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New Chips Rev Up Smaller, More Powerful Computers

How many gadgets are you willing to tote around? Intel is hoping their new chip will cut that number down.


Ford's EcoBoost Engine Is A Marketer's First

Jim Farley's first and most critical assignment in his new position at Ford Motors is to sell Ford's EcoBoost engine.


California Sues EPA

California feels its greenhouse gas limit program is superior to the federal government's and is out to prove it.


Students Design 'Assistant' To Help Teen

His one dream was to be able to take a drink of water on his own. NDSU students took on the challenge of making Mitch's dream come true.


Thermally Driven Heat Pump Runs Hot and Cold For Food and Beverage Industry

Thermally Driven Heat Pump Runs Hot and Cold For Food and Beverage Industry This newly commercialized heat pump has helped the industry save on their enormous energy bills.


Prepare Now For Pandemic Flu Outbreak

Businesses must prepare now for a flu outbreak and here are a few tips on how to do that.


This Tundra Cat Is No Child's Toy

This vehicle could be considered a big boy's toy. But you would be wrong.


New Interest In Anti-germ Coatings In Hospitals

Stainless steel has been used for years. New research is showing that copper may be a better germ fighter.


Climate Changes Expected To Transform California

Scientists envision of future landscape for California very much different than today's due to global warming.


How Much Responsibility Does Oil-Gas Industry Have In Katrina?

Did big oil play a role in the nation's costliest disaster?


Low Power TV Stations Worried About Transition

When TV signals go digital in 2009, small television stations are concerned their audiences will see nothing but a blank screen.


Candy Billionaire Fights Energy Industry Push

The Mars candy empire is becoming a formidable opponent to the energy industry's plans to expand gas and coal deposits.


Detroit Auto Show Brings Out The Green

Traditional displays are being pushed aside to make room for the alternatives at Detroit's auto show.


Regulators Debate Maine Wind-Power Projects

Maine state regulators are considering two more wind projects to produce enough clean energy for 70,000 homes.


Tucson Watches California For Solar Plan Results

With high upfront costs of buying and installation, Tucson is watching closely to see how the plan works.


Trash To Treasures

By Kids For Kids gives kids the opportunity to turn trash into the next big thing and win cash to do it.


Green Building Is "Good"

Green building is becoming a necessary part of a firm's best practices.


Where Will All The Deadly Waste Go?

Thousands of canisters of deadly waste lie beneath the earth's surface, still waiting for that all elusive solution for long-term disposal.


Seeing Stars

Light pollution is becoming an important lifestyle and energy issue that must be addressed.


Scientists Measure "Breathing" Of The Biosphere

Scientists are measuring how much carbon dioxide forests across the continent are removing from the atmosphere yearly.


Reducing The Risk Of Flu and Other Communicable Illnesses In The Workplace

Follow these guidelines on infection control to help reduce a flu outbreak in the workplace.


Office Lighting Systems: Making It Personal

Office Lighting Systems: Making It Personal New office lighting systems are being developed for better workplace lighting.


Visitors Find Chicago Winters A Perfect Match

It may be cold, but that's the way some visitors to Chicago like it.


Limiting Environmental Impact Of Winter X Games

Promoters of the Winter X Games tried to make sure as little a carbon footprint as could be maintained was left after all the visitors were gone.


Lead Exposure and Other Pollutants Linked To Mental Decline

A provocative new idea is emerging linking mental decline to lead amounts absorbed decades before.


Microchips Everywhere: Boon For Retail, Bane For Privacy

Much of the wireless tracking technology already exists. Just how far will it go?


UN Warns Of Biofuel Pitfalls

Benefits of biofuels must be weighed against the pitfalls, warns the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization.


Beijing Moves Heaven and Earth To Supply Olympic Water

China is making sure it has fresh water for the Olympics, but at what price to its residents?


What Makes A Refinery Green?

But what does that really mean?


Raising Concerns Over OSHA Proposed Confined Space Rule

This new OSHA rule has been said to be unduly complicated, burdensome and fails to recognize current safety practices.


Universities Go Beyond Web Pages To Reach Students

Colleges and universities are reaching out to potential students through new means, the world wide web.


Book Production Goes Green

The book world is finding ways to make production a much greener process.


Our Water May Not Be As Pristine As You Think

A vast array of pharmaceuticals have been found in the drinking water supplies of 41 million Americans.


Firefighters Say Ionization and Photoelectric Detectors Are Safer

We know smoke detectors save lives. But not all working detectors "work". Here are the best to have to save your family in a fire.


Rail Station Retrofit Offers IAQ And Energy Savings

Innovative engineering and architecture give this retrofit an energy-saving and aesthetic uplift.


Fuel Cells Deliver Electricity and Hot Water

2,200 homes in Japan are now getting their electricity and water with power generated by a hydrogen fuel cell.


Feds Suspend Loan Program For New Coal Plants

The federal government says rising construction costs and uncertain climate changes make it necessary to suspend their loan program.


Spudware Makes Its Debut

Strange items can be found at Northern Michigan University dining halls, like forks and spoons made from potatoes and cups made from corn.


UN Struggles To Get Poverty Goals Back On Track

Efforts enacted seven years ago for cutting poverty have been lagging behind hoped-for goals.


Evicted From An 'Amazing' Treehouse

Homeless and nowhere to go, Squirrelman builds himself an amazing treehouse - and gets evicted.


Shades Of Green

IUOE Local 95 proudly receives a community leadership award.


AFS Infrastructure, Sustainability Testing Management Conference

The American Filtration Separations Society presents a 2 Track Program with its fall conference. Read on for details.


High Diesel Prices Change Driving Habits

Higher fuel prices are changing the way people are using transportation.


Second Annual Poetry, Essay, Photography Contest Open

The U.S. EPA Aging Initiative is calling for entries in its 2nd Annual Intergenerational Contest.


Helping DOT Control The Streets

Larry Walker is watching you every day - through DOT traffic monitors.


Testing The Waters

A rising challenge today is ensuring that our bodies of water are healthy by limiting the amount of pollutants to which they are exposed.


Save Time By Taking The Time To Read This

We are all strapped for time in our busy lives. A few minutes reading this will help you save many minutes during your day.


Determining The Benefits Of Wastewater Sludge

Grants to determine the benefits came under scrutiny when the methods of doing so were discovered.


Strategy To Curb Greenhouse Gases Is Revised

President Bush revises his position on global warming and proposes a new target for stopping the growth of greenhouse gas emissions.


Choosing Data Loggers For Green Building Projects

The green building industry is growing rapidly and successful projects benefit from assessment and evaluation all the way through.


Kids Hope To Rocket Into Engineering Competition

As part of a program to interest students in the field of engineering, Mesa middle schools compete for the state title in science and engineering.


When The Lights Go Out In Vegas Hazardous Waste Disappears

An innovative recycling program has made this city's most popular meeting places a green oasis - green technology that is.


Smarter Electric Grid Could Be The Key To Saving Power

Americans are changing the way they think about electricity and are making changes in how they use it.


Visiting Chicago's Pullman District

Visit Chicago's historic Pullman District and get a taste of history circa 1880.


Military Team Builds Solar Powered Clinic

In true M*A*S*H* fashion, the U.S. military planners are developing makeshift mobile hospitals run on solar power.


Administration's Reading Program Hasn't Helped

Federal studies are showing that the No Child Left Behind Reading program isn't necessarily working.


YAWNS - Young, Rich, and Frugal

They live below their means and are the new breed of Gen Xers and &s - the YAWNS.


A Garden Of Hope Grows In Post-Katrina Schoolyard

Lessons learned in school go much further than just math and science. Children learn what's most important about the food the eat in a unique way at this school.


Food Prices Are Soaring, But Farmers Aren't Getting Richer

Don't blame the farmers. They're just passing along rising fuel, feed and fertilizer costs.


Restore Dark Skies and Save Money Doing So

"Turn off all the unnecessary lights, please!"


Rising Fuel Prices Spur Biofuels

As fuel prices soar, the biofuel trend is not expected to decrease any time soon.


Breathing New Life Into Air Handlers

Water drainage seems to be the main culprit in air handler malfunction. AQUIS has the solution to help solve this problem.


Scientists Teach Computers To See

Is it possible to make a computer understand a visual world? These scientists think so.



 

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