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Order placed for 'green' aero engine

Image © Tyler Olson Airline Deutsche Lufthansa has placed a $300 million order with a US-European manufacturer for an aero engine that reduces carbon emissions. The German airline has chosen...

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The J.D. Rockefeller of Cleantech Energy

Chemical companies are already extensively engaged in activities to support cleaner energy production in the future. A report by A.T.Kearney entitled 'The Race is On' asks who will be the...

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US airport signs solar power deal

Tucson Airport, in the United States, has agreed a deal which will allow some of its land to be used for the generation of solar power. The Tuscon Airport Authority...

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Rolls Royce secures $420 million engines contract

Rolls-Royce has won a $420 million contract to provide aero engines that will help Hawaiian Airlines improve its fleet's environmental performance. The company will provide Trent 700 engines for six...

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Nissan Leaf: The World's First Mass-Market Electric Car

Japan's Nissan Motor Company has just launched the world's first mass-produced electric car. Described as a major milestone in automotive history, the zero emission Leaf is a five-seater hatchback. Being...

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Raising a glass to the success of organic alcohol

It's been one of the fastest growing trends in environmental shopping - the time of the organic tipple seems to have well and truly arrived. Research issued today (Monday December...

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Management of Environmental Disasters

Environmental disasters are occurring with alarming regularity. But the management of such disasters has not kept pace at the required level. Major environmental disasters such as the 1952 London smog...

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Recycling Label Hits a Century

The On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) scheme launched by the British Retail Consortium in May 2009 has signed its 100th company. The label scheme supported by WRAP (Waste and Resources Action...

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