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Climate Changing Gas Has Many Different Effects

The climate changing gas dimethyl sulphide (DMS) is being made by microbes at the rate of more than 200 million tonnes a year in the world's seas, scientists heard today (Tuesday 1 April 2008) at the Society for General Microbiology's 162nd meeting being held this week at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

1 Apr 2008

Over 400 Cities Participate in Historic Global Event

Millions of people in cities across the U.S. and around the globe turned their lights off for one hour last night to make an unprecedented and highly visible global statement in support for action on climate change.

1 Apr 2008

Five Simple Tips for Smart Paper Use

Memos, reports, invoices, forms, presentations and instructions are the trademark of a busy office - and signal the vital role paper plays in it every day. Yet Xerox Corporation studies show that office workers throw away 45 percent of documents within 24 hours of printing them.

1 Apr 2008

Collaboration to Help Identify The Most Efficient Methods for Making Biofuels

ConocoPhillips and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), headquartered in Golden, CO, today announced a strategic research alliance with Iowa State University (ISU) to identify promising cellulosic biomass conversion technologies to further diversify the nation's energy sources and help meet growing energy demand.

31 Mar 2008

Creative financing Key to Effectively Implementing Solar in the Current Market

Open Energy Corporation announced today that it has signed a development agreement with San Diego based John DeWald + Associates to create its first "solar community" project which will enable homeowners in the Pacific Station development in California to gain the benefits of rooftop solar power systems at no upfront cost to the developer or homeowner.

31 Mar 2008

Study Examines Reliability of UPS Systems and Offers Approaches to Improving System Reliability

According to a new study by MTechnology, Inc., the Active Power flywheel-based CleanSource® 300 UPS (uninterruptible power supply) system is seven times less likely to fail versus a conventional, double conversion UPS system with batteries during a short power outage.

31 Mar 2008

Leader in Sustainable Investing launches Global Green, Small Cap, and International funds

Pax World Management Corp., investment adviser to Pax World Funds ("Pax"), which launched the nation's first socially responsible mutual fund in 1971, today announced that it has launched three new mutual funds: Pax World Global Green Fund, Pax World Small Cap Fund, and Pax World International Fund.

31 Mar 2008

Leading Corporations to Discuss Green Supply Chain Management

Ethical Corporation has announced the launch of their new supply chain conference, 'The Green Supply Chain Summit 2008', to take place on the 24th and 25th June in London. The conference follows in a long line of supply chain-focussed events run by Ethical Corporation.

31 Mar 2008

Only Vehicle Technology Option That Will Respond Effectively to Global Warming

Fuel cells and hydrogen fuel are the only motor vehicle technology option that will respond effectively to global warming during this century, according to a new analysis by a Washington expert in alternative fuels.

31 Mar 2008

Generating Excitement and Interest in Fostering New Energy Ideas and Solutions

ConocoPhillips and Penn State today announced they are launching the ConocoPhillips Energy Prize, an awards program that seeks to recognize new ideas and original, actionable solutions that can help improve the way the United States develops and uses energy.

31 Mar 2008

How Much Abuse Can Batteries Take Before They Blow Up

Researchers in the Power Sources R+D group at Sandia National Laboratories have been driving nails into batteries, heating them to extreme temperatures, overcharging them, and putting them into some of the most adverse conditions possible to see how much abuse they can take before they blow up.

31 Mar 2008

World's Leading Specialty Toy Retailer Promotes Good Green Fun

Toys"R"Us today announced the launch of an exclusive line of environmentally friendly toys that will be marketed under the Toys"R"Us brand.

31 Mar 2008

Quantum Awarded Contract for Modular Hydrogen Refueling Station

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., today announced that it has been awarded a contract from Shell Hydrogen LLC for a modular hydrogen refueling station. The unit will be sited by Shell Hydrogen at a yet to be determined location within the United States.

31 Mar 2008

Providing Energy-Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Replacement for Traditional Traffic Signals

The Brazilian government has awarded a first-place Rational Use and Energy Conservation National Award to a project by electric power distributor Bandeirante Energia S.A. that replaced all the incandescent-based traffic lights in a Sao Paolo suburb with LUXEON LED-based lamps.

31 Mar 2008

In-Home Energy Displays has Reached New Heights

With home energy costs and environmental awareness both soaring, consumer interest in in-home energy displays has reached new heights, according to a recent survey by Energy Insights, an IDC company.

31 Mar 2008