Environment

CNPC signs new agreements with Sudan
Oil & Gas Journal | 1 hour 50 minutes ago
China National Petroleum Corp., apparently shrugging off environmentalists? concerns, has signed three oil and gas cooperation agreements with the government of Sudan.

Airport Fast Park upgrades, changes name
American City Business Journals | 3 hours 40 minutes ago
After 30 years of being located near the Albuquerque International Sunport as Airport Fast Park, the company is now called FastPark & Relax.

Builder honored for work on historic Tenneseee residence
American City Business Journals | 4 hours 26 minutes ago
Goodlettsville construction company PBG Builders Inc.

Appeals filed against Marina Center coastal development permit
San Jose Mercury News (Calif.) | 4 hours 32 minutes ago
With the arrival of the deadline Thursday for appeals against the Marina Center's recently issued coastal development permit came a slew of appeals to the California Coastal Commission.

Measuring Up: New NIST Director, Plus Big Budget Put Measurement Science in Public Eye
ScientificAmerican.com | 4 hours 41 minutes ago
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Commerce confirmed Patrick Gallagher as the 14th director of its National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Although the title may be new to Gallagher, NIST's mission of developing measurement science, standards and technology isn't. The 46-year-old physicist began his career in the organization's NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) in 1993 to pursue studies in neutron and x-ray instrumentation; in 2004 he became NCNR's director.

Greenbuild Recap: Job Growth, Sustainable Products, and Building Performance Among Key Topics " /> <script language="javascript" src="/ServerName.aspx
Construction.com | 5 hours 34 minutes ago
After growing almost exponentially in recent years, attendance at the Greenbuild International Conference &amp; Expo, held November 11 to 13 in Phoenix, hovered around 28,000, roughly equivalent to the size of the 2008 conference in Boston. In addition to a star-studded opening ceremony, headlined by Al Gore and Sheryl Crow, the convention featured a long list of educational sessions, field trips, and press conferences. Topics ran the gamut, from building performance to job growth. Here ...

Vegas Citycenter Earns Six Leed Gold Certifications
Hotel Interactive | 6 hours 25 minutes ago
Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas and Veer Towers Awarded LEED Gold Certification

NRG starts process for new reactor
AuntMinnie.com (free registration) | 6 hours 36 minutes ago
Dutch radiopharmaceutical producer Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) has begun the regulatory approval process to build a nuclear reactor to replace its High Flux Reactor (HFR) in Petten, Netherlands.

Vegas' CityCenter Earns Six LEED Gold Certifications
HotelsMag.com | 8 hours 8 minutes ago
November 20, 2009 ? Affirming its commitment to bring a new level of environmental consciousness to the Las Vegas Strip, CityCenter has earned its fifth and sixth LEED®? Gold ratings from the U

Semiconductor equipment bookings flat, book-to-bill ratio remains above 1.0
Electronic Business | 9 hours 17 minutes ago
SEMI reports that although the book-to-bill ratio for October slipped from September's results, the semiconductor industry continues its slow recovery.