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Rising Sea Levels Would Hit U.S. East Coast Hardest

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2009

Miami would become an island city – and Miami Beach an underwater reef – if climate change projections of a one-meter rise in sea levels by century’s end hold true.Clean Air-Cool Planet presented new climate change models to Senate staffers Nov. 19. The projections are predicate ...

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Cocoon: A unique green structure in the lap of nature

Posted by AditiJ on 19/11/2009

Camenzind Evolution has designed an exquisite and extraordinary structure on a beautiful hillside in Zurichs Seefeld district. Dubbed as the Cocoon, the elliptical building enjoys a unique relationship with nature. Surrounded with age-old...

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Nike Tops Annual Climate Action Scores

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2009

Nike has topped Climate Counts’ third annual corporate climate performance scorecard with 83 points (out of a possible 100) for the second year in a row. Stoneyfield Farm followed closely with 81 points. Unilever received 80 points. The climate performance scorecard ranks 90 companies in 12 ...

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Green innovations showcased at Taiwan's green expo

Posted by AditiJ on 05/11/2009

Taiwan is out with new incredible inventions to add a tinge of green into our daily lives. The countrys first Green Industry Expo showcased a whole brigade of innovative products that would ease your life apart from doing some good to the...

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DOE Awards $155M to Make Industrial Sector More Energy Efficient

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/11/2009

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $155 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for 41 industrial energy-efficiency projects across the country. These awards include funding for industrial combined heat and power systems, district energy systems ...

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