Eco-Friendly Tips

Several world leaders have intensified their call for a green planet, underscoring its direct bearing on the economy, according to a special issue of the publication named "Our Planet" from United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

MOSCOW | Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:32am EST MOSCOW (Reuters) – Countries opposed to an EU law which forces the world’s airlines to pay for their emissions have agreed a basket of retaliatory measures but will leave it up to each country to chose among them, Russia’s deputy Transport Minister said on Wednesday. “Every state [...]

Ukraine 2012-2014 Privatization Program set to Raise USD 5 to 7.5 Billion PR Newswire — February 22, 2012 KYIV, Ukraine, February 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – The State Privatization Program for 2012-2014 stipulates the decrease of the share of the state-owned sector in Ukrainian economy until it reaches 25-30 percent of the GDP. The Law of [...]

Favorable Winds Blow for Offshore Wind Power, Says Frost & Sullivan PR Newswire — February 22, 2012 MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, February 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Future prospects to depend on novel developments in foundation solutions Wind energy is the most mature technology among all renewable energy solutions. Finding appropriate sites for developing onshore wind farms [...]

Red Carpet Green Dress Reveals Winning Design, Actress to Wear Sustainable Gown to Oscars PR Newswire — February 22, 2012 LOS ANGELES, February 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – - Missi Pyle, Actress in Academy Award(R) Nominated “The Artist,” Will Wear Eco-Friendly Gown to 84th Academy Awards Suzy Amis Cameron, founder of the Red Carpet Green Dress [...]

Recently, there was a news release on some 400 lipstick products that were proven to have contained lead in their ingredients. These lipsticks have passed the FDA standards, but it was FDA itself who issued the bulletin about how these can be toxic. The study was done in 2007 and was only concluded the other [...]

Water Stress in China: Desalination Takes Centre Stage, According to Frost & Sullivan PR Newswire — February 22, 2012 LONDON, February 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – - The Chinese government is encouraging domestic companies to pursue innovative desalination technologies With China’s tremendous growth, the migration of people from rural places into urban areas is becoming more [...]

Frost & Sullivan: 36 Percent of Electricity in Germany to be Generated From Renewables by 2020 PR Newswire — February 22, 2012 LONDON, February 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – - This growth will require substantial investments in upgrading the existing power transmission infrastructure The energy market in Germany will see dramatic changes during the next few [...]

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), green building is the practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and deconstruction. With green, sustainable landscaping becoming an important factor for many people designing an outdoor living space, PlanWorx™ offers a variety of custom, sustainable design options that are both environmentally friendly and money-saving.

LIMA | Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:07pm EST LIMA (Reuters) – Flooding rivers in Peru and Chile have ruined houses, displaced people, and turned up something more sinister: land mines, which closed the border between the two countries on Monday. Heavy summer rains, which meteorologists attribute to a series of low pressure systems that originated [...]

China Sunergy to Sponsor and Speak at the 2nd India Solar Energy Summit PR Newswire — February 21, 2012 NANJING, China, February 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSUN) (“China Sunergy” or the “Company”), a specialized solar cell and module manufacturer, today announced that the Company is a platinum sponsor of the [...]

By Braden Reddall Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:30pm EST (Reuters) – An arbitration panel reinforced an order that Ecuador’s government seek to suspend an $18 billion court award against U.S. oil company Chevron Corp over pollution in the South American country’s rainforest. A year after its original order, the three-person panel, working under The Hague’s [...]

BEIJING | Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:38am EST BEIJING (Reuters) – About 50,000 residents in a southern Chinese city had their water supplies disrupted after a fish farm discharged sewage into the local water source, state media said Sunday, in the country’s latest pollution incident. Authorities in Foshan city, an industrial part of export- dependent [...]

Nuclear Engineering Firm ENERCON Expands to Europe and Middle East PR Newswire — February 20, 2012 KENNESAW, Georgia, February 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – - ENERCON adds Abu Dhabi and Belgium to make 21 offices total Enercon Services, Inc. (ENERCON [http://www.enercon.com ]) has added two international offices in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Brussels, Belgium [...]

ET Solar Launches Global Product Roadshow PR Newswire — February 20, 2012 NANJING, China, February 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – ET Solar Group Corp. (“ET Solar”), one of the global leading solar one-stop solution providers, today announces a global roadshow to promote the company’s new module products. The roadshow is scheduled to consist of various conferences [...]

ResearchMoz: Thin Film Amorphous Silicon Solar Cell Industry Global and China Market 2012 Deep Research Report PR Newswire — February 20, 2012 ALBANY, New York, February 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – New Report Added in ResearchMoz Reports DatabaseGlobal and China Thin Film Amorphous Silicon Solar Cell Industry 2012 Deep Research Report [http://www.researchmoz.com/global-and-china-thin-film-amorphous-silicon-solar-cell-industry-2012-deep-research-report-report.html ] 2012 Deep Research [...]

Johnson Controls at the 82nd Auto-Salon in Geneva PR Newswire — February 20, 2012 HANOVER, Germany, February 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Johnson Controls Presents Next-Generation Energy Storage Solutions Johnson Controls Power Solutions breathes life into hybrid and electric powertrains. At the 82nd Geneva Motor Show (8-18 March 2012), the market leader in vehicle batteries is [...]

Electric Vehicles: SPIE Shares its Experience as a Charging Station Installer PR Newswire — February 20, 2012 CERGY, France, February 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – First edition of “Assises Nationales des Infrastructures de Charge”, electric vehicule charging infrastructure exhibition, Nice – 16 and 17 February 2012. Electric vehicles: SPIE shares its experience as a charging station [...]

A study on baby food reveals that processed and artificial food for kids are actually the ones causing hyperactivity among children. This is because the food contains the ingredient coal tar, which is found i many cheese flavored products and beverages. Coal Tar is considered an industrial waste derived chemical, an artificial ingredient known as [...]

Pathways to a Lower Carbon & More Electrified Future – Unveiling the Equinox Blueprint: Energy 2030 PR Newswire — February 20, 2012 WATERLOO, Ontario, February 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Imagine a world with too much energy… clean energy. How different would our human civilization be with fewer energy limitations – less risk of climate change, [...]