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Major Climate Conference on Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions

New York State will be the site of a major conference to identify actionable solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.

25 Mar 2008

Three-Year Agreement to Supply RECs Directly from Wind Facility

UPC Wind, an independent wind power developer, and Bowdoin College, announced today that the UPC Wind affiliate that owns the Mars Hill wind project reached a three-year agreement under which that affiliate will provide Bowdoin with renewable energy certificates (RECs) from its Mars Hill Wind project in northern Maine.

24 Mar 2008

Turning to New Technology and Novel Ideas to Find Solutions

As growing demand for clean water stretches even the resources of the world's largest industrialized nations, scientists and engineers are turning to new technology and novel ideas to find solutions.

24 Mar 2008

Understanding Effects on Humans of Radiation Exposure

A new technique for assessing the damage radiation causes to DNA indicates that the spatial arrangement of damaged sites, or lesions, is more important than the number of lesions in determining the severity of the damage.

24 Mar 2008

Coca-Cola Extends Sustainability Platform to Olympic Torch Relay

In concert with today's ceremonial lighting of the Olympic Flame, The Coca-Cola Company announced that its worldwide presentation of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay will focus on environmental sustainability and the roles people can play in improving the quality of life in their communities.

24 Mar 2008

Vertically Integrated Biorefining System that Produces Ethanol, Gasoline and Diesel

Commercially viable ethanol from cellulosic biomass has been an elusive and much sought after process solution for the alternative fuels industry.

24 Mar 2008

Providing Customers Insight into Home Energy Audit

With warmer weather only a few months away, it's essential for Texans to consider conducting energy audits well in advance of summer energy peaks. ElectricityTexas.com, a leading site for Texans to compare and order new electricity service without interruption, is offering Texas customers information on the importance of auditing their energy usage.

24 Mar 2008

Customer Can Offset Energy Needed With Clean Renewable Energy

United States Secure Hosting Center (USSHC) announced today a new program designed to reduce the environmental impact associated with colocated equipment.

24 Mar 2008

EPA Names TIAA-CREF Energy Star Partner of the Year

TIAA-CREF, one of America's largest institutional real estate investors, announced today a goal to improve the energy efficiency of its real estate portfolio by 10 percent by 2010.

24 Mar 2008

Researchers Receive Grant to Continue Leading-Edge Research on Solar Cells

The University of Delaware's Institute of Energy Conversion (IEC) will receive $3.75 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar America Initiative over the next three years to continue leading-edge research on photovoltaic-based solar cells.

24 Mar 2008

Real Estate Company Earns Award for Protecting the Environment

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded USAA Real Estate Company a 2008 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award in recognition of its continued leadership in protecting our environment through energy efficiency.

24 Mar 2008

Exceeding DOE Efficiency Standards

Sandia National Laboratories Fleet Services Department has exceeded fuel and energy efficiency standards set by the Department of Energy, one of a few organizations to do so in the nuclear weapons complex.

24 Mar 2008

Tax Breaks For Biofuels

New UK legislation coming into effect on 15 April 2008 - the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation - will mean that biofuels must show significantly smaller carbon footprints than their petroleum-based cousins in order to keep their government subsidies.

24 Mar 2008

Black Carbon Has Warming Effect 3 to 4 Times Greater Than Prevailing Estimates

Black carbon, a form of particulate air pollution most often produced from biomass burning, cooking with solid fuels and diesel exhaust, has a warming effect in the atmosphere three to four times greater than prevailing estimates, according to scientists in an upcoming review article in the journal Nature Geoscience.

23 Mar 2008

Green Partnership To Bring an Increase in Hybrid Vehicle Use

Plymouth Rock Studios and Enterprise Rent-A-Car today announced a new green partnership that will bring an increase in hybrid vehicle use to the town of Plymouth and to the state of Massachusetts.

22 Mar 2008