Innovative Tower To Feature Atrium Of Wind Turbines
The “Clean Technology Tower” is a highly efficient building which will be constructed in Chicago. The tower will have wind turbines positioned at the corners of the building, to capture wind at its highest velocity as it accelerates around the tower. At the apex, where wind speeds are at a maximum, a domed double roof cavity directs the wind towards an array of wind turbines. The negative pressure created by the turbines will be used to ventilate interior spaces. The dome itself is shaded by solar cells that capture the southern sun.

Smog’s Origins Get Clearer
A key chemical reaction helps form ozone haze, scientists say

Three Banks Aim to Expand Carbon Principles to Public Utilities
OAKLAND, Calif., March 21, 2008 — Citi, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley have announced a plan to extend guidelines for investing in greenhouse gas-generating projects to include the more numerous municipal utilities.

Ecolab Expands Green Options for Carwashes
OAKLAND, Calif., March 21, 2008 — Ecolab will reportedly introduce a new environmental initiative to certify carwash operators and help them market their services to green-minded consumers.

Cycling For Food: Engineers Work On Pedal-powered Grain Crusher
Heather Klein crisscrosses the campus of Rowan University, from the College of Engineering to the townhouses, the dining hall to the Rec Center, on a blue Huffy 26-inch beach cruiser bicycle. She’s hoping a clone of the bike, picked up at the K-Mart in Glassboro for about a hundred bucks, may some day make the difference in the lives of people living half a world away.

‘Nanominerals’ influence Earth systems from ocean to atmosphere to biosphere
The ubiquity of tiny particles of minerals–mineral nanoparticles–in oceans and rivers, atmosphere and soils, and in living cells are providing scientists with new ways of understanding Earth’s workings. Our planet’s physical, chemical, and biological processes are influenced or driven by the properties of these minerals.

Giant Marine Life Found in Antarctica
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Scientists who conducted the most comprehensive survey to date of New Zealand’s Antarctic waters were surprised by the size of some specimens found, including jellyfish with 12-foot tentacles and 2-foot-wide starfish.