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High Schoolers Testing Water Quality in New York Area

Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries and Clarkson University have been awarded $1.4 million from the NSF to expand a program that will teach 9,000 New York high schoolers to design, build, test, deploy and interpret environmental sensors to monitor water quality in the Hudson and St. Lawrence

23 Oct 2008

Biofuels Research at Sandia Using Enzyme Engineering

Biofuels researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have been awarded $600,000 in funding for a two-year, Department of Energy-funded effort titled “Development of Saccharifying Enzymes for Commercial Use.”

23 Oct 2008

Illegal Logging Crackdown by the US

Prohibition on trade in illegally logged wood products was passed in May this year, and now US government officials have presented proposals which outline how the new law is to be implemented

23 Oct 2008

Green Heroes Program Launched to Recognize People Who are Making a Difference to the Environment

Go-Green.ae today announced the launch of the Green Heroes program to recognize people who are making a difference in greening the lives of local and global communities

23 Oct 2008

Better Understanding of LED Lighting With OSRAM's LED Lighting Kit

The LED Engineering Kit, which OSRAM Opto Semiconductors is now offering for sale on the LED Light for You (LLFY) platform, provides a means of gaining practical knowledge of LED lighting

23 Oct 2008

Electronic Design Automation Tools Released by Phillips to Speed Development of the Lighting Solutions of the Future

Philips Lumileds and Future Lighting Solutions have introduced the first comprehensive suite of online Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools designed to speed the prototyping and development of solid-state lighting solutions for general lighting applications such as task lamps, recessed downlights, outdoor lighting and shop lighting

22 Oct 2008

GE Makes Further Investment in Electric Vehicle Technology and Lithium Ion Batteries from A123Systems

GE is recharging the electrification of transportation by making its sixth equity investment in lithium-ion battery manufacturer A123Systems

22 Oct 2008

Environmental Gains of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials May Be Offset by Nanotechnology Manufacturing Processes

Environmental gains derived from the use of nanomaterials may be offset in part by the process used to manufacture them

22 Oct 2008

Fertilizer Use Threatening Sea Life

New study on landscape around Chesapeake Bay says imbalance in nitrogen cycle is damaging water quality and fish populations

21 Oct 2008

Impact of Climate Change on Lakes

Climate change will have different effects on lakes in warmer and colder regions of the globe. This is the conclusion reached by Japanese and German researchers following studies of very deep caldera lakes in Japan

21 Oct 2008

Examining the Risks of not Going Green at Sustainable Real Estate Development Conference

The Wisconsin School of Business Graaskamp Center for Real Estate will host a conference on Sustainable Real Estate Development on Thursday, October 30

21 Oct 2008

ExxonMobil Hydrogen to be Supplied by Air Products

Air Products, the leading global hydrogen provider, today announced a long-term supply contract and plans to construct a new world scale hydrogen production facility

21 Oct 2008

Clean Air Advocates Go to Court To Clean Up the Air in National Parks

As autumn foliage season reaches its peak, clean air advocates are going to court to make sure visitors to national parks can enjoy scenic vistas free of the yellowish haze caused by industrial pollution

21 Oct 2008

Climate Change is Moving Faster Than Scientists Previously Expected

Global warming is accelerating at a faster rate than climate change experts had previously predicted, according to a new compendium of scientific research released today by WWF

21 Oct 2008

Propane Powered LEHR Eco Trimmer Named as 2008 "Best New Item"

LEHR Incorporated, an innovator in environmentally friendly technology and a leader in the research and development of propane powered lawn and garden equipment, announces that the LEHR Eco Trimmer has been honored with a Do it Best 2008 Members' Choice Award in the "Best New Item" category

21 Oct 2008