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Cooking Doesn't Have to Use a Lot of Energy

Florida Power & Light Company of Juno Beach, Fla., offers a number of tips on how to conserve energy while cooking during the holiday season.

Cleantech Open Announces 2009 Winners

A daylong festival of cleantech innovation, entrepreneurship and policy culminated in the award of the grand prize of $250,000 to EcoFactor.

Final Rule Targets Water Pollution from Construction Sites

The final rule requires construction site owners and operators that disturb one or more acres to use best management practices to ensure that soil disturbed during construction activity does not pollute nearby waterbodies.

Urban Land Institute Looks at Land and Water

Nationally acclaimed public and private sector authorities headline program.

EPA Report: Fuel Economy Increases as CO2 Decreases

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the data show a five-year upswing in fuel efficiency in new cars and light duty trucks.

USDA Uses $117.3 M in Stimulus for Rural Water Projects

ARRA funds will improve infrastructure in rural areas of 17 states.

DuPont's Holliday Wins Courage Award

The World Resources Institute presented its Courage to Lead Award to DuPont Chair Charles O. Holliday Jr., for advancing sustainability practices.

EU Tests Ultrafiltration and Ultrasound on Textile Effluents

The PURIFAST project aims to discover whether of combination of these technologies can replace reverse osmosis in removing organic components of water.