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Blue Source Canada has Sold 158,000 Tonnes of Carbon Offsets During First Compliance Period

Blue Source Canada, a subsidiary of Blue Source LLC, today announced that it has identified, registered and sold 158,000 tonnes of carbon offsets during the first compliance period for the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation in Alberta, North America's first regulated carbon trading market.

30 Apr 2008

Fuel Tech Rreceives Multiple Air Pollution Control Orders Totaling $5 Million

Fuel Tech, Inc., a world leader in advanced engineering solutions for the optimization of combustion systems in utility and industrial applications, today announced receipt of multiple air pollution control (APC) orders totaling $5.0 million.

30 Apr 2008

CleanTech Biofuels Announces Joint Research Agreement with Green Tech America

CleanTech Biofuels, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a Joint Research Agreement with Green Tech America, Inc., a Company founded by Dr. Nancy Ho of Purdue University, whereby Green Tech America (GTA) will provide research and testing to CleanTech Biofuels on the fermentation stage of CleanTech’s municipal solid waste to ethanol project.

29 Apr 2008

Initiatives Address Data Center Power and Cooling Concerns

Ixia, a leading, global provider of IP performance test systems, will showcase its "Green IT" testing initiatives for network equipment and data centers at Interop Las Vegas, booth (#2011) and with partner companies throughout the exhibition area.

29 Apr 2008

Companies to Watch in Green Tech

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation's leading recycler of electronics and e-waste, was recognized by CNET.com's green reporters as one of five standout organizations in the green technology realm last week.

29 Apr 2008

Healdsburg, Newport Beach and Petaluma Roll Out City-wide Water Savings Initiative

Healdsburg, Newport Beach and Petaluma have implemented the WeatherTRAK(R) smart water management solution to conserve water at parks and other landscaped sites.

29 Apr 2008

An Energy-Efficient Solution for Lighting

With consumer interest in energy-efficient lighting growing rapidly, the next wave of mass-market residential and business lighting could be coming from LEDs - light-emitting diodes, also known as solid-state lighting.

29 Apr 2008

Research Project to Evaluate Climate Change Impacts on the U.S.

A prominent climate researcher and professor at the Department of Geosciences at Texas Tech University has been invited by the White House to serve as a lead author on a national research project to evaluate climate change impacts on the United States.

29 Apr 2008

To Better Understand the Regional Climate-Change Picture

The state of Alaska has the dubious distinction of leading the lower 48 in the effects of a warming climate. Small villages are slipping into the sea due to coastal erosion, soggy permafrost is cracking buildings and trapping trucks.

29 Apr 2008

Too Much of a Good Thing Could Be Harmful to the Environment

Too much of a good thing could be harmful to the environment. For years, scientists have known about silver's ability to kill harmful bacteria and, recently, have used this knowledge to create consumer products containing silver nanoparticles.

29 Apr 2008

Tenneco Launches Emission Control Business on 2008 Toyota Sequoia

Tenneco Inc. announced that it is expanding its business in North America with Toyota Motor Engineering + Manufacturing North America, Inc. with the launch of emission control business on the 2008 Toyota Sequoia.

29 Apr 2008

Awards Honor Students Who Develop Innovative Environmental Projects

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Regional Administrator Bharat Mathur today congratulated the regional winners of the 2007 President's Environmental Youth Awards at an event in Chicago.

29 Apr 2008

The First Multi-Crop Seed Brand Supplying New Market for Biofuel Feedstocks

Energy crop company Ceres, Inc. plans to market its agricultural seeds and traits under the trade name Blade Energy Crops in the United States. Company president and CEO Richard Hamilton unveiled the new brand at the BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology in Chicago earlier today.

29 Apr 2008

Beacon Power to Provide Flywheel Energy Storage System in Support of Wind Power Integration Project

Beacon Power Corporation, a company that designs and develops advanced products and services to support more stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid operation, announced today that it has been awarded a subcontract to provide a flywheel energy storage system in support of a wind integration R+D project sponsored by the California Energy Commission.

29 Apr 2008

Santa Clara Ranks As the Second Largest Green Power Community

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named the City of Santa Clara a Green Power Community, making the City only one of 14 communities to receive such an honor.

29 Apr 2008