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Earth Changed From Icehouse to Greenhouse 15 Million Years Ago

Earth literally turned over a new leaf 15 million years ago when an earlier version of global warming changed large parts of the planet from lush forests to open grasslands, a new study by scientists at the University of Florida and other institutions shows.

21 Dec 2007

Understanding Green Living

Home buyers appreciate the benefits of “green” communities, but residents don’t necessarily lead more eco-friendly lives than their neighbors in traditional homes, according to two University of Florida studies conducted in the fast-growing state.

21 Dec 2007

Biofuel Industries Positioned to Take Advantage of New US Energy Legislation

Syntec Biofuel is pleased with the passing of US Bill H.R. 6: Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007, because Syntec’s technology is positioned to take advantage of this legislation. Signed into law by President George W. Bush yesterday, December 19, 2007, the bill represents a major step forward in reducing America’s dependence on oil.

20 Dec 2007

Emerson’s SCADA Solution Offers Better Management of Wind Farm Assets

Emerson Process Management announced today the introduction of Ovation® SCADA for wind energy management. The Ovation SCADA system features state-of-the-art monitoring, control and diagnostic functionality that optimizes wind farm operations. The SCADA system for wind energy management is part of Emerson’s portfolio of SCADA solutions for renewable energy, which also includes hydro power and solar power, among others.

20 Dec 2007

New Energy Bill Helps ORNL to Enhance Alternative Fuel Technologies

The new Energy bill signed by President Bush emphasizes the need for greater energy efficiency and promoting alternative fuel technology.

20 Dec 2007

Texas Memory Reduces Power Consumption and Heat at Santa's North Pole Data Center

Texas Memory Systems and Santa, the world's leading distributor of children's toys, today announced an initiative to replace all monolithic RAID storage at The North Pole with energy efficient and super fast solid state disks (SSD) by the end of 2008. This proactive move is expected to reduce the energy required to process the "Naughty or Nice" lists by up to 50%.

20 Dec 2007

Moving Forward to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Vehicles

The Bush Administration is moving forward with a national solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from American vehicles. The new energy legislation passed by Congress and signed by President Bush this week provides a federal fuel economy standard that offers environmental benefits, energy security and economic certainty for the nation.

20 Dec 2007

Global Warming Causes El Niño

The climatic event El Niño, literally “the Baby Jesus”, was given its name because it generally occurs at Christmas time along the Peruvian coasts. This expression of climatic variability, also called El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), results from a series of interactions between the atmosphere and the tropical ocean.

20 Dec 2007

Origin’s Strategic Expansion into Geothermal

Origin Energy today announced a strategic expansion of its renewable energy portfolio, establishing a joint venture with Geodynamics that will see significant investment in the development of geothermal energy in Australia.

20 Dec 2007

Global Warming Outpacing Species' Ability to Adapt

Global warming and other human-caused ecological changes are outpacing the ability of species to adapt, resulting in greater threats of disease, reduced diversity in plant and animal communities, and an overall loss of natural heritage, according to research presented at a University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) summit and published in the peer-reviewed journal Molecular Ecology.

20 Dec 2007

Nanotechnology Giving Alternative Energy a Hand

The US electricity distribution grid is around 100-years old and aging faster than new construction renews it while peak demand for electricity is projected to rise 19 percent nationally during the next decade--capital investments in electrical generation, transmission and distribution are forecast to grow by only 6 percent over the same period, according to the Electrical Power Research Initiative.

20 Dec 2007

Xethanol Focuses on Renewable Energy and Clean Technology

Xethanol Corporation, a renewable energy company, has announced it has refined its strategy to pursue opportunities in clean technology. Xethanol has engaged a leading intellectual property law firm, Fish & Richardson P.C., to help it assess the company’s intellectual property portfolio.

19 Dec 2007

Converting Citrus Waste to Energy

Xethanol Corporation, a renewable energy company, today announced that its subsidiary Southeast Biofuels LLC has filed a grant application with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to expand the company's work on converting waste to energy, using citrus waste as the raw material and converting it into ethanol.

19 Dec 2007

University Gets a $3.6 million Renewable Energy Boost

Case Western Reserve University's new Great Lakes Institute for Energy Innovation received a large boost on Tuesday, December 18, with the awarding of a $3.6 million grant from the Cleveland Foundation.

19 Dec 2007

Aircrete Blocks Chosen for Green School

Celcon blocks have been chosen to provide a high level of both thermal and acoustic insulation for a new ‘green’ school, Winston Way Primary School in Ilford, Essex, for Redbridge Council. Celcon Hi Seven and Standard blocks were used for both the internal and external leaves of the building at ground floor level, to infill the Metsec steel frame. With a fully filled cavity the walls achieved a U-value of 0.25W/m²K.

19 Dec 2007