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EU Delays Talks and Action on Climate Change

The European Union is delaying the ongoing climate negotiations, WWF said after the bloc’s Council once again failed to declare how much it planned to contribute to the global fight against devastating climate change

22 Jun 2009

Carbon Footprint of Jet Fuel Could Be Reduced by Over 80 Percent With The Use of BioFuel

Jet fuel refined from the seeds of a cousin to the cabbage could cut jet fuel's cradle-to-grave carbon emissions by 84 percent, a researcher at Michigan Technological University has discovered

22 Jun 2009

New Study Looks At The Way Humans Respond To Climate Change

A Baylor University researcher has explored various means by which individuals and communities are responding to weather and climate change

22 Jun 2009

Eco Friendly Building Made From Cargo Containers

Cargo Containers represent new, sustainable use for abundant existing resource. DA STARK Interiors new location is "Greenest Building in Seattle"

22 Jun 2009

EcoSmart Roller Shades Offer Energy Efficient Cooling

The stylish choice of EcoSmart for windows is also the wise one, keeping a home relaxing and cool all summer long

22 Jun 2009

Climate Change Effects on the United States

For the past few years Americans have been dealing with erratic and often extreme weather conditions. And now according to a new report titled Global Change Impacts in the United States, there is evidence that these patterns are attributable to global warming

22 Jun 2009

Waste Gas From Landfill Being Turned into Nanofibres

Catalyx Nanotech, announced that their pilot project to convert landfill gas (LFG) to nanofibers has successfully started operating at a closed southern California landfill

22 Jun 2009

Schneider Electric Bring Electricity to Madagascan Village Through its BipBop Program

On May 27, Schneider Electric presented an off-grid solar photovoltaic facility to local officials in Marovato, on Madagascar’s east coast, as part of its in-house BipBop energy access program for people at the bottom of the pyramid

22 Jun 2009

Australia May Be Powered by the Waves Around It and Hot Rocks Under It

Waves around Australia and hot rocks beneath it have the capacity to power Australia into a clean energy future and provide tens of thousands of new jobs

21 Jun 2009

Quality Management Certification Awarded to Microbial Solutions

Microbial Solutions Ltd (MSL) has been awarded the International Organization for Standardization’s ISO 9001 : 2000 accreditation, an international standard for company quality management systems

21 Jun 2009

Prefabricated Roofing Systems to be Exhibited at Online Sustainability Conference

Duro-Last Roofing, the world's largest manufacturer of prefabricated roofing systems, today announced it will be exhibiting at the Virtual Energy Forum, the world's largest online conference dedicated to renewable energy, sustainability and energy-efficient practices in business

21 Jun 2009

Hybrid Solar Powered LED Street Lights Launched

Visible Light Solar Technologies launched the company and its inaugural Vector line of hybrid solar/LED (Light-emitting Diode) lighting solutions aimed at retrofitting or replacing the US's over 100 million outdated street light, parking lot and commercial and industrial lighting fixtures

21 Jun 2009

Energy Efficiency Improvements in Commercial and Industrial Buildings With Siemens and OSRAM

Siemens is with its divisions Building Technologies and OSRAM the only supplier in the market to offer customers a comprehensive portfolio for the reduction of energy costs in buildings used for commercial and industrial purposes

19 Jun 2009

Electric Cars to be Made in China Based on Detroit Electric Drive Technologies

Dongfeng Motor Corporation and Detroit Electric Holdings Ltd announced today the two companies have agreed to jointly research, develop, market and sell Pure Electric Vehicles (PEVs) in China, based on Detroit Electric’s advanced electric drive technology

19 Jun 2009

Solar Energy Research Team Heads to Europe to Continue Their Work

A solar energy research team from Valparaiso University’s College of Engineering will return to Switzerland this summer to continue testing the potential of harnessing the sun’s energy for industrial applications

19 Jun 2009