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Green Fleet Vehicle Workshop Being Held by Consumers Energy and Clean Cities Coalition

Consumers Energy and the Greater Lansing Area Clean Cities Coalition (GLACC) are working together to spread the news that adding a touch of green to your vehicle fleet is good for Michigan's economy and the environment

2 Apr 2009

Researcher Finds Green Chemistry Method Could Be Better Way to Make Cancer Drug

Research by Michigan State University chemist Kevin Walker is paving the way for potentially cleaner, more efficient production of cancer-fighting paclitaxel - better known as the blockbuster drug Taxol

2 Apr 2009

Eliminate Waste, Recycling and Food Miles by Precycling and Making Drinks at Home

PRECYCLING - eliminating waste at its source - is the new trend and it's even better for the environment than recycling. By making soda at home, you can eliminate the roughly 600 bottles and cans of carbonated beverages the average American consumes each year

2 Apr 2009

G-20 Called Upon to Develop an International Coalition for a Green Coalition

WWF International Director General James Leape and others have signed an open letter addressed to G-20 heads of state on behalf of an "international global coalition for a green economy” asking the group to pick an economic stimulus package that supports sustainable growth

2 Apr 2009

Hydrogen Cars a Step Closer to Reality With New Hydrogen Storage System

Researchers have developed a critical part of a hydrogen storage system for cars that makes it possible to fill up a vehicle's fuel tank within five minutes with enough hydrogen to drive 300 miles

2 Apr 2009

Ecobins Binoculars From Nikon Made From Environmentally Friendly Friendly Materials

Nikon introduces ecobins binoculars. Designed from top to bottom with the latest eco friendly features, ecobins maintains the highest level of optics that make Nikon world-famous

2 Apr 2009

Air Force Investigating Powering Military Aircraft With French Fry Grease

Ever imagine filling up the fuel tanks on a military aircraft with french fry grease? That's exactly what Air Force officials could do someday if a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency research program proves successful

2 Apr 2009

Rubber Technology From Dow Corning Helps Save Water on Plantations

Less is more as the world seeks to find solutions to global warming and rapidly depleting water levels, Dow Corning develops rubber silicone technology to help control water efficiency on plantations by at least 40 percent

2 Apr 2009

Sustainable Development Week Includes Air Liquide

Air Liquide is taking part in Sustainable Development Week because the Group, which, since in creation, has had a long-term approach to its activities

2 Apr 2009

Satellite Snow Maps Reveal Ways for Reindeer Herders to Adapt as the Arctic Changes

Arctic reindeer herders are facing the challenges of adapting to climate change as a warmer Arctic climate makes it harder for herds to find food and navigate. To help them adapt, the ESA-backed Polar View initiative is providing the herders with satellite-based snow maps

1 Apr 2009

New Study Shows Ecosystems Influence Species Evolution

Scientists have come to agree that different environments impact the evolution of new species. Now experiments conducted at the University of British Columbia are showing for the first time that the reverse is also true

1 Apr 2009

As Sea Levels Rise a Co-Ordinated Mathematical Approach Will be Needed to Relocate Entire Populations

As sea levels rise in the wake of climate change and semi-arid regions turn to desert, people living in those parts of the world are likely to be displaced. A mathematical approach to planned relocation reported in the International Journal of Mathematics and Operational Research

1 Apr 2009

Hybrid Integrated Solar Power Plant to be Built by ABB

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $14 million to provide a complete electrical balance of plant (eBoP) solution for a 150-megawatt (MW) integrated, combined-cycle solar power plant under construction in Algeria

1 Apr 2009

First Accurate Test Developed to Determine Arsenic in Soil

Analytical chemists have developed the first accurate test for arsenic compounds in soil, providing improved environmental and health impact assessment for children playing on treated wood, cats and dogs under the deck, and for detecting high arsenic levels in some Asian rice supplies, for example

1 Apr 2009

Leader in Wind Energy, Vestas Partners with UW College of Engineering

Vestas, the world’s leading producer of wind power technology, has entered into a long-term partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering that promises to propel wind-energy research, provide student learning opportunities and give the company a long-term presence in Madison

1 Apr 2009