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Revolutionary Way to Treat Water that Puts the Right System into Every Home

News headlines warning of contaminants(1) (i.e. lead, radium, chlorine) and pharmaceuticals in tap water have stirred controversy and confusion. Consumers are also learning that water in single-serve, disposable plastic bottles isn't an environmentally-friendly solution to their drinking water concerns.

16 Apr 2008

Green Career Center to Be Featured on the Show Floor at Green West and Green East

Green Media Enterprises (GME) announced today a new event installation sponsored by Manpower, Inc. (Manpower), the innovative Green Media Enterprises Green Career Center that will be featured at both the Green West and Green East events. Green West is scheduled May 20-22, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center and Green East will take place October 21-23, 2008 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York, NY.

16 Apr 2008

15MW/Year Crystalline Cell Module Line to Support Building Integrated PV Market

Spire Corporation, a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic modules worldwide, today announced that it has received a contract from Alpex Exports Pvt. Ltd. to provide a photovoltaic module assembly line for that company's operations in New Delhi, India.

16 Apr 2008

New energy Paradigm Can Help Maintain Low Carbon Footprints Among Non-Industrial Nations

Given the global consensus on climate change, world leadership has looked at growth in India and China with increasing alarm. The prior experience of industrially-developing countries worldwide would suggest that as an economy grows, it consumes more and more energy. Given currently available energy and technology options, this in turn leads to increased carbon emissions into the environment.

16 Apr 2008

First Lithium-ion Battery Manufacturer to Receive Environmental Certification

Boston-Power, Inc., a rapidly growing provider of first-to-market portable power solutions, today announced it has been recognized by the China Environmental Certification Institution (CEC) for high environmental sustainability standards and responsibility in its manufacturing operations.

16 Apr 2008

Encouraging Individuals to Be 'Green' by Reusing Change

To commemorate National Coin Week (April 20 - 26) and Earth Day (April 22), Coinstar, Inc. today launched its Change for our Earth(TM) program. This program encourages a new form of recycling, educating consumers on the environmental benefits of putting coin back into circulation, thereby reducing the need for limited natural resources used to create new coin.

16 Apr 2008

Technology That Automatically Calculates Carbon Emissions Savings of Online Meetings

These days having a carbon savings "calculator" on your Web site is as ubiquitous as calling your company green because you recycle paper, but Phoenix-based Web conferencing firm iLinc has taken the guesswork out of CO2 savings measurement by providing its customers with the industry’s first automatic IP address-based CO2 savings application, built inside its Web conferencing software.

16 Apr 2008

Power Produced by an Ormat Recovered Energy Generation Facility in Minnesota

Ormat Technologies, Inc., today announced that one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries has executed a new 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Great River Energy (GRE), a Minnesota cooperative corporation of Elk River, Minnesota for electricity to be produced by a new ORMAT(R) Recovered Energy Generation (REG) facility.

16 Apr 2008

Ceiling Fan Uses Much Less Energy than Air Conditioning Unit

The American Fan Company will keep your house cool as it gives a wind chill factor of up to 5 degrees C. It is the environmentally-friendly option, as it only uses 5% of the power required for an air conditioning unit - the fan uses about the same electricity as a 100 watt light bulb compared to the 2,000 to 3,000 watts required for an equivalent air conditioning unit.

16 Apr 2008

Developing Affordable Near-Term Ways to Improve Fuel Efficiency

With rising prices at the pump, it's no surprise that more than 58 percent of car consumers polled by Kelly Blue Book in March indicated that fuel prices affected their purchase decision. While Ford, along with other automakers, are exploring game-changing, long-term solutions, developing affordable, near-term ways to improve fuel efficiency is critical as well.

16 Apr 2008

Company Enhances Compatibility with Environmental Standards by Adding Production Sites in China

Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. today announced it has added two production sites in China to its consolidated ISO certification program for environmental management. By consolidating the program group-wide, OKI can now share information on chemical substances, improve its business efficiency and unify its environmental management.

16 Apr 2008

Inner-City Children with Asthma May Be Particularly Vulnerable to Air Pollution

A new study reports that inner-city children with asthma may be particularly vulnerable to air pollution at levels below current air quality standards. The study, available online today, analyzes the short-term effects of outdoor pollution levels on asthma symptoms and lung function in children. The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

15 Apr 2008

Energy Efficient Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Hybrid Vehicle Batteries

Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions and Maxwell Technologies, Inc. today announced a development collaboration through which Maxwell will produce lithium-ion battery electrodes for testing and evaluation by Johnson Controls-Saft.

15 Apr 2008

First Cold Weather Optimized Algae-Derived Biofuel

A recent test of Solazyme biodiesel, Soladiesel, through the Southwest Research Institute (SWRI), by request of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), demonstrated that Soladiesel has superior cold weather properties to any commercially available biodiesel.

15 Apr 2008

Thousands of Water Bottles are Recycled and Tansformed into Works of Art

A sea turtle, cherry blossom tree, and a Pittsburgh Steelers Terrible Towel are among the fifteen sustainable sculptures created from more than 10,000 recycled plastic water bottles that will be unveiled at shopping centers around the country in celebration of Earth Day.

15 Apr 2008