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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

Company's Commitment to the Clean Technology Industry

Beacon Power Corporation, announced today that it has received a commitment for up to $5 million in loans that will help fund expansion of its production facility and create new clean technology jobs. Through a collaborative agreement, MassDevelopment's Emerging Technology Fund and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) have each agreed to provide Beacon with $2.5 million.

14 Jun 2008

LDK Solar to Deliver Approximately 70 MW of Multicrystalline Solar Wafers to JSPV

LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today announced that it has signed a five-year contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to China-based Jiangxi Solar PV Corporation (JSPV). Under the terms of the agreement, LDK Solar will deliver approximately 70 MW of multicrystalline solar wafers to JSPV, a new venture created by US-based Solar PV Corporation, over a five-year period commencing in 2009 through 2013. JSPV will make an advanced payment representing a portion of the contract value to LDK Solar.

14 Jun 2008

Coalition To Help Businesses Adopt Green Marketing Practices

Hacker Group, a full-service direct marketing agency, has created the Green Marketing Coalition (GMC). Realizing there were no industry-wide green marketing standards or guidelines, Hacker Group formed the GMC to provide tools to organizations interested in incorporating green marketing into their businesses practices. For Hacker Group, the green process began last year, and it has since changed the way it operates from top to bottom.

14 Jun 2008

Providing Meaningful Work Experience and Educational Opportunities for Dallas Students

The ExxonMobil Green Team today celebrated the start of its 27th year in Dallas with a day of environmental activities at ExxonMobil's corporate headquarters. Forty Green Team students participated in hands-on learning stations set up by the Dallas Zoo, environmental service projects benefiting partner nonprofit agencies, and a nature walk through ExxonMobil's grounds to learn about native plants and animals.

14 Jun 2008