Monday, August 02, 2010

The business case for greener, smarter buildings

Supermarket chain gets smarter about sustainable seafood

Owner of Hannaford, Sweet Bay, Food Lion and Bottom Dollar Food supermarkets commits to new sourcing policy by March 2011 by Heather Clancy Read the full story

Are wind turbines too loud?

In the feud between wind energy and noise pollution, Caithness Energy pays Oregon residents to keep quiet about excessive noise from their proposed... Read the full story

Perkins+Will's Peter Syrett: The business case for greener, smarter buildings

We spend 90 percent of our time indoors. So why aren't we more concerned about the environment inside a building? Perkins+Will architect Peter... Read the full story

Atlanta plans for more green space and a new 'city' to replace military base

Atlanta's planning director says while the city has fallen behind in green space, sewers and development around the ballpark, it's leading the way... Read the full story

International Space Station plots two spacewalks to fix cooling system

NASA said the crew wasn't in danger and the space station is stable. The plan is to conduct at least two spacewalks to swap the failed cooling... Read the full story

Fighting deadly parasitic infections with a UV flashlight

Using fluorescent dyes and a simple ultraviolet flashlight, Ellen Beaulieu, a medicinal chemist at SRI International has created a test to detect... Read the full story

NASCAR waves a green flag

The Pocono Raceway, a Pennsylvania track which hosts NASCAR championship races, has converted its facilities to solar energy. by David Worthington Read the full story

Bye bye smelly and toxic drywalls: Nanomaterial can destroy noxious odors

A Kansas State University researcher's FAST-ACT power has found life beyond cleaning chemical spills. Now, the nanomaterial can destroy noxious... Read the full story

The mHealth backlash has begun

What type of FDA regulation should mHealth devices go through? Should it be the same faced by the makers of thermometers, or the same regime we... Read the full story

Could 'social viruses' ruin your company's reputation? How to build resistance

Competitors could use social networks to sow fear, uncertainty and doubt about your product. Here's the best way to build a resistance to such... Read the full story

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