Daily Archives: January 15, 2008

Tiny Sensor Could Quickly Detect Hazardous Chemicals

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Occupational Health & Safety. Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers are developing a tiny sensor that could be used to detect minute quantities of hazardous gases, including toxic industrial chemicals and chemical warfare agents, much more … Continue reading →

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New energy act to fuel flow of 'biogasoline'

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. The recently passed energy act is a boon for ethanol. But other biofuels, including plant-derived fossil fuel look-alikes, are also poised to get a boost. A handful of companies are using different approaches to … Continue reading →

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New Site to Track Science and Technology in the 2008 Campaign

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Campaign U blog. The American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Association of American Universities, and the Richard Lounsbery Foundation announced that they are creating a Web site devoted to science and technology … Continue reading →

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Ecological Society Urges Research on Biofuels' Downsides

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Chronicle of Higher Education. The Ecological Society of America says the country is rushing toward using biofuels as a replacement for petroleum without fully studying environmental sustainability. More-intensive cultivation of crops for fuel may … Continue reading →

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EcoPinion Survey Points To Negative Customer Perceptions of Green Tech

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency focused on energy and the environment and an affiliate of DEFG LLC, today released the results and findings of the second EcoPinion survey on customer perceptions of green technologies. The second … Continue reading →

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The Great Greeting Card Debate

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Plenty Magazine. If “paper vs plastic” was the dispute of the 1990s, then “email vs post” could be the dilemma of the 2000s

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Superhero of the Seas

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Plenty Magazine. Move over Captain Planet, the environment has a new superhero—a mystery man in a silver mask known as El Hijo del Santo (Son of the Saint). Part of the popular Mexican wrestling tradition … Continue reading →

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Green is the theme at Detroit auto show

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Laura B.

News.com has a photo essay about the green cars previewed at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

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Inside the green designer home

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. Do you ever feel like you’re being watched? It’s one of the first questions that pops into your head when talking to Steve Glenn, founder of Living Homes, one of a number of start-ups … Continue reading →

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