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ULTra Personal Rapid Transit System Being Rolled Out at Heathrow Airport

ULTra offers an advanced form of PRT (Personal Rapid Transit), ready for application, giving effective, low cost and sustainable transport for cities, airports and special developments worldwide

16 Feb 2009

Scare Campaign Against Ethanol Fuel Continues

On the heels of a new report from Sandia that the U.S. could produce 90 billion gallons of ethanol from biomass by 2030, the Environmental Working Group and others associated with the PR campaign to abolish America's ethanol industry are seeking to throw cold water on the progress of America’s renewable fuels industry

16 Feb 2009

Killer Toxic Drywall Material from China Now Being Investigated in Florida, The Gulf States and New Orleans

Americas Watchdog's Homeowner Consumer Center is expanding its national investigation of imported Chinese dry wall, because of the potential health risks associated with this product

16 Feb 2009

Novel Funding Model Puts Solar Energy Within Reach for Nonprofits

Using a unique financing model, the National Development Council (NDC) is providing groundbreaking support for an innovative solar installation project at the Gasser Foundation's headquarters in Napa Valley, California

16 Feb 2009

Eco-Friendly Solid Wood Closets Get Rave Reviews

Closet organizers made entirely with eco-friendly real solid wood, beautifully hand finished to furniture-quality that is easy to install and reasonably priced, pleased all the pros that visited Solid Wood Closets' booth at IBS

16 Feb 2009

Swiss Chemical Society Awards Sandmeyer Prize to Work on Soot From Diesel Engine Exhausts

The Swiss Chemical Society presented its prestigious Sandmeyer Prize to a team of Empa researchers, for work on the chemical processes which take place during the catalytic decomposition of soot in particle filters used to treat diesel engine exhaust gas

16 Feb 2009

Researchers Develop Solar Cell Based on Organic Dyes

Research Scientists at AIST have developed a high-performance dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) based on organic dye

16 Feb 2009

NSF Certification Now Available for Low Lead Plumbing Products

Kohler, Moen and Price Pfister become first faucet companies to demonstrate compliance with new lead regulations

16 Feb 2009

BrightSource Energy and Southern California Edison Sign World's Largest Solar Deal

Southern California Edison (SCE) and BrightSource Energy have reached agreement on a series of contracts for 1,300 megawatts of clean solar thermal power, enough to serve nearly 845,000 homes

16 Feb 2009

Pesticide Use In the US Being Reduced By Greener Farming Practices and Environmentally Friendly Pesticides

Although few consumers realize it, fruits, veggies, and other agricultural products marketed in the United States today are grown on farms that use less pesticide than 30 years ago

16 Feb 2009

Will Converting Grasslands to Grow Energy Crops Release Large Amounts of Soil Carbon

A recent study published in the Agronomy Journal analyzed whether or not soils that were converted from perennial grasses to the production of bioenergy grain crops would experience loss of soil organic carbon. The researchers found the best method to keep this carbon sequestered is through no-till production

16 Feb 2009

Targets Being Identified for High Yield Plant Breeding

Genetic diversity in a breeding program is essential as an insurance against unforeseeable changes in the environment and to maintain genetic progress. A recent study proposed data-driven methods to group breeding programs likely to be compatible for germplasm exchange

16 Feb 2009