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The Science Behind Climate Issues Assessed at Annual Critical Review

To avoid the most catastrophic consequences of global climate change, industrialized nations need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 80% by 2050, according to the author of the Air + Waste Management Association's (A+WMA) 38th Annual Critical Review, "Prospects for Future Climate and the Reasons for Early Action."

6 May 2008

Next-Generation Electrical Meters to Help Customers Manage Energy Use

Portland General Electric Company (PGE) today received approval from the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) to install more than 850,000 next-generation electrical meters to help the utility and its customers manage energy use, enhance customer service and reduce operating expenses. The advanced metering infrastructure, more commonly referred to as smart meters, will be installed in a two-year process slated for completion by the end of 2010.

6 May 2008

Refinery Produced More Than 1 Million Gallons of ASTM Standard Biodiesel Fuel

Nova Biosource Fuels, Inc., a refiner and marketer of ASTM quality biodiesel, announced today that in the first 25 days of start-up production, its biodiesel refinery in Seneca, Illinois produced more than 1 million gallons of ASTM standard biodiesel fuel from the first 20 million gallon per year train.

6 May 2008

Azure Dynamics to Present at CleanTech Conference

Azure Dynamics Corporation, a leading developer of hybrid electric and electric powertrains for commercial vehicles today announced that Scott T. Harrison, Azure Dynamics' Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 4th Annual Merriman Curhan Ford + Co. CleanTech Conference

6 May 2008

Leading Distributor of Outdoor Power Equipment Products Endorses 2-Cycle G-OIL

Do Cut Sales and Service, Inc., a leading distributor and retailer of outdoor power equipment products, will now distribute Green Earth Technologies' G-OIL 2-Cycle Engine Oil nationwide through conventional, established two-step distribution channels.

6 May 2008

Farmland Dust Cloud From the Ukraine Detected in Germany for the First Time

Fallow agricultural land and steppe-formation processes are evidently capable of having a much greater effect on global air quality than was previously assumed.

6 May 2008

How to Finance Green Affordable Housing

On Earth Day, April 22, 2008, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and City Council adopted a progressive Climate Action Plan intended to reduce the city's greenhouse gas emissions.

6 May 2008

Calvert Ranks Top Builders on Environmental and Sustainable Practices

Despite some encouraging environmental and energy-efficiency developments in recent years, none of America's 13 largest publicly traded homebuilders has "fully embraced the emerging market of sustainable building design and construction," according to a major new study by Calvert

6 May 2008

GT Solar to Supply Company with DSS450 Furnaces and Accessories

GT Solar Incorporated announced today that it has entered into a contract to supply Nexolon Co., Ltd. of South Korea with DSS450 furnaces and accessories worth approximately $8.8 million (US). Deliveries are expected to be made over the next 5 months.

6 May 2008

Ground-Breaking Program that will Further Advance Colorado to a New Energy Economy

The Colorado Governor's Energy Office (GEO) has selected The Climate Trust to implement the Colorado Carbon Fund, a ground-breaking program that will further advance Colorado to a New Energy Economy.

6 May 2008

Exploring the Opportunities for Production of Cellulosic Biofuel

The Energy Biosciences Institute, the world's largest public/private consortium dedicated to the application of biosciences to the energy sector, has announced an initial set of 49 research projects for funding during the first year of EBI's 10-year program.

6 May 2008

DCSEC's Commitment to Building a Green Ballpark

The DC Sports and Entertainment Commission (DCSEC) has offset 70 percent of the electricity use at Nationals Park, home of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Washington Nationals, with its purchase of 14,600,706 kWh of renewable energy credits (RECs), from Boulder, Colo.-based Renewable Choice Energy, helping the ballpark to achieve silver-level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.

6 May 2008

Agreement Broadens Company's Influence into Waste and Recycling Industries

Axion International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Analytic Systems, Inc. an emerging leader in the alternative infrastructure and building products industry, today announced the signing of a lease/license agreement with American Container and Recycling, "ACR".

6 May 2008

Fast-Recovery MOSFETs Delivering All-Round Energy Savings

STMicroelectronics, a world leader in semiconductor devices for power applications, has announced a new family of fast-recovery MOSFETs that combine enhanced switching performance with on-resistance improved by more than 18% over existing devices, to meet the needs of efficiency-focused applications, including renewable-energy controllers.

6 May 2008

Green Reinforcing Fiber for Use in Concrete

Pure Earth, Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of Nycon, Inc. and changed its name to New Nycon, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

6 May 2008