Flexible OLEDs could be part of lighting's future
AP reports here at Yahoo News: NISKAYUNA, N.Y. - On a bank of the Mohawk River, a windowless industrial building of corrugated steel hides something that could make floor lamps, bedside lamps, wall sconces and nearly every other household lamp obsolete.
Nature loss 'dwarfs bank crisis'
BBC News reports here: The global economy loses more money from deforestation than the current banking crisis, says an EU-commissioned report.
First Salmon Caught in Basel in 50 Years
Spiegel Online reports here: A Swiss fisher reeled in a surprise on Sunday. The Swiss environment ministry confirmed Wednesday that the hobby fisher had caught the first salmon seen in Basel for half a century.
Wayward penguins returned home on airplane
CNN reports here: Hundreds of confused and hungry Magellanic penguins showed up recently on a northern Brazil beach, far from their usual feeding grounds. So animal-welfare activists rehabilitated the birds, loaded them onto a cargo plane and flew them 1,550 miles south, where the penguins marched back into the sea.
Supreme Court hears whales case
CNN reports here: The Supreme Court appeared conflicted Wednesday as it juggled national security and environmental concerns in a case over whether the U.S. Navy is doing enough to protect whales from underwater sonar tests it conducts.
Canal plan to power 45,000 homes
Local communities will be consulted on possible turbine and generator sites, BBC News reports here: Plans have been unveiled to power 45,000 homes with wind and hydro-electric turbines along Britain's historic canals and rivers.
NJ: We'll become a world leader in wind power
AP reports here at Yahoo News: ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - New Jersey is powering up an ambitious plan to become a world leader in the use of wind-generated energy.
Mammals facing extinction threat
BBC News reports here: About 25% of the world's mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to a global assessment.
WWF bemoans attempts to water down EU's green targets
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: BRUSSELS - Europe's plan of action to tackle climate change is being undermined by pressure from industry and may no longer achieve its original green goals, the environmental group WWF said Friday.
States sue EPA over water releases from ships
AP reports here at Yahoo News: ALBANY, N.Y. - Nine states sued the Bush administration Thursday over federal rules on water dumped from ships, claiming there is an illegal loophole that could hurt fisheries and contaminate drinking water.
Turbines 'no risk to farm birds'
BBC News reports here: Wind turbines pose less of a risk to farmland birds than previously thought, a study has concluded.
Japan's Sanyo to build new US plant
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: TOKYO - Japan's Sanyo Electric Co. said Monday that it will spend about 80 million dollars to build a new US plant to make parts for solar power cells.
Africa awash in sunlight, but not solar energy
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: PARIS - From household solar panels to thermal generators big enough to power a town, sun power has enjoyed explosive growth around the world.
UK opposes green aviation target
BBC News reports here: The government wants the aviation industry to be exempt from EU targets on renewable energy.
