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Environmentally Friendly and Aesthetically Pleasing Roof Gutters

he Copper Gutter Shop, an online retainer and distributor of gutter, copper, and roofing products is now carrying Revere Freedom Gray gutters, downspouts and accessories

26 Jan 2009

Siemens to Divest Stake in Areva NP Joint Venture, Remains Committed to Nuclear Power

As contractually specified, Siemens AG will terminate the Shareholders Agreement for the Franco-German joint venture Areva NP S.A.S., specified effective latest January 30, 2012, and sell its entire stake to the majority shareholder Areva S.A. under the terms of a put agreement

26 Jan 2009

Five Storey Energy Efficient Building Uses The Same Energy as Two Homes

A five-storey office and research building for 220 people that requires scarcely more energy from external sources for heating and cooling than one or two single-family houses

26 Jan 2009

Showcase Green Envirohome Uses EchoPod Ultrasonic Level Sensor for Graywater

Promoted on FOX News as the "Greenest House in the World," Florida's Showcase Green Envirohome (FSGE) has selected Flow Line Options EchoPod for its Graywater Reuse System

26 Jan 2009

Carbon Footprint of Tropicana Calculated by Pepsico and Carbon Trust

Tropicana 64-ounce container of Pure Premium Orange Juice is the first consumer product in North America to receive Carbon Trust certification

26 Jan 2009

University of Leeds and Zhejiang University in China Team Up on Energy Issues

The University of Leeds has announced a strategic research alliance with one of China's leading universities, Zhejiang University, to focus on some of today's key energy challenges

26 Jan 2009

EarthDrive is the World's First Recyclable USB Drive

The EarthDrive USB computer drive is designed and built using the maximum amount of biodegradable materials (PLA), resulting in a fully recyclable product. PLA (Polylactic acid) is a biodegradable polyester derived from renewable resources, such as corn

26 Jan 2009

Study Looks at How Climate Change is Influencing Artic Trees and the Treeline

With climate change is a global concern, it’s timely to consider how trees are faring on the highest mountain slopes and at the northern treeline. In such extreme environments, oddly contorted forms of pine, spruce, birch and fir are created by blasting winds and inhospitable soils

26 Jan 2009

New Book Looks at Crop Response to Water and Water Requirements for Farming

A new book, "Response of Crops to Limited Water: Understanding and Modeling Water Stress Effects on Plant Growth Processes," hopes to tackle serious water issues for agriculture like irrigation, water pollution and allocation of water for crop production

26 Jan 2009

Air Products to Supply Specialist Gases to Spanish Thin Film Solar Plant

Air Products announced it has signed a turnkey gas supply contract to provide liquid bulk and specialty gases, related gas distribution equipment, and engineering services to Gadir Solar at its new silicon thin-film photovoltaic (PV) facility in Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain

26 Jan 2009