Daily Archives: August 6, 2008

UT: All Green Roofs Are Not Created Equal

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Protection. The first study to compare the performance of different types of green roofs has been completed by The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin and suggests that … Continue reading →

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EDF Chastises EPA for Poor Stewardship of Nanotechnology

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Protection. Six months after launching its voluntary reporting program for nanomaterial producers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made virtually no information public about the limited number of submissions it has received. As a … Continue reading →

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DOE Save Energy Now Assessments Lead to Savings of More Than $1.5 Million for Three U.S. Industrial Manufacturing Facilities

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the EERE Progress Alert. Through its Save Energy Now initiative, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) has helped U.S. manufacturing plants identify potential savings of more than $807 million in energy costs and 77.1 trillion … Continue reading →

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