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Australian Government Preparing For A Future With Less Water

The 2009-10 Australian Federal Budget delivers on Rudd Government commitments to speed up water purchase in the Murray-Darling Basin, promote urban stormwater harvesting, and help regional communities and irrigators prepare for a future with less water

13 May 2009

Sustainable Building Students From UC Irvine Tour The Gatsby Hollywood

University of California, Irvine students enrolled in "Developing Green and Sustainable Communities" recently toured The Gatsby Hollywood - metro L.A.'s first all solar, Certified California Green, Smarthome community

12 May 2009

Scientists Call For The Inclusion of Indigenous People in Climate Change Monitoring and Policy

Scientists at the Missouri Botanical Garden are calling for the inclusion of indigenous peoples around the world in helping monitor the effects of global climate change and develop policy

12 May 2009

Gas Grills Found to be More Environmentally Friendly Than Charcoal Fired Barbecues

Do biofuels always create smaller carbon footprints than their fossil-fuel competitors? Not necessarily, a new report shows the carbon footprint for charcoal grilling is almost three times as large as that for LPG grilling

12 May 2009

Superbugs Created by Bacteria in Waste Treatment Plants

For bacteria in wastewater treatment plants, the stars align perfectly to create a hedonistic mating ground for antibiotic-resistant superbugs eventually discharged into streams and lakes

12 May 2009

Snake Eye Style Device Monitors Water Quality in Real Time

Although most Americans take the safety of their drinking water for granted, that ordinary tap water could become deadly within minutes. To combat the threat of contamination due to industrial spillage, natural disaster or sabotage, the physicist has developed a new system to monitor the safety of a building or community's water supply in real time

12 May 2009

Gorgeously Green Getaway Weekend at The Crossings Shows People How to Lead More Environmentally Friendly Lives

She has shown Oprah, Julia Roberts and millions of other women how to start living greener lives, and on May 30-31, New York Times bestselling author Sophie Uliano kicks off a Gorgeously Green Getaway Weekend at The Crossings, Austin's award-winning green spa in the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve

12 May 2009

Mammals In Michigan Being Driven North By Climate Change

Some Michigan mammal species are rapidly expanding their ranges northward, apparently in response to climate change, a new study shows. In the process, these historically southern species are replacing their northern counterparts

12 May 2009

Careless Disposal of Recycled Car Parts to Harm the Environment

Regrettably, the current Congressional "Cash for Clunkers" proposal seeks to restrict the recycling of two major replacement parts -- the engine and transmission -- harvested from vehicles turned in for end-of-life processing under the program. The reuse of recycled engine and transmission parts -- and not having to produce a new replacement part -- provides a huge benefit to the environment

12 May 2009

Arylessence Fragrances Organic, Natural, Kosher and Parve

Arylessence, Inc., the innovative fragrance creative house, has expanded its organic and natural fragrance capability to provide natural product manufacturers with a new selection of highest-quality fragrances to meet the ongoing demand by consumers for pure, natural, non-artificial products

12 May 2009

Environmental Impact of Offices and Properties Can Be Measured With New Tool

Office premises cause a significant part of society's environmental effects. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a tool together with Rapal Oy that can be used to determine the environmental load caused by various premise solutions

12 May 2009

Sustainable Packaging Demonstration Runs Done by Dow Adhesives and Nordmeccanica

To recognize the contributions sustainable packaging can make in reducing the packaging industry’s carbon footprint, Dow Adhesives and Functional Polymers business team and Nordmeccanica NA hosted a day-long series of trial demonstrations for package converters

12 May 2009

Massachusetts Names Electronic Recyclers International the Statewide Contractor for Electronic Waste Recycling

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, has once again been named statewide contractor for electronic recycling services by the state of Massachusetts’ Department of Environmental Protection, Operational Services Division

12 May 2009

Corporate America to Benefit From New Degree Delivering Skilled Green Collar Job Prospects

The University of Wisconsin-Extension is charging into the green collar job field with a bold new degree: the nation’s first online Sustainable Management bachelor's degree

12 May 2009

GE Transportation to Build $100 Million Battery Manufacturing Plant For Advanced Hybrid Vehicles

GE Transportation, a unit of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced today the next step in its commitment to develop leading hybrid technology. The Company announced plans to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant for advanced storage batteries

12 May 2009