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First Choice Power’s ‘Reduce Your Use Grants’ Awarded to 26 Non-Profit Organizations
By Anshu ShrivastavaTMCnet ContributorFirst Choice Power has said that it’s awarding 26 Texas based non-profit organizations “Reduce Your Use Grants” to increase energy efficiency. Valued as much as $2,000 each, the grants are awarded to local organizations that display a need and desire to save money on their electricity bill by using eco-friendly and energy-efficient … Continue reading
EPA: Transition to Renewables Can Reduce Energy Bills
Published: 2010-06-17 Washington, D.C., United States –An analysis released this week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirms that a comprehensive solution to our dependence on oil is affordable and within reach, according to the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). EPA’s new analysis shows that the clean energy development in the American Power Act can … Continue reading
Adopt Telepresence to Reduce Carbon Footprint and Improve Business, Says New Study
By Jayashree Adkoli TMCnet Contributor Telepresence (News – Alert), a technology that facilitates geographically dispersed groups of people to collaborate in multiple locations worldwide, is gaining momentum in the corporate world. A new study entitled “The Telepresence Revolution,” which was commissioned by the Carbon Disclosure Project “CDP,” an independent not-for-profit organization collecting key climate change data, … Continue reading
Coca-Cola in bid to reduce fuel consumption
Latest news 16 June 2010 Coca-Cola has begun tests on an aerodynamic truck design in a bid to analyse and reduce its fuel consumption. The Bevan21 is the fast access curtainslider body being used in the trials, Transport News Network reported. In addition to the contoured container, Coca-Cola is also running a standard flat-roofed version … Continue reading
To Reduce Gap between Large and Small Pharmaceutical Companies, QED Pharmaceutical Services Picks SAS Clinical Data Integration
By Hans Lewis, TMCnet Contributor For the purpose of enabling QED’s drug development clients to more easily form partnerships with key biopharmaceutical companies, QED Pharmaceutical Services has licensed SAS (News – Alert) Clinical Data Integration. The win at QED, a global contract research organization (CRO) with offices in India and the United States, continues the strong … Continue reading
GM crops could reduce climate impact of farming, claims scientist
Latest news 11 June 2010 Genetically modified (GM) crops will play an important role in reducing farming’s impact on the environment. This is the view of Dr Helen Ferrier, the chief science and regulatory affairs advisor to the National Farmers Union (NFU). Dr Ferrier said: “Science and research in both public and private sectors is … Continue reading
Global warming likely to reduce phytoplankton size, thereby reducing ocean's capacity to remove carbon dioxide from air
BookmarkGlobal Warming Likely to Reduce Phytoplankton Size, Thereby Reducing Ocean’s Capacity to Remove Carbon Dioxide from AirScienceDaily (June 9, 2010) According to a study led by researchers at the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) both the absolute and relative biomass of small phytoplankton in the North Atlantic increase at higher temperature. The latter variable … Continue reading
Google-Funded Geothermal Drilling System Could Reduce Costs
byJeanne Roberts, EnergyBoom ContributorEnergyBoomPublished: 2010-05-28 California, United States –The process for creating geothermal wells is very similar to that used for extracting oil and gas, at least in the initial phases. A conventional drilling rig with a giant-sized drill bit rotating at variable speeds, depending on the density of the rock, drills into the earth, … Continue reading
NHS Wales commits to reduce carbon emissions
Latest news 26 May 2010 Proposals to reduce carbon emissions and boost sustainability have been unveiled by the Welsh health minister. Edwina Hart said that NHS Wales has already taken steps to improve its environmental record and will outline additional strategies as part of its low-carbon transition. Initiatives already introduced include the need for hospitals … Continue reading
New Green Technologies Reduce Carbon Emissions
What have we done? There is no denying it, the planet can not abuse a lot more. Recent changes in climate, the visible signs of pollution, and increasing reports of the earthquake, everything seems to be a sign that our past elections seriously, and our environment more negative. It’s very unusual to find someone who … Continue reading