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1 - Odyne Corporation Announces Suspension of Operations

HAPPAUGUE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Odyne Corporation (OTCBB: ODYC), a clean technology company that develops advanced hybrid electric vehicle propulsion systems, announced today that the company will be suspending operations. As disclosed in October 2008, Odyne retained Matrix USA...

2 - BuildClean’s National Radon Action Month Message: Test, Test, Test Your Home for Indoor Radon Sources No Matter Where You Live in the U.S.

HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Consumer advocacy organization BuildClean today warned that cancer-causing radon may emanate from indoor building materials. “The only way to know for sure is to test your home,” says Sara Speer Selber, president of BuildClean. “Certain industries...

3 - MWH Recognized for Role in Comstock Mill Site Mitigation, Reclamation Project in Nevada

BROOMFIELD, Colo.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - MWH, a global provider of environmental engineering, construction and strategic consulting services, and El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP) have been credited for environmental excellence in reclamation work on the Comstock Mill Site project in...

4 - Ed Wilson to Head MWH Laboratories

MONROVIA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - MWH Laboratories, a leading U.S. water testing laboratory, announced today that Ed Wilson has joined the company as managing director. In this position, he is responsible for overall leadership and management of a 130-person team and four...

5 - MWH Announces Two New Additions To Executive Management Team

BROOMFIELD, Colo.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - MWH, a global provider of environmental engineering, construction and strategic consulting services, announced today that David Barnes and Richard Parry have joined the MWH Executive Management Team. David Barnes will assume responsibilities of...

6 - Transwestern Managed Office Building, 1800 West Loop, Goes Green by Earning LEED® Silver Certification

HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Transwestern today announced that 1800 West Loop has received Silver Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance Green Building...

7 - Zurich North America Commercial Names Julie Dunai Head of Its Environmental Unit

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Zurich, a leading property and casualty insurance provider in North America and globally, today announced Julie Dunai has been appointed head of its Environmental unit. In this role, Dunai will oversee all aspects of the unit’s operations, which...

8 - Fair Isaac Joins The Green Grid

MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - In keeping with its commitment to sustainability and green technology, Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE: FIC), a leading provider of analytics and decision management technology, today announced that it has become a member of The Green Grid, a global...

9 - Deadline To Apply For SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Approaching

ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding businesses in Connecticut that Economic Injury Disaster Loans are still available to small businesses economically impacted by the fire at the Peachtree Apartments in the City of Norwich on April 26...

10 - More Cash for Trash

STERLING, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc. (NEW), the leading provider of extended service plans and buyer protection programs for consumer products, has announced plans to expand its ecoNEW program to manufacturers in need of a consumer-facing solution...

11 - Fitch Rates Southern California Metro Water District $200MM Revs 'AA+'; Outlook to Negative

SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Fitch Ratings assigns its 'AA+' rating to Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's (Metropolitan) $200 million water revenue bonds, 2008 authorization, series A. The Rating Outlook is Negative. Metropolitan expects to price the series A...

12 - What’s Old is New Again as Con Edison Partners with Hydrodec to Re-refine Used Transformer Oil

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Hydrodec (AIM:HYR) today announced an agreement with Consolidated Edison Company (NYSE:ED) of New York (Con Edison) in which Hydrodec will re-refine a minimum of 450,000 gallons of used transformer oil each year for three years and convert it to...

13 - Grand Canyon Goes Solar

PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - The Grand Canyon’s Visitor Center, located near the Canyon’s south rim, will soon have a portion of its energy provided by the sun. Eighty-four photovoltaic solar panels are scheduled for installation on and around the Visitor Center, providing the...

14 - Dr. Paul Ehrlich to Speak at World Wildlife Fund

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Dr. Paul Ehrlich, President of the Center for Conservation Biology and Bing Professor of Population Studies at Stanford University, will speak on “The Dominant Animal and the Future of Biodiversity” at World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on Thursday, January 8...

15 - Toro to Install Emissions Control System at Bloomington Facility

BLOOMINGTON, Minn.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - The Toro Company recently reached an agreement with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to install a catalytic oxidizer system to control emissions at the company’s Bloomington engineering test facility. When fully operational, the new...

16 - Site Controls to Demonstrate its Site-Command™ Energy Management Solution at NRF 2009

AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Site Controls today announced its participation at the National Retail Federation (NRF) 98th Annual Conference and Expo, Booth #677, January 12-13 at New York’s Jacob Javits Convention Center. Site Controls will demonstrate its web-enabled...

17 - ARCADIS Establishes Program Management Construction Management Division; Names Dahill as President of New U.S. Division

DENVER-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international consulting and engineering company, today announced that it has created a new U.S. division – Program Management / Construction Management (PMCM) – to better serve its existing client base and new clients. PMCM...

18 - 1BOG and SolarCity Announce Bay Area-Wide Residential Solar Program

SAN FRANCISCO & FOSTER CITY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - One Block off the Grid (1BOG), a consumer advocacy group for residential renewable energy, and SolarCity®, a national leader in solar power system design, financing, installation, monitoring and related services, today...

19 - “No Hassle in 2010” - Navistar Launches Emissions Education Campaign for Vehicle Buyers Weighing 2010 Options

WARRENVILLE, Ill.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Navistar wants to clear the air. Navistar Inc., the maker of International® brand commercial vehicles and MaxxForce™ brand diesel engines, today launched an education campaign aimed at clarifying the issues surrounding 2010 emissions...

20 - National Park Service, Humana Partner to Introduce Bike Share Program for National Park Service Employees in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - A new program designed to allow National Park Service (NPS) employees to put aside a government car for use of a bicycle launches today, affording NPS staff an opportunity to use an alternative transportation method and a chance to help reduce auto...

21 - Environics Communications Launches North American Sustainability and Clean Energy Practice

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Environics Communications, a full-service North American public relations agency, announced today that it has launched a Sustainability and Clean Energy practice. The new practice will be led by Frank Walter, who has joined the agency as a senior vice...

22 - Energy Consultants From CRA International and Resero Consulting Provide Updated Cost Benefit Analysis of Proposed Texas ERCOT Nodal Market Conversion

BOSTON-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Consulting firms CRA International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRAI) and Resero Consulting today announced their role in providing an updated cost-benefit analysis for the proposed Texas ERCOT nodal market conversion. The firms were retained by the Public Utility...

23 - Lenovo Ahead of the Curve on Energy Efficient Technologies

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Lenovo today announced that its latest ThinkVision monitors already meet or exceed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star 5.0 proposed criteria now, nine months before the monitor criteria take effect in October 2009. EPA...

24 - Clean Technology Venture Investment Reaches Record $8.4 Billion in 2008 Despite Credit Crisis and Broadening Recession

SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - The Cleantech Group™, founders of the clean technology investment category and providers of leading global market research and other services for the clean technology ecosystem, today announced preliminary 2008 results for clean technology venture...

25 - AmTRAN, LG Innotek, Rallypoint And Retrevo Join “LCD TV Association”

LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - The “LCD TV Association”, a global, not-for-profit marketing trade association chartered to inform, promote, improve and connect the entire LCD TV supply chain, today announced that AmTRAN, a major display OEM/ODM company; LG Innotek, a cutting edge...

26 - Telework to Relieve D.C. Commuters’ Aches During Inauguration

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Telework ExchangeSM, a public-private partnership focused on expanding telework, today calls for Washington, D.C. area organizations and employees to telework during the 2009 Presidential Inauguration. With up to 4 million people expected in the...

27 - AMSC Receives First Order for Chinese Power Grid

DEVENS, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), a leading energy technologies company, today announced that it has received its first order for a D-VAR system to meet dynamic reactive compensation requirements for a 220 kilovolt (kV) power...

28 - Coca-Cola Enterprises to Receive Orion Energy Efficiency Award

MANITOWOC, Wis.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: CCE) will receive an Environmental Stewardship Award on Jan. 9 from Orion Energy Systems Inc. to acknowledge the beverage company’s relentless commitment to corporate responsibility and sustainability. The event...

29 - Sign up and Charge! Coulomb Technologies Announces First ChargePoint Network Availability for Electric Vehicle Drivers

SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Coulomb Technologies today announced the first availability of the ChargePoint™ Network for plug-in vehicle owners. Developed to be the world’s easiest and yet most advanced vehicle charging infrastructure, the ChargePoint Network is designed to...

30 - INX Announces Virtual Disaster Recovery Hosting Service Agreement for Bay Area Air Quality Management District

HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - INX Inc., (NASDAQ:INXI) announced today that it has signed a 5-year agreement to deliver its Virtual Infrastructure Recovery Service® for the IT environment of Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) is...

31 - HP Expands Trade-in Program, Offers Free Recycling to U.S. Customers

PALO ALTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - HP (NYSE:HPQ) today introduced a program that offers consumers in the United States a simple way to receive cash for their unwanted technology equipment or, if there is no value, to recycle it. The HP Consumer Buyback and Planet Partners...

32 - ARCADIS Named Top International Design Firm in U.S. Region

DENVER-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), an international consulting and engineering company, is the top-ranked international design firm in the U.S. region, according to a recent survey conducted by Engineering News-Record magazine. Headquartered in Arnhem, The...

33 - CLARCOR Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

FRANKLIN, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - The CLARCOR Inc. (NYSE:CLC) Board of Directors at its December board meeting declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share. The dividend is payable January 23, 2009 to shareholders of record January 9, 2009. CLARCOR is based in Franklin...

34 - Research and Markets: China Holds One-Third of the Total Global Carbon Reduction Credits, a Proportion which is Expected to Increase to 41 Percent by 2012

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Research and Markets per ton. Chinese companies, who are unwilling to accept the lower domestic price, are appealing for a more flexible pricing mechanism that links domestic prices to international prices. Key Topics Covered: Introduction Key...

35 - Modavox’s Internet Talk Radio Division Experiences Record Month for Calendar Year 2008

PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Modavox, Inc. (OTCBB: MDVX), Internet broadcasting pioneer and holder of several patented technologies, today announced that its VoiceAmerica and World Talk Radio Internet Talk Radio Networks recorded December as their best revenue month of calendar year...

36 - McKinstry Wins $5 Billion Department of Energy Contract

SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - McKinstry became one of sixteen service companies to receive a United States Department of Energy Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) that could result in up to $80 billion in energy efficiency, renewable...

37 - Insituform Wins $13.3 Million in Additional Work in Atlanta, Georgia Area

CHESTERFIELD, Mo.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Insituform Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: INSU) today announced that it was awarded an additional $13.3 million in sewer pipe rehabilitation work in the Atlanta, Georgia area. The Company was recently awarded two new contracts...

38 - Accutest Laboratories Announces the Acquisition of Evergreen Analytical Laboratory

DAYTON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Accutest Corporation, the third largest operator of environmental testing laboratories in the United States, has announced the acquisition of Evergreen Analytical Laboratory of Denver, Colorado. Evergreen is a full service environmental testing...

39 - New Copper-Brass Heat-Exchangers Excel in Generator Set, Locomotive, Off-Road and Military Applications, Says International Copper Association

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - A new wave of interest has materialized for CuproBraze® technology, especially for stationary generators, locomotives, off-road equipment and government and military systems, says the International Copper Association. The chief reason for the popularity of...

40 - Arizona Manufactured Solar Panels Enter Market

SCOTTSDALE & TUCSON, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - American Solar Electric, Inc. and Solon Corporation today announced a photovoltaic (PV) module supply agreement. The agreement initially calls for Solon to supply over 1.5 megawatts (MW) of its Tucson-manufactured solar panels to...

41 - Cereplast Signs Distribution Agreement with A. Schulman

HAWTHORNE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Cereplast, Inc. (OTCBB:CERP), manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with A. Schulman, a leading international supplier of high-performance plastic compounds and...

42 - Project FROG Finalist in 2008 Crunchies Awards

SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - San Francisco-based Project FROG is pleased to announce its nomination as a finalist in the 2008 Crunchies Awards in the category of “Best Clean Tech.” The second annual Crunchies recognize and celebrate the most compelling start-ups, internet...

43 - M2E Power Appoints Renewable Energy Veteran Eric Apfelbach as CEO

BOISE, Idaho-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - M2E Power, Inc., a renewable energy design and development company today announced that Eric C. Apfelbach has joined the company as President and Chief Executive Officer. Apfelbach will be responsible for leading the company through future stages of...

44 - Laidlaw Completes Acquisition of Berlin, New Hampshire Pulp Mill Facility and Closes Related Financing for 66 Megawatt Biomass Energy Project

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Laidlaw Energy Group, Inc. (Ticker Symbol “LLEG”), through its affiliate, Laidlaw Berlin BioPower, LLC (“Laidlaw”), announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the former Fraser Paper pulp mill site where it has been engaged for the...

45 - Solar Power, Inc. and JA Solar to Enter Agreement for up to 60 Megawatts of Cells in 2009

ROSEVILLE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Solar Power, Inc. (“SPI”) (OTCBB:SOPW) has entered into a one-year supply agreement with JA Solar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JA Solar”) (NASDAQ:JASO). JA Solar has committed to supply up to 60 megawatts of its 6” polycrystalline photovoltaic...

46 - NCKU Energy Experts Develop Energy-Saving Fuels

TAINAN, Taiwan-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - A team of researchers from the National Cheng Kung University has released an interdisciplinary study on developing emulsified fuel oils using industrial wastewater, which not only saves 14% in terms of fuel usage but also cut down emission of...

47 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Saturday, January 3: Alaska’s 50th

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 3, 2009 - Profile America — Saturday, January 3rd. After an unaccustomed place in the political spotlight during the recent national elections, Alaska turns its attention today to its 50th anniversary as a state. It had been a territory since being purchased from...

48 - Tekserve and the Lower East Side Ecology Center to Host 3rd Annual Technology Recycling Drive

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 2, 2009 - Tekserve has teamed up again with the Lower East Side Ecology Center to offer free electronics recycling on Saturday January 10th from 10 AM to 4 PM. The collection point will be at 119 West 23rd Street in front of Tekserve’s retail store. The...

49 - RPG Investment Holdings, LLC and Monitor Clipper Partners Comment on Actions by American Greeting Company to Acquire Recycled Paper Greetings

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-January 2, 2009 - RPG Investment Holdings, LLC ("RPGI") and funds affiliated with Monitor Clipper Partners, LLC (“MCP”), today issued a statement strongly condemning American Greeting Corporation’s (NYSE: AM) (“AG”) actions leading to its...

50 - PECO Increases Wind Energy Purchase for Philadelphia Headquarters

PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-January 2, 2009 - As part of its ongoing environmental commitment PECO today announced a three-year, 4,050 megawatt hour per year purchase of wind energy for its Main Office Building at 23rd and Market Streets in Philadelphia. The purchase will cover 15 percent of the...

51 - Weitz & Luxenberg and Erin Brockovich to Visit TVA Coal Ash Spill

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 2, 2009 - In the aftermath of the horrific environmental disaster in which billions of gallons of coal ash sludge broke through a dike of a 40-acre holding pond at TVA’s Kingston coal-fired power plant, Erin Brockovich and the lawyers of Weitz & Luxenberg...

52 - $54 Million: Maryland Fly Ash, Class Action Settlement Wins Court Approval

BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-December 31, 2008 - Hassan Murphy, managing partner of The Murphy Firm, announced today that Judge Alfred Nance, Circuit Court Baltimore City, has approved the multimillion-dollar settlement of the firm's class action suit against Constellation Power Generation, a...

53 - Diatect International Shareholder Update from Chairman and CEO Patrick Carr

HEBER CITY, Utah-(Business Wire)-December 30, 2008 - Diatect International Corporation (OTCBB:DTCT), a provider of eco-friendly organic insect control products, issued this letter today to its shareholders and stakeholders to provide an update on significant business activities at the company. To...

54 - Americans Ring in 2009 with Greener Resolutions

BOSTON-(Business Wire)-December 30, 2008 - As 2008 comes to a close, Americans are seeking a more organized and greener home in 2009, found a nationwide survey conducted by Mode™ All-In-One Recycling Centers. The survey inquiring about recycling habits of American households found that 77...

55 - Air New Zealand Test Flight Proves Viability of Jatropha Biofuel

AUCKLAND, New Zealand-(Business Wire)-December 30, 2008 - The world's first commercial aviation test flight powered by the sustainable second-generation biofuel jatropha has been successfully completed in Auckland. More than a dozen key performance tests were undertaken in the two hour test flight...

56 - Environmental Data Resources Extends Global Reach of Commonground, Its Online Social-Network for Environmental Professionals, to Include New Territories

MILFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-December 30, 2008 - An additional 200 professionals worldwide have recently joined commonground, the global online business community for environmental due diligence. The bump in membership comes after Environmental Data Resources, Inc. (EDR) invited a select group...

57 - CLARCOR to Release Fourth Quarter Financial Results on Wednesday, January 14, 2009

FRANKLIN, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-December 30, 2008 - CLARCOR Inc. (NYSE: CLC) said today it will release financial results for the fourth quarter of its 2008 fiscal year on Wednesday, January 14, 2009, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company will host a conference...

58 - Air New Zealand Biofuel Test Flight TODAY – Dial-in Facilities

-(Business Wire)-December 29, 2008 - Air New Zealand: WHAT: The world's first commercial aviation test flight powered by a sustainable second-generation biofuel will take place today in New Zealand. For media not in attendance, a pre-flight briefing with Chief Pilot Captain David Morgan is...

59 - CLARCOR Announces Acquisition of Keddeg Company

FRANKLIN, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-December 29, 2008 - CLARCOR Inc. (NYSE: CLC) today announced that it has acquired the Keddeg Company, a privately-owned manufacturer of aviation filtration products based in Lenexa, Kansas. Keddeg will operate as a member of CLARCOR’s Purolator Advanced Filtration...

60 - StubHub Launches “Tickets for Trees” to Help Restore Minnesota’s Superior National Forest

SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-December 29, 2008 - StubHub, the world's largest ticket marketplace, has launched its “Tickets for Trees” program, an effort to plant a tree for every ticket purchased on StubHub for the 2008-09 NFL post-season. With the Minnesota Vikings hosting at least one game...

61 - StubHub Launches “Tickets for Trees” to Help Restore Pennsylvania’s Allegheny National Forest

62 - StubHub Launches “Tickets for Trees” to Help Restore California’s San Bernardino National Forest

63 - StubHub Launches “Tickets for Trees” to Help Restore National Forests of Arizona

64 - StubHub Launches “Tickets for Trees” to Help Restore Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest

65 - StubHub Launches “Tickets for Trees” to Help Restore National Forests of North Carolina

66 - StubHub Launches “Tickets for Trees” to Help Restore Green Mountain National Forest

67 - Weyerhaeuser Discontinues Review of Westwood Shipping

FEDERAL WAY, Wash.-(Business Wire)-December 29, 2008 - Citing weaker shipping markets and tight financing conditions for potential buyers, Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) today announced it is discontinuing active marketing of its Westwood Shipping Line. Weyerhaeuser had announced in May that it...

68 - The Stylish New Authority on “Green” Beauty

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-December 29, 2008 - Sovereign/Homestead is launching Organic Beauty, a bimonthly magazine that will serve as the authority on everything related to natural, eco-friendly and organic beauty. The premier issue, themed “Green and Gorgeous,” hits stands New Year’s Day...

69 - Los Angeles Business Journal Features Cereplast

HAWTHORNE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-December 29, 2008 - Cereplast, Inc. (OTCBB:CERP), manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, today announced that Los Angeles Business Journal featured the company in an article published on December 22. Checking back since the company was last...

70 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Saturday, December 27: Shenandoah Park

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-December 27, 2008 - Profile America — Saturday, December 27th. The Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia was established on this day in 1935 — capping almost four decades of effort. The park is formed of almost 200,000 acres of some of the...

71 - Rain Bird to Showcase Earth’s Purest Form of Entertainment Through Its 2009 Tournament of Roses® Float– Entertaining Expedition

AZUSA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-December 26, 2008 - Now in its 13th year of bringing awareness to water conservation and environmental preservation through its participation in the annual Tournament of Roses Parade, Rain Bird, the leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and...

72 - PetroAlgae Raises $10 Million in Common Stock Offering

MELBOURNE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-December 24, 2008 - PetroAlgae Inc. (OTCBB: DVGL), a leading developer of systems to derive biodiesel fuels from algae, today announced that it has closed on a $10 million capital raise through the sale of approximately 3.2 million of newly-issued shares of common...

73 - Seafarer Exploration Corp. Subsidiary Obtains Environmental Resource Permit

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - Seafarer Exploration Corp. (OTCBB:SFRX) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Seafarer Exploration, Inc. (“Seafarer”), has recently received an Environmental Resource Permit from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection...

74 - Juhl Wind Inc. Releases Letter to Shareholders

WOODSTOCK, Minn.-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - Juhl Wind Inc. (OTCBB: JUHL), the Leader in Community Wind Power, today issues the following letter to shareholders: Dear Valued Shareholder, The past six months have proven to be a very exciting time for our Company. In June of this year, we...

75 - Terra Environmental Technologies Signs TerraCair™ Distribution Agreement with Brenntag North America

SIOUX CITY, Iowa-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE: TRA) (Terra) announced today that Terra Environmental Technologies Inc. (TET), a wholly owned Terra subsidiary, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Brenntag North America (Brenntag). Under terms of...

76 - Fitch Affirms Buckeye Power Bonds at 'A+'

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'A+' rating to Buckeye Power, Inc.'s (Buckeye) Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (OH) Air Quality Refunding Revenue bonds and Ohio Water Development Authority (OH) Pollution Control Refunding Revenue bonds. The...

77 - Glastonbury Founder Michael Eavis to Receive Green World Award at MIDEM

PARIS-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - Michael Eavis, founder of the legendary Glastonbury Festival, will receive a Green World Award on Monday 19 January at MIDEM. The distinction recognizes the annual Glastonbury event’s significant and long-standing commitment to preserving the...

78 - OGC Calls for Participation in ECO8 OGC Pilot

WAYLAND, Mass.-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) has issued a Request For Quotations and Call for Participation (RFQ/CFP) to solicit proposals in response to requirements for the Empire Challenge 09 Pilot (EC09 OGC Pilot). The EC09 OGC Pilot is...

79 - PetroAlgae Retains Investor Relations International to Lead Shareholder Communications Program

MELBOURNE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - PetroAlgae Inc. (OTCBB:DVGL), a leading developer of systems to derive biodiesel fuels from algae, today announced that it has retained Investor Relations International (IRI) to build and lead its shareholder communications program. As investor...

80 - Majilite Corporation Adds Solar Power to Energy Mix

DRACUT, Mass.-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - Majilite Corporation, a Meridian Industries, Inc. company, announced that construction is now under way on a 400 kilowatt (kW) solar power system at its Dracut, Mass. headquarters and manufacturing facility. For over 65 years, Majilite Corporation...

81 - The Role of Forest Carbon in Emerging Ecomarkets Will be Significant, Says Environmental Economist Ricardo Bayon

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - Forest carbon will play a significant role in emerging environmental markets designed to address climate change, despite the reluctance of some countries to accept forest carbon offsets, predicted environmental economics expert Ricardo Bayon at a...

82 - American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Notes Top Wind Industry Accomplishments of 2008

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - Reflecting on the wind industry’s third record year in a row, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) today identified the wind industry’s top accomplishments of 2008, and highlighted key environmental and economic achievements. 20% by 2030...

83 - Raser Technologies Adds More Than 50,000 Acres to Its Geothermal Resource Portfolio

PROVO, Utah-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: RZ) announced today that it continues to expand its vast geothermal resources by acquiring 17 new lease parcels covering more than 50,000 acres of geothermal, surface and other rights in Utah as a part of the BLM (Bureau...

84 - Green Earth Technologies Goes Global with a Worldwide Distribution Agreement with Techtronic Industries Company Ltd.

STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - Green Earth Technologies (Pink Sheets: GETG), a leading manufacturer and marketer of “green” environmentally safe consumer packaged goods products, announced today a five year worldwide distribution deal with Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd...

85 - PetroAlgae Announces Listing on OTC Bulletin Board

MELBOURNE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - PetroAlgae, a leading developer of systems to derive biodiesel fuels from algae, today announced that its parent company, PetroTech Holdings Corp., has acquired Dover Glen, Inc., a publicly-traded company listed on the OTC Bulletin Board under...

86 - Navigators Launches Environmental Unit

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - The Navigators Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NAVG) today announced that its principal underwriting agency subsidiary, Navigators Management Company, has established Navigators Environmental. This business unit will focus on underwriting specialized environmental...

87 - OriginOil Named One of Top 50 Bioenergy Companies by Biofuels Digest

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - OriginOil, Inc. (OTCBB: OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, has been selected as one of the “50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy” by...

88 - Cereplast to Supply Bio-Based Plastic for DenTek® Natural Floss Picks

HAWTHORNE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - Cereplast, Inc. (OTCBB:CERP), manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, today announced that it will supply DenTek®, a leading oral care company, with bioplastic resin for its new Natural Floss Picks, the first...

89 - Wells Fargo Exceeds $3 Billion in Environmental Financing

SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) said today it has provided more than $3 billion in environmental financing, surpassing its goal to provide $1 billion in environmental finance commitments - two years ahead of schedule. The company has released...

90 - Raser Technologies to Begin Trading on the NYSE “Big Board”

PROVO, Utah-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:RZ), a leader in geothermal power development, announced that it has qualified to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange and will begin trading on the NYSE today. Raser will continue to trade under its current ticker...

91 - Share the Ride to Obama Presidential Inauguration with TripVerde’s National Ridesharing Service

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - Four million people are expected to make the trip to Washington DC for the January 20, 2009 inauguration of Barack Obama, an historic event also estimated to generate millions of pounds of carbon dioxide emissions. TripVerde’s national ridesharing...

92 - Amazon Defense Coalition: Chevron Denied Again by Federal Appeals Court Over Ecuador Rainforest Contamination

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York has denied for a second time in a matter of weeks an attempt by Chevron to evade a multi-billion dollar liability in a legal case over environmental contamination in the Amazon rainforest. In...

93 - Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. Announces First Quarter Results

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. (OTCBB:SNRY) today announced financial results for the quarter ended October 31, 2008. Greg Bakeman, COO and CFO said: “We are pleased to announce that we have made the transition from a development stage...

94 - Association Management Industry Reports Green Meetings on the Rise, Despite Down Economy

PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-December 19, 2008 - According to a new survey of companies that manage associations and not-for-profit organizations, four out of five meetings in 2008 were “greener” than in 2007. In addition, one-third of organizations planning meetings are willing to increase...

95 - RISO Donates Trees to Trinity River Audubon Center in Dallas

DANVERS, Mass. & DALLAS-(Business Wire)-December 19, 2008 - RISO, Inc., a leader in digital printing technology, today announced that the company’s Dallas branch has donated two trees to the Trinity River Audubon Center in Dallas, TX. Members of RISO’s Dallas branch will join Audubon Texas...

96 - VeruTEK Technologies, Inc. Announces Intent to Suspend Filing Reports with Securities and Exchange Commission and to Reincorporate from Nevada to Delaware

BLOOMFIELD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-December 19, 2008 - VeruTEK Technologies, Inc (OTCBB:VTKT) announced today that it intends to cease filing certain reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on or about March 31, 2009 following the filing of its Form 10-K for the fiscal year...

97 - Innovative Projects to Support Water and Sanitation Solutions to Receive $1 Million in Funding from The Coca-Cola Foundation

ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-December 19, 2008 - The Coca-Cola Foundation will award a total of $1 million to support four innovative projects to improve water resources and sanitation in developing nations. The projects were selected by the Global Water Challenge (GWC) business coalition and...

98 - Results of Nation’s First Completed Clean Coal Power Initiative Project Announced

BOSTON-(Business Wire)-December 19, 2008 - NeuCo, Inc., a leading provider of optimization software solutions to the electric power industry, in conjunction with Dynegy, Inc. and the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), today announced the...

99 - Focus on the World Agricultural and Environmental Diagnostics Market

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-December 19, 2008 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Biotechnologies and Genetics industry is available in its catalogue. World Agricultural and Environmental Diagnostics Market...

100 - Haldex: Deterioration in Market Conditions Requires Revision of Sales and Profit Outlook

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-(Business Wire)-December 19, 2008 - Regulatory News: Due to the rapid decline in market conditions since mid-November, Haldex (STO:HLDX) will not achieve its earlier communicated targets for sales and operating profit* for 2008. Haldex’s interim report, published on October 24...

101 - Ocean Power Technologies and Leighton Contractors Sign Agreement to Develop Wave Power Stations

PENNINGTON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-December 19, 2008 - Ocean Power Technologies (Australasia) Pty Ltd (“OPTA”), a subsidiary of Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTT and London Stock Exchange AIM: OPT) (“OPT”) is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Leighton...

102 - Next Century Associates Announces $2 Billion Vision for Century City

CENTURY CITY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Next Century Associates, LLC, a partnership between Los Angeles based real estate investor Michael Rosenfeld and an entity in the D.E. Shaw Group, today unveiled plans for a $2 billion mixed-use project on the 5.75 acre Century Plaza hotel...

103 - David Pond Reappointed by Governor Easley to NC Board of Examiners

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - WK Dickson & Co., Inc. announced that David L. Pond, PE, Executive Vice President/COO, has been reappointed by North Carolina Governor Mike Easley to serve on the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors. This appointment...

104 - Tempe Celebrates First Arizona Light Rail Opening

TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - A new 20-mile light rail system opens in Arizona, putting the Greater Phoenix Metropolitan Area in good company with major cities around the world. The Valley METRO Light Rail system will serve 26,000 daily passengers from Mesa, through Tempe and into...

105 - Balqon Corporation Installs AeroVironment’s PosiCharge™ Fast Charge System at Port of Los Angeles to Power Electric Trucks

MONROVIA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) (NASDAQ:AVAV) today announced that Balqon Corporation (OTC:BLQN), a developer of heavy duty electric trucks, tractors and electric drive systems, has purchased a new high voltage version of AV’s PosiCharge™ fast charge...

106 - StubHub Launches “Tickets for Trees” to Help Restore Forests Across the U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - StubHub, the world's largest ticket marketplace, today announced the launch of its “Tickets for Trees” program, an effort to plant a tree for every ticket purchased on StubHub for the 2008-09 NFL post-season. In partnership with the National...

107 - Navigant Consulting Renewable Energy Group Named “Best Advisory” by Annual Environmental Finance and Carbon Finance Market Survey

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: NCI) announced today that its Renewable Energy Group has been named best advisory in the ninth annual Environmental Finance and Carbon Finance Market Survey. More than 1,600 votes were received in the market survey...

108 - Foster Wheeler Awarded EPCM Contracts for New Chemical Facility in Thailand

HAMILTON, Bermuda-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Foster Wheeler Ltd. (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that its subsidiary Foster Wheeler International Corporation (Thailand branch), part of its Global Engineering and Construction Group, has been awarded contracts by MTP HPPO Manufacturing Company...

109 - Foster Wheeler Awarded Contract for Shop-Assembled Steam Generators by Chevron Products Company

HAMILTON, Bermuda-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Foster Wheeler Ltd. (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group has been awarded a contract by Chevron Products Company, a division of Chevron USA, Inc., for the design and supply of two 20 MW shop-assembled steam...

110 - Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (December 10 – December 17, 2008)

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of December 10 – December 17, 2008. ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME NEW YORK — ecomii Seizes the Top Spot among Green Lifestyle Sites on the Internet...

111 - Fuel Cells: $1.2 Billion Now Will Add US Jobs and Clean Energy Capacity, Reduce CO2

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - The fuel cell industry asked Congress and the incoming Obama Administration today to set aside $1.2 billion in the planned stimulus package for fuel cells and their fuels. “Accelerating investment into fuel cells now will foster green power, advance a...

112 - Industrial Nanotech, Inc. Signs Deal to Manufacture In South Africa

NAPLES, Fla.-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, today announced that the Company has signed a deal to manufacture its products in South Africa. "Our representatives in this region have developed opportunities...

113 - Southwall’s XIR® Laminated Glass Saves Energy and Reduces Heat Gain in China’s Shenzhen International Airport Control Center

PALO ALTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Southwall Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:SWTX), the worldwide innovator of high performance, energy-saving films and glass products, announced the use of its energy-saving XIR laminated glass in the Shenzhen Airport Command and Information Center, a...

114 - GWS Technologies, Inc. Offers Patented Four Seasons Windpower Turbines

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - GWS Technologies, Inc., (OTCBB: GWSC) an alternative energy company developing and marketing solar and wind-powered renewable energy products and solutions, today announced that it will be distributing Four Seasons Windpower’s patented...

115 - Northeast’s Largest Solar Energy Company Announces New Name: Alteris Renewables, Inc.

WILTON, Conn.-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Solar Works, Inc. and SolarWrights, Inc, announced today the new name of their united enterprise - Alteris Renewables, Inc. The name change is intended to better convey the company’s expanded offering of renewable energy solutions that include...

116 - Smart2BeGreen Announces its Top 10 Green Heroes of 2008

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Smart2BeGreen, a website and eco-newsletter that helps people learn to live a greener lifestyle one step at a time, is pleased to announce its Top 10 Green Heroes of 2008. Sponsored by Real Solutions, an eco-friendly hair product brand whose mission is...

117 - Global Investment in Cleantech Companies Reaches Record US$4.6 Billion in the First Three Quarters of 2008, Says Ernst & Young

NEW YORK & LONDON-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Venture capital investment in cleantech companies reached a record US$4.6 billion in the first three quarters of 2008, according to Ernst & Young’s analysis of activity in the United States, Europe, China and Israel based on data from...

118 - Construction of NCKU Green Building Kicked Off

TAINAN, Taiwan-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - The blueprint of the most pioneering green building in National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) and also probably the first of its kind in the world, namely the Education Center for Subtropical Green Buildings (ECSGB) with an alias as “Green Magic...

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