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Special BREEAM Awards Acknowledge Commitment to Sustainability in Building and Construction

News - 1 Sep 2008

BRE Global are delighted to announce that they will be presenting awards for all building sectors at the 2008 UK BREEAM Awards to be held at the 100percent Detail exhibition in September. The 2008...

Certain Explosives May Soon Get Greener and More Precise

News - 28 Aug 2008

Certain explosives may soon get a little greener and a little more precise. LLNL researchers added unique green solvents (ionic liquids) to an explosive called TATB...

Researcher Working to Make Environmentally Friendly Fuel From Algae

News - 27 Aug 2008

Having studied the physiology of algae for more than 30 years, Rose Ann Cattolico is convinced the plant life found in oceans and ponds can be a major source of environmentally friendly fuels for...

University of Maryland. Feed the Turtle, Aggressive Recycling Program to Make Home Football Games More Earth Friendly

News - 27 Aug 2008

Maryland Athletics is launching an aggressive recycling program for home football games this year, part of a campus-wide initiative to green the university that is spearheaded by President C.D. Mote,...

World's First Geo-Green Resort, the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa

News - 26 Aug 2008

The Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa goes beyond Green and promotes both Cultural Sustainability and Environmental Responsibility with its new Geo-Green initiative. Geo-tourism is...

Research Expedition Held on Corals and Gobal Warming

News - 26 Aug 2008

For just one late-summer night each year, the shallow waters off the coast of Puerto Rico fill with the pale-pink spawn of elkhorn corals -- the tiny, round packets of the adult corals' eggs and...

Bigger Earthquake Risk Than Previously Thought for New York, Big Risk for Nuclear Plant

News - 21 Aug 2008

A study by a group of prominent seismologists suggests that a pattern of subtle but active faults makes the risk of earthquakes to the New York City area substantially greater than formerly believed....

NASA Using Earthworms to Understand Weather, Floods, Droughts and Landslides

News - 21 Aug 2008

When you hear the word "NASA," do visions of rocket ships dance in your head? Well think again. From now on, it's "earthworms." That's right. Using space technology,...

Nationwide Effort to Save Consumers Money at the Gas Pump and Cut CO2 Emissions

News - 18 Aug 2008

Automakers today announced EcoDriving(TM), a comprehensive, nationwide effort to save consumers money at the gas pump, reduce fuel use and cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The industry also...

Threats to Marine Ecosystems from Climate Change Must be Addressed to Halt Downward Trends

News - 14 Aug 2008

Human activities are cumulatively driving the health of the world's oceans down a rapid spiral, and only prompt and wholesale changes will slow or perhaps ultimately reverse the catastrophic...