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LED Tubes Introduced to Replace Fluoroescent Tubes

GlacialTech Inc today announces the availability of T8 Light Emitting Diode (LED) light tubes

11 Nov 2008

Climate Change Predictions Using Clouds

The properties of clouds can be a key to predicting coming climate changes. This is shown by research at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden - which has also studied urban pollution

10 Nov 2008

Using Natural Plants to Produce Oil

Crude oil is getting more and more expensive, a fact clearly felt by the chemical industry. An alternative source of carbon is biomass, for instance colza and whey, which can likewise be used to produce chemical products

10 Nov 2008

Ethanol Demands Ties Crop Prices to the Petrol Pump, Not to the Grocery Shelves

Ethanol helped drive two years of record profits for grain farmers, but also will hold income down during a looming recession that has already sliced crop prices in half

10 Nov 2008

Researchers Link Autism With Rain

The American Medical Association journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine has published a new study by researchers at Cornell University indicating evidence of an environmental trigger for autism among genetically vulnerable children

10 Nov 2008

Pimped Rides Go Green With Spoiler Design to Improve Vehicle Fuel Economy

US researchers have designed a new rear spoiler for bluff backed vehicles like vans that can reduce drag and lift significantly

10 Nov 2008

New Study Shows Effects of Tillage and Rotation on Peanut Crop Yield and Pest Development

The increasing popularity of reduced tillage on crops has not only been an important development in combating soil erosion, but it has also been associated with increasing organic material and producing high crop yields

10 Nov 2008

World's First Biodiesel Trans Continental Jet Flight Completed

Leading the way in the biodiesel industry, Lake Erie Biofuels, LLC has made history with co-sponsoring the first ever biodiesel trans-continental jet flight "Green Flight International."

10 Nov 2008

Ocean Energy Could Supply 10 Percent of the World's Electricity

Global warming, energy security and rising oil prices have resuscitated the marine energy sector. Ocean energy is a predictable and abundant source of energy with the ability to supply approximately 10 percent of the world's electricity needs

10 Nov 2008

LEED Platinum Building Built Using Design Tips From Nature

The US Green Building Council (USGBC) awarded its highest level of recognition, LEED(R) Platinum certification, to the Conference Center at the newly re-opened TreePeople Center for Community Forestry

10 Nov 2008

TexCote's Coolwall Energy Saving Product Used on Federal Building

TexCote, one of the largest textured coatings manufacturers in the world, applied its patented energy-saving exterior coating to the new USCIS immigration buildings in South Florida

10 Nov 2008

NASA Seminar on Carbon Dioxide in Earth's Atmosphere

NASA will host a seminar at 11 a.m. EST, Friday, Nov. 14, to discuss the current state of knowledge about how the "breathing" Earth influences current and future levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

10 Nov 2008

Centriforce Introduces New Desalination Technology

Centriforce Technology Corp announced the development of a new technology for the desalination of sea water into fresh, potable water

10 Nov 2008

ABB Wins $22 million Contract to Increase Oil Refinery Reliability in Italy

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced today it has won, in first half of 2008, a contract worth over $22 million from Eni Raffineria di Gela SpA for the turnkey supply of a new high-voltage substation, integrated automation and electrical power systems and related services for its refinery in Gela, Italy

10 Nov 2008

Clean Tech Open Awards Gala Honors Clean, Viable Energy Solutions

The 3rd annual Clean Tech Open Awards Gala held Thursday evening in San Francisco honored the six winners who showed the most promise to launch a viable, clean energy solution

10 Nov 2008