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Florida Homeowners' Associations and Condominium Associations to Investigate a Lawsuit Into Defective and Toxic Chinese Drywall

Parker Waichman Alonso LLP is offering free consultations to Florida homeowners' associations and condominium associations in communities that have reported problems with defective Chinese drywall

16 Mar 2009

Investors Want to Know Who is Leading The Way To A Revitalized, Healthy, Green Economy

Like many start-up executives, Yeves Perez, CEO of EINI, Inc., is worried. Many are concerned about laying off workers, canceling projects, or losing investors. Perez, however, has a broader question bothering him: who&r...

16 Mar 2009

Making Solar Cell Production Cheaper With the Applied HCT MaxEdge Wire Saw From Applied Materials

Applied Materials, Inc. today released its Applied HCT MaxEdge wire saw, a new platform for slicing ingots into ultra-thin wafers that can help customers drive down the cost of manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) cells

16 Mar 2009

Biodiesel Pilot Plant From Catilin Receives Renewable Energy Award

Catilin, Inc., a leading catalyst technology company for biofuels, announced today a Demonstration Fund award of $150,000 by the Iowa Department of Economic Development

16 Mar 2009

Proposed United States Coal Plants Would Create Nearly 18 Million Tons of Waste Annually

Proposed coal plants across the United States would produce nearly 18 million tons of dangerous waste, including toxic metals, each year

16 Mar 2009

Environmental Defense Fund Throws Support Behind Bipartisan Transportation Bill to Cut Greenhouse Gas Pollution

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) praised a bipartisan group of lawmakers today for introducing legislation to ensure that future state and metropolitan area transportation plans protect the climate and enhance energy security

16 Mar 2009

Dow Corning Names Dr. Guy Beaucarne as Solar Cell Science and Technology Manager For its Solar Market Business Unit

Dow Corning has named Dr. Guy Beaucarne as Solar Cell Science and Technology Manager for its Solar Market Business Unit, which provides silicon-based solutions throughout the entire photovoltaic value chain

16 Mar 2009

Efficiency of HWAT Heat Tracing Systems Explained

Tyco Thermal Controls has produced a new 12 page colour brochure detailing its Raychem HWAT heat-tracing system for hot water temperature maintenance in commercial and residential buildings

16 Mar 2009

FRX Polymers Develops Environmentally Friendly, Flame Retardant Polymer

A technology developed by FRX Polymers, Inc. for producing engineering thermoplastics that are inherently flame retardant and environmentally friendly has received the first-place award in the Clean Technology Business Forum and Competition

15 Mar 2009

Michigan University PowerNap Data Center Plan Could Save 75 Percent of Computer Energy Consumption

Putting idle servers to sleep when they're not in use is part of University of Michigan researchers' plan to save up to 75 percent of the energy that power-hungry computer data centers consume

15 Mar 2009

Greenpeace Founder Talks About Benefits of Nuclear Power

Greenpeace co-founder says, "Nuclear is the only source that can power the nation without polluting the nation. The round-the-clock baseload production of nuclear energy can power our homes and businesses while creating high paying jobs that cannot be shipped overseas, all without polluting our air and lungs"

15 Mar 2009

Climate Research Satellite From NASA Is One Step Closer to Orbit

The Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor (APS), an advanced scientific instrument that will be launched on the Glory satellite, has successfully completed environmental testing and was officially turned over to NASA on March 11 by the Raytheon Company

15 Mar 2009

Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law Part of 'Legal Planet' Environmental Blog Launched by Law Schools

Top California law schools launch new blog, "Legal Planet," which provides insight and analysis on climate change, energy, and environmental law and policy

15 Mar 2009

Modern Convenience of Plastic Bags Killing Prehistoric Leatherback Turtles

Leatherback turtles, the most widely distributed reptiles on Earth, are threatened with extinction themselves, in large part due to the carelessness of humans. A Dalhousie University professor addresses the threat of plastics to this endangered species

15 Mar 2009

Winds Stirred Up CO2 From The Antactic to Speed Up Global Warming In The Past, and It Could Occur Again

Natural releases of carbon dioxide from the Southern Ocean due to shifting wind patterns could have amplified global warming at the end of the last ice age - and could be repeated as manmade warming proceeds

15 Mar 2009