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Green School Experiment to Show Children How to Reduce Classroom Waste by 70 Percent

IXG Education Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting sustainable, impactful pro-green behaviors in children, families and communities, today announced the results of the first ever “Green School Experiment” at a special event at the Fisher Elementary School in North Walpole, Mass.

17 Jun 2008

Solar Powered Rice Plant to Get Electricity from Mitsubishi Photovoltaic Panels

Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. provided over 5,500 photovoltaic (PV) modules for a one megawatt solar electric system at Far West Rice Mills in Nelson, Calif. The system is expected to deliver 1,440,000 kWh a year, approximately 70 to 80 percent of the plant’s total energy need. The multi-million dollar solar project, installed by Pacific Power Management of Auburn, Calif., qualifies for $1.8 million in rebates from Pacific Gas & Electric

17 Jun 2008

Iowa Wind Farm to Be Completed by End of the Year

EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the signature of an agreement with MidAmerican Energy to build the Walnut wind farm in Iowa. This 100.5 MW project is due to be delivered in late 2008.

17 Jun 2008

Titan Global Grows Biofuel Distribution With Growing Ethanol Market

Appco Distributes 2.4 Million Gallons of Ethanol Fiscal Year to Date as Titan Executes Corporate Strategic Vision Focused on National Vertical Integration of Biofuels

17 Jun 2008

Greenfleet Environmental Program Gives Fuel Savings Up To 20% and Wins Stevie Award

PHH Arval, a subsidiary of PHH Corporation has won an American Business Award(SM), also known as a "Stevie" award. The company won for PHH GreenFleet, the fleet management industry's most comprehensive program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in the category "Best New Product or Service

17 Jun 2008

Climate and Ecological Change Adds to the Importance of Polar Land and Life Day

On June 18th, 2008, the International Polar Year 2007-8 (IPY) will launch its fifth ‘International Polar Day' focusing on Land and Life: the plants and animals of polar lands and the changing permafrost and hydrologic systems

17 Jun 2008

Spray Foam Insulation Not Only Saves Energy But Is Sustainable and Made From Regrowable or Renewable Sources

SoyThane, spray-in-place urethane foam made from regrowable and renewable alternative energy sources, is now available from SprayMax Industrial Coatings Inc. The do-it-yourself spray foam insulation is applied via the SprayMax FastKick combination spray gun proportioner, which requires no electricity or heat.

16 Jun 2008

Magnesium Nanoparticles Shown to Have Promise as Hydrogen Storage Materials

An international research team led by Swedish Professor Rajeev Ahuja, Uppsala University, has demonstrated an atomistic mechanism of hydrogen release in magnesium nanoparticles – a potential hydrogen storage material

16 Jun 2008

The First Climate-Neutral Dealership Facility

Volvo Trucks has inaugurated its first climate-neutral dealership facility. The inauguration took place in Verona, Italy. With the help of solar cells on the building's roof, more energy will be produced than is needed to heat up the offices and workshops.

15 Jun 2008

Project Aims to Reduce Deforestation and Lung Disease

In many villages throughout Tibet, there are two ways to cook a meal. There's the traditional open fire, fueled by yak dung or the region's increasingly scarce wood. And then there are solar cookers, concentrating mirrors made of two-inch-thick concrete and covered with a mosaic of small glass mirrors.

15 Jun 2008

Company Bringing Exhilaration of Sailing to a Road Near You

A family startup company hopes to bring the exhilaration of sailing to a road near you. With the price of gasoline increasing and the growing environmental awareness to the benefits of zero-emission vehicles, Pterosail Trike Systems, L.C. believes the timing couldn't be better.

14 Jun 2008

The Launch of a Large-Scale Solar Panel Manufacturing Company was Announced

The launch of Skypoint Solar, Inc. was announced, a large-scale, solar panel manufacturing company, whose business model includes the creation of solar power parks for utility-scale electricity generation. The Company was launched with seed capital from its founding management team, including senior executives from the thin film solar, semiconductor and high-tech manufacturing industries.

14 Jun 2008

Plans for a New Clean Coal Generating Unit are Back on Track

Seminole Electric Cooperative's plans for a new clean coal generating unit are back on track following this morning's Appeals Court order directing the state to issue a needed permit.

14 Jun 2008

DMEA Giving Consumers 100,000 Compact Fluorescent Lights

Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA) announced at its annual meeting Friday, June 13, 2008, that the cooperative will give its membership 100,000 FREE compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) by the end of the year, with most being distributed this summer.

14 Jun 2008

Fuel Tech Announces Demonstration Order from Electric Utility Customer

Fuel Tech, Inc., a world leader in advanced engineering solutions for the optimization of combustion systems in utility and industrial applications, today announced a FUEL CHEM® demonstration order from an existing Canadian electric utility customer.

14 Jun 2008