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Genomics for a Greener World

ATLANTA, May 21 /PRNewswire/ - With the Alberta Government's May 20th announcement of its contribution towards 2 new genomics projects, Genome Alberta has completed the funding puzzle and is pleased to announce these new and very special projects that will play a leading role in genomic research. ...

30 Days to a Greener You

Intent.com Announces Online Earth Day Campaign Kicking Off April 22nd SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Earth Day reminds us all of the little things we can do to help save our perilous planet. Now more than ever, people are making a conscious effort to incorporate earth friendly...

Heifer International: The Greener Good for Holiday Giving

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Heifer International, http://www.heifer.org, a world hunger organization, provides the perfect holiday gift alternative for the green-minded client, the hard-to-shop-for person who says, "Please, no more stuff!" and for tighter gift budgets. Heifer ...

MIRARCO, Canadian Light Source agreement lights way to greener mining

VANCOUVER Shining synchrotron light on environmental questions facing the mining industry is the goal of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed today at the GLOBE 2008 conference between the Canadian Light Source (CLS) and MIRARCO Mining Innovation. MIRARCO prides itself in building bridge...

Radical Change in the Lifestyle Might Bring a Greener Future for Brits

Residents in the United Kingdom would have to consider a radical change in their lifestyles, if they want to enjoy a pollution-free and greener future, a report prepared by the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), has said. According to the report, the lifestyle changes could include h...

Brits Need to Change Lifestyle to Have a Greener Future: Report

Residents in the United Kingdom would have to consider a radical change in their lifestyles , if they want to enjoy a pollution-free and greener future, a report prepared by the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), has said. According to the report, the lifestyle changes could include h...

Earth Day Celebrated With Hopes of a Greener Tomorrow

Disappearing trees, a polluted river and a handful of concerned citizens. Delhi, burning under the scorching summer sun, heralded World Earth Day Sunday, //by raising its voice on various issues that are pricking our fragile ecosystem. 'We are on the brink of a challenge,' said Ravi Aggarwal ...

Arizona researchers to sequence West African rice strain

...pecies. "We're essentially trying to tear apart the whole genus, to understand it better and to come up with a parts list that can be used to design a greener rice," Wing said. "I'm optimistic that we can do this. I think we pretty much have to." Wing, Rounsley, and the other I-OMAP researchers' work coul...

After Major Ruling on Unsafe Lead Levels in Paint, Experts Reveal How You Can Ensure Your Kids Are Safe

...age of 5. Why children in the U.S. are born with an average of 200 chemicals already in their blood. How you can have a healthier and greener home in half the time for half the cost. CREDENTIALS: Husband-and-wife team Lisa and Ron Beres are the founders of GreenNest.com, ...

ResponsibleShopper.org: What Do You Know About The Companies In Your Medicine Cabinet?

...onsible Shopper ( http://www.responsibleshopper.org ) informs concerned consumers about problem corporate practices, action campaigns and ways to live greener in relation to more than 150 major consumer companies. In a major enhancement of the Web site, ResponsibleShopper.org now ranks companies in 27 indus...

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Greener in Biological News

This grass is still greener

CLEMSON, SCIn areas of the U.S. where golfers can enjoy the game year-round, winter temperatures, foot and equipment traffic, and frost can wreak havoc on healthy greens and present challenges for course managers and owners. Creeping bentgrass ( Agrostis stolonifera var. palustris Huds. ), a tu...

A cleaner, greener rice industry

In a new partnership, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is working with the member countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to develop a series of environmental indicators for rice production in the region. When implemented, the indicators will allow each co...

Marine microbes creating green waves in industry

...yse large numbers of novel marine microbes could lead to more efficient and greener ways to manufacture new drugs for conditions such as epilepsy, diabetes, fl...hese processes use enzyme catalysts from the marine microbes, which lead to greener and cleaner manufacturing methods. Dr Robert Speight, from Ingenza Ltd, ...

American Chemical Society's Weekly Presspac -- June 17, 2009

...hp . http://www.ustream.tv/channel/acslive . Must-reads from C&EN: greener processes help pharma, fine chemical firms Developing greener processes not only helps the environment, but it is providing many benefits...

Major funding to help cut CO2 emissions

...c sector. The research programmes we're announcing today mean that we can rapidly build on this expertise and speed up the introduction of these vital greener energy technologies." The EPSRC is funding a fourth consortium, led by the University of Edinburgh, on improving the economics of large-scale carbo...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- April 22, 2009

...al.acs.org/portal/PublicWebSite/pressroom/presspacs/CTP_006742 ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cousin of the "ice that burns" emerges as greener new way to fight fires Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research Researchers in Japan are reporting development of a new type of ice that ma...

Saving the economy and saving the planet

...or Economic Performance. Is the recession an opportunity to move away from some traditional, and environmentally unfriendly, industries to cleaner, greener industries to create new and sustainable employment? The potential economic benefits offered by the green economy in the current economic downturn wi...

Case Western Reserve University engineers hit pay dirt with clay mixture

...and act like foam, without the injection of gas bubbles or the use of environmentally unfriendly CFC blowing agents. Recently, the group went even greener by combining clay, water and the milk protein, casein, found in waste water left over from making cheese. This milk protein is the same substance far...

Ancient diatoms lead to new technology for solar energy

... Materials Research Society. The integration of this material into a dye-sensitized solar cell device was also recently described at the fourth annual greener Nanoscience Conference. ...

Green IT not helping climate change

... he says. "We didn't adopt the mobile phone so we could drive and talk on the phone, we adopted it because we were already driving so much. Creating a greener cell phone won't reduce the impact of increased mobility. The real question is what amount of mobility is sustainable?" Hawkins says the problem is...

Greener in Biological Technology

Just Say No To Charcoal! New Eco-Friendly Alternative Grills Faster, Burns Cleaner And Greener

The FlameDisk makes grilling quick, easy and safe for everyone--including Mother Earth Madison, Wisconsin (PRWEB) March 24, 2009 -- Thousands of grilling enthusiasts now have more free time following the invention of the FlameDisk, a revolutionary alternative to charcoa...

CEM Wins Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for the Sprint Rapid Protein Analyzer

... MATTHEWS, N.C., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- CEM Corporation has won a 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award in the greener Reaction Conditions category for its Sprint(TM) Rapid Protein Analyzer . The company will accept the award this evening during a ceremony at the Ca...

GreenHouse Energy, Governor Schwarzenegger Join in Driving the Future of Fueling in California

...s flex-fuel vehicles. To see video from today’s press conference go to www.GreenHouseEnergy.com . “We are making our state a cleaner, greener and healthier place for everyone, but our goals require revolutionary technologies and low-carbon fuels,” said Governor Schwarzenegger. “T...

Moleac Named Singapore Entrepreneurial Company of the Year at the Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Healthcare Awards

...heir efficacy and absence of side effects. It currently reaches out to patients in over 25 countries. Contact details: Chan Yiu Lin greener Grass Communications Mobile: +65-9-7655897 Email: yiulin@greenergrass.com.sg news@moleac.net ...

Ancient diatoms lead to new technology for solar energy

... Materials Research Society. The integration of this material into a dye-sensitized solar cell device was also recently described at the fourth annual greener Nanoscience Conference. ...

Introducing the next generation of chemical reactors

...respond to stimuli, such as pH, heat and light will pave the way for safer, greener and more efficient chemical reactors. Being developed by a consortium of...tant step towards producing the next generation of smart "small footprint", greener reactors. The responsive reaction systems we are investigating could make t...

Grease Reduction System a Break Through in Truly "Green" Technology for Luxury Resort

...hly commendable," says Markus Lenger, founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Grease Reduction Systems, Inc. "We are proud to be pioneering greener ways to address the fats, oils, and grease reduction problem. The U.S. market is phenomenal. For what resorts and hotels are already paying to pump an...

SIGG Water Bottles: Hip But Not Necessarily Green; Were Madonna and Cindy Crawford Hoodwinked?

... Real Green Goods Raises Questions about SIGG and Recommends greener Bottle Concord, NH (PRWEB) July 25, 2008 -- Thes...warriors who want to avoid plastic bottles and possibly BPA have a safe and greener choice, according to de Moulpied: Klean Kanteen. "I have no affili...

DOE JGI plumbs termite guts to yield novel enzymes for better biofuel production

...eir voracious appetite for wood, rendering houses to dust and causing billions of dollars in damage per year -- may provide the biochemical means to a greener biofuel future. The bellies of these tiny beasts actually harbor a gold mine of microbes that have now been tapped as a rich source of enzymes for im...

BioStorage Technologies Becomes Green Powered through the Use of 100% Certified Renewable Energy

... increase in customer participation in the Green Power Option because it allows businesses to balance their energy needs with their desire to create a greener future." By participating in the IPL Green Power Option program at the 100 percent level, BST is offsetting carbon dioxide emissions equivalent of 24...

Greener in Biological Products

Forma 1400 from Thermo Scientific

Description:...ndreds of dollars over the life of the cabinet. Multiply this savings by the number of cabinets in your facility, and help to make your institution a greener place! Quiet - a difference of 3 dBA is equivalent to a 50% decrease in sound level. At just 61 dBA, the 1400 Series allows you to work longer hou...
Company:Thermo Scientific