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Algae-coated buildings touted as climate fix
Read the full story at CNET. The future of green technology is algae-cultivating buildings, artificial trees, and lots of white roofs, according to the U.K.’s Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Posted in Green Building
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WILD9: 9th World Wilderness Congress
Where: Merida, Mexico When: 6-13 November 2009 For more information: http://www.wild9.org/ Launched by The WILD Foundation in 1977, the World Wilderness Congress (WWC) is now the longest-running, public, international environmental forum. WWCs include senior-level representation from governments, the private sector, … Continue reading
Posted in Meetings & Webinars, Wildlife
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DOE to invest $37 million for R&D into clean energy
Read the full story in Government Computer News. The Energy Department plans to release $37 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to small businesses to stimulate research and development into clean energy technologies.
Posted in Energy
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On Energy, Obama Finds Broad Support
Read the full story in the Washington Post. Most Americans approve of the way President Obama is handling energy issues and support efforts by him and Democrats in Congress to overhaul energy policy — including the controversial cap-and-trade approach to … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Policy
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Penton Media launches new title designed to support evolving energy market
Via KnowledgeSpeak. B2B media company Penton Media, US, has announced the launch of Energy Efficiency & Technology and eetweb.com, a new media resource designed to serve engineers seeking to boost energy efficiency in products and processes to bring clean, reliable … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Publications
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Ohio EPA Teams with Insurers for Brownfields' Cleanups
Read the full story in Environmental Protection. Ohio EPA has developed an incentive for brownfield cleanups, by partnering with private insurance companies that will offer discounted environmental insurance to parties undertaking a voluntary cleanup in Ohio.
Posted in Brownfields, Great Lakes Region
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Study: Controlling Urban Growth Is Key to Air Quality
Read the full story in Environmental Protection. Although some countries still have lead in gasoline, an American Chemical Society presenter noted that air quality successes have been made by such megacities as Mexico City, Beijing, and Sao Paulo. A scientific … Continue reading
Posted in Air, Research
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Truckers get own form of Cash for Clunkers
Read the full story in the Houston Chronicle. Port of Houston truckers will be eligible for low-interest loans to replace or upgrade their old big rigs under a $9 million program announced Wednesday.
Posted in Transportation
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Obama's Green Dream Team
Read the full story in Newsweek. During the first seven months of the Obama presidency, the administration charted a new course for a green economy. It approved a stimulus package with roughly$50 billion for renewable energy and environmental projects while … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment, Policy
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New from the GAO
Air Pollution: Air Quality and Permitting of New Coal-Burning Electricity-Generating Units in Central Texas. GAO-09-787R, August 4. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-787R Climate Change Policy: Preliminary Observations on Options for Distributing Emissions Allowances and Revenue under a Cap-and-Trade Program, by John Stephenson, director, natural … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Publications, Regulation
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