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Space Weather Can Cause Havoc For Electronics and Other Technologies on Earth

A NASA-funded study describes how extreme solar eruptions could have severe consequences for communications, power grids and other technology on Earth

6 Jan 2009

George Washington University Names Meghan Chapple-Brown First Director of GW's Office of Sustainability

George Washington University President Steven Knapp has announced that Meghan Chapple-Brown will serve as the University’s first director of the recently established Office of Sustainability

6 Jan 2009

400,000 Jobs Could Be Created by INvestment in Drinking Water Infrastructure

The American Water Works Association (AWWA), the authoritative resource on safe water, is urging Congress to include funding for drinking water infrastructure projects in the stimulus legislation now being considered

6 Jan 2009

Surf Sweets Launches Natural, Organic Candy Line

Surf Sweets today announced the introduction of its organic, natural candy line in more than 250 Toys"R"Us stores across the country

6 Jan 2009

Shade Trees Reduce the Use of Electricity in Summer

A recent study shows that shade trees on the west and south sides of a house in California can reduce a homeowner's summertime electric bill by about $25.00 a year

6 Jan 2009

Innnovative Passive House Constructed Using BASF Neopor

One of the first passive houses with a load-bearing wood construction of stacked board elements and facade insulation using BASF Neopor has now been finished

6 Jan 2009

Bioplastics Award Goes to DuPont for High Performance Materials From Renewable Sources

DuPont recently received the 2008 European Bioplastics Product Line Strategy Award from Frost and Sullivan - a leading market consulting company - for its accomplishments in rapidly developing an extremely diverse range of high-performance materials based on renewable sources

6 Jan 2009

Victory for Green America as Plans Are Dropped For Building Five New Coal Fired Power Plants

The decision by U.S. power company Dynegy to pull out of planned power plant projects means that "coal-fired power is one big step closer to being mothballed once and for all," according to Green America, formerly known as "Co-op America."

5 Jan 2009

Lung Cancer Caused by Radon Can Be Avoided With Simple Test

Using a simple, inexpensive test to detect radon gas seeping into homes could help prevent lung cancer and save thousands of lives, Acting Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger said today

5 Jan 2009

Big Volcanic Eruptions Cool Tropical Regions

Climate researchers have shown that big volcanic eruptions over the past 450 years have temporarily cooled weather in the tropics

5 Jan 2009

New Research Gives Better Understanding of Nitrate Flows in Waterways

The over-enrichment of fresh, transitional, and marine waters with nitrogen (N) can lead to problems associated with eutrophication, such as a change in species composition of aquatic plants and nuisance algal blooms

5 Jan 2009

CertainTeed Insulation Expands North American Presence With Acquisition of Canadian Insulation Manufacturer

CertainTeed Insulation today announced the completion of its acquisition of the OFI Income Fund on January 2, 2009

5 Jan 2009

ABB and EDF Energy Networks Team Up to Improve Access to Renewable Energy

Flexible AC Transmission (FACTS) system will be installed in EDF Energy Networks' distribution network on the Norfolk coast of the UK, to level out load peaks and improve access to wind power

5 Jan 2009

GreenShift Algae Bioreactor Technology Receives Grant

GreenShift Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GERS) today announced that it has received a grant award of $375,000 to further the development of GreenShift's patented and patent-pending algae bioreactor

5 Jan 2009

Hidden Asbestos Hazards May Be Present in New Buildings and Homes

All Clear Environmental, a hazardous materials removal and demolition company, seeks to warn the public about hidden asbestos in construction that occurred after the EPA ban in 1989

5 Jan 2009