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EPA Over $200 Million of Funding For the Reduction of Diesel Emissions, Spur Redevelopment and Create Jobs

State and local governments, nonprofit organizations and tribal agencies can now apply for up to an estimated $211 million in funding that will help create jobs for redevelopment nationwide and protect communities and the environment from diesel emissions

22 Mar 2009

Styrofoam Insulation from Dow Is Going Environmentally Friendly

The Dow Chemical Company announced today that it has succeeded in converting its first facility that manufactures STYROFOAM Brand Insulation to its new zero ozone-depleting, no-VOC (volatile organic compound) foaming agent technology

22 Mar 2009

Climate Change Clues in Plants Being Monitored by Springtime Volunteers

Volunteers across the country are welcoming spring by taking part in a nationwide initiative to track climate change by recording the timing of flowers and foliage. Project BudBurst, has amassed thousands of observations from students, gardeners, and other citizen scientists

20 Mar 2009

The Race Is On To Develop Fuels Cells to Power Small Devices

Even small devices need power, and much of that juice comes from fuel cells. As these devices become even smaller, the rush is on to find more efficient ways to power them

20 Mar 2009

Researchers Use Nanotechnology to Develop Highly Efficient Method For Storing Renewable Energy

Researchers at the Maryland NanoCenter at the University of Maryland have developed new systems for storing electrical energy derived from alternative sources that are, in some cases, 10 times more efficient than what is commercially available

20 Mar 2009

Demand Keeps Increasing for Environmentaly Friendly UV Coatings For Wood and Furniture

The demand for waterborne UV coatings in the wood and furniture protection market has been steadily increasing during the last few years. This is mainly due to the environmental benefits offered by these products

20 Mar 2009

SOLON Makes Breakthrough in Simpler and Better Solar Electricity Systems

SOLON SE, which is based in Berlin, has achieved a breakthrough in the development of simpler and faster fitting processes. During the "Symposium on Photovoltaic Solar Energy" in Bad Staffelstein, Germany, the company was awarded a prestigious innovation award for its SOLON Black in-roof module

20 Mar 2009

Lessons Still Not Learned Twenty Years After Exxon Valdez Disaster

Two decades after the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck an iceberg and spilt millions of litres of oil into the delicate Arctic environment, governments and industry in the region remain unprepared to deal with another such disaster

19 Mar 2009

Arctic Nations Move to Save Polar Bears From Global Warming

Five nations committed by treaty to conserve polar bears have come up with a resolution linking the future of the species to urgent global action on climate change

19 Mar 2009

Researchers in Ghana Work to Create Biofuels From Native Tree Seeds

Kansas State University biologists are working with a researcher in Ghana to create biodiesel from the seeds of trees that are common and well adapted to the climate of northern Ghana

19 Mar 2009

Warming of the Antarctic Has Raised Sea Levels In The Past

Geoscientists say a small rise in past ocean temperature undercut and melted Antarctic ice, raising global sea levels many feet. New data from modeling and sediment cores converge to show the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet can retreat to near complete collapse much more rapidly than believed possible

19 Mar 2009

Jeld-Wen Proves Boosting Energy Efficiency Means Big Money Savings

JELD-WEN put energy efficiency to the test when the company set out to find the worst utility bill in the nation last year. The goal was to see just how much of a difference the latest energy efficient window technology could truly make

19 Mar 2009

Third Generation Solar Cells to be Built Into Products Like Building Materials and Consumer Electronics

The third-generation of photovoltaics (PV - organic PV (OPV) and dye
sensitized cells (DSC) - are in the early stages of development but hold out the promise of cheap solar power that can be integrated into consumer electronics and building materials, according to a Webinar presented this morning by NanoMarkets

19 Mar 2009

Geoscientists Set to Gather and Discuss Water Resources, Climate Change and More

The Geological Society of America will host its NE regional meeting jointly with the Maine Water Conference in Portland, Maine, on March 22-24. More than 900 geoscientists will participate. An overarching theme for the meeting is climate change, and technical sessions will highlight cutting-edge scientific research on a wide variety of topics

18 Mar 2009

Power Consumption Reduced to Zero For Standby Mode Appliances Connected to New Device

A team of researchers from the UPC Center for Technological Innovation in Static Converters and Actuators (CITCEA-UPC) has designed the device 100 Percent Off, which disconnects electronic appliances in stand-by mode and reduces their power consumption to zero

18 Mar 2009