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Website on Aluminum Beverage Can Recycling

Alcoa announced today that it has launched a new corporate recycling website detailing how aluminum recycling is part of the clean air solution.

8 Mar 2008

The Largest Buyer of Contracted Carbon Credits

Natsource, a leading environmental asset manager, today announced it was named the largest buyer of contracted carbon credits by New Energy Finance in its annual survey of activity in the renewable energy and low-carbon sectors.

7 Mar 2008

Ultra-Heavy Oil Into Clean-Burning Fuel

Chevron Corporation said today it plans to build a pre-commercial plant at its refinery in Pascagoula, Miss., to test the technical and economic viability of a breakthrough heavy-oil upgrading technology.

6 Mar 2008

Revolutionary Breakthrough in the Refrigerated Transportation Industry

Aura Systems, Inc. announced today that Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. has announced the availability of an all-electric transport refrigeration unit powered by the AuraGen. This system eliminates the need for a diesel motor to run the compressor on refrigerated trucks.

6 Mar 2008

Microturbines to be Deployed in 12 Hybrid Electric Buses

Capstone Turbine Corporation, the world’s leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today announced that it received an order for 15 microturbines to be deployed in 12 hybrid electric buses in the Abruzzi region of Italy and 3 for the Ministry of the Protection of the Environment.

6 Mar 2008

Few are Willing to Pay More for an Environmentally Friendly Vehicle

Although many new-vehicle buyers may want to purchase an environmentally friendly vehicle, only 11 percent are "very willing" to pay more to do so, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Power Auto Offline Media Report(SM) - Spring Edition.

6 Mar 2008

Fly Ash from APS Coal Plant Reused for Concrete at Edwards Air Force Base

A former Space Shuttle runway is getting a "green" makeover. Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) is providing 12,000 tons of fly ash to repair a deteriorating concrete runway that has seen some of the world's most famous pilots and astronauts.

6 Mar 2008

Residents Want Government to Do More to Address Climate Change

A new survey of New Yorkers finds that most are convinced global warming is happening now and more should be done by key leaders to help New York City deal with climate change. The survey is the first-ever study of New Yorkers' opinions about global warming and was designed and funded by researchers at Columbia and Yale Universities, and led by the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia.

6 Mar 2008

Discussing Climate Change at Landmark Symposium

Leading representatives from indigenous and scientific communities will take part in a landmark climate change symposium at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder. The March 19-21 event will bring together two climate change perspectives--one rooted in indigenous experiencesand one informed by current scientific results.

6 Mar 2008

Advanced Technology for Efficient and Clean Coal-Based Power Generation

A consortium led by Siemens, comprising Austrian Energy & Environment (AE&E) and the Japanese company IHI, will build a coal-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Mainz. The supervisory board of the purchaser, Mainz-Wiesbaden AG (KMW), confirmed the contract on February 28, 2008.

6 Mar 2008

Working Together to Create New Bio-Based Performance Materials Business

DSM Venturing, the corporate venturing unit of Royal DSM N.V., announced that it has participated in a USD 20 million financing round in Tianjin Green Bio-Science Co., Ltd (China).

6 Mar 2008

Clean Energy Monitoring Service Provider Expands to Qwest CyberCenter

Fat Spaniel Technologies Inc., the market leader in providing monitoring and reporting services for distributed renewable energy systems, today announced that it has transferred its data center operations to a Qwest Communications International Inc. CyberCenter.

6 Mar 2008

Green Earth Technologies Announces First Shipment of Automotive Appearance Products

Green Earth Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of environmentally friendly consumer products, today announced it has delivered its first shipment of automotive appearance products to one of its first customers, Steel City Products, a full service automotive aftermarket distributor in Pennsylvania.

6 Mar 2008

Company Receives 2008 ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence in Product Labeling

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging technologies, today announced that it has received the 2008 ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence in Product Labeling. The award will be presented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) on April 1, 2008 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.

6 Mar 2008

UAS Achieves Flight Record Using Fuel Cell Battery Hybrid System

AeroVironment (AV), a leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and efficient electric energy systems, today announced that it has flown its Puma small unmanned aircraft for over nine hours, powered by an onboard fuel cell battery hybrid energy storage system.

6 Mar 2008