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Solar Power from Thin Film Photovoltaics to be Featured at Nano Bio Clean Tech Conference

A special Thin Film Photovoltaics Forum will focus on new developments and groundbreaking research in the field of solar energy during the 5th Annual International Congress of Nano Bio Clean Tech 2008

6 Oct 2008

Northern Ice Sheets Found to be Younger than Previously Believed

Climatologist Robert DeConto and colleagues are reporting in the Oct. 2 issue of the journal Nature that their latest climate model of the Northern Hemisphere suggests conditions would have allowed ice sheets to form there for the last 25 million years, or about 22 million years earlier than generally assumed

3 Oct 2008

Call for Environmental Standards for Biofuel Crops

The United States lacks the standards to ensure that producing biofuels from cellulose won't cause environmental harm, says a distinguished group of international scientists. But because the industry is so young, policymakers have an exceptional opportunity to develop incentive programs to ensure the industry doesn’t harm the environment

3 Oct 2008

Nitrogen Fertilizer For Off Season Crops Has Biomass Benefits and Gains for Cash Crops

Recent study results have shown have shown that using nitrogen fertilizer on off-season cover crops can not only increase the biomass of these crops, but can also have a beneficial effect on the nitrogen levels in the soil for the cash crop planted during the summer season. The results could significantly aid in preventing soil erosion in vulnerable agricultural regions

3 Oct 2008

Shade Grown Practices for Coffee Production Offers Climate Change Buffer

Chalk up another environmental benefit for shade-grown Latin American coffee. University of Michigan researchers say the technique will provide a buffer against the ravages of climate change in the coming decades

2 Oct 2008

Air Pollution Study in Shanghai, China Shows Seasonal Variations and Mortaility Effects

A study in Shanghai, China on various modifiers, and their effects on outdoor air pollution and daily mortality rates indicates that air pollutant levels are higher in the cool season than in the warm season (except for ozone, which is higher in the warm season), and that females, the elderly, and the disadvantaged are more vulnerable to the effects of outdoor air pollution overall.

2 Oct 2008

New Research Shows the Sahara Desert Used to be Covered in Grasslands and Lakes

New North African climate reconstructions reveal three 'green Sahara' episodes during which the present-day Sahara Desert was almost completely covered with extensive grasslands, lakes and ponds

2 Oct 2008

Recycling and Wind Power Come Together With Farmers Getting Second Hand Wind Turbines

It’s called the ‘Ultimate Recycling Project’ by one Massachusetts-based company which is working to refurbish and find new homes on farms across the US for the wind turbines being retired from the large wind farms of California

2 Oct 2008

New Understanding of Plant Viruses May Lead to New Ways of Protecting Crops

Flexible filamentous viruses make up a large fraction of known plant viruses and are responsible for more than half the viral damage to crop plants throughout the world. New details of their structures, which were poorly understood, have been revealed by scientists using a variety of sophisticated imaging techniques

2 Oct 2008

Energy and Money Saving Tips for Energy Awareness Month

Each year, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) dedicates October as Energy Awareness Month. The mission of the DOE is an important one -- to educate consumers on the critical impact energy use has on our lives, our community and our country

2 Oct 2008

Spring City to Build the Biggest Solar Energy Production Base in China

Dou Jinming, Development and Reform Commission deputy director of Kunming, Yunnan said today that Kunming will take the lead in developing the solar energy industry in China, thereby popularizing it across the whole country

2 Oct 2008

Images Taken Showing Individual Atoms in Fuel Cells for Electric Cars

In a step toward developing better fuel cells for electric cars and more, engineers at MIT and two other institutions have taken the first images of individual atoms on and near the surface of nanoparticles key to the eco-friendly energy storage devices

2 Oct 2008

Google Shows Plan for an Environmentally Friendly Future with Clean Energy 2030

The team at Google have taken up the challenge of transforing theecomony from one based on fossil fuels, to one based on clean and renewable energy

2 Oct 2008

Plymouth Rock Studios to Make Entire Movie Studio Clean and Green Leader in Environmental Design

Plymouth Rock Studios -- the face and future of Massachusetts' emerging movie industry -- will also be an industry leader in sustainable, green design

2 Oct 2008

Energy Conversion Devices Tells Investors of their Expansion Plans and Other Strategic Initiatives

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., the leading global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminate products for the building integrated and commercial rooftop markets, today discussed several new strategic initiatives with analysts at its first company-sponsored Investor Day

2 Oct 2008