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Berkeley Lab Researchers Create a Nano-Sized Photocatalyst for Making Fuel by Artificial Photosynthesis

Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have now taken a critical step towards making fuel from artificial photosynthesis with the discovery that nano-sized crystals of cobalt oxide can effectively carry out the critical photosynthetic reaction of splitting water molecules

11 Mar 2009

With Support Renewable Power Will Provide 40 Percent of Global Electricity by 2050

With adequate financial and political support, renewable energy technologies like wind and photovoltaics could supply 40 percent of the world's electricity by 2050

11 Mar 2009

Bigger Medical, Council and Property Bills to be the Result of Climate Change

Climate change concerns like melting icecaps, increased desertification, loss of coral reefs and the extinction of species like polar bears can seem a distant concern in our everyday lives. Little attention, however, has been paid to the likelihood of increased bills, through tax and insurance charges, that will be incurred as the climate changes

11 Mar 2009

Save Thousands of Gallons of Water With Niagara Conservation E2 Dual-Flush Toilet

New Jersey's Niagara Conservation, a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency residential conservation products, has launched a new water-saving dual-flush toilet called the E2 Dual-Flush Toilet. The product can save thousands of gallons of water per year

11 Mar 2009

Nutritional Value of Algae Reduced by Climate Change

Researchers have found that micro-algae grow faster at a higher CO2 concentration yet this growth was also associated with a change in the composition of the algae

11 Mar 2009

BASF Presents Eco-Efficient Textiles

BASF Textile Chemicals will demonstrate how eco-friendly textile solutions can also contribute economically at the 'Interstoff Asia Essential' trade show

11 Mar 2009

Energy Efficiency Means Real Savings For Commerical and Residential Property Owners

Today's economic environment creates more pressure than ever on property managers to meet the demands of owners, tenants, and other stakeholders in today's market. Service companies are required to provide value beyond the status quo.

11 Mar 2009

Timken Signs Agreement to Supply Wind Power Equipment Manufacturer in China

The Timken Company has signed a long-term, multi-year agreement to supply wind turbine gearbox bearings for Nanjing High Speed Gear Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (NGC), a manufacturer of wind power, marine, construction, and industrial gear transmission equipment based in China

11 Mar 2009

Shell and Codexis Expand Collaboration On Next Generation Biofuel

Royal Dutch Shell plc and Codexis, Inc. today announced an expanded agreement to develop better enzymes that could accelerate commercialisation of next generation biofuels

11 Mar 2009

Geoscientists Gather to Discuss Alternative Energy, Water, Health and Public Policy Issues

More than 300 geoscientists will gather soon for the 43rd Annual Meeting of the South-Central Section of the Geological Society of America. The meeting, which takes place at the UT Dallas Conference Center, is chaired by geoscientists from UT Dallas

11 Mar 2009

Long Platinum Nanowires Could Speed The Development of Practical Fuel Cells for Cars and Trucks

Researchers from New York are reporting production of the longest platinum nanowires ever made - an advance that they say could speed development of fuel cells for cars, trucks, and other everyday uses

11 Mar 2009

New Battery Development May Allow Batteries To Recharge In Seconds

MIT engineers have created a kind of beltway that allows for the rapid transit of electrical energy through a well-known battery material, an advance that could usher in smaller, lighter batteries -- for cell phones and other devices -- that could recharge in seconds rather than hours

11 Mar 2009

24 Becomes The First Television Show Ever To Be Carbon Neutral

Nearly a year after announcing its aim to reduce its carbon footprint and inspire its viewers to do the same, "24," the Emmy award-winning series from Imagine and Twentieth Century Fox Television, has far exceeded its carbon-reduction goals and will be the first television production ever to achieve carbon neutrality

11 Mar 2009

Better Fuel Cells Set To Be A Commercial Reality Due To Nanowires

The creation of long platinum nanowires at the University of Rochester could soon lead to the development of commercially viable fuel cells by providing significant increases in both the longevity and efficiency

11 Mar 2009

Shipping Line Fined $1.4 Million For Environmental Crime

Holy House Shipping AB, a Swedish corporation, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Camden, N.J., to pay a $1 million fine, a special assessment of $400,000 in community service payments and serve three years of probation for failing to maintain an accurate oil record book in an attempt to conceal illegal discharges of oil-contaminated waste directly into the ocean from one of its ships

11 Mar 2009