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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:58:00 GMT

EU Climate Envoy: White House Hopes For Climate Bill Waning

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Hopes for a U.S. climate bill this year are waning and withering expectations are likely to adversely affect international negotiations, E.U. climate envoy Connie Hedegaard said Thursday after meeting the day before with senior
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:58:00 GMT

Climate change cited as Mont. leases suspended

BILLINGS, Mont. A federal judge has approved a first-of-its-kind settlement requiring the government to suspend 38,000 acres of oil and gas leases in Montana so it can gauge how drilling contributes to climate change. At issue are the large amounts of
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:57:00 GMT

Climate change cited as Mont. leases suspended

A federal judge has approved a first-of-its-kind settlement requiring the government to suspend 38,000 acres of oil and gas leases in Montana so it can gauge how drilling contributes to climate change. At issue are the large amounts of greenhouse gases
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:57:00 GMT

Mike Rosen: Son of global warming

Emily Litella was Gilda Radner's comic character on 'Saturday Night Live' in the 1970s. Emily would fly off the handle on some self-indignant rant. Then, when interrupted and told that it was founded on a wholly mistaken premise, she'd just drop it and
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:55:00 GMT

Sainsbury's launches climate change research partnership

In their latest bid to become more environmentally friendly, Sainsbury's has signed up to a partnership with Imperial College's faculty of Engineering and the Grantham Institute for Climate Change to research methods of reducing the supermarket's
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:54:00 GMT

Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. Prices Follow-On Public Offering

La Cortez Energy Inc Announces $10 Million Financing; Announces $5.0 Million Investment By Avante Petroleum S.A. La Cortez Energy Inc announced that it has completed a private placement for an additional $5.0 million in a units offering to accredited
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:47:00 GMT

O2 Medias Hit Show Designing SpacesThink Green Series Welcomes Green Power Solar to the Program!

O2 Mediaâs Hit Show Designing SpacesâThink Green Series Welcomes Green Power Solar to the Program! The Think Green team recognizes that global warming is a serious problem that needs a call to action. One of those actions is to go solar. Solar power
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:33:00 GMT

O2 Medias Hit Show Designing SpacesThink Green Series Welcomes SCA Tissue North America to the Program!

O2 Mediaâs Hit Show Designing SpacesâThink Green Series Welcomes SCA Tissue North America to the Program! Recycle, recycle, recycle! People are starting to understand that reducing their use of paper products is a vital step to lowering their
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:33:00 GMT

Targeting the 'dark green' with no-nonsense pitch

Bullfrog Power's first mass media campaign Clean electricity provider Bullfrog goes up front with ‘Pay More For Energy' campaign Email Please enter a valid e-mail address Please enter a comma delimited list of valid e-mail addresses Other ways of
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:28:00 GMT

Federal-Mogul's Breakthrough in Crankshaft Seal Design Offers Fuel Savings and Reduced CO2 Emissions

-- Federal-Mogul Corporation (Nasdaq: FDML), a leading global supplier of technologies that enhance safety and improve powertrain efficiency, has developed an innovative new seal design, called MicroTorq(TM), that reduces friction by up to 70 percent
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:28:00 GMT

WI: Report -- State has two plants in top 50 in mercury pollution

A new report came out Wednesday afternoon from the Environmental Integrity Project on mercury pollution and coal-fired power plants. It's an important issue for Wisconsin because so many people consume fish that they catch on state waters. Using 2008
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:24:00 GMT

Troutman Sanders to open office in Portland, Ore., focusing on renewable energy

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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:24:00 GMT

Planets in Other Star Systems

An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. There are billions of stars in our galaxy and a significant percentage of these stars are likely to have planets orbiting them. There are also planets orbiting brown dwarfs and
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:19:00 GMT

UN rules out 'double track' approach on Climate Change

Underlining that the UN will lead the climate change negotiations, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has rejected the possibility of a 'double track' approach being adopted on Climate Change where simultaneous talks between the big economies run in parallel
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:19:00 GMT

List of 20 cell phones with highest radiation levels

There is debate whether it is harmful or not, but we're all curious aren't we. The quick take is there are several models of the Blackberry Curve, various Motorolas including the Droid and the Palm Pixi Plus in their top 20. You can peruse through the
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:17:00 GMT

Alm Brand Buys Headwaters For Greentech Fund

Environment and renewable energy are themes in vogue among institutional investors, said Danish fund managers Alm Brand, who recently bought shares in the energy-efficient solutions company Headwaters Inc. Alm Brand Invest's Environment Technology fund
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:17:00 GMT

Rug Doctor Launches New Eco-Friendly Carpet Cleaning Products

Rug Doctor is debuting three eco-friendly carpet cleaning products at the International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago. The products include ready-to-use disposable cleaning wipes and a pet formula for use in its carpet cleaning machines. These
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:15:00 GMT

Deal Nearing On Senate Climate Bill: Lawmaker

The Senate is close to wrapping up talks ahead of introducing a compromise climate change bill, a top Democratic lawmaker said on Wednesday, but details still have to be nailed down. 'We're planning to button up our efforts somewhere I hope next week,'
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:15:00 GMT

Getaways – 4 Tips to Green Your Vacation

(MCT)—Planning a getaway? Now is a good time to lock in the dates and destination for any travel plans this year. But planning a vacation is not the time to forget how to lessen your impacton our planet. Deciding where to go, where to stay, how to get
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:14:00 GMT

Carol Browner, Senator Klobuchar, Congressman Inslee among Experts to Discuss Green Future for U.S. Cities, on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, from 8:30 - 10:00 A.M., at Washingtons National Press Cl

Obama Energy Director Browner on Energy Efficiency and Getting Cities to Go Green EVENT TOPIC: 'Going Green: America's Cities and the Role of Government' WASHINGTON, March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by U.S. News &
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:13:00 GMT

CCAR and GEICO to Promote "GreenLink Shop" Program to ARX Facilities

The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) will partner with GEICO to promote the new 'GreenLink Shop' designation for GEICO's Auto Repair Xpress (ARX) facilities across the United States. The GreenLink Shop status, an extension of CCAR's
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:08:00 GMT

POWERPERFECTOR GOES EVEN GREENER WITH NEW ENERGY MANAGEMENT STANDARD

powerPerfector, the UK voltage power optimisation company, announced today that it has become one of the first companies in the country to be awarded with the new BSI energy management standard - BS EN 16001. The ‘green’ standard
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:08:00 GMT

Environmental law firm files suit against Empire

A St. Louis environmental law firm is suing Empire District Electric Co. on behalf of two customers who say the utility company owes them thousands of dollars in rebates because they installed renewable-energy technology at their homes. The lawsuit asks
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:07:00 GMT

Pollution row over tram diversion

The trams project was conceived as a way of making the city greener A residents' group in Edinburgh's west end has said traffic diversions for tram works have made air pollution so bad that they fear for their health. Moray Feus Residents' Association
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:05:00 GMT

Tiers of a generator: Emissions regulations for diesel gensets

Manufacturers face the next phase of EPA emissions limits for diesel engines and...
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:03:00 GMT

Senators List Demands for Climate Bill

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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:01:00 GMT

GM rice found in Chinese supermarkets: Greenpeace

Genetically modified rice is being sold in supermarkets in China including U.S.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:56:00 GMT

Greenpeace and Nestle in a Kat fight

If you search for #KitKat on twitter right now, you’ll find lots of tweets that read like this: Give the orang-utan a break... Stop Nestle using palm oil from destroyed rainforests http://bit.ly/KitKat #kitkat #nestle   Others brands have discovered
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:56:00 GMT

PepsiCo Wants to Make Tropicana Orange Juice Greener

Earlier today, PepsiCo announced that is launching a new pilot program to reduce the carbon footprint of its Tropicana Pure Premium orange juice. About a year ago, the company released results of a lifecycle analysis (LCA) it had completed on the juice.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:55:00 GMT

The Home Depot sets energy use and greenhouse gas emissions targets for 2015

Related Items Topics Building Centres Electricity Energy Efficiency/Conservation Energy Management ATLANTAThe Home Depot announced that it has reduced its U.S. store energy use by 2.6 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) since 2004 and that it will achieve a 20
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:53:00 GMT