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The new public library here is bursting with green technology that fans in fresh air and floods the reading areas in natural light, while saving the city money on utility bills.
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David Clough, co-founder of online recruitment firm GreenEnergyJobs.com, details his company’s successful switch to 100% green energy. By Emily Rabin
by Emily Rabin
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UPS will introduce the package delivery industry's first alternative fuel Class 8 tractors.
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With his feet planted firmly in the realities of the present-day world, Toyota Motor Corp. president Fujio Cho looks hopefully to the future as he guides the global automaker in its pursuit of continued growth-expansion that will come, he says, because of an aggressive environmental stance. By Katie Sosnowchik
by Emily Rabin
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Two manufacturers of solar cells recently announced advancements that will yield lower-cost solar cells by squeezing more production out of existing equipment and materials.
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Top solar-power efforts were honored by the Solar Electric Power Association as they presented the 2002 Awards for Solar Business Achievement.
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Pioneers in solar energy and zero emissions are being awarded the 2002 European Solar Prizes, along with those that have worked diligently to promote renewable energy.
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The state of Tennessee and International Paper have announced a formal partnership to protect and manage special areas on more than 220,000 acres of International Paper's forestland in Tennessee.
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The world’s first carbon certified crop of rapeseed is growing in Cambridgeshire and will soon be harvested to power vehicles.
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Optimistic London bus managers are planning to use solar power to light up the city's bus shelters.
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Navy Region Southwest has announced the deployment of the largest federal solar photovoltaic system in the nation.
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San Diego Environmental Services Operations Station administration building now operates on solar power, the city's first use of photovoltaic panels that will generate enough energy to operate a municipal building.
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Increasing momentum in developing clean sources of electricity for vehicles holds the promise of a cleaner energy future. By Bernie Fischlowitz-Roberts
by Emily Rabin
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Penn State engineers have shown they can add specially treated cooking oils to low-sulfur diesel fuel to reduce friction and wear.
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Environmental Building News gets around. This time: a Los Angeles cathedral sports PV panels, the world's largest lighting company earns ISO 14001 certification, California sets its sights on 20% renewable energy by 2017, and more.
by Emily Rabin
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Latitude 56 Ltd, the specialist recruitment software developer, recently relocated its head office to a rural off-grid location in Argyll, Scotland. It is now powered by renewable energy alone.
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Motorists will soon notice an aroma of french fries on northern California’s highways. It won’t be coming from a roadside fast food chain, but from Thanksgiving Coffee Company’s delivery trucks. The fleet will be running on biodiesel, an alternative fuel made from vegetable oil that greatly reduces harmful emissions.
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The U.S. Department of Energy announced last week a solicitation for the research, development, and demonstration of fuel cell technologies.
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Chief executives of the world's major automakers pledged Friday to work together for global standards on car safety and environmental regulations with an aim to reduce emissions and cut costs.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the winners of the 2002 Green Power Leadership Awards for environmental leadership by purchasing green power, an alternative to conventional electricity.
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Hanging over 42nd Street in Manhattan's Times Square, where even never-look-up New Yorkers can't miss them, are huge billboards trumpeting British oil giant BP's (BP ) interests beyond fossil fuels. 'Bringing solar to over 160 countries,' reads one block-long sign. 'Solar, natural gas, wind, hydrogen. And, oh yes, oil,' reads another.
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Madurodam, in The Hague, is full of movement and light. Windmills turn, tour boats ply the canals, trams and trains arrive, and more than 50,000 bulbs light up the evening sky; but Madurodam is anything but an energy-guzzling metropolis.
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Volkswagen AG has signed a cooperation agreement with BP Solar to equip both new and existing VW car dealerships with solar roofs.
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Electricity bills showing how and where the electricity was produced could become a reality across the European Union by the end of 2003 under a scheme unveiled last week by firms promoting renewable energy.
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Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. will soon sport the largest commercial solar rooftop electric system in North America, at its headquarters in Torrance, Calif. The 501 kilowatt solar system, which can generate enough electricity in the daytime to power more than 500 homes, will be installed this fall.