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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

Obama Stimulus Package to Double Solar Electricity Production in USA

President-Elect Barack Obama announced in his weekly radio address that the government's new stimulus plan will double renewable energy production in the next two years

5 Jan 2009

Automower Solar Hybrid from Husqvarna is a Solar Powered Robot Lawn Mower

Husqvarna's Automower Solar Hybrid is a fully robotic lawn mower partly powered by the sun and uses no fuel or oil

5 Jan 2009

Successful Installation of First Commercial Hydrokinetic Power Turbine

Hydro Green Energy, LLC has successfully completed the installation of one of two turbines at the nation's first-ever commercial hydrokinetic power project

5 Jan 2009

Solar Panels Made in Arizona Enter the Photovoltaics Market

American Solar Electric, Inc. and Solon Corporation today announced a photovoltaic (PV) module supply agreement. The agreement initially calls for Solon to supply over 1.5 megawatts (MW) of its Tucson-manufactured solar panels to American Solar Electric

5 Jan 2009

New Calibration Tool for Testing Soil Quality

A new tool has been developed that will help measure the rupture resistance of soils by calibrating the correct amount of pressure between a thumb and forefinger of students and soil scientists when studying soils in the field. The measurement is important for accurately assessing the quality and makeup of soils

5 Jan 2009

Can Natural Indicators in the Environment Be Used to Predict Environmental Disasters

Economists use leading indicators — the drivers of economic performance – to take the temperature of the economy and predict the future. Now, in a new study, scientists take a page from the social science handbook and use leading indicators of the environment to presage the potential collapse of ecosystems

5 Jan 2009

Car Parts Can be Made From Coconuts Say Researchers

A team of Baylor University researchers who have identified a variety of low-cost products that can be manufactured from coconuts in poor coastal regions have now developed a way to use coconut husks in automotive interiors

5 Jan 2009

Large Order Placed For Photovoltaics Solar Cell Manufacturing Equipment

Despatch Industries, a leading process technology provider for the solar industry, announces their recent large volume sale of photovoltaic manufacturing equipment

5 Jan 2009