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Rubbermaid Products to Use Bioplastics

Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) today announced that Newell Rubbermaid, a global marketer of consumer and commercial products whose brands include Rubbermaid(R), Calphalon(R), and Paper Mate(R), is the customer that will ...

24 Jun 2009

LEED Gold Certification for Environmentally-Friendly KFC and Taco Bell Restaurant

Yum! Brands, the world’s largest restaurant company and parent of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC, has constructed the Company’s first building under the United States Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program. Their KFC-Taco Bell restaurant in Northampton, Massachusetts has been awarded LEED Gold certification

23 Jun 2009

KONE Inc. and Power Efficiency Corporation Team Up On Digital EcoStart System For Making Elevators More Energy Efficient

The KONE EcoStart is a unique motor efficiency controller that incorporates Power Efficiency’s proprietary E-Save Technology to improve the efficiency of electric motors in escalators. The EcoStart is a complete motor control device that soft starts a motor, bringing it from rest to full speed, and then protects the motor from adverse conditions, such as voltage and amperage spikes

22 Jun 2009

'Twin Towers II' and the Twin Towers Alliance Make Joint Statement

The time has come for the future of Ground Zero to be decided at a national summit. The current stand-off has demonstrated that, try as they may, state and local officials are ill-equipped to give us the World Trade Cent...

22 Jun 2009

Rockwool Improved Firestopping Insulation Range

Rockwool, the world's leading manufacturer of non-combustible stone wool insulation, has improved its Ablative Coated Batt product following major investment in its production line at its factory in South Wales. The ...

22 Jun 2009

Earthrox Stone Veneer Product Line Expanded by Stonecleft

This week Stonecleft LLC launches additions to its flagship Earthrox Stone Veneer product line. The exiting new additions to the Earthrox product line consist of six elegant loose stone veneers in the Fieldstone and Ledgestone Stone styles, all of which come with "L" shape corner pieces as well

22 Jun 2009

Never Clog Drain from PermaFLOW Gets Seal of Approval from 'Handyman Club'

PF WaterWorks, the GREEN Drain management company, is proud to announce that its flagship product PermaFLOW - Never Clog Drain has earned the "Member Tested and Recommended" Seal of Approval from the largest do-it-yourself club in the United States, The Handyman Club of America

22 Jun 2009

Cargo Containers Recycled Into Environmentally Friendly Buildings

Cargo Containers represent new, sustainable use for abundant existing resource. DA STARK Interiors new location is "Greenest Building in Seattle"

22 Jun 2009

Energy Efficient Cooling with EcoSmart Roller Shades

The stylish choice of EcoSmart for windows is also the wise one, keeping a home relaxing and cool all summer long

22 Jun 2009

Outwater Plastics Introduces The Industry's First and Only Highly Flexible Metal-Like Laminate Sheets

Not your "run of the mill" laminate! Roll-A-Lam, the industry's easiest to handle, easiest to ship and easiest to use metal-like laminate ever has been updated with additional finishes for added aesthetic versatility

22 Jun 2009

Online Sustainability Conference to Feature Prefabricated Roofing Systems

Duro-Last Roofing, the world's largest manufacturer of prefabricated roofing systems, today announced it will be exhibiting at the Virtual Energy Forum, the world's largest online conference dedicated to renewable energy, sustainability and energy-efficient practices in business

21 Jun 2009

Protect Floors, The Ground and Stadium Surfaces with FastDeck Portable Flooring

FastDeck Portable Flooring is extremely durable, easy to deploy, and easy to remove. Applications include stadium turf protection, event and tent flooring, portable walkways, ice arena floor covering, military shelter fl...

21 Jun 2009

Hybrid LED Solar Street Lights Launched by Visible Light Solar Technologies

Visible Light Solar Technologies launched the company and its inaugural Vector line of hybrid solar/LED (Light-emitting Diode) lighting solutions aimed at retrofitting or replacing the US's over 100 million outdated ...

21 Jun 2009

DuPont Corian and Zodiaq Surfaces Showcased in New York

DuPont and key value chain partners have opened two studios to showcase the latest innovations and applications for DuPont Corian and Zodiaq surfaces

21 Jun 2009

Saflex SilentGlass OK For Hurricane Protection After Passing Weathering and Flammability Tests

Solutia announced today that their Saflex SilentGlass Technology advanced acoustic interlayer is now approved for use in Dade County Florida. Saflex SilentGlass Technology has passed the weathering and flammability requi...

19 Jun 2009