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Will Emissions Disclosure Mean Investor Pressure on Polluters?

New York Times: A new financial tool developed by the investment firm South Pole Carbon, in partnership with the Swiss […]

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Reviewing how native peoples will deal with climate change

High Country News: Extreme weather events forced an awareness of urgent climate disruptions this year, with July 2012 being the […]

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‘Pop-up’ idea in cause of tsunami

Researchers propose a mechanism that may cause the largest tsunami – a “popping up” of wedges of sediment, even from […]

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Test predicts hair and eye colour

Scientists have developed a forensic test that can predict both the hair and eye colour of a possible suspect using […]

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Tags to reveal hairy ant secrets

Researchers are planning to fit tiny tags to a protected species of ant in order to gain an insight into […]

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Peru police seize dried seahorses

Police in Peru seize more than 16,000 dried seahorses, destined to be illegally exported to Asia where they are used […]

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BioResource International Wins Inc. Magazine’s 2012 Inc. 500 Award

(1888PressRelease) BioResource International, Inc. (BRI) has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States by Inc. […]

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Netkiller Raises Awareness for Google Apps in Northern California

(1888PressRelease) Netkiller is working to leverage our relationship with the local Google SB Sales Team in deploying and supporting Google products.

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Tekcetera Spends Summer Giving Back to Orange County Community

(1888PressRelease) Technology Services Company Heads to the Beach and Saddles Up as Part of Its ’10 Months of Thanks’ Initiative.

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Del Mar Thoroughbred Club (DMTC), Today, Announced the Release of "Del Mar Mobile" for the 2012 Racing Season

(1888PressRelease) The Del Mar Mobile app is a new and exciting development launched on Opening Day 2012. The app is proving […]

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NSS Labs awards Dell SonicWALL’s SuperMassive E10800 prestigious ‘Recommend’ rating in 2012 Security Value Map for Intrusion Prevention Systems

(1888PressRelease) Tweet this: Dell #SonicWALL’s #SuperMassive E10800 rated ‘Recommend’ by NSS Labs. Click here for the IPS Security Value Map & […]

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FinancialForce.com Adds AccountAbility and Jobscience to Expanding Partner Ecosystem

(1888PressRelease) Eric Moreau Joins from SAP to Manage Rapidly Growing Partner Program.

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Accor Supports Sustainable Business through PLANET 21

(1888PressRelease) Making the step towards a green business is not just about cutting back on water used for landscaping.

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V12 Retail Finance Gives Credit to Postcode Anywhere’s Bank Validation

(1888PressRelease) V12 Retail Finance uses Postcode Anywhere technology to validate bank account details in credit applications.

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South Africa and Australia appointed co-chairs of Green Climate Fund

BusinessGreen: After a series of delays, the first meeting of the UN’s Green Climate Fund (GCF) kicked off yesterday in […]

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Coal plants still pressured despite Romney plan, EPA court loss

Reuters: Coal-fired power plants will face pressure and in some cases closure despite a Republican energy plan favorable to the […]

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Cargill says to open Brazil biodiesel plant this month

Reuters: Global grains trading powerhouse Cargill Inc will open a biodiesel plant in Brazil’s Mato Grosso do Sul state by […]

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U.N. green climate fund, meant to aid poor, holds first talks

Reuters: Leaders of a U.N. green fund meant to channel billions of dollars to help developing economies cope with climate […]

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Antarctica warming ‘not unique’

BBC: The recent Antarctic Peninsula temperature rise and associated ice loss is unusual but not unprecedented, according to research. Analysis […]

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Antarctica warming ‘not unique’

The recent Antarctic Peninsula temperature rise and associated ice loss is unusual but not unprecedented, according to research.

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Gibbons ‘sing soprano’ on helium

Researchers record the sound of gibbons’ calls in the presence of helium, finding that they use the same tricks as […]

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Web Development Online Marketing Firm IdeaOverTen Announces the Launch of New Cloud Hosting Service

(1888PressRelease) Allentown-based web development & online marketing company IdeaOverTen is now offering a cloud hosting service with the utmost reliability, security, […]

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Adelphi University Students Perform Rigorous Science Research

(1888PressRelease) Eight Adelphi University Students were awarded the Horace G. McDonell Summer Research Science Fellowship. The students received a $4,000 stipend […]

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SteadyRain Launches Web Development Improvements with Student Resource Services

(1888PressRelease) SteadyRain announces web application development and design launch for Student Resource Services, an organization that works hand-in-hand with career schools […]

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SCC Cloud Service Rubber Stamped As First G-Cloud Accredited Platform

(1888PressRelease) SCC, the technology solutions brand of SCH, has become the first UK provider to gain Pan Government Accreditation for its […]

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Mobile Users Face Olympics Scams and Malicious Android(TM) Applications According to GFI(R) Software

(1888PressRelease) OpFake and Boxer malware families continue to evolve and infect smartphones and tablets.

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Hitachi Data Systems Expands Strategic Partnership with VMware to Help Customers Further Scale IT Infrastructures and Accelerate Cloud Deployments

(1888PressRelease) HDS to Showcase Integration with VMware Technologies at VMworld® 2012.

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Liferay and CIGNEX Datamatics to Present Liferay – MongoDB Integration in a Free Webinar

(1888PressRelease) The Webinar to showcase the first integration of Liferay into the NoSQL space and its integration with MongoDB.

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Evosys Oracle EBS R12 Implementation at KKESH Goes Live Successfully at Saudi Arabia

(1888PressRelease) KKESH experiences successful implementation of EBS R12 at Riyadh by teaming with Evosys. The Project kicked off on 28th Jan, […]

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Johnny Monsarrat Will Reveal "Secret of My $160 Million Success" at Mass Innovation Nights

(1888PressRelease) Johnny Monsarrat to share secrets of success that led to his company being acquired for $160 million.

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