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Plastic Bottle Recycling Report Outlines the Current State of the Plastic Bottle Recycling Industry

"Plastic Bottle Recycling: A Global Strategic Business Report" provides a comprehensive review of market trends, drivers, product profile, players, recent developments, mergers, acquisitions and other strategic industry activities

15 Apr 2009

Final Touches Being Made on Solar Powered Boat

An academic and a team of post graduate students at the University of Southampton are making final preparations to their solar-powered boat ahead of a major engineering competition

15 Apr 2009

Pluggable Hybrid Electric Terminal Tractor, or PHETT, Launched by Capacity of Texas

Capacity of Texas announced today the availability of the Pluggable Hybrid Electric Terminal Tractor (PHETT(TM)). The PHETT(TM) is the latest evolution of innovative hybrid technology, combining the advantages of scientific and mechanical expertise to reduce emissions and overall carbon footprints

14 Apr 2009

Best Value Hybrid Cars Named

Since their emergence into the market, hybrid vehicles have been popular with consumers. With so many options now available, Cars.com editors have put together a list based on vehicle size that identifies which hybrids offer the best value for the money you'll spend on them

14 Apr 2009

Green Earth Book Award Winners to be Announced This Week

The Green Earth Book Award is the nation’s first prize to laud environmentally-friendly literature for children and young adults. The 2009 recipients are saluted during the Children's and Young Adult Literature Festival at Salisbury University on Wednesday, April 15

14 Apr 2009

Algae Genes Show How Carbon Is Managed in the World's Oceans

Scientists have decoded genomes of two algal strains, highlighting the genes enabling them to capture carbon and maintain its delicate balance in the oceans

14 Apr 2009

Gull Wing Doors and Hybrid Motor Feature in Hyundai Nuvis Concept Car

Hyundai Motor America unveiled the highly anticipated HCD-11 Nuvis concept at the New York International Auto Show. The Nuvis features Hyundai's Hybrid Blue Drive powertrain and large gull-wing doors in a future-generation crossover body, blending attributes of a tall urban car and a premium utility vehicle

14 Apr 2009

Green Jobs Boom Expected as Pennsylvania Works to Attract Solar Energy Manufacturers

Pennsylvania's efforts to attract solar energy manufacturers to the state, spur an increase in projects that harness the sun's power, and create green collar jobs took a major step forward today

14 Apr 2009

Orders Come In For Waste Heat Electricity Generator

Ener-G-Rotors announces their first order for a TGE50, a 50kW waste heat to electricity appliance

14 Apr 2009

Ozone Layer Recovery to be Uneven Duet o Climate Change and Atmospheric Circulation

Earth's ozone layer should eventually recover from the destruction caused by the use of chlorofluorocarbons and other ozone-depleting chemicals. But new research suggests the ozone layer of the future is unlikely to look much like the past because greenhouse gases are changing the dynamics of the atmosphere

14 Apr 2009

New Tool Estimates the Amount of Pesticides, Fertilizers and Other Chemicals That Can Be Avoided Through Organic Dairy Farming

A calculator has been developed to help consumers, dairy farmers, and food companies estimate the avoided environmental, public health, and animal welfare impacts associated with shifting dairy cows from conventional to organic management

13 Apr 2009