ISMI ESH News Scan

January 2009

Panasonic links emission cuts to management pay
San Jose Mercury News

Toshiba CEO Atsutoshi Nishida Receives Akira Inoue Award for EHS Excellence
SEMI

Toshiba Announces Plans to Build Retrofit Carbon Capture and Storage Pilot Plant
GreenBiz.com

IBM, Harvard Launch Project to Discover Lower Cost, More Efficient Solar Cells
Semiconductor International

Intel works on tiny devices for eco-technology
San Francisco Chronicle

HP expects to save $1 billion per year on its global IT costs
GreenerComputing

Nine companies join Austin's clean energy partnership; SEMATECH to consult
Austin American-Statesman

TEL and Edwards to develop PFC abatement system for dielectric film etching processes
Fabtech

Eco-Efficient Solutions Reduce Energy, Costs
Semiconductor International

Fab ESH: Prepare Better, Minimize Impact
Semiconductor International

Silicon Could Give Lithium Ion Batteries 10X More Capacity
gas2.0

Hybrid Auto Powertrain $1.3 Billion Semiconductor Opportunity by 2015
Strategy Analytics

Sustainability Tops Society, Supplier and Manufacturer Goals at SEMICON Japan's Opening Day
SEMI

Hemlock Semiconductor Joint Ventures to Invest up to $3.0 Billion to Expand Polysilicon Production for the Solar and Electronics Industries
Yahoo! Finance

American Elements sets up Green Technology & Alternative Energy Information Center website
American Elements

The Sixth Revolution: The Coming of Cleantech
Merrill Lynch

It'll Be a Good Year for Green IT, IDC Predicts
GreenerComputing

Europe Backs Supergrids
Technology Review

Federal research plan inadequate to shed light on health and environmental risks posed by nanomaterials
The National Academies

Solar’s bright future
EDN

Cool Earth Solar's solution: big party balloons
San Jose Mercury News

Rensselaer researchers lay out vision for lighting 'revolution'
Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute

Electric-Car Battery Makers Seek Federal Funds
New York Times

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