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Making Low-Carbon Biofuels a Reality in the Very Near Future

The Farm Bill passed yesterday by the U.S. House and today by the U.S. Senate will encourage biofuel producers to move more rapidly to commercialize advanced biofuels and help farmers transition to growing energy crops for a sustainable biofuel industry.

15 May 2008

PECO Encourages Customers to Consider Replacing Traditional Light Bulbs with CFLs

Spring-cleaning time is here, and as customers get their homes ready, PECO encourages them to consider replacing traditional light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). These bulbs, and other energy saving products are available at discounted prices at the company's Online Energy Store.

15 May 2008

Qingdao DTK to Supply Trina Solar with Polysilicon Sufficient to Produce 650 MW of Solar Modules

Trina Solar Limited, a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, founded in 1997, today announced that the Company has signed a long-term polysilicon supply agreement with Jupiter Corporation Ltd., an affiliate of DTK Industries (Qingdao) Co., Ltd.

15 May 2008

Bringing Solar Energy into Northern Europe

ICP Solar Technologies Inc., a developer, manufacturer and marketer of solar panels and products, today announced that is has appointed EnergyGross as its distribution partner in Finland and Sweden.

15 May 2008

University's New Sculpture Building Added to AIA's Green Projects List

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) voted on 22 April 2008 to add Yale University's new Sculpture Building in New Haven, Connecticut to its list of "Top 10 Green Projects 2008", which pays tribute to environmentally sustainable architecture and innovative building envelopes from Schuco.

15 May 2008

Citywide Energy-Saving LED Lighting Project

Diguang International Development Co., Ltd., an emerging, China-based leader in CCFL and LED backlights and LED general lighting technology, today announced launch of a citywide LED lighting project in Xiangfan, Hubei Province, a city of 6.5 million.

15 May 2008

The World's Largest Wind Energy Project

Mesa Power LLP, a company created by legendary energy executive T. Boone Pickens, has placed an order with General Electric to purchase 667 wind turbines capable of generating 1,000 megawatts of electricity, enough to power more than 300,000 average U.S. homes.

15 May 2008

Putting That Greedy Fixture on a Water Diet

On average, Americans use 100 gallons of water each day -- enough to fill 1,600 drinking glasses. This increased demand has put additional stress on water supplies and distribution systems.

15 May 2008

Rising Global Temperatures Could Lead to Increase in Kidney Stones

Rising global temperatures could lead to an increase in kidney stones, according to research presented today at the 103rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA). Dehydration has been linked to stone disease, particularly in warmer climates, and global warming will exacerbate this effect.

15 May 2008

Environmental Impact of Hydroelectric Dams

Rivers around the world are being tamed by massive hydroelectric dams, with high-profile projects under construction in Laos and China and several proposed for the Mekong River in Southeast Asia.

15 May 2008

The Alpine Landscape Becoming Greener and More Inviting

Our mountains are growing greener. At the border between woods and bare mountain, trees that require warm temperatures, such as oak, elm, maple, and black alder, have become established for the first time in 8,000 years.

15 May 2008

The Link Between Greenhouse Gas Levels and Global Warming

The newest analysis of trace gases trapped in Antarctic ice cores now provide a reasonable view of greenhouse gas concentrations as much as 800,000 years into the past, and are further confirming the link between greenhouse gas levels and global warming, scientists reported today in the journal Nature.

14 May 2008

Pepco Energy Services to Provide Energy Conservation Measures to University

Pepco Energy Services, a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. and a leader in energy savings performance contracting, has been selected to implement a comprehensive energy performance contract program for The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) at its University Park campus.

14 May 2008

Physical and Biological Systems Across the Earth Affected by Warming Temperatures

A vast array of physical and biological systems across the earth are being affected by warming temperatures caused by humans, says a new analysis of information not previously assembled all in one spot.

14 May 2008

City Council Action Could Make it Easier for Millions to Recycle Plastic Bags

The Progressive Bag Affiliates (PBA) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) applaud the Chicago City Council for passing legislation that requires the establishment of in-store recycling programs for plastic bags in certain retail stores.

14 May 2008