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Forest Conservation Project to Measure Carbon Savings

Up to 500,000 hectares of moist and spiny forests in Madagascar are to be protected or restored in a pioneering project which will include testing ways to measure climate impacts

7 Oct 2008

Water Borne Environmentally Friendly Clear Coat Automotive Paint Hits the Market

First Water-borne Clear Coat (WBCC) that Beats EPA Standards

7 Oct 2008

New System from Fiat Improves Fuel Efficiency and Reduces CO2 Emissions

Driver feedback tool to improve efficiency and lower emissions

7 Oct 2008

Bosch Brings Clean Diesel Technology to Commercial and Off-Highway Vehicles

Bosch, a technology leader and partner in clean diesel technologies, is using its global reach and complete system expertise in diesel technology, to help the commercial vehicle and off-highway industries reduce diesel emissions to meet near-term emissions standards and further improve fuel economy

7 Oct 2008

Esurance Uses Green Wind Power to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Esurance, the direct to consumer auto insurance company, announced its induction into the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Green Power Leadership Club

7 Oct 2008

Environmental Degredation Can Be a Pathway to Peace

From climate change to deforestation to water scarcity, environmental degradation can not only lead to conflict, but can also offer a pathway to peace

7 Oct 2008

Advanced Energy INtroduces New Solaron Photovoltaic Inverter

Nearly 30 years of experience delivering photovoltaic power solutions
culminate in the 500 kW Solaron inverter featuring optimized
balance-of-system architecture. New inverter delivers more power, faster ROI and higher energy harvests long term

7 Oct 2008

Ocean Facing Largest Mass Extinction Seen in 65 Million Years

The survival of species critical to the livelihoods of millions - such as those in the "nusery grounds" of the Coral Triangle - is being called into question in the wake of the IUCN's warning this week of a mass global extinction unseen for 65 million years

7 Oct 2008

Next Generation Smart Lighting Systems Use Efficient LED Lights that Also Wirelessly Transmit Data

Researchers have developed efficient LED lights that also have data transmission capabilities built in

7 Oct 2008

Former Polaroid Film Factory Set to Make Thin Film Solar Panels

Former Polaroid facility in prepares Konarka for large scale production of Power Plastic thin film photovoltaics

7 Oct 2008

Hole in the Ozone Layer Gets Even Bigger

The 2008 ozone hole - a thinning in the ozone layer over Antarctica - is larger both in size and ozone loss than 2007 but is not as large as 2006

7 Oct 2008

Sustainability a Key Feature of the Perfect Classroom Learning Environment

Ai3 and Triumph Modular team up to launch the ideal learning environment. The classroom of tomorrow is here today

7 Oct 2008

New Material Developed That Allows Hydrogen to be Used As a Fuel

A team of scientists from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) has designed a material with such high ion conductivity that it allows the use of hydrogen as a clean fuel

7 Oct 2008

Solar Energy Continues to Gain Support in Australia

The Clean Energy Council, Australia’s peak body for the clean energy industry, sought
bipartisan support for a gross feed-in tariff (FIT), ahead of today’s Council of Australian Governments
meeting, and following the NSW Opposition’s announcement of a solar policy

7 Oct 2008

Research Team to Search Tropical Sea Creatures for Molecules to be Used in Biofuels and Drugs

OHSU will lead an NIH-funded project to explore the biodiversity of Philippine marine mollusks and associated microbes that offer clues to potential central nervous system, cancer and antimicrobial drugs as well as enzymes for biofuels production

7 Oct 2008