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Stratospheric Ozone Depletion Recovery May Be Delayed by Global Warming

Increasing greenhouse gases could delay, or even postpone indefinitely, the recovery of stratospheric ozone in some regions of the Earth

4 Feb 2009

Climate Change Records to be Set By Earth Hour 2009

With eight weeks still to go, citizens, businesses and public authorities in 375 cities across 74 countries have already committed to turning off their lights for one hour at 8.30pm on 28 March in a graphic show of support for decisive action on climate change

4 Feb 2009

Making LED Lights Meet ENERGY STAR Standards With Online Tool from Philips

Philips Lumileds has launched a free online tool that makes it easier for manufacturers of LED-based luminaires to show compliance with ENERGY STAR standards

4 Feb 2009

Biodiversity Important For Heidelberg Cement Mine Sites

As the first company in the industry, HeidelbergCement today publishes its Group guideline for the promotion of biodiversity at mineral extraction sites

4 Feb 2009

Finalists Named in CleanTech Business Innovations Awards

The Plastics Environmental Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) is pleased to announce the finalists for a competition at the Clean Technology Business Forum to be held during SPE's Global Plastics Environmental Conference

4 Feb 2009

Everything You Wanted to Know About Electric Cars at eCarTec 2009

eCarTec 2009 will present electric vehicles, storage technologies, drive and engine technology and will cover the topics of energy, infrastructure and financing

4 Feb 2009

Halo LED Lights Meet ENERGY STAR Requirements for Solid State Lights

Cooper Lighting announces that its Halo LED recessed downlight is the first in the industry to meet stringent ENERGY STAR requirements for solid state lighting (SSL) luminaires

3 Feb 2009

Wal-Mart Starts Testing New PACCAR Hybrid Trucks

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. announced it will test a new type of heavy-duty commercial hybrid truck and a new type of alternatively fueled truck, developed by Bellevue, WA based PACCAR as a part of the company's efforts to build on its progress in developing a more sustainable trucking fleet

3 Feb 2009

Promising Future for Biofuels in Sub-Saharan Africa

There is huge potential for biofuel production in sub-Saharan African countries such as Nigeria, Uganda and Angola, provided there is a concerted effort from key stakeholders

3 Feb 2009

Green Car Vision Award for 2009 Goes to Chevrolet Volt

The Chevrolet Volt has been named the 2009 Green Car Vision Award(TM) winner by the auto enthusiast magazine Green Car Journal

3 Feb 2009

Beach Vacations May Increase Skin Cancer Risk for Children

Vacationing at the shore led to a 5 percent increase in moles among 7-year-old children, according to a paper published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research

3 Feb 2009

GreenSwitch Saves Electricity and Can Slash Home Owner Utility Bills

As effortlessly as you flip off a light switch when leaving the house, you can now reduce total energy consumption up to 25 percent

3 Feb 2009

Princeton University Takes on Energy Sustainability With Solar Power

A solar installation at the high-tech storage library on the Forrestal Campus is launching Princeton University into a new area of energy sustainability

3 Feb 2009

Research Finds New Reason for Wheezing Caused by Air Pollution Ozone and Potential Treatments

Researchers at NIEHS and Duke University have discovered a cause of airway irritation and wheezing after exposure to ozone, a common urban air pollutant. Using an animal model, the researchers were also able to identify several ways to stop the airways from narrowing.

3 Feb 2009

Making Electricity From Straw

In collaboration with several small and medium-sized enterprises, research scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS in Dresden have developed the first-ever biogas plant that works entirely without edible raw materials

3 Feb 2009