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Converting Landfill Waste Into Power

Officials at Southern Research Institute's Carbon-to-Liquids (C2L) Development Center today announced plans to commission its first advanced energy conversion technology -- a system that will convert municipal solid waste from landfills into clean synthesis gas (syngas).

14 Feb 2008

Companies Receive WRAP of the Year Awards

Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Your TV20 today were recognized by the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) with 2007 Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) honors for environmentally-friendly waste management programs.

14 Feb 2008

Green Building Expert Shares Details on Growing Trend

A nationally recognized speaker on "building green" will discuss the fiscal and environmental advantages of the practice during an all-day seminar set for Feb. 28 at the Kent State University Stark campus.

14 Feb 2008

Steps to Combat Global Warming

Speaking today to state treasurers, leading institutional investors and other investment community leaders at the 2008 United Nations Investor Summit on Climate Risk, Peter A. Darbee, Chairman, CEO and President of PG&E Corporation, stated firmly that global warming can be combated effectively with technologies available today, if private sector incentives are properly aligned with forward-looking public policies.

14 Feb 2008

Strategy Addressing Environmental Aspects of Nanomaterials

The Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council's Committee on Technology today released a document describing the National Nanotechnology Initiative’s (NNI) strategy for addressing priority research on the environment, health and safety (EHS) aspects of nanomaterials.

14 Feb 2008

National Biomass and Carbon Dataset

Scientists at the Woods Hole Research Center working to produce the "National Biomass and Carbon Dataset" for the year 2000 (NBCD2000) are releasing data from nine project mapping zones.

14 Feb 2008

How Humans are Affecting the Oceans

More than 40% of the world's oceans are heavily affected by human activities, and few if any areas remain untouched, according to the first global-scale study of human influence on marine ecosystems.

14 Feb 2008

Capturing Heat-Trapping Carbon Dioxide Emissions

UCLA chemists report a major advance in reducing heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions in the Feb. 15 issue of the journal Science.

14 Feb 2008

Alliance Center Recognized for Super-Efficient Operations and Environmental Protection

The Alliance Center, owned and managed by the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado, has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) prestigious Energy Star, the national symbol for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection. Commercial buildings and industrial plants that rate in the top 25 percent of facilities in the nation for energy efficiency may qualify for the Energy Star.

14 Feb 2008

Rain and Snow Became More Intense During Last 100 Years

Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have found that winter precipitation – such as rain and snow - became more intense in the UK during the last 100 years.

14 Feb 2008

Building is One of Six LEED-EB Gold Certified in California

Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced that its historic General Office Building and Annex, located at 245 Market Street, San Francisco, has been awarded Gold-level LEED(R) certification for existing buildings (LEED-EB) by the U.S. Green Building Council.

14 Feb 2008

Coal Association Applaudes Installation of Pollution Control Devices at Coal-Fired Plants

The Pennsylvania Coal Association today applauded State House Members for voting to set aside $25 million in funding for the installation of pollution control devices at small, coal-fired plants.

14 Feb 2008

License Agreement Provides Rights to Market Municipal Wastewater Treatment

Air Products and Applied Process Technology, Inc. today announced the signing of a license agreement for Applied's patented HiPOx(TM) technology. The license agreement provides Air Products exclusive rights to market the technology in the United States and Canada for municipal wastewater and drinking water applications at greater than one million gallons per day water flow rate.

14 Feb 2008

AltaGas Acquires Four Hydro Projects as Part of Renewable Energy Strategy

AltaGas Income Trust today furthered its renewable energy strategy by acquiring four potential run-of-river hydro projects ranging from 6.5 megawatts (MW) to 24 MW for $4.5 million. The projects provide AltaGas with the potential to develop approximately 50 MW of hydroelectric generation in British Columbia.

14 Feb 2008

Renewable Energy Industry Call on Congress to Pass ITC/PTC Extensions

More than 350 leaders in the renewable energy industry ranging from small business owners, venture capitalists, investors, associations and academics today called on Congress for the passage of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and the Production Tax Credit (PTC) extensions prior to March 1, 2008.

14 Feb 2008