A new research at North Carolina State University (NCSU) in US has found that biodegradable plastics used to make packaging can release large amounts of methane gas when they decay fast in landfills. NCSU doctoral student James Levis, ...
You can reduce your heating costs by installing ground source heat pumps. It can be used either in industrial, residential or commercial buildings. It is not only efficient for heating or cooling, but it can also be used for supplying ...
Global aluminum rolling and recycling company Novelis has broken ground on a $250m aluminum recycling and casting center at its Nachterstedt plant in Germany. The center will annually produce 400,000 metric tons of aluminum sheet ingot ...
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Those who attack the cotton industry for its perceived impact on the environment will need to have their facts straight, thanks to a major research project undertaken by Cotton Incorporated: a life-cycle assessment (LCA) for cotton. ...
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During the formal opening of the solar-powered charging station at Shelby Farms Park on Wednesday,a half-dozen shiny new electric vehicles–most with the sales pitch"98 mpg"painted on their windshields–filled the stalls of ...
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ARCHBOLD,Ohio-In its second sustainability report,ready-to-assemble giant Sauder Woodworking tracked its continued improvement in waste reduction and energy usage. Released in June,the report evaluates ongoing environmental stewardship ...
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It seems that fossil fuels will continue to be the primary source of energy in the decades to come. However, solutions for the accompanying problems – for example the creation of greenhouse gases – have to be provided. Lewa and ...
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Efforts to retrofit commercial and public buildings to make them more energy-efficient have many different drivers,including a sense of social responsibility to reduce greenhouse gases(GHGs)and carbon footprints,an attempt to retain tenants ...
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Agua Caliente CdTe PV project reaches 200MW milestone NRG Energy Inc of Princeton,NJ,USA,MidAmerican Solar of Phoenix,AZ(a subsidiary of MidAmerican Renewables LLC)and cadmium telluride(CdTe)thin-film photovoltaic module maker First ...
The government is expected to call on major electronics retailers and home appliance makers to voluntarily halt production and sales of energy-consuming incandescent lightbulbs to save power this summer, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. The ...
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The government is expected to call on major electronics retailers and home appliance makers to voluntarily halt production and sales of energy-consuming incandescent lightbulbs to save power this summer, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. ...
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According to The Yomiuri Shimbun,Japanese government has encouraged major electronics retailers and home appliance makers to voluntarily halt production and sales of incandescent bulbs to save power this summer.The government plans to ...
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A SOLAR-POWERED LIGHT created by a Melbourne-based company is being used to light up the night for flood victims in Pakistan. Made entirely from environmentally responsible and recyclable materials, the Mandarin Ultra is an ...
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The U.S. Department of Energy while facing the conundrum of current economy downturn, tries to fortify the nation’s energy security and reduces carbon emissions, the solution that it has came up with is the implementation of ...
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It was an event to dedicate the opening of the new Las Vegas City Hall, a glassy, futuristic, solar-powered structure that celebrates the city's noted sunshine by day and illuminates its neon heritage by night. "It's certainly a ...
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