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ElectraTherm’s ORC Fleet Surpasses 50,000 Hours Runtime

(1888PressRelease) The Green Machine continues to lead the market for low-temperature waste heat to power (WHP) through its robust, proven Organic […]

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World’s first demonstration of hydrogen production at high flow rates using scrap materials

(1888PressRelease) New hydrogen-for-fuel production process will be demonstrated on January 21, 2013.

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Forests, farming, and sprawl: the struggle over land in an Amazonian metropolis

Mongabay: The city of Parauapebas, Brazil is booming: built over the remains of the Amazonian rainforest, the metropolis has grown […]

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Rogue ‘Ice Islands’ Pose New Threat in the Arctic

Climate Central: Glaciologists were appalled in 2010 when Greenland’s Petermann Glacier discharged a slab of ice four times the size […]

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US wildfire risk worsening according to climate projections

ScienceDaily: Scientists using NASA satellite data and climate models have projected drier conditions likely will cause increased fire activity across […]

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Asia coal export boom brings no bonus for US taxpayers

Reuters: U.S. miners who are booking big profits on coal sales to Asia are enjoying an accounting windfall to boot. […]

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Nasa to send new rover to Mars

Nasa says it will launch a new rover to Mars in 2020, to be based on its Curiosity robot, which […]

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Fossil raindrops probe early air

The imprints of raindrops preserved in 2.7bn-year-old rock are being used to figure out what the atmosphere was like on […]

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Solar plant ‘largest in Africa’

A UK firm announces plans to build what they claim is the biggest solar power plant in Africa, which aims […]

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Spaceship aims to be science lab

Richard Branson’s passenger spaceliner is also trying to position itself as a high-altitude science platform from which to study the […]

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Omnica Helps Voiamo Launch Ground-Breaking Globalgig Mobile Broadband Service

(1888PressRelease) Mobile broadband solution provider, Voiamo has launched a revolutionary new international mobile broadband service, with the help of multi-channel retail […]

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Tool vs. Toys: CAST Beta Testers Get First Peek at wysiwyg R30

(1888PressRelease) CAST releases wysiwyg R30 for BETA testing.

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Ben Franklin TechVentures2 Recognized as a Sustainable Community

(1888PressRelease) Ben Franklin TechVentures 2 is recognized as a sustainable community by the Lehigh Valley branch of the Delaware Valley Green […]

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Green Machine announces the Grand Opening of its new Green Eye(R) Optical Sorter Material Testing Faci

(1888PressRelease) GREEN EYE® Optical Sorter Material Testing Facility GREEN EYE® Optical Sorter vision systems are like no other!

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NationaLease Sales Meeting Prepares Attendees for 2013

(1888PressRelease) Featured Speaker Gary Petty discusses skill sets needed for evolving industry.

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Verax Systems Signs Strategic Partnership with Magpie Software to Deliver Next Generation Integrated Telco and Enterprise Solutions

(1888PressRelease) Verax Systems Corp., a provider of software enabling end-to-end IT & Telco service delivery, assurance and compliance, has concluded a […]

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Lord Stern: poorer countries must share carbon-cutting burden

BusinessGreen: Developing countries will have to take stronger action on emissions cuts even if industrialised nations cut their carbon output […]

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Most New Yorkers Think Climate Change Caused Hurricane, Poll Finds

New York Times: New York State voters overwhelmingly say they believe that Hurricane Sandy demonstrated the effects of climate change, […]

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Rover’s big lab up and running

Nasa’s Curiosity Mars rover completes its first big soil analysis but there is no definitive detection of organics – the […]

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Doha climate talks: why cutting CO2 is more important than stopping methane

Guardian: Global warming is caused by a whole host of gases and particles. In addition to the chief villain – […]

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Indonesia: New Guinea singing dog photographed in the wild for the first time

Mongabay: A rarely seen canine has been photographed in the wild, likely for the first time. Tom Hewitt, director of […]

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Dealing with loss and damage

IRIN: In a formal letter to Qatar – host of the 18th conference of the parties to the UN Framework […]

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Bear hunting in California: the end of an era

Guardian: The sun is up, first rays streaming through the canopy, and the two hunters pause to inspect tracks – […]

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Plastic bulb promises truer light

US researchers say they have developed a new type of lighting that could replace fluorescent bulbs in homes and offices.

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Push for gas-fired power stations

The government will shortly announce both its strategy to keep gas-fired power stations beyond 2030 and its policy on drilling […]

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Robot Built House Replacement developed For Flood Victims by Florida "Think Tank"

(1888PressRelease) With an increasing number of homes considered completely destroyed in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, a science study group has […]

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Compassites Appoints Mark Neely as Country Manager of Australia

(1888PressRelease) Compassites Software Solutions, has appointed Mark Neely as Country Manager, Australia, effective December 1st, 2012.

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Toronto Ontario Charities Support 13 Charities Helping the Poor the Homeless Thе Passion Campaign(TM)

(1888PressRelease) Thе Passion Campaign™ іѕ сrеаtіng awareness bу supporting 13 charitable organizations thаt аrе οn thе frontline feeding thе hungry, poor […]

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International Tax Law Firm Cantor & Webb P.A. Receives Top Tier Ranking in U.S. News and Best Lawyers 2013 "Best Law Firms"

(1888PressRelease) International private client boutique law firm focused on the representation of high net worth international private clients is awarded highest […]

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Robinson calls on US to act on climate change

Irish Times: The US “must now increase its ambition” in tackling climate change and US president Barack Obama “needs to […]

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