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Exclusive Distribution Agreement for Environmentally Friendly Dry Cleaning Solvents

SMF Energy Corporation, a leading provider of specialized transportation and distribution services for petroleum products and chemicals, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Enviro Tech International, Inc., the manufacturer of DrySolv(TM), to be the exclusive distributor and sales agent of its patented environmentally friendly "Green" dry cleaning solvent, soap, and spotting chemicals in the states of Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

17 May 2008

Microwave Power Transmission and Solar Power Satellite Systems

Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Analyzing Microwave Power Transmission + Solar Power Satellite Systems" to their offering.

17 May 2008

$3 Million Facility to Drive Solar Power Innovations

Demonstrating its commitment to drive solar power innovations, Dow Corning Corp. today opened a Solar Solutions Application Center in Freeland, Michigan, to collaborate with customers to develop, evaluate and pilot material solutions used to manufacture solar panels.

17 May 2008

LEED Platinum Rating Ranks Deltec among Nation's Elite Green Builders

Deltec Homes recently announced the completion of a LEED Platinum Home, achieving the highest possible certification from the LEED(R) (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System administered by the US Green Building Council (USGBC).

17 May 2008

Emissions Reduction Technologies to Lower Facility's Emissions Output

Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation, highlighted plans today to invest approximately $85 million in emissions reduction technologies at the Lansing Generating Station. The Lansing Generating Station is a 317 megawatt coal-fired facility located in Lansing, Iowa.

17 May 2008

Recycle Cell Phones to Aid Survivors of Domestic Violence

Sanitation Commissioner John J. Doherty is reminding Staten Island residents that the New York City Department of Sanitation's Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling is teaming up with Verizon Wireless to collect old cell phones at its annual Electronics Recycling and Clothing Donation events this spring.

17 May 2008

Magnetic Technology Helping One Top Vegas Hotel Chain Beat the Heat

Las Vegas is known for stage shows, creatively themed casinos, and triple-digit summer temperatures. Now, magnetic technology from MagnaDrive Corporation is helping one top Vegas hotel chain beat the heat.

17 May 2008

Practical Hydrogen Storage Material for Automobile Fuel Cells

A materials scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has deciphered the structure of a new class of materials that can store relatively large quantities of hydrogen within its crystal structure for later release.

17 May 2008

Active Ingredients of Antiseptic Soaps Under Scrutiny

Parental concerns in maintaining germ-free homes for their children have led to an ever-increasing demand and the rapid adoption of anti-bacterial soaps and cleaning agents. But the active ingredients of those antiseptic soaps now have come under scrutiny by the EPA and FDA, due to both environmental and human health concerns.

17 May 2008

Utility's Voluntary Carbon Offset Program Opens Second Request for Proposals Since Launch

Pacific Gas and Electric Company's ClimateSmart(TM) program today announced it has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for up to one million tons of new greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions on behalf of the nearly 30,000 customers enrolled in the voluntary carbon offset program. This is ClimateSmart's second RFP since the program launched in June of 2007.

16 May 2008

The Largest Solar Electric Systems in Oregon

EMCOR Group, Inc., a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, announced that its subsidiary Dynalectric Company of Oregon has begun work on a solar power array (multiple photovoltaic solar panels) for Portland Habilitation Center, a non-profit organization that trains and employs individuals with disabilities throughout Oregon and Washington state.

16 May 2008

Company to Supply Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler and Emissions Control Equipment for Great River Energy

McDermott International, Inc. announced today that a subsidiary of The Babcock + Wilcox Company has been awarded a contract valued at more than $70 million to engineer and supply a circulating fluidized bed boiler and related emissions control equipment for Great River Energy's Spiritwood Station - a combined heat and power plant near Spiritwood, North Dakota.

16 May 2008

Green Earth Product Makes its Hollywood Debut

Green Earth Technologies' biodegradable motor oil was the key that unlocked the Cabbie Killer mystery in the latest episode of the CBS crime drama, CSI New York.

16 May 2008

Tire Pressure and Pulse Plugs Can Eliminate Nearly 4 Tons of Greenhouse Gas

According to the California Energy Council, only 15% of the gasoline in a car's tank moves it down the road. A large part of this inefficiency is due to the friction in the motor and tires. These losses are compounded by the motor itself which generally only produces 35% efficiency.

16 May 2008

LED Light Fixture Renovation Reduces Carbon Emissions by 81 Precent

Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has completed the lighting renovation at the Oaks Country Club tennis facility in Sarasota, Fla. The renovation required that Sunovia replace the existing incandescent light fixtures at the facility with Sunovia's proprietary LED light fixtures, sold under the brand name EvoLucia(TM).

16 May 2008