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Stanford Scientists Succeed in Cooling Water Without Electricity

News - 5 Sep 2017

It appears to be like a regular roof, but the top of the Packard Electrical Engineering Building at Stanford University has indeed been the setting of a number of milestones in the development of a...

Climate Change Contributes to Drop in Ozone Levels

News - 15 May 2015

Researchers at the University of Houston have determined that climate change - in the form of a stronger sea breeze, the result of warmer soil temperatures - contributed to the drop in high-ozone days...

Fetranspor, Rio Bus and BYD Together Launch the 100% Electric Bus

News - 1 Apr 2014

Fetranspor and Rio Bus, the public transportation companies for the state and city of Rio, and BYD, a Chinese company with leading technologies on batteries and electric vehicles, joined together at...

Packets of Power to Charge Electric Cars

News - 24 Feb 2014

Selecting a Chevy Volt, Tesla Model S, Nissan Leaf- or one of many other new models - shoppers in the United States bought more than 96,000 plug-in electric cars in 2013. That’s a tiny...

Researchers Explore Effectiveness of Adaptation Technologies Aimed at Reducing Warming from Urban Expansion

News - 12 Feb 2014

Life in a warming world is going to require human ingenuity to adapt to the new realities of Earth. Greenhouse-gas induced warming and megapolitan expansion are both significant drivers of our warming...

University of Bristol Wins Green Gown Award for Environmental Efforts

News - 16 Nov 2013

The University of Bristol has won a Green Gown Award for its environmental efforts – its second accolade in just a week - and will now compete at an international level. Bristol’s...

USGBC Awards LEED Gold Certification to Whirlpool Facility in Tennessee

News - 5 Oct 2013

Whirlpool Corporation's new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Cleveland, Tennessee, achieves Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green...

Climate Change May Affect Water Supply for Irrigation in the Volta Basin

News - 19 Jul 2013

A new study released today finds that so much water may be lost in the Volta River Basin due to climate change that planned hydroelectric projects to boost energy and food production may only tread...

Top Cleantech Companies Announced For Australian Cleantech Competition

News - 10 Jul 2012

Australia is well placed to play a lead role in the global cleantech sector judging by the calibre of the 30 semi-finalists announced today for the Australian Clean Technologies Competition 2012, says...

Lighter Colored Roofs and Pavements Can Combat Climate Change

News - 19 Jul 2010

Can light-colored rooftops and roads really curb carbon emissions and combat global climate change? The idea has been around for years, but now, a new study by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley...