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Crushed Glass Grit from Recycled Glass Being Used to Remove Graffiti

The Parks Department of Green Bay, WI has found a new way to get tough on graffiti, without damaging the underlying surfaces in the process. Starting this year, Green Bay is using crushed glass grit purchased from Kramer Industries to remove graffiti from select surfaces throughout the city

13 Oct 2008

Solar Tax Credits in Bailout Bill Applauded by Advanced Roofing

Advanced Roofing expects to grow the solar segment of its roofing business to match, in dollars earned, its roofing business. That scenario is even more likely after President Bush signed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 last Friday

13 Oct 2008

Phovoltaic Agreement Signed Between Advent Solar and Deutsche Solar

Advent Solar, Inc., a leading manufacturer of innovative solar cells and modules, today announced an agreement with Deutsche Solar AG, a subsidiary of SolarWorld AG and one of the largest global producers of mono- and multi-crystalline silicon wafers for the photovoltaic (PV) industry

13 Oct 2008

Sanitation Issues to be Addressed at World Toilet Summit and Expo

Health and sanitation experts from around the world are expected to discuss new ways to provide safe and hygienic toilets for the world's population at the ninth annual World Toilet Summit

13 Oct 2008

Renewable Energy from Artificial Trees Made by Solar Botanic Using Nanotechnology

More powerful than wind farms, more efficient than solar panels and more practical and aesthetically pleasing than both

13 Oct 2008

Biofuel Standards Needed to Protect the Environment

The United States lacks the policies needed to ensure that cellulosic biofuel production will not cause environmental harm, says a distinguished group of international scientists

13 Oct 2008

Electron Treatment Being Used on Organic Seed to Remove Disease

Researchers develop electron bombardment method to eliminate the need for fungicide treatments for organic seeds

13 Oct 2008

NASA Supercomputer Searches For Habitable Earth Like Planets

Supercomputer simulations of dusty disks around sunlike stars show that planets nearly as small as Mars can create patterns that future telescopes may be able to detect. The research points to a new avenue in the search for habitable planets

13 Oct 2008

Rules and Regulations for Sustainable and Organic Cosmetics

The global regulatory situation for personal care products and the future possibilities for organic and sustainable cosmetics are key issues that continue to drive and shape the cosmetics industry

13 Oct 2008

Pink Panther Identifies Heating and Cooling at the Biggest Consumers of Energy

Armed with survey results revealing public misperceptions about energy use, The Pink Panther, Chief Energy Officer at Owens Corning, today broke his decades of silence to focus national attention on the massive amount of energy used to heat and cool buildings

13 Oct 2008

Cost Effective Zero Energy Buildings Showcased at Conference

Architectural Record welcomed a record number of 380 architects, engineers, scientists and students to Innovation 2008

13 Oct 2008

Largest U.S. Solar Energy Event Starts This Week

All roads lead to Southern California this week, as thousands of people from around the world attend Solar Power International, the largest solar energy industry event in the Americas

13 Oct 2008

Wireless Sensors Being Used to Improve Farming

An Iowa State University research team is developing transceivers and sensors designed to collect and send data about soil moisture within a field. Eventually the researchers are hoping the sensors will also collect data about soil temperature and nutrient content

13 Oct 2008

Australian Internet Company, Internode, Embraces Green Power

Internode has embraced renewable energy by contracting to use 100 per cent "GreenPower" throughout its operations, effective since the start of September

13 Oct 2008

Space Probe Searching for Habitable Environment and Signs of Life on Planet Earth

Scientists using ESA’s Venus Express are trying to observe whether Earth is habitable. Silly, you might think, when we know that Earth is richly stocked with life. In fact, far from being a pointless exercise, Venus Express is paving the way for an exciting new era in astronomy

13 Oct 2008