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: NO-DIG Technologies Promoted in Prague

: PRAGUE, Czech Republic, June 29, 2001 - NO-DIG, or " trenchless, "

technologies are being recognized for their environmental benefits at the

19th International NO-DIG Conference and Exhibition to be held September

10-13, 2001 in Prague. Used especially to create and repair sewer lines,

underground cable networks, and transportation systems, the technology uses

a variety of techniques to suppress the unfavorable impacts of engineering

works on the environment.

: http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=16919

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: Clean Technology Exchange Initiative Sees Success

: WASHINGTON, June 29, 2001 - A free, Internet-based forum - the US Clean

Technology Exchange - has seen considerable success in recent months,

providing an opportunity for businesses, organizations, and municipalities

to come together online, fostering an exchange of environmental

technologies.

: http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=16918

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: Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reduction Efforts Are Working

: NAIROBI/LONDON, June 29, 2001 - Voluntary actions by industry, Governments

and organizations are leading to small but significant reductions in

emissions of global warming gases worldwide, the United Nations Environment

Programme and the World Energy Council said.

: http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=16917

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: Media Covers New Power Source That Turns Highways Into Power Generators

: NEW YORK, June 29, 2001 - Wired, Utility Automation News, and NASA tech

briefs have all recently written about the New York city engineering firm

that has received patent pending status for a device called a " traffic tap, "

which uses automobile traffic as a source of electric power.

: http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=16915

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: Hormone Disrupting Chemicals - Urge US Congress to Fund Research and

Testing SAN FRANCISCO, CA, June 28, 2001 - The US EPA has requested $20.3

million for fiscal year 2002 to screen, test, and conduct research on

endocrine disrupting chemicals, widespread synthetic compounds that disrupt

the functioning of hormone systems. In the next few weeks, the US Congress

will allocate funds for the upcoming fiscal year and decide whether or not

to approve EPA's request.

: http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=16910

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: E-commerce to Cause Major Shake-up of World Transport

: HIGHETT, VIC, Australia, June 28, 2001 - New Australian research is

predicting that the increasing global uptake of e-business will be the most

significant force for change in transport worldwide over the next decade,

surpassing rising petrol prices and reduced oil availability.

: http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=16890

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: Giant Rain Gauges Reveal Record of Past Climate

: MELBOURNE, Australia, June 28, 2001 - Australian scientists are

investigating a mysterious decline in water levels in the internationally

significant crater lakes of the state of .

: http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=16888

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: New Rule Would Clear the Air in National Parks

: WASHINGTON, June 27, 2001 - A new rule that would help states improve the

air quality in national parks and wilderness areas by cutting pollution from

older, large power plants and industrial facilities has been signed by EPA

Administrator Christie Whitman.

: http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=16883

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: Soltherm Gives Boost to Solar Power in Europe

: UTRECHT, The Netherlands, June 27, 2001 - Earlier this month the Soltherm

Europe Initiative was launched to create 15 million square meters of new

solar collectors in Europe by 2004. The panels, which will be used with

water heaters, will significantly reduce the European Union's carbon

emissions.

: http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=16882

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: Green Chemistry Challenge Winners Named

: WASHINGTON, June 27, 2001 - US EPA Administrator Christie Whitman this

week named the winners of the 2001 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge

Awards, saying, " This year's award winners have made significant innovative

contributions that will help reduce the use and generation of hazardous

chemicals, resulting in a cleaner and safer environment. "

: http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=16881

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: ISWA Congress to Address Waste Management Strategies

: STAVANGER, Norway, June 27, 2001 - The International Solid Waste

Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and developing

professional solid waste management worldwide, is hosting a Congress on

September 1-5, 2001 in Stavanger, Norway.

: http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=16850

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: New Honda Insight Achieves 'Greenest Car' Designation

: WASHINGTON, June 26, 2001 - Honda's newest hybrid-electric Insight, with

its continuously variable automatic transmission, has taken the top spot as

the " greenest " car in the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's

Green BookT: The Environmental Guide to Cars and Trucks.

: http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=16849

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: Nearly $18 Million Earmarked for Fuel Cell Research

: BOSTON, MA, June 26, 2001 - Making a stop in Boston as part of a tour to

highlight the White House National Energy Policy, US Department of Energy

Secretary Spencer Abraham announced that three Massachusetts companies will

benefit from $17.9 million in funding for advanced fuel cell research.

: http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=16848

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: Symposium Addresses Water Security for the 21st Century

: STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 26, 2001 - From August 13-16, 2001 the Stockholm

International Water Institute will host the 11th Stockholm Water Symposium

as part of the annual World Water Week in Stockholm. The Symposium includes

noted speakers, diverse workshops, and affiliated meetings and seminars.

: http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=16844

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: Gene Responsible for Water Retention in Plants Discovered

: CHAPEL HILL, June 25, 2001 - Making crop plants more resistant to drought,

a goal that scientists have long strived for, may now be possible with the

discovery of a gene responsible for controlling water retention and cell

division in plants.

: http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=16834

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: Northern VA Sees Introduction of New Commuter Rail Cars

: ALEXANDRIA, VA, June 25, 2001 - In an effort to relieve some of the

traffic and congestion seen on Northern Virginia's roadways, Virginia's

Governor Jim Gilmore has introduced the first four of ten newly refurbished

Virginia Railway Express cars.

: http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=16830

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: NY Legislation Makes Clean Energy Technology Procurement Easier

: ALBANY, NY, June 25, 2001 - School districts, State and local governments,

colleges and universities, and other public and private entities can more

easily cut the amount of energy they use and institute clean energy

technologies in light of new legislation.

: http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=16829

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: Winners of Green Chemistry Awards to Be Announced

: WASHINGTON, June 22, 2001 - The Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge

Awards, a program that recognizes outstanding chemical technologies that

incorporate the principles of green chemistry into chemical design,

manufacture, and use, is holding its awards ceremony next June 25 at the

National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC.

: http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=16807

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: Pro-Conservation Republicans Make Difference in Passing Monuments

Protection DEERFIELD, IL, June 22, 2001 - Votes from pro-conservation

Republicans made the difference in passage yesterday of a House amendment to

block funds for drilling and mining inside national monuments, REP America,

the national grassroots organization of Republicans for environmental

protection, said.

: http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=16805

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