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World's Largest Protected Marine Park One Step Closer As Coral Sea Becomes a Conservation Zone

What may become the world's largest marine protected area came a step closer today following the announcement by Australia’s environment minister Peter Garrett that the Coral Sea would become a Conservation Zone

19 May 2009

Report Released Into Nanotechnology and the Future of Photovoltaic Solar Power

Research and Markets, leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of the Nanotech: Making Photovoltaics Possible report to their offering

19 May 2009

Companies Benchmarked on Their Sustainable Business Practices - How Do You Score in the Sustainability Challenge

Semplice Energy Limited, leading provider of enterprise CleanTech energy solutions and part of British Gas, a Centrica company, today announced the launch of the Sustainability Challenge Scorecard survey at Sustainability live! 2009, at the NEC, Birmingham

19 May 2009

GE Transportation Unveils New Fuel Efficient, Low Emissions Evolution Series Locomotive

GE Transportation announced today that it has introduced the newest line of fuel efficient and low emissions Evolution® Series locomotives, the Model ES44C4. The new model, which is part of GE’s ecomaginationSM environmental program, delivers a cleaner, faster, safer and more reliable alternative to the aging North American fleet of DC-powered locomotives

19 May 2009

Burrito Food Chain, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Expands Their Local Produce Program

Chipotle Mexican Grill, will expand its local produce program this summer, purchasing at least 35 percent of at least one bulk produce item in all of its restaurants from local farmers when it is seasonally available

19 May 2009

Elderly and Frail At Risk From Future Natural Disasters

Planning for emergencies must take into account the growing numbers of frail elderly people who will by virtue of shifting demographics be involved in any natural or manmade disaster

19 May 2009

Phosphorus and Nitrogen Both Need to be Managed To Ensure Water Quality

Excess phosphorus and nitrogen produced by human activities on neighboring land is making its way into our coastal waters and degrading both water quality and aquatic life

19 May 2009

Orange Leading the Sustainable Telecoms Market

Orange, through Orange Business Services –- its division for enterprise customers, leads the sustainable telecoms market, according to a ground-breaking report published today

19 May 2009

Property Developer Says That Healthy Paint Must Be Used in All Their Developments

Armstrong Development Properties, a full real estate company and a market leader in the development of commercial retail and office centers in the United States, has just signed a corporate mandate to use Mythic Paint, the high performing zero-volatile organic compounds, zero-toxins and non-carcinogenic paint in all their new construction projects

19 May 2009

Eco-Friendly Phone Accessories Launched by Sprint

Sprint today announced the availability of new eco-friendly accessories, including the SOLIO Mono solar-powered charger and two new cell-phone carrying cases made from 100 percent recycled plastic water bottles

19 May 2009

Clues To Future Global Climate May Lay in Arctic River Deltas

Scientists struggling to understand how Earth's climate will change in the next few decades have neglected a potential treasure trove of information - sediments deposited in the ocean by major Arctic rivers such as the Colville and Mackenzie rivers

19 May 2009

Dynamic Applications Enters the Carbon Credit Market

Dynamic Applications Corp. announced today that it has decided to enter the carbon credit market

19 May 2009

Global Warming Can Produce Local Cooling

Global warming may include some periods of local cooling, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. Results from satellite and ground-based sensor data show that sweltering summers can, paradoxically, lead to the temporary formation of a cooling haze in the southeastern United States

19 May 2009

Environmentally Friendly Transport With a Hand Made Bamboo Bicycle

As of May 18, this year, you can choose between average bicycle style and Flavio Deslandes eye-catching bamboo bicycles. This is when the Brazilian industrial designer will launch his first collection of hand-built bicycles

19 May 2009

Bans on Smoking in Bars and Restaurants Have No Impact on Jobs

New research suggests that exempting bars from community smoking bans makes no economic difference in terms of preserving bar employment, and that even the most comprehensive clean indoor air policies do not lead to a reduction in hospitality jobs

19 May 2009