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Polaroid Pact to Limit CO2 Emissions, Cut Costs
The Polaroid Corporation has agreed to cut its carbon dioxide emissions by at least 20% by 2005 compared to 1994 levels, and 25% by 2010. The imaging company announced the pact today with partners World Wildlife Fund and the Center for Energy & Climate Solutions. Read More
Adopt-A-Wind-Turbine Program Takes Off
Customers of renewable energy electricity can have their name etched on a wind turbine in California. The Adopt-A-Wind Turbine Program is open to all flat rate plan customers of TenderLand Power Company who want to have their name placed on one of the towers being installed as part of the Alta Mesa Wind Energy Project in Palm Springs. The 10 megawatt expansion of the wind project will result in the installation of 70 turbines. Read More
Australia Refinery Cogeneration Plant Completed
A new $40.6 million cogeneration plant at BP Australia Ltd's Bulwer Island refinery would have a greenhouse gas emissions benefit of 90,000 tons a year, Queensland deputy premier Jim Elder said yesterday. Read More
Fuel Cell Testing Firm Hydrogenics Sets IPO Terms
Canada's Hydrogenics Corp., whose test stations are used by General Motors Corp., the U.S. Army and others to measure fuel cell performance, set terms yesterday on an initial public offering. Read More
World's Largest Solar Parking Lot Opens in California
The electric utility in Sacramento has commissioned the largest parking lot solar system in the world. The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has installed almost 14,000 solar photovoltaic modules in the main parking lot of the California State Fair. Read More
Toyota Prius Tops Among Gasoline-Powered Cars
With dealers now taking orders for Toyota's hybrid gasoline-electric Prius, North American consumers can purchase an environmentally friendly, affordable and practical sedan. The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), publisher of the Green Book, announced Tuesday that the Prius received its highest rating for a gasoline-powered vehicle. Read More
Green Power Network
The Green Power Network has published "top ten" lists of utility programs that offer green power. Read More
Texaco Buys Stake in Energy Conversion Company
Texaco Inc. on Tuesday closed its purchase of a 20 percent equity stake in fuel cell and alternative energy company Energy Conversion Devices Inc. for $67.3 million. Read More