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Alcoa to Use Clean, Renewable Energy at Aluminium Smelters in Quebec

Alcoa finalized with Hydro Quebec the renewal of existing power agreements in Quebec as well as the signing of new agreements for additional power

23 Dec 2008

Wall Mounted Rainwater Harvesting System Reduces Flooding and Water Consumption

Environmental engineering company and water expert MWH is working with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water and manufacturers Aqualogic, to produce affordable wall-mounted rainwater harvesting systems that can be fitted to homes to reduce water consumption and down stream flooding

23 Dec 2008

International Photovoltaic Trade Mission to India Explores New Opportunities for Solar Industry

India could become top player in world's solar market with huge power deficit. International trade mission gives rare look inside factories, opportunities and trends in India

23 Dec 2008

Santa Swaps Reindeer for Zero Emission GEM Car

In an effort to spread some much-needed eco-cheer this holiday season, electric auto manufacturer Global Electric Motorcars (GEM) and The West Valley Boys and Girls Club are coming together to implement Operation Green Toy Drive

23 Dec 2008

NASA Names Polyimide Foam the Invention of the Year

The 2007 NASA Commercial Invention of the Year is a multi-use foam that insulates for sound, heat and cold with aerospace and down to Earth applications

23 Dec 2008

Revolution in LED Lighting is Just Around the Corner

A revolution in energy-efficient, environmentally-sound, and powerfully-flexible lighting is coming to businesses and homes

23 Dec 2008

Study To Determine Cytotoxicity of Carbon Nanotubes

In order to properly evaluate the potential risk to human health, the cell toxicity assay of carbon nanotubes can not be conducted by traditional methods employed in common toxicology

23 Dec 2008

Scientists Engineer Algae to Make Fuel

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley describe a method for using microalgae for making biofuel

23 Dec 2008

Mineral Discover Boosts the Chance of Life Being Found on Mars

A research team led by Brown University has found evidence of carbonates on Mars that may boost the chance of life being found on the red planet

23 Dec 2008

MIT Researchers Working to Capture Wave Energy

MIT researchers are working with Portuguese colleagues to design a pilot-scale device that will capture significantly more of the energy in ocean waves than existing systems, and use it to power an electricity-generating turbine

23 Dec 2008

Radical Plan to Reverse Global Warming Will Cover Deserts in Reflective Sheets

A radical plan to curb global warming and so reverse the climate change caused by our rampant burning of fossil fuels since the industrial revolution would involve covering parts of the world's deserts with reflective sheeting

23 Dec 2008

New Multidisciplinary Approach to Environmental Education

Environmental research at colleges and universities isn’t just scientific anymore. Increasingly, scientists are taking an approach to their work that includes more than laboratory analysis. That is the concept behind CLEAR, or Collaborative Education and Research

23 Dec 2008

Shade Grown Coffee Has Benefits for Biodiversity

Here's one more reason to say "shade grown, please" when you order your morning cup of coffee. Shade coffee farms, which grow coffee under a canopy of multiple tree species, not only harbor native birds, bats and other beneficial creatures, but also maintain genetic diversity of native tree species and can act as focal points for tropical forest regeneration

23 Dec 2008

Massive Bleaching Threat to Coral in Australia's Great Barrier Reef

A widespread and severe coral bleaching episode is predicted to cause immense damage to some of the world’s most important marine environments over the next few months

22 Dec 2008

How Much of the World's Energy Could Come from Solar and Wind Power

Only 1 percent of the world's energy consumption comes from modern renewable energy technologies such as wind, solar and bioenergy. The upcoming energy workshop will contribute to raise that figure

22 Dec 2008