After the failure of the 2000’s step-by-step program by David Gershon — a la Weight Watchers — to guide reduce carbon footprint of a person, the world seems to have, by now, shifted its attitudes toward global warming – followed by perhaps the…
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Don’t dispose those castoff wood just to let them head for the landfill. Rather, send them to the owner of Windfall Lumber, Scott Royer, who has carved out a boutique niche in Washington’s wood-products industry.
Sure to gain praises and admirations..
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Philippines will soon be seeing a coconut-derived bio-diesel plant in Northern Luzon. The $300 million (roughly P15 billion) plant of the Philippine company Bio-Energy NL Inc. will be integrating coconut plantation with its bio-diesel plant….
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Renault takes its first step to introduce bio-fuel-ready vehicles in the market. It has launched diesel version — B30 biodiesel-compatible — of two of its commercial vehicles — the Trafic 2.0 dCi B30 and Master 2.5 dCi B30.
Renault has already…
Renault’s B30 biodiesel-compatible vans launched! Read More »
The state of New York will soon build an ethanol production plant near Rochester that will use paper sludge, wood chips and other agricultural waste as its raw material. Mascoma’s 15,000-square-foot, $14.8 million facility is scheduled to open toward.
Arkema has developed a new grade of plastic from renewable raw material — castor seeds! The new grade of this bio-plastic — Rilsan PA 11 — has been approved for use in bio-diesel-carrying fuel lines. A number of automotive contractors in Europe and…
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With a successful experiment in ‘green urban living’ Vauban has become Germany’s best-known environmentally friendly neighborhood. The Vauban development consists of 2,000 new homes on a former military base, located 10 minutes bike-ride away from…
New German community goes ‘green’ with car-free urban living! Read More »
A new analytical technique may lead to the formation of cheaper, more efficient solar cells. The technique uses infrared spectroscopy for studying light-sensitive organic materials.
The technique uses infrared spectroscopy to study the…
Cheaper, more efficient solar cells made by Infrared spectroscopy technique! Read More »
UK seems to be getting futuristic with its ‘going green.’ It is now using ‘biodegradable’ super-strong, light-weight plastics for making car doors, boat hulls and baby capsules. Now, all these products will safely biodegrades at their life’s…
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The Atlantic Ocean or Delaware Bay will soon be getting about 200 wind turbines, each taller than the Statue of Liberty! These wind turbines will be whirling within view of some of the region’s most popular beaches. The Bluewater Wind of Hoboken will be..
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