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Sustainable Brands '08 a Resounding Success

Attendees leave Monterey motivated to explore sustainable innovation with an advanced understanding of the opportunities to build a sustainable brand -

Can Open Source Drive Sustainable Innovation?

The VAR Guy: "One innovation is easy. But sustainable innovation--building lots of worthwhile new things again and again, even as you maintain your old products--is challenging...".

Nanotech Drives Clean, Green, Sustainable Electronics

For many people, "clean" or "green" technology likely means automobiles that use little or no petroleum-based fuel and produce less pollution, or buildings that use less energy or even produce their own power. But clean, green, and sustainable concerns are also coming to electronics manufacturing by way of nanoelectronics technology. At the same time, the use of nanoelectronics and other nanotechnologies poses environmental, health and safety concerns.

Green nanotechnologies conquer construction

Green nanotechnology allows sustainable construction. This is the theme of one day workshop in Copenhagen. The workshop takes place in connection with this years Nanotech Northern Europe Conference (NTNE) , the largest annual nanotech conference in Europe. The participants in the workshop will share experiences and find new prospects for sustainable construction with the help of nanotechnology.

Workshop: Green nanotechnologies conquer construction

(Nanowerk News) Green nanotechnology allows sustainable construction. This is the theme of one day workshop in Copenhagen. The workshop takes place in connection with this years Nanotech Northern Europe Conference (NTNE), the largest annual nanotech conference in Europe. The participants in the workshop will share experiences and find new prospects for sustainable construction with the help of nanotechnology.

Patent policy and sustainable cellulosic biofuels development

National patents and international rules on patents will be instrumental in the development of biofuels markets—defining how fast that development takes place and who controls and benefits from the next wave of biofuels.

The Next Steps Toward a Sustainable Planet

DISCOVER asked Laurie David, a climate activist who co-produced "An Incon­venient Truth" and rallied more than a million people at StopGlobal­ Warming.org, to introduce the Better Planet special section of the May 2008 issue.

Personal Accounts charging structure must be fair and sustainable says the ABI

Responding to the publication today of the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority (PADA) summary of possible charging structures for personal accounts, Helen White, the ABI’s Assistant Director of Retirement Policy, said:

"Vetrolium" From Agricultural Waste

junctionvin writes "The company Sustainable Power Corp. claims to have created a form of bio-crude oil from agricultural refuse. They use agro-waste from cracked soy beans, rice and cotton seed hulls, grain sorghum, milo, and jatropha and turn it into bio-crude oil. This crude can then be further refined into everything from gasoline to jet fuel and just about every petrochemical in between. The CEO is quoted: 'Our biggest problem is that we are too good to be true. We can literally replace every gallon of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel in the United States using just 12 percent of the waste byproducts in the country.' They also claim that their fuel burns to near 100 percent efficiency." The article doesn't mention what price the "vetrolium" would command in today's market or going forward, except to report the CEO's promise "to one day s

Staples Launches Online Catalog of Eco-friendly Products for Contract Customers

Office products giant extends sustainable supply management offerings with "Green Guide"; aims to help customers further reduce environmental impact of purchases

"Kazyna" Fund, "Rosnanotech" Corp concluded agreement

An agreement on interaction between "Kazyna" Sustainable Development Fund and Rosnanotech State Corporation has been concluded today within Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's official visit to Kazakhstan. Chairman of "Kazyna" JSC A. Dunayev and Director General of the "Russian Nanotechnology Corporation" L. Melamed signed it, Kazinform reports.

Vers 2X - the eco-friendly iPod sound system

How? Well, it's made of sustainable materials, with energy efficient electronics and recycled packaging - including a cherry exterior that's hand-finished to 'furniture grade'. Other than that, there's a removable grill, class D amplifier, 20W of output, 14-function remote control and connectivity for non-Apple players.

Vers 2X - the eco-friendly iPod sound system

How? Well, it's made of sustainable materials, with energy efficient electronics and recycled packaging - including a cherry exterior that's hand-finished to 'furniture grade'. Other than that, there's a removable grill, class D amplifier, 20W of output, 14-function remote control and connectivity for non-Apple players.

Cereplast secures patent protection fo...

Cereplast, Inc., manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, has secured patent protection for its Cereplast Compostable® resin family of products from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The U.S. patent (#7,393,590) was issued on July 1, 2008 and adds to the company's intellectual capital. This formulation patent strengthens the existing patent portfolio of Cereplast and protects the composition of Cereplast's Compostable resin grades designed primarily for extrusion coating resin on paper and other substrates.

Solar Power From Home Curtains

kaliann writes "With the push for more sustainable energy, easy DIY kits for alternative energy sources are likely to become quite popular in the coming years. We may see some big improvements in our ability to 'green up' if these photovoltaic curtains become widely available."

Fuel subsidies better spent re-training fishers: UBC researchers

Skyrocketing fuel costs could lead to long-term sustainable fisheries if governments redirect fuel subsidies currently given to fishing fleets and use them to invest in re-training for fishers, says University of British Columbia fisheries economist Rashid Sumaila.

Bigelow Tea Listens and Reacts!

Amiworld Announces Details of Strategic Plan to Provide Sustainable Energy Resources to Emerging Economies in South America

Russia and Kazakhstan mulling cooperation in nanotechnology

The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies and Kazakhstan's Kazyna Sustainable Development Fund are weighing the opportunity of joint production of land- and space-based solar batteries using the technology of Russia's Research and Production Enterprise Kvant. The project is now under discussion. Its implementation is facilitated by the agreement signed by the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies and Kazyna today.

1 DIN 7 inch Wide LCD Touch Screen Car DVD Player + FM / AM

Academy of Art University Alums Win International Design Awards Competition for Sustainable Design

"Kazyna" Fund, "Rosnanotech" Corp concluded agreement

ASTANA. May 22. KAZINFORM. /Zauresh Balkenova/ An agreement on interaction between “Kazyna” Sustainable Development Fund and Rosnanotech State Corporation has been concluded today within Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s official visit to Kazakhstan. Chairman of “Kazyna” JSC A. Dunayev and Director General of the “Russian Nanotechnology Corporation” L. Melamed signed it, Kazinform reports.

Transport museum steers lecture series...

Wayne Hemingway and Arup design director Malcolm Smith are to give lectures on sustainable design at the

Transport museum steers lecture series

Wayne Hemingway and Arup design director Malcolm Smith are to give lectures on sustainable design at the

India, Canada launch joint science and technology initiatives

Areas of co-operation included biotechnology, health research, medical devices, nanoscience and nanomedicine, sustainable and alternate energy and environment technologies, information and communications technology, and earth sciences and disaster management.

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