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San Francisco, California (Press Release – November 21, 2011) -  PURETI Inc., an American-based manufacturer of air-purifying, photocatalytic surface treatments, has won Popular Science 2011 “Best of What’s New” in Green Tech.

PURETI’s light-activated, water and titanium dioxide based solutions are spray applied to building materials and infrastructure to create self-cleaning and smog-killing surfaces.

The National Federation of Independent Business is moving forward with a lawsuit it filed against the Environmental Protection Agency's "Tailoring Rule." The rule is part of a series of regulations put in place to monitor carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.

House Republicans are turning to their business allies as they move to scrap Obama administration programs and regulations as varied as controlling greenhouse gases, regulating the Internet and modifying home mortgages.

Advances in conventional agriculture have dramatically slowed the flow of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, in part by allowing farmers to grow more food to meet world demand without plowing up vast tracts of land, a study by three Stanford University researchers has found.

A U.S. solar power company said Saturday it will help build a series of solar thermal power plants in China, as the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases tries to decrease its heavy reliance on coal, imported gas and oil.

Dallas (PRESS RELEASE – December 10, 2009) — AT&T today announced it has formed a business sustainability advisory council dedicated to advising AT&T on the powerful linkage between information and communications technology (ICT) and helping customers minimize the environmental impact of their operations.

Once vilified by environmentalists and its future dim, nuclear energy has become a pivotal bargaining chip as Senate Democrats seek Republican votes to pass climate legislation.

The nuclear industry's long-standing campaign to rebrand itself as green is gaining acceptance amid the push to curtail greenhouse gases.

Apple has become the latest company, and probably the highest profile, to leave the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over that organization's stance against limiting greenhouse gases to slow the effects of global climate change.

Three other companies, Pacific Gas and Electric, PNM Resources and Exelon, also recently pulled out of the Chamber over its climate policy.

Additionally, Nike resigned its position on the Chamber's board, though it has maintained its membership.

Economists are pleased with the Federal Reserve's policy on interest rates but skeptical of the government's ability to rein in spending, curb greenhouse gases or overhaul health care, a new survey finds.

New smart appliances from GE will do great things. They will save energy, reduce greenhouse gases, generate “green jobs” in America and -- oh, I almost forgot -- clean your clothes, wash your dishes and keep your ice cream from melting.

They will also be financed, in part, with your tax dollars, if, as seems likely, the company has its way.