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From Solar Applications to Christmas, LEDs Light the Night

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2009

Advances in LED lighting continue to pour forth, while some programs are promoting awareness of LED lighting by promoting Christmas light exchanges.New research from the state-funded Florida Energy Systems Consortium may result in a combination solar cell, LED and energy storage system.The system ...

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UN vote on Goldstone report a defining step for accountability

Posted on 06/11/2009

Thursday's UN vote adopting key recommendations of the Goldstone report on the conflict in Gaza and southern Israel earlier this year is vitally important for ensuring that those, on both sides, who committed war crimes and other violations of international law will now be held to account, s ...

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UN General Assembly must end war crimes whitewash

Posted on 03/11/2009

On the eve of a United Nations General Assembly debate, Amnesty International has called on UN ambassadors in New York to grasp a unique opportunity to address accountability for war crimes in Gaza and southern Israel earlier in the year. The General Assembly will convene on Wednesday to debate t ...

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EPA to Regulate Mercury Emissions, May Tag Coal Ash ‘Toxic’

Posted by Environmental Leader on 30/10/2009

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering labeling coal ash as toxic waste, while the agency moves to regulate mercury emissions at coal-fired power plants.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released a 230-page report on coal ash that comes 10 months after a spi ...

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Federal Grants to Spur Clean-Tech, Smart Grid Innovations

Posted by Environmental Leader on 27/10/2009

The Obama Administration has released billions of dollars under the federal stimulus act to drive technological innovation in the areas of clean technologies and smart-grid networks.The head of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the first federal grants for high-risk, high-reward c ...

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