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Millipore Unveils Its First Biodegradable Bioplastic Product

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2008

Millipore Corp. unveiled the EcoStand tube holder, the company’s first bioplastic product which is also biodegradable and compostable.The company says the EcoStand device is made from a corn-based plastic resin rather than from conventional petroleum-based plastic. The device is biodegradab ...

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‘Heat Wheel’ Cools Data Centers, Cuts Energy Bills

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2008

Rich Miller writes on Data Center Knowledge about the heat wheel, a new approach to data center cooling which Miller says is likely to gain a higher profile from an upcoming demonstration of the technology.The heat wheel, also known as a rotary heat exchanger or Kyoto Cooling, improves the use of ...

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California Clean Tech Open Awards

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2008

Video from the California Clean Tech Open, which announced six category winners dor its 2008 competition earlier this month. The award winners will each receive a $100,000 “start-up in a box” package to assist them in transforming their clean tech visions into businesses.The winners c ...

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U.S. Army Releases First Sustainability Report - Big Move To LEED Standards

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/11/2008

The U.S. Army released a 2007 Sustainability Report (PDF) and reported that in FY 2007, 301 of new Army military construction projects, or 78 percent of projects, were designed to LEED standards. The Army also reported an 8.4 percent reduction in energy use intensity in facilities from FY 2004.Fr ...

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Haigh’s Chocolates Launches Biodegradable Packaging

Posted by Environmental Leader on 11/11/2008

Haighs Chocolates announced that its White Ballotins Chocolate Box will now be packaged in Plantic trays, a biodegradable packaging from Plantic Technologies Limited (PDF).The company says these Plantic trays are made from non-GM corn starch and have about 85 percent renewable bio-content. The tr ...

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