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Botanical Pesticides Effective Against Household Pests while Protecting Health

With organic food and eco-friendly cleaning supplies now widely available, being 'green' at home is getting easier. When it comes to killing bugs, however, most people still reach for chemical insecticides because they are not aware that safe and effective botanical alternatives exist.

1 Apr 2008

A New Book, Careers in Renewable Energy, Aids Job Seekers

In just a few years renewable energy has gone from a trendy niche to a national imperative. Today thousands of employers in dozens of sectors are looking for employees.

1 Apr 2008

Electricity Meters a Bright Idea for the Energy and Budget Conscious

Want to save someone -- or yourself -- some real money amid rising energy costs? "Think meters," says Paul Holstein, co-founder and COO of CableOrganizer.com -- a leading purveyor of cable, wire and equipment management-related products. "Such 'green gadgets' are a user friendly and convenient way to monitor, project and control energy and related costs."

1 Apr 2008

Stop Your Junk Mail and Let the Earth Keep the Trees

This year, celebrate Earth Day by clearing the clutter of junk mail from your home with the 41pounds.org service. Named for the amount of junk mail the average American receives every year, 41pounds.org stops postal junk mail and unwanted catalogs. It's an easy way to clear off your desk and reclaim your mailbox.

1 Apr 2008

The Most Energy-Guzzling Sector in the United States

It's no secret that rising energy costs have caused consumers and businesses to conserve energy more than ever before, but what most don't know is that transportation is not the most energy-guzzling sector in the United States -- buildings are.

1 Apr 2008

Solar Company Initiates Aggressive Expansion to Southwest

Clear Skies Solar, Inc., a leading developer of solar energy products and a full-service solar power integration provider, today announced that the company will open a new office in Golden, Colorado to provide operations in the entire Colorado region and ultimately deliver engineering support to the upcoming offices in the Southwest.

1 Apr 2008

Siemens Energy Awarded Order for 130 Wind Turbines for Two Wind Farms

Siemens Energy has been awarded an order for 130 wind turbines each rated at 2.3 megawatts (MW) for two wind farms in the U.S. Siemens will supply 72 wind turbines for the Windy Point wind farm and 58 for the Windy Flats wind farm near Goldendale, Washington.

1 Apr 2008

Partnership with Companies to Deliver Carbon Capture and Storage Demonstration Project

RWE npower today announced it had already formed a partnership with five companies to deliver its planned carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration project.

1 Apr 2008

From Green Philosophy to Green IT

IBM and kika/Leiner today announced the construction of a new energy efficient "green" data center which will reduce electric power consumption by up to 40 percent. The new data center offers kika/Leiner a way to extend their environmental vision beyond traditional business areas.

1 Apr 2008

Woolly Mammoths Driven to Extinction by Climate Change and Human Impacts

Does the human species have mammoth blood on its hands" Scientists have long debated the relative importance of hunting by our ancestors and change in global climate in consigning the mammoth to the history books.

1 Apr 2008

Company Begins Production at Eleventh Facility

VeraSun Energy Corp., one of the nation's largest ethanol producers, today announced the startup of its 110 million gallon per year (MMGY) production facility located near Bloomingburg, Ohio.

1 Apr 2008

IGEL Announces that Thin Clients Reduced 2007 CO2 Emissions by 163,000 Tons

IGEL Technology, the world's third largest thin client vendor, today announced that thin clients are helping businesses around the world to fight global warming.

1 Apr 2008

The First Tinted VOC-Free Paint Product

ICI Paints and The Home Depot will launch the first, truly comprehensive and environmentally friendly paint nationwide in April 2008. The Freshaire Choice(TM) Paint offers exceptional quality, free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and is backed by a lifetime guarantee and GREENGUARD certification.

1 Apr 2008

Environmentally Friendly Inhalers Will Come at a Greater Cost to Low-and Middle-Income Families

While having products "go green" helps to protect the environment, these changes often leave people with a little less green in their wallet.

1 Apr 2008

Implications of Climate Change on Poor and Vulnerable People

Maria Blair, associate vice president and managing director of the Rockefeller Foundation, says there is an immediate need for the practical use of already available scientific data regarding global climate change.

1 Apr 2008