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Soybean Aphids May be Controlled by a Biocontrol Option About to be Tested

A program supported by university researchers, farmers and soybean groups is introducing tiny parasitic insects to control soybean aphids in South Dakota and neighboring states. The hope is to better control the pest by introducing a natural predator

14 Dec 2008

Pesticide Residues Test Results Released

The Pesticide Residues Committee today published its second quarterly 2008 report

14 Dec 2008

ENERGY Star Approved House Plans Launched by Home Designers

The House Designers (THD) and ENERGY STAR have partnered to offer consumers an exclusive collection of Green House Plans

14 Dec 2008

Amazon to Take Fresh Look at Changing Product Packaging

Amazon.com has launched "Frustration-Free Packaging," a new initiative designed to make it easier for customers to liberate products from their packages and to be more environmentally friendly by using less packaging material

14 Dec 2008

USC Expands Green Courses and Programs

Recognizing that a humanistic education must cover sustainability, USC expands its 'green' courses and programs

11 Dec 2008

Parents Encouraged to Buy Healthy Toys for Children This Christmas

Instead of shopping for the hottest pricey toy this holiday season, Dr. Paula Kramer, chair and professor of occupational therapy at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, encourages parents to buy their children toys that promote healthy childhood development

11 Dec 2008

Whole Foods Market Named No. 1 Retailer in Seafood Sustainability by Greanpeace

Whole Foods Market has again been named the nation's number one retailer in seafood sustainability by Greenpeace

11 Dec 2008

Report Released into the State of Thin Film Photovoltaics Markets

NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst firm based here, today announced it has released an updated analysis of the thin-film photovoltaics (TFPV) markets

11 Dec 2008

New Era of Solar Energy Will Be One of Survival of the Fittest

A visit to the bar at the top of the Jimao tower in Shanghai, one of the highest buildings in the world, presents the dynamics of the Chinese PV industry in better perspective

11 Dec 2008

Construction Campies to Halve the Amount of Waste Sent to Landfill

Leading companies across the construction supply chain have committed to collectively halve the amount of construction waste sent to landfill by 2012

11 Dec 2008

New Controller Released for Energy Efficient LED Lighting Systems

Following the release of the world's first microcontroller (MCU) with four-channel constant-current drive for LED lighting systems, NEC Electronics Corporation this month began shipment of 14 new 8-bit All Flash MCUs for energy-efficient lighting applications

11 Dec 2008