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Conservation Zones In The Wrong Place To Prevent Bleaching of Coral Reefs Due to Global Warming

Conservation zones are in the wrong place to protect vulnerable coral reefs from the effects of global warming, an international team of scientists warned today

27 Aug 2008

Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Gas and Climate Change the Answer to Why Greenland Is Now Covered in Ice

Only changes in carbon dioxide levels are able to explain the transition from the mostly ice-free Greenland of three million years ago, to the ice-covered Greenland of today

27 Aug 2008

Researcher Working to Make Environmentally Friendly Fuel From Algae

Rose Ann Cattolico is convinced algae can be a major source of environmentally friendly fuels for everything from lawn mowers to jet airplanes. Now an investment company that works with universities to commercialize early-stage technology invested in the University of Washington biology professor's work, forming a startup company called AXI

27 Aug 2008

University of Maryland. Feed the Turtle, Aggressive Recycling Program to Make Home Football Games More Earth Friendly

Maryland Athletics is launching an aggressive recycling program for home football games this year, part of a campus-wide initiative to green the university that is spearheaded by President C.D. Mote, Jr. The new program, "Feed the Turtle," will kick off at the season home opener on Saturday

27 Aug 2008

Vehicle Insurance Benefits for Those Who Drive Less

Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and Assemblyman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) announced draft regulations on "pay-as-you-drive" insurance today that are intended to reward those who drive fewer miles each year, a requirement in California under insurance reform initiative Proposition 103

27 Aug 2008

Insight on Hybrids as Searches for Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Increase

Used car superstore helps vehicle shoppers find fuel efficiency by looking beyond just hybrid cars

27 Aug 2008

Rethinking Housing Refurbishment to Achieve Level 4 and Zero Carbon Homes

Regenerating social housing and other outdated buildings, in order to surpass the Decent Homes Standard, will be the theme of the afternoon Seminar

27 Aug 2008

Builders and Developers Go Green As Consumers Demand Sustainable Housing

More of the nation's apartments and condos are going green as multifamily builders and developers respond to growing consumer interest in sustainable building practices, according to a recent survey by the National Association of Home Builders

27 Aug 2008

Air Products and GM Demonstrate Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car to Customers and Dignitaries

27 Aug 2008

Dow Jones and Chicago Climate Exchange Launch Global Emissions Index Promoting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction, Registry and Trading System

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), the world's first and North America's only voluntary, legally binding integrated greenhouse gas emissions reduction, registry and trading system, today announced the launch of the Dow Jones,CCX European Carbon Index and Dow Jones,CCX Certified Emissions Reductions (CER) Index

27 Aug 2008

Baltic Cod Pushed to Brink of Extinction by Overfishing

A study of Stone Age fish unearthed on an island in the Baltic Sea suggests overfishing by humans is causing fish populations to evolve and driving commercially valuable species like cod to the brink of economic extinction

27 Aug 2008

Vitex and Novaled to Cooperate on Thin Film Encapsulation For Highly Efficient OLED Lighting

Vitex, leader in thin film encapsulation and Novaled, leader in highly efficient long lifetime OLEDs (organic light emitting diodes), are going to combine advantages of the Vitex Barix thin film technology with the Novaled doping technology and materials targeting very thin and high efficiency long lifetime OLED products

27 Aug 2008