Archive for March, 2010

Dell, HP Cut PC Power Consumption 2010

New clean energy future in Indian country.The huge potential to generate clean energy from renewable resources on tribal lands presents Indian tribes with an opportunity to be a significant part of the climate change solution while creating green jobs, a new report details.

Dell, HP Cut PC Power Consumption 2010For both laptop and desktop computers, Dell […]

New Honda Hybrid- EUR

New Analysis: 15% Cut in U.S. Carbon Emissions Achievable Through Simple Inexpensive Personal ActionsNEW YORK (March 12, 2010) EUR New analysis released today at a symposium on “Climate, Mind and Behavior” reveals that Americans can reduce U.S. carbon pollution by 15 percent EUR or one billion tons of global warming pollution EUR through collective personal […]

Ditch Yucca Mountain? Not so fast say some lawmakers

Carbon Capture CrystalsCarbon Capture DNA/Crystal StructureUCLA chemists have created crystals that can capture carbon dioxide.

Honda Solar Hydrogen Station Introduced to Green Car Market

Honda Solar Hydrogen Station Introduced to Green Car Market Honda finally unveiled their new solar hydrogen solar station and all signs point to a dramatic success. The station is smaller than previous models and enables an electric car owner to refill their fuel cell overnight. The unit should easily fit into a homeowners garage taking […]

Solar-powered ATMs by Vortex

Solar-powered ATMs by Vortex Alternative energy can be a boon for third world countries. Normally governments have to invest vast sums of money in developing infrastructures for a long period of time in underdeveloped areas. If we consider the example of cell phones, they have bypassed the usual wires, poles, roads, telephone exchange infrastructures. People […]

Elizabeth Sturcken Recognized for Making Strides in Sustainability

CO2 at new highs despite economic slowdownLevels of the main greenhouse gas in the atmosphere have risen to new highs in 2010 despite an economic slowdown in many nations that braked industrial output, data showed on Monday. Carbon dioxide, measured at Norway’s Zeppelin station […]

All Fish Tested from U.S. Streams Found Contaminated with Mercury

Questions about research slow efforts to tackle climate change.Michael Mann’s life’s work - the effort to stop global warming - has been under siege since last fall. That’s when Mann, a Penn State professor, suddenly found himself in the middle of the so-called “climategate” scandal.

New Battery Technology Could Lead to Self-Powered Devices The advancements that […]

Putting the Cart Before the Horse: The Legislature calls out the Administration on rushing water decisions

Natural Gas drilling chemicals a concernPresident Barack Obama’s top environmental adviser urged the natural gas industry on Tuesday to disclose the chemicals it uses in drilling, warning that the development of massive U.S. shale gas reserves could be held back otherwise. Joseph Aldy, special […]

Improved Wood Stoves could improve air quality and health

Asbestos Use Today: information from a readerAsbestos is still imported and used in the U.S. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. imported and used an estimated 1,820 tons of asbestos in 2007; see this PDF file from the USGS, please click only if you want to download the PDF. Also, the U.S. House […]

West Africa mangroves impacted by salt extraction

Innovative Technology For Low IncomeTreadle Pump (Sierra Magazine)Nearly two billion people live off the grid or with very limited access to electricity.