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Bioenergy - Viable Way to Decrease Worldwide Dependence on Fossil Fuels

Solving the energy crisis has been the topic of conversation for consumers, researchers and politicians alike, particularly since the price of oil reached $100 a barrel earlier this month.

4 Feb 2008

Project Examines Consequences of Climate Change

A new statewide project will assess the potential consequences of climate change for Wisconsin's ecosystems, industries, farms and human health and will recommend adaptation strategies.

4 Feb 2008

Michigan Tech Joins The Science 57

Michigan Tech has signed on to Science Debate 2008, a grassroots effort encouraging presidential candidates to address science and technology issues as part of the campaign.

4 Feb 2008

New Chip 10 Times More Energy-Efficient

Researchers at MIT and Texas Instruments have unveiled a new chip design for portable electronics that can be up to 10 times more energy-efficient than present technology. The design could lead to cell phones, implantable medical devices and sensors that last far longer when running from a battery.

4 Feb 2008

Small Changes Have Large Long-Term Consequences on Ecological Systems

Anthropogenic forcing could push the Earth’s climate system past critical thresholds, so that important components may “tip” into qualitatively different modes of operation.

4 Feb 2008

Budget Delivers a Cleaner and Healthier Tomorrow

Building on 37 years of progress in protecting human health and the environment, EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson today released his agency's $7.14 billion fiscal year 2009 budget.

4 Feb 2008

Companies Report Significant Drop in Release of PFOA

Eight major companies have reported significant drops in the release of PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) and related chemicals, putting industry on target to meet a 95 percent reduction goal in PFOA emissions and product content by 2010. Further reductions are anticipated by 2015.

4 Feb 2008

Michelin Awarded for Best Sustainable Development

Michelin's 2005-2006 Performance and Responsibility report has received the 2007 Best Sustainable Development Report Award!

4 Feb 2008

The Promise of Clean Treated Water

It was a serenely simple groundbreaking event: a wheelbarrow full of cement, a small circle of stones, and a beaming crowd of Hondurans and visitors, among them a group of Cornell engineering students.

4 Feb 2008

Symposium Focuses on Improving Drought Tolerance

Hosted by DuPont business Pioneer-Hi-Bred, the intent of the meeting is to share research information among public and private organizations in order to help increase farm productivity, alleviate poverty and improve the human condition in drought-prone areas of the world.

4 Feb 2008

Linde to Construct Hydrogen Plant

The technology group The Linde Group has signed a contract with BASF to construct a large hydrogen plant for their facility in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

4 Feb 2008

Xerox Launches Environmentally Friendly Printer

For budget-conscious small and mid-size businesses that want to make a splash with vivid, professional quality colour documents without breaking the bank, Xerox Canada has launched its lowest-price colour laser printer yet.

4 Feb 2008

O-I World HQ Recognized as Truly Environmentally-Friendly Structure

Owens-Illinois, Inc. today announced that its new world headquarters building in Perrysburg, Ohio, has been awarded silver LEED certification, recognizing it as a truly environmentally-friendly structure.

4 Feb 2008

Scientists Reinforces Urgent Need to Protect Peat Bogs

Research carried out by scientists from Earthwatch, the international environmental charity, has reinforced the urgent need to protect Europe’s remaining peat bogs.

3 Feb 2008

Producers Release Analysis of Current Biofuel Specifications

The governments of the United States, Brazil and the European Union (EU)—the world’s major producers of biofuels—today released an analysis of current biofuel specifications with the goal of facilitating expanded trade of these renewable energy sources. Spurred by increased market demands, this report was solicited by the U.S. and Brazilian governments and the European Commission (EC) on behalf of the EU, with the work conducted by an international group of fuel standards experts.

3 Feb 2008