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Green Coffins Go Upmarket At British Funeral Parlors London (AFP) June 11, 2007 
Coffins shaped like a Rolls-Royce, a guitar or a ballet shoe are booming in Britain, where the latest unusual trend in funerals is for "green" burials, kind to the environment. Since 2000, Vic Fearn and Company have been making offbeat caskets which it markets under the title "Crazy Coffins". The firm recently expanded their range to include illustrated ones.
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Researchers Examine Carbon Capture And Storage To Combat Global Warming
Stanford CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2007While solar power and hybrid cars have become popular symbols of green technology, Stanford researchers are exploring another path for cutting emissions of carbon dioxide, the leading greenhouse gas that causes global warming. Carbon capture and storage, also called carbon sequestration, traps carbon dioxide after it is produced and injects it underground. The gas never enters the atmosphere. ... more Analyzing The Latest Developments In The Global Solar Power Industry 
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Jun 12, 2007Research and Markets has announced the addition of Global Solar Power Industry to their offering. The harnessing of solar energy is not new. In fact, development of solar energy dates back more than 100 years, to the middle of the industrial revolution. Solar energy is pollution-free, an important benefit when the cost of removing pollutants from the environment is considered. For example, ... more Wyle And ARES Corporation Sign Teaming Agreement To Pursue Nuclear Energy Industry Business 
El Segundo CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2007Wyle Laboratories and ARES Corporation have signed a teaming agreement to jointly pursue commercial nuclear equipment qualification optimization programs for new nuclear power plant construction and U.S. Department of Energy facilities with the goal of significantly reducing costs to its customers. Cost savings will be achieved through use of historical data contained within proprietary da ... more New Green Pyre To Cool Planet While Burning The Dead Of India 
New Delhi (AFP) June 11, 2007The average Indian may go through an entire life without contributing a huge amount to the world's production of greenhouse gases, but in death his carbon footprint jumps. Alarmed by the fuel-intensive nature of the funeral rites of Hindus who practice open-air cremation using firewood, an environmental group in New Delhi is promoting a new, more eco-friendly pyre. "Our faith tells us we m ... more Largest Solar Power Project In Texas Planned For San Antonio 
San Antonio TX (SPX) Jun 12, 2007A warehouse renovation project set for the historic Pearl Brewery site will also be a "learning laboratory" for "green" building and energy efficiency, featuring the largest solar energy installation in the state, announced CPS Energy and Silver Ventures, which is renovating the historic brewery in an adaptive re-use project. The $1.35 million solar energy joint project will install a 200- ... more |
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Heiligendamm, Germany (AFP) Jun 10, 2007It was meant to be the summit where President Vladimir Putin took a drubbing, but in the end the Kremlin leader's critics were the ones counting their bruises. The Russian leader left the Group of Eight summit in Heiligendamm, Germany, leaving Western counterparts wondering how to handle his tough tactics. Putin was the centre of attention throughout the Group of Eight annual meeting. He r ... more Sediment Dredging Has Fallen Short Of Achieving Cleanup Goals At Many Contaminated Sites 
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 11, 2007At many projects to dredge contaminated sediments from U.S. rivers and other bodies of water, it has not been demonstrated that dredging has reduced the long-term risks the sediments pose to people and wildlife, says a new report from the National Research Council. Many dredging projects have had difficulty meeting short-term goals for reducing pollution levels. Whether dredging alone can ... more Push-Button Climate Modeling Now Available 
West Lafayette, IN (SPX) Jun 11, 2007A tool used by scientists to create climate models is about to become easier to use and available to a much wider audience. A new Web-enhanced version of the most commonly used climate modeling system will allow many more scientists - and even curious students - to test theories about the planet's climate. Matt Huber, an assistant professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at Purdue ... more Hong Kong Red Tide Spreads 
Hong Kong (AFP) June 10, 2007The huge blooms of algae affecting the waters around Hong Kong have spread to a popular beach on the south of the island, authorities said Sunday. The government warned people not to swim off Stanley Beach after the so-called red tide was spotted there. The latest sighting takes the number of affected beaches to 15, and local media said the latest outbreak was the biggest since 1998, when 90 percent ... more |
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Ames IA (SPX) Jun 11, 2007Skyrocketing gasoline prices and growing concern over global warming has spawned massive growth of the biofuel industry, particularly ethanol production. While corn has been the major raw material for producing ethanol, producers are looking for other more cost effective and sustainable crops and researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory are looking at a novel way to help t ... more Woods Hole Research Center Scientists Study Impacts Of Industrial Logging In Central Africa 
Woods Hole MA (SPX) Jun 11, 2007Though the dense humid forests of Central Africa have been regarded as among the most pristine on Earth, the expansion of industrial logging and the accompanying proliferation of road density are threatening the future of this important ecosystem. Woods Hole Research Center scientists are using satellite imagery taken from 1976 to 2003 to study the development of industrial logging and road dens ... more Researchers Catch Motion Of A Single Electron On Video 
Providence RI (SPX) Jun 11, 2007To observe the motion of an electron - an elementary particle with a mass that is one billionth of a billionth of a billionth of a gram - has been considered to be impossible. So when two Brown University physicists showed movies of electrons moving through liquid helium at the 2006 International Symposium on Quantum Fluids and Solids in Kyoto, they raised some eyebrows. The images, which ... more GM Wants To Drive Green But Easy On The Rules 
Detroit (AFP) Jun 08, 2007General Motors chairman Richard Wagoner made a point of telling shareholders at the company's annual meeting this week that GM is serious about speeding up development of the new technology required to power the electrified Chevrolet Volt. The very day after the shareholders meeting in Wilmington, Delaware, however, Wagoner was in Washington along with top executives from the Ford Motor Co. and ... more
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