R.W. BECK ENCOURAGES PREPARATION FOR KYOTO PROTOCOL.
Since the Kyoto Protocol, which went into effect recently and
mandates 35 industrialized countries reduce emissions of
climate-changing greenhouse gases, R. W. Beck, Inc., management
consulting and . . .
NESTE/KEMIRA GROWHOW DISTRIBUTE SCR PRODUCTS IN FINLAND.
Neste Marketing Ltd and Kemira GrowHow Oyj have agreed on
cooperation on the sale and distribution of SCR (Selective Catalytic
Reduction) products in Finland. Most European car manufacturers . . .
U.S. FIRMS FACE GLOBAL WARMING SHAREHOLDER RESOLUTIONS.
Oil and gas companies, electric power producers, real estate firms,
manufacturers, financial institutions and automakers face a record
number of global warming resolutions that have been filed . . .
KEMIRA NITROGEN EMISSION REDUCTION COMPLIANT WITH EU
LIMITS.
The Denoxium product family developed by Kemira (HEX: KRA1V),
Helsinki, Finland, helps to reduce the nitrogen emissions from
heavy-duty diesel engines to a level compliant with the European
Union's . . .
CATERPILLAR SETS AGGRESSIVE GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION
TARGET.
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), Peoria, Ill., has pledged to reduce
its global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 20 percent by 2010. The
company has committed to the reduction target as part of the . . .
ESP EXPANDS INTERNATIONAL VEHICLE INSPECTION IN ASIA.
Environmental Systems Products Holdings Inc. (ESP), East Granby,
Conn., has opened an international office and production center that
manufactures a full range of motor vehicle emissions test . . .
UNNECESSARY ENGINE IDLING CAUSES AIR POLLUTION.
With the cold weather season in full swing, millions of American
drivers are starting each day by idling their vehicles for 5 to 10
minutes. This routine practice may seem harmless, but it wastes . . .
CAN HYDROGEN REPLACE HYDROCARBON FUELS?
The need for "green" power and fuel efficiency is
motivating the energy community to investigate hydrogen as a compelling
alternative fuel. While hydrogen continues to pose significant
challenges . . .
SATELLITE SYSTEMS TRACK ENGINE USAGE IN SACRAMENTO.
In order to measure reduced emissions from on-road diesel trucks
and off-road vehicles, the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality
Management District (SMAQMD) signed a five year contract . . .
U.S. ESP WINS CONTRACT TO BUILD VEHICLE TEST LANES IN
INDIA.
The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has issued a
letter of intent to award a contract to Connecticut-based Environmental
Systems Products (ESP) to develop the country's first . . .
MIRANT TO REDUCE EMISSIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Mirant, Sandwich, Mass., will improve Massachusetts air quality by
significantly reducing emissions from its 1,100 megawatt oil and natural
gas fired power plant in Sandwich, Mass. Mirant's Canal . . .
IVECO CHOOSES IMPCO'S ECLIPSE ENGINE MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM.
IMPCO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMCO), Cerrtios, Calif., has
signed an agreement with IVECO Motors of North America that establishes
IMPCO's Eclipse Heavy Duty Engine Management System as the . . .
MSE ECOENGINE GETS U.S. RIGHTS TO ECOENGINE TECHNOLOGY.
MSE EcoEngine, Inc. has acquired, from MSE Ecology Engines Inc. of
Canada, the exclusive U.S. rights to the MSE EcoEngine technology and
will be completing the development of the first prototype to . . .
HEMP ENZYME COULD SAVE 1.33 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER A
YEAR.
Crucial water shortages are reported with regularity. Yet, a
water-dependent T-shirt industry continues to boom as it manufactures
and sells 1.4 billion cotton T-shirts yearly. Figures compiled . . .
HONDA/PLUG POWER OPERATING HOME ENERGY STATION (HES II).
Honda R&D Americas and Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUG) have begun
successful operation of the second-generation Home Energy Station (HES
II) located at Plug Power's corporate headquarters in Latham, . . .
STATE OF NEW YORK LEASES 2005 HONDA FCX FUEL CELL
VEHICLES.
American Honda has leased two 2005 Honda FCX fuel cell vehicles to
the state of New York, the first state customer for Honda fuel cell
technology and the first customer for a fuel cell vehicle in . . .
RETROFIT "CLEAN-BURN" DIESEL FUEL DEVICE IMPROVES FUEL
ECONOMY.
A retrofit clean-burn fuel device for diesel engines has been found
to improve fuel economy by at least 10 percent. The TURBO 3000D VADA
also enhances performance and reduces carbon deposits, stack . . .
AMERICAN REF-FUEL STRENGTHENS EHS AND OPERATION WITH
ENVIANCE.
Enviance, the leading provider of Internet-based, on-demand systems
for the management of environmental, health and safety (EHS) compliance
activities, has announced that American Ref-Fuel Company, . . .
AIR PRODUCTS SELECTED FOR THREE HYDROGEN FUELING
STATIONS.
Air Products' (NYSE:APD) hydrogen fueling technologies have
been selected for three demonstration projects by the California South
Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) for fueling . . .
PITNEY BOWES FOCUSES ON ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
SOLUTIONS.
To help its environmentally conscious customers improve their
business practices, Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI), Stamford, Conn., has
incorporated Environmentally Friendly Solutions into its Pitney . . .
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