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Abraham Lincoln Goes Green This President's Day
Read the press release. America’s traditional red, white, and blue celebration over President’s Day Weekend turns green this year with the opening to the public of the President Lincoln and Soldiers’ Home National Monument. A $15 million rehabilitation gives the … Continue reading
Posted in Green Building
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NSF Environmental Sustainability funding
Read the full solicitation. Full Proposal Window: February 1, 2008 – March 1, 2008 Full Proposal Window: August 15, 2008 – September 15, 2008 The Environmental Sustainability program supports engineering research with the goal of promoting sustainable engineered systems that support human … Continue reading
Posted in Funding Opportunities, Research, Sustainability
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For 'EcoMoms,' Saving Earth Begins at Home
Read the full story in the New York Times. Move over, Tupperware. A new wave of parties is about waste-free lunches and energy-efficient laundry.
Posted in Green Lifestyle
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After damning biofuels study, ethanol advocates fight back
Read the full story from News.com. Biofuels advocates on Friday tried to debunk a widely reported Science magazine study that found that corn-based ethanol production in the U.S. actually worsens global warming. The Renewable Fuels Association publicized a paper published … Continue reading
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Argonne breakthrough may revolutionize ethylene production
Read the press release. A new environmentally friendly technology created by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory may revolutionize the production of the world’s most commonly produced organic compound, ethylene.
Posted in Chemical Industry, Research
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The 'Green' TEAM
Read the full story in Book Business. …like many paper-consuming industries in recent years, book publishers have found their environmental impacts coming under increasing scrutiny, and have been presented with, or have sought out, strategies for reducing them. What works … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Green Business
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Preservation of Coatings with Silver
Read the full story in Paint & Coatings Industry. The combination of silver or silver with isothiazoline gives a new and very effective preservative system. By using this combination, the amount of sensitizing isothiazoline can be significantly reduced and, if … Continue reading
Posted in Chemical Industry
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Wastewater Could Help Fight U.S. Drought—and Anthrax
Read the full story in Popular Mechanics. One solution — to reuse more treated wastewater– has led scientists in search of a chemical-free alternative to the chlorination normally used for disinfection. And a team of researchers funded by the University … Continue reading
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Green-e Launching Nation's First Carbon Offset Product Certification Program for Consumers
Read the press release. Green-e Climate to offer consumer protection program for retail offsets, launching at Carbon Forum America, February 26th from 12:15-1:00 at Moscone Center, San Francisco
Posted in Climate Change, Green Lifestyle, Green Products
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ACEEE Profiles America’s Exemplary Energy Efficiency Programs
Compendium of Champions: Chronicling Exemplary Energy Efficiency Programs from Across the U.S. summarizes ACEEE’s second national review and selection of exemplary energy efficiency programs. As with the first such review completed in 2003, ACEEE recognizes outstanding energy efficiency programs and … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Publications
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