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Ideas for Green Development in East Garfield Park

The University of Illinois at Chicago's City Design Center has produced a 96-page electronic publication illustrating ideas for green development in East Garfield Park as a case study for use by Chicago neighborhoods and individuals.

26 Mar 2008

Cost-Effective Way to Measure Objectively the Sustainability of Business Activities

Shell Canada has incorporated Earth Observation data into its Sustainable Development Report, demonstrating the potential of satellites to provide a global and cost-effective way to measure objectively the sustainability of business activities.

25 Mar 2008

Scientists Integrate Soil Science Data with Remote Sensing

Changes in soil carbon occur with changes in land management. Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and The University of Tennessee investigated quantifying soil carbon changes over large regions.

25 Mar 2008

Ice Shelf Hanging by a Thread

British Antarctic Survey has captured dramatic satellite and video images of an Antarctic ice shelf that looks set to be the latest to break out from the Antarctic Peninsula.

25 Mar 2008

Massive Wilkins Ice Shelf Beginning to Break Up

Satellite imagery from the University of Colorado at Boulder's National Snow and Ice Data Center shows a portion of Antarctica's massive Wilkins Ice Shelf has begun to collapse because of rapid climate change in a fast-warming region of the continent.

25 Mar 2008

Project Will Produce Enough Renewable Energy to Supply 1,200 Residential Customers

Nevada Power Company announced today plans to build a six-megawatt (MW) waste-heat recovery renewable energy project in the Goodsprings area approximately 35 miles south of Las Vegas.

25 Mar 2008

Sales of the Eagle Solar Roof Quickly Gaining Momentum

Open Energy Corp. today announced that sales of the Eagle Solar Roof are quickly gaining momentum nationwide. The Eagle Solar Roof powered by Open Energy's SolarSave® Integrated Solutions provides an environmentally sound and beautiful way for homeowners to save on their electricity costs.

25 Mar 2008

New Company to Provide Unique Cost Effective and High Performance Products

Elevance(TM) Renewable Sciences, Inc., a new specialty chemical company based on groundbreaking, proven technology, is harnessing the potential of natural oils to produce a portfolio of commercial products across multiple markets.

25 Mar 2008

Companies Committed up to $1 Billion on Photovoltaic Projects

The AES Corporation and Riverstone Holdings LLC today announced that they have committed up to $1 billion as part of a new joint venture to develop a global platform of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects.

25 Mar 2008

Largest Denver Law Firm Will Buy 1.86 Million kWhs of Renewable Energy

The Denver office of Hogan & Hartson LLP has completed an agreement to purchase renewable wind energy credits for 2008, becoming the region's largest law firm to offset all of its annual electricity costs.

25 Mar 2008

First Project Development Agreement in US Under Clinton Climate Initiative

Chicago's Merchandise Mart, the largest commercial building in the world, has signed the first Project Development Agreement in the United States under the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI).

25 Mar 2008

Recycling Rate Increases in 2006, Continued Growth Expected

Plastic bags and film recycling increased significantly across the U.S. in 2006, reaching a record high and validating a growing national recycling trend sweeping the states. The dramatic increase in recycling is in part driven by greater demand for recycled plastic and increased recycling of plastic grocery bags.

25 Mar 2008

1-800-Recycling

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation's leading recycler of electronics and e-waste, announced last week that it has launched 1-800-Recycling, a division of ERI dedicated to enhancing and simplifying the consumer recycling experience.

25 Mar 2008

Recycling Information Technology

CDI Computer Dealers, Inc., one of the largest independent re-marketers of IT equipment in North America, today announced the opening of a new, 64,000-square foot processing facility in Toronto that more than doubles its capacity to recycle and remarket technology assets.

25 Mar 2008

Educating Consumers About Environmental Risks and Benefits of Indoor Building Products

BuildClean, a not-for-profit organization seeking to educate consumers and the building industry about the health, safety and environmental risks and benefits of indoor building products, announced today it is offering free in-home radon tests in the Greater Houston area to determine whether using natural stone products, such as granite, in indoor applications may emit harmful levels of radon over time.

25 Mar 2008