Daily Archives: July 14, 2008

IIT MMAE Symposium on Sustainability and Product Development

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Laura B.

Location: Illinois Institute of Technology McCormick Tribune Campus Center, Chicago IL Dates: Thursday and Friday, August 7 and 8, 2008 For more information: http://www.mmae.iit.edu/symposium/index.php Today’s manufacturers face many challenges; product development has become a global competition, consumers and legislators are … Continue reading →

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Revitalizing Stella, Missouri — A Sustainability Model

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Laura B.

The small town of Stella, Missouri (population 187), is a unique living laboratory that is testing the sustainable development potential of similar communities, based on a planning model developed by EPA researchers in cooperation with local residents. The Stella master … Continue reading →

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Energy from Waves

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Technology Review. The ocean’s waves have enough energy to provide two trillion watts of electricity, according to the Department of Energy’s office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Extracting that enormous resource of power, however, … Continue reading →

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Does Car-Mounted Solar Make Sense?

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Technology Review. Last week, the Japanese newspaper Nikkei generated a buzz by reporting that a redesigned Toyota Prius, to be released next year, will come equipped with solar panels. Toyota spokespeople will neither confirm nor … Continue reading →

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The latest issue of GreenBuzz

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Laura B.

For a full-color, graphic version of this newsletter, go to http://www.greenbiz.com/enewsletters/2008/greenbiz/index.html. Selling Small, Thinking Big: P&G’s Sustainable Innovations By Matthew Wheeland http://www.greenbiz.com/podcast/2008/07/10/selling-small-thinking-big Peter White, the head of sustainability at Procter & Gamble, speaks to GreenBiz Radio about how the company … Continue reading →

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A New Fashion Catches On in Paris: Cheap Bicycle Rentals

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the New York Times. A year after the introduction of the sturdy gray bicycles known as Velib’s, other major cities, including American ones, are exploring similar projects.

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MIT spinoff dyes glass to make solar 'windows'

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology detailed a technique that can boost solar cell output and turn colored windows into solar panels. Published in Science magazine on Friday, the researchers have developed a … Continue reading →

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EPA resists greenhouse gas regulation

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday that Congress, not the EPA, should regulate greenhouse gases. EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson hosted a conference call with reporters on Friday where he said that … Continue reading →

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2012 Olympics to be powered by biomass

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Biomass Magazine. As the world watches China prepare for the 2008 summer Olympics, London is preparing for its chance to show the world what it’s capable of when the city hosts the 2012 summer Olympics. … Continue reading →

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