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Evolution Solar Frantically Working to Increase Market Share

"At Evolution Solar Corporation, we continue to maintain a frantic pace to increase market share," commented Robert Kaapke CEO of Evolution Solar

16 Mar 2009

March 17 is Air Quality Action Day For the Susquehanna and Lehigh Valleys

The Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast an air quality action day for Tuesday, March 17

16 Mar 2009

Facts About the Toxic Chinese Drywall Problem

Americas Watchdog is calling the imported toxic Chinese drywall issue, "the single worst environmental, and serious health disaster ever faced by US & Canadian homeowners. Here are some questions and answers about the toxic drywall issue

16 Mar 2009

Pizza Fusion Now Making Green Pizza at World's First LEED Certified Pizzaria

Pizza Fusion was recently awarded Gold and Silver certifications by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for its first two restaurants built to LEED specifications in Palm Beach Gardens and Weston, Florida

16 Mar 2009

Using UV Lights in Hospitals Decreases Spread of Infectious TB Via Air

The simple intervention of using ultraviolet (UV) lights near the ceiling together with fans may reduce the spread of tuberculosis (TB) in hospitals

16 Mar 2009

Nitrogen Loss From Forests Influenced by Tree Species Composition

Anyone who grows plants for food, fiber, or flowers, knows that nitrogen is crucial for healthy plant growth. But excess nitrogen that leaches from a forest can acidify the soils and streams and decrease water quality

16 Mar 2009

Florida and Virginia Homeowners Warned Not To Accept a Quick Fix For Toxic Chinese Drywall

America's Watchdog says not to accept homebuilders offers to re-drywall homes currently built with toxic Chinese drywall, until they have had a chance to see if the toxic gasses emitted by the Chinese drywall have not penetrated your studs, your plywood, your trusses, and your furniture

16 Mar 2009

Climate Change is Affecting Life at Both Ends of the Antarctic Food Chain

New research using detailed satellite data indicates that the changing Antarctic climate is affecting not just the penguins at the apex of the food chain, but simultaneously the microscopic life that is the base of the ecosystem

16 Mar 2009

Ontario's Clean Energy Initiative Supported by Canadian Solar

Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: CSIQ) today announced its support and thanks for the Government of Ontario's new feed-in tariffs for renewable solar energy

16 Mar 2009

Air Products to Supply Hydrogen Fueling Equipment for Transport Demonstration Project

Air Products announced that it will supply hydrogen fueling equipment for a hydrogen transportation demonstration project in New Delhi, India

16 Mar 2009

New Research Promises To Better Clean Up Contaminated Water or to Make Hydrogen Fuel

New research has improved our understanding of the chemistry needed to generate hydrogen fuel from water or to clean contaminated water

16 Mar 2009

Microscopic Research Shows How Bacteria Breathe in Toxic Materials and Breathe Out Harmless Substances

Researchers are studying some common soil bacteria that "inhale" toxic metals and "exhale" them in a non-toxic form. The bacteria might one day be used to clean up toxic chemicals left over from nuclear weapons production decades ago

16 Mar 2009

Global Warming Will Leave Poor Nations In Economic Deep Freeze

Rising global temperatures may lead to increased disparities between rich and poor countries, according to a recent MIT economic analysis of the impact of climate change on growth

16 Mar 2009

Ice Energy Expands Efficient Energy Storage Program

Ice Energy, the leading provider of distributed energy storage and smart grid solutions for optimizing energy system efficiency, today announced the expansion of its National Accounts program

16 Mar 2009

Wild Ocean Wins Earthwatch 2009 Film Award

Earthwatch is pleased to announce that Wild Ocean, a production of Giant Screen Films and the creators of STOMP, is the recipient of its 23rd annual Film of the Year Award, given in cooperation with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital and The Smithsonian Associate

16 Mar 2009