DOVER TOWNSHIP - Officials at the Hydrogen Learning Centeer want people to learn about hydrogen - as an alternative fuel source.
"Through the five universities and colleges that are stakeholders in New Jersey, we want to engage the next generation. Let them become familiar with hydrogen fuel cell technology," said Nora Lovrien, spokeswoman for the learning center, part of the Bloustein School at Rutgers University.
The center held its first stakeholders meeting Wednesday in the technology building at Ocean County College, with about 50 attendees representing businesses, nonprofit organizations, academia and state government.

The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer’s Association (BIFMA) Furniture Emissions Standard Subcommittee recently completed drafting a Standard and Test Method for measuring emissions from office furniture. The documents are now undergoing a public comment period as an integral part of the approval process developed by the American National Standards Institute. Stakeholders are encouraged to participate in reviewing both documents.

Both documents--one on emissions from office furniture systems, components, and seating, the other on standard test methods for determining VOCs--are available for review on the BIFMA Web site. Anyone who wishes to participate in the canvassing process may contact Dick Driscoll or Roxanne DeBoer at BIFMA International at 616-285-3963.

The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute has awarded GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification to interior phenolic resin surfaces of Trespa North America. Trespa's Athlon, Virtuon, and Toplab Plus were tested for chemical emissions performance under the stringent GREENGUARD Standard for Low Emitting Products. All of Trespa's interior decorative panels can be specified with the confidence that they will not impact the indoor air.
"GREENGUARD Certification fits perfectly into our environmental policy and is proof that our Life Cycle Analysis goals are being achieved," commented Darlene Byrne, Marketing Manager for Trespa North America. "Not only are our interior panels low emitting, but they are also easy to clean and long lasting which are two important factors impacting indoor air quality."

Learn about the latest developments in thermal insulation systems from BASF Chemicals that are helping homeowners with rising energy costs.

Homeowners concerned with rising energy costs can learn about the latest developments in thermal insulation systems that help reduce bills for heating and cooling their homes from a New England farmstead built in 1849.

“This Old House,” the popular home restoration television program on PBS, used structural insulated panels (SIPs) supplied by Insulspan Blissfield, Mich., for its “Carlisle Home” project in Massachusetts. The “Carlisle Home” series, which also commemorated the show’s 25th anniversary, was broadcast earlier this year.

Carrier Corporation, the world's No. 1 air conditioner supplier, on Friday pledged long-term investments in China's heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industry, 20 years after its entry into the Chinese market.

China has witnessed rapid growth in its HVAC industry over the past decade, arresting the attention of the world's leading provider of heating, air conditioning and refrigeration solutions.

"China is definitely one of the biggest markets on the planet with great development potential," said Philippe Delpech, CEO of Carrier China, at a ceremony to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the company's operation in China.

(Washington, D.C.-Nov. 14, 2005) With American businesses expected to
experience higher than ever energy prices this winter, EPA has issued
advice businesses can take to save 10 percent or more on their energy
bills. The advice shares lessons learned by EPA's Energy Star partners
who saved money and subsequently adopted longer-term energy management
strategies that produced even greater savings. If every business in the
United States saved 10 percent on its energy bills, Americans would save
about $10 billion annually.

"By taking a few common-sense steps to heed President Bush's call to

EPA is issuing an initial draft of the staff paper on ground-level ozone
as part of a process to gather public, technical and scientific input to
ensure that federal air quality standards reflect the latest air
pollution and health effects research. The draft staff paper, "Review
of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone," includes
scientific and technical information about ozone related health and
welfare effects, initial results from a human exposure analysis and
health risk assessment, and discussion of a planned vegetation-related
environmental assessment.

This initial draft staff paper does not provide staff recommendations as

Donaldson Membranes' drive to provide first-class products to the industrial filtration industry has been fuelled by some 'quality' work at the company's manufacturing plant in Hull.

In line with its policy of delivering quality products through continuous improvement, its Hull manufacturing plant has been awarded quality standard ISO/TS16949:2002.

Donaldson, a leading worldwide provider of filtration systems and replacement parts, is a technology-driven company committed to satisfying customer needs for solutions through innovative research and development. Donaldson serves customers in the diesel, engine and industrial markets, including in-plant air cleaning, compressed air and gas purification, power generation, disk drive filtration, off-road equipment and trucks.

As soaring prices for oil and natural gas drive more Americans toward alternative fuels to stay warm this winter, environmental watchdogs are awakening to the unhealthy effects of the pollution from burning wood in the home.
Scientists have long known that wood smoke contains carbon monoxide and cancer-causing chemicals. But research shows that wood smoke's major ingredient — tiny particles of soot and liquid pollution — worsens heart disease and triggers asthma attacks.
This "particle pollution," also emitted by diesel engines, kills thousands of Americans a year. Alarmed by such findings, and required by federal law to cut particle pollution, officials across the USA are trying to reduce the smoke from the nation's 37 million home chimneys and 10 million wood stoves.

The megalopolis actually has had fewer smoggy days this year than last, continuing a relatively steady three-decade trend toward cleaner air. However, Houston and California's San Joaquin Valley, which in recent years rivaled and even surpassed L.A. as the smoggiest areas in the country, experienced exceptionally clean air this year.

As a result, the Greater Los Angeles region is again home to the worst smog in the nation, according to the federal Environmental Protection Agency's latest barometer for measuring the unhealthful haze — a dubious distinction the region has held for most of the last half-century.