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Daily Archives: January 14, 2008
The latest issue of GreenBuzz
For a full-color, graphic version of this newsletter, go to http://www.greenbiz.com/enewsletter. GreenBiz Radio — Charting the Climate Course for the Next U.S. President http://greenbiz.com/radio/radio_third.cfm?NewsID=36509 The Presidential Climate Action Project aims to give the next resident of the White House a … Continue reading
Posted in Green Business, Schools
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Corporations Go Public With Eco-Friendly Patents
Read the press release. Leading members of the corporate community have come together in a first-of-its-kind effort to help the environment, unleashing dozens of innovative, environmentally responsible patents to the public domain. Availability of these patents will encourage researchers, entrepreneurs … Continue reading
Posted in Green Business, Sustainable Design, Web Resources
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The Afterlife of Cellphones
Read the full story in the New York Times. A growing international trade in discarded mobile phones is helping the world’s poor. But will it poison the earth?
Publishers Say Enactment of NIH Mandate on Journal Articles Undermines Intellectual Property Rights Essential to Science Publishing
Read the full press release from the Association of American Publishers. January 3, 2008 — The Association of American Publishers today criticized a controversial new NIH research publication policy that was enacted as part of the omnibus appropriations package for … Continue reading
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Science 2.0: Great New Tool, or Great Risk?
Read the full story in Scientific American. Welcome to a Scientific American experiment in “networked journalism,” in which readers — you — get to collaborate with the author to give a story its final form. The article, below, is a … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Research, Scientific Publishing
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Switched-on India: How can India address climate change and meet its energy needs?
Via Docuticker. Switched-on India: How can India address climate change and meet its energy needs? Source: Institute for Public Policy Research India is a country that acutely illustrates the nature of the challenge involved in developing its economy and preventing … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, International, Policy, Publications
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More flame retardants found in house dust
Read the full story in ES&T Online News. New research published in ES&T (DOI: 10.1021/es702272s) identifies for the first time a flame retardant known as HCDBCO (hexachlorocyclopentadienyldibromocyclooctane) in the environment and shows that it can be found at high levels … Continue reading
Green the Capitol Initiative: Final Report
Read the full report [PDF, 60 p.] On March 1, 2007, the Speaker and the Majority Leader directed the Chief Administrative Officer of the House to develop a “Green the Capitol Initiative” that would demonstrate leadership to the nation by … Continue reading
Posted in Green Government, Publications
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The Survival and Long-Term Reliability of Lead-Free PCBs
Read the full story in Printed Circuit Design and Fab. Significant attention and a great deal of effort have been expended on understanding the reliability of lead-free solder joints. However, difficulties posed by lead-free soldering as it relates to the … Continue reading
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New Jersey Issues Perc Phaseout Plan
Read the full story in American Drycleaner. New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is issuing a plan to phase out perchloroethylene use in drycleaning, with a full ban effective in 2021.
Posted in Dry Cleaning Industry, Regulation
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