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The so-called "Bio-Bug" cruised the streets of Bristol using methane generated by the local sewage treatment facility. The waste from 70 homes can power the Bio-Bug for a year, according to Wessex Water and its subsidiary, GENeco.
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An Energy Star program aimed at increasing the energy efficiency of manufacturing plants has helped the auto industry cut the amount of electricity and fuel needed to make vehicles, slashing greenhouse gas emissions by 750,000 tons.
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Tropicana is shrinking its most popular size of orange juice by five ounces due to freezes in January that put the squeeze on orange crops.<br />
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The second phase of a program for reducing the impact of packaging in the U.K. hopes to lower packaging-related carbon by 10 percent by 2012.<br />
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Five insulation products from Dow Building Solutions, including a few Styrofoam products based on different materials, have achieved Cradle to Cradle certification. <br />
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The British Printing Industries Federation and The CarbonNeutral Company have developed a carbon calculator to help printers identify emissions related to facilities and individual print jobs.
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NatureWorks, maker of Ingeo bioplastic, is using a new manufacturing method that further cuts carbon dioxide emissions and energy use in bioplastic production.
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A winner has been chosen for the X Prize Foundation's contest to decide what the focus of the X Prize's energy and environment challenge will be.
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The Colorado-based brewery is taking cardboard partitions out of most of its 12-packs, and earlier this month released its first sustainability report.
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Hydromatic Technologies' DryerMiser device, which uses heated fluid to warm air inside dryers, has passed safety tests from Underwriters Laboratory.
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GE wants to introduce fridges into the U.S. that are cooled with isobutane, which is widely used as a refrigerant in Europe and Asia, and has a lower impact on global warming than other refrigerants.
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A new regulation from the California Air Resources Board requires makers of pressurized gas dusters to switch to a propellant that has a low global warming potential.
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Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) has launched a new set of environmental construction guidelines for revolutionary eco-friendly commercial buildings, which include on-site water treatment and landscaped roof areas.
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Department of Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham announced a $3 million award to Capstone Turbine Corporation for the research, development and testing of packaged cooling, heating and power systems for buildings.
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As the price of gas keeps ratcheting up, cooking grease -- readily available in large quantities for free for anyone willing to get a little dirty collecting it and filtering it -- is looking better all the time as an alternative fuel, according to a couple of young entrepreneurs who have formed a company that makes kits that allows diesel engines to also use cooking oil as a fuel