Environmental Resources
Conserving natural resources, landscapes and wildlife for use by future generations.
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11-19-01
ENDESA's Affiliate MADE Sets Up the First Wind Farm in Asturias
MADE Tecnologias Renovables, an affiliate of ENDESA, has implemented the construction of the Pico Gallo wind farm, the first one in the Spanish region of Asturias (northern Spain), with an installed capacity of 24.4 MW.
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11-15-01
Refiners See the Successful Completion of First Sulfur Credit Auction by the Clean Fuels Clearinghouse
The Clean Fuels Clearinghouse(TM) announced today that it has just completed the first industry-wide sulfur credit auction. The auction was conducted by way of the company's proprietary computer system. Over 100 visitors came to the company's web site to observe the 48-hour ...
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11-14-01
Japanese Scientists Corroborate Nuclear Waste Remediation Technology Owned by Nuclear Solutions, Inc.
Independent research conducted by a consortium of five Japanese organizations confirms the viability of photonuclear transmutation for nuclear waste remediation, Nuclear Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB:NSOL) announced today.
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11-12-01
Starbucks Coffee Announces New Coffee Sourcing Guidelines
In a first for the coffee industry, Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) today announced new coffee purchasing guidelines developed in partnership with The Center for Environmental Leadership in Business, a division of Conservation International (CI). The goal of the gui...
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11-06-01
UPS Now Delivering Packages with Industry's 1st Hybrid Electric Vehicle
UPS (NYSE: UPS) today unveiled plans to complete testing of the industry's first hybrid electric delivery vehicle.
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11-05-01
General Motors Employs Capstone MicroTurbines as Part of Environmental Program in California
As part of its Community Clean Air partnership with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (www.aqmd.gov), General Motors (www.gm.com)(NYSE:GM) will install Capstone MicroTurbine(TM) power generation systems early next year at GM dealerships in California to reduce ...
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11-01-01
TNRCC Commissioner and California Air Resources Board Chair to Speak; Initiative Slates First Meeting To Promote Fuel Cells for Cleaner Texas Air at HARC on Nov. 13
Can fuel cells make a difference in improving air quality in Texas? And, if so, can the technology be made more readily available to the state's utilities and industry?
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10-31-01
Domini Social Investments Targets Global Warming; Socially Responsible Investment Firm Lobbies EPA Chief Whitman
Domini Social Investments, manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DSEFX), has launched a campaign urging its shareholders to send postcards to the Environmental Protection Agency, asking EPA Secretary Christine Todd Whitman to take action against global warming.
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10-23-01
Every Drop Counts as Industry Goes High-Tech to Cope with Water Costs, Shortages
As water costs increase and supplies dwindle, more and more industries are turning to high-tech water treatment systems that recycle and reuse water within plant production processes. Some of these systems include closed loop technology known as Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) t...
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10-22-01
Astris Energi Sees Three-Fold Increase in its Fuel Cell-Driven Golf Car Range
Astris Energi Inc. (OTCBB:ASRNF), developers of alkaline fuel cell energy systems for small vehicles and homes, reported today that recent progress in hydrogen gas storage technology promises to nearly treble the distance its pioneering fuel cell-powered golf car can travel ...
