announced today that it is beginning construction of the conventional facilities at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), a project that will advance energy research for the nation

17 Jun 2009

Single Tool for Rating Environmental Assessment and Certification of Building to be Developed by UK and France

BRE Global, CSTB and CERTIVEA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of a pan-European building environmental assessment method

16 Jun 2009