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Converting Glycerin to a Fuel Suitable for Turbine Engines

XcelPlus Global Holdings Inc announces the acquisition of a new alternative energy fuel technology and process that enables glycerin, a byproduct from bio-diesel production, to be converted to a fuel suitable for use in turbine engines.

13 May 2008

Crucial Tool to Help Monitor Global Climate Change

A $34 million solar instrument package to be built by the University of Colorado at Boulder, considered a crucial tool to help monitor global climate change, has been restored to a U.S. government satellite mission slated for launch in 2013.

13 May 2008

Climate Change Might Have a Critical Impact on Small Migrants' Energy Budgets

Pointed wings together with carrying less weight per wing area and avoidance of high winds and atmospheric turbulence save a bird loads of energy during migration. This has been shown for the first time in free-flying wild birds by researchers at Princeton University, the University of Montana, and the German Max Planck Institute for Ornithology.

13 May 2008

Penford Corporation Begun Commercial Sales of Ethanol

Penford Corporation, a global leader in renewable, natural-based ingredient systems for food and industrial applications, today announced that it had begun commercial sales of ethanol from its new ethanol facility.

13 May 2008

World's Most Recycled Consumer Product

Want to contribute to a greener world, but can't afford a new fuel-efficient hybrid vehicle? The answer may already be parked in your driveway.

13 May 2008

Car Owners Are Driving Less and Tackling More Repair Projects

With fuel prices still on the rise, American car owners are rolling up their sleeves to save money on their driving and car maintenance expenses.

13 May 2008

Study Says Chinese Air Quality Standards Not Yet Met

Wen-Xing's assessment of the quality of ambient air in Beijing has just been published online in Springer's journal, Air Quality, Atmosphere + Health. Since the 1980s, the rapid industrial development, urbanization and increase in traffic have resulted in severe air pollution in Beijing.

13 May 2008

Engineering Company Expands Services to Include Measuring and Reducing the Carbon Footprint

Consulting and engineering firm Mazzetti + Associates, two-time winner of the Champions for Change Award from Hospitals for a Healthy Environment, announced today the advent of a climate change consulting practice.

13 May 2008

Reducing Carbon Emissions and Expanding Renewable Wind Energy Development

In a major move to accelerate its strategy of reducing carbon emissions and expanding renewable wind energy development, Minnesota Power proposes to purchase a major transmission line from North Dakota, phase out a long-term contract to buy coal-based electricity, and add several hundred megawatts of wind generation.

13 May 2008

Ten Stores in Connecticut and Massachusetts to Be Outfitted with Energy Savings System

EnerLume Energy Management Corp's. Master Channel Partner, Power Reduction Services, has entered into an agreement with a leading retailer to install the EnerLume | EM® fluorescent lighting energy management system in ten stores in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Under the agreement, Power Reduction Services will supply and install 40 EnerLume | EM's in ten stores.

13 May 2008

Eastman Chemical Company Earned Energy Efficiency Awards For 15th Consecutive Year

For the 15th consecutive year, every year since the program began, Eastman Chemical Company earned energy efficiency awards from the American Chemistry Council (ACC). As part of the Responsible Care® program, the ACC honors specific projects that have achieved distinction in reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

13 May 2008

Establishing a World Class Sustainable Aluminum Industry in Greenland

Alcoa today welcomed the decision taken by the Greenland parliament to advance into a second phase of joint studies with Alcoa into the feasibility of establishing a world class sustainable aluminum industry in Greenland.

13 May 2008

Humankind Will Give Something Back to Nature

In an essay in the journal ChemSusChem, Fritz Scholz and Ulrich Hasse from the University of Greifswald introduce a possible approach to a solution: deliberately planted forests bind the CO2 through photosynthesis and are then removed from the global CO2 cycle by burial. "For the first time, humankind will give something back to nature that we have taken away before," says Scholz.

13 May 2008

Helping Residents Save Energy and Money

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) and New Jersey's Clean Energy Program(TM) today announced they are offering rebates on select ENERGY STAR(R) qualified appliances and lighting and rebates for energy efficiency upgrades to central air conditioning systems to help New Jersey residents save energy, money and the environment this spring.

13 May 2008

First Production Car from Green American Premium Sports Car Company Remains on Track for 2009 Delivery

Fisker Automotive, Inc. and Quantum Technologies announced today they are performing initial vehicle testing and fine tuning the battery software management system for the Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid production car. These initial test track developments are taking place in Southern California.

13 May 2008