http://Environmental.industrysearch.com environmental enclosures, environmental software, environmental engineers, environmental packaging, environmental controls, environmental audits, environmental rooms, environmental coatings, (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) Louisville Gas and Electric Company has announced that Hosting.Com is LG&E’s first “Green Energy Champion,” offsetting more than 1,500 tons of carbon emissions annually. http://Environmental.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14400%2etxt New rules regarding storage and handling of gaseous and liquefied hydrogen systems went into effect today. The rules, promulgated pursuant to the Fire Prevention Code, are the result of the cumulative efforts of the Department of Environmental Quality, local fire chiefs, industry experts, and other stakeholders and are the first of their kind in the nation. http://Environmental.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14374%2etxt Canon Continues to Increase Its U.S. Presence with New Facilities and Additional Employees in the Newport News, Virginia, Area NEWPORT NEWS, Va.--Canon Inc. and Canon U.S.A., Inc. announces Canon’s plans to expand its U.S. operations with new facilities and jobs in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area. With the assistance of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Canon is expected to invest more than $600 million to expand the operations of Canon Virginia Inc., a subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., and create more than 1,000 new jobs. http://Environmental.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14373%2etxt PIQUA, Ohio--Innovative compressed air manufacturer, CompAir has rewritten the rules of compressed air generation by launching Quantima, a unique and dynamic oil-free compressor technology. http://Environmental.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14370%2etxt The company will spend $58 million for additions that will bring 280 workers from an old downtown site to a newer facility on the north side of town. http://Environmental.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14366%2etxt FRANKFORT, Ky.–The Commonwealth Office of Technology (COT) presented the third annual “Best of Kentucky” awards at the Kentucky Digital Summit recently at the Embassy Suites in Lexington. http://Environmental.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14350%2etxt SHANGHAI, China – Ashland Distribution, a division of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH), has announced an agreement with Teknor Apex to distribute their PVC compounds in China, with an emphasis on the medical market. Ashland Distribution operates warehouses in key manufacturing areas throughout China and provides customers with a trusted source for branded thermoplastic resins and other products and services. http://Environmental.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14347%2etxt FiberMark, a producer of specialty papers and fiber-based materials for a variety of applications, today announced that it has converted the manufacturing operations at its Vermont headquarters to be able to run up to 100% used vegetable oil. With this conversion, FiberMark has become the first manufacturer in the state of Vermont and in the paper industry to generate part of its process energy from waste biofuel. The ¡§green steam¡¨ produced by the vegetable oil not only powers FiberMark's Brattleboro paper machine turbine and dries its papers, but also provides heat for the plant. http://Environmental.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14343%2etxt SHANGHAI, China – Ashland Distribution, a division of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH), has announced an agreement with Teknor Apex to distribute their PVC compounds in China, with an emphasis on the medical market. Ashland Distribution operates warehouses in key manufacturing areas throughout China and provides customers with a trusted source for branded thermoplastic resins and other products and services. http://Environmental.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14341%2etxt The Kentucky Public Service Commission’s (PSC) decision in case 2007-00134, the application of Kentucky-American Water Co. to construct a new water treatment plant on the Kentucky River in Owen County and to build a pipeline from the plant to connect to the company’s system in Fayette County, will be issued at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 25. http://Environmental.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14331%2etxt ALEXANDRIA, IN. POET recently hosted a grand opening ceremony for their 23rd ethanol production facility. POET, the largest producer of biofuels in the world, was joined at the opening of POET Biorefining - Alexandria by Indiana Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman; Andy Miller, Director of Indiana Department of Agriculture and Chris Novak, Executive Director of Indiana Corn Growers Association. http://Environmental.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14310%2etxt The Kentucky Division of Water has awarded a $728,270 grant to the Jackson Purchase Resource Conservation and Development Foundation for improving water quality and preventing nonpoint source pollution in the Upper East Fork of Clarks River in Calloway, Marshall and McCracken counties. The award includes a $436,970 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and $291,300 in nonfederal matching funds. http://Environmental.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14298%2etxt CLEVELAND -- When the 2008 Material Handling & Logistics Show and Conference (NA 2008) opens it's doors on April 21 it will include over 500 exhibits and an Educational Conference featuring a Keynote on green manufacturing and supply chain solutions. In addition, over 70 educational sessions that will outline leading trends, best practices and state-of-the-art equipment and technology solutions that can make manufacturing and the entire supply chain work more productively and profitably. http://Environmental.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14296%2etxt The growing popularity of business incubators may play a key role in breeding new positions for the manufacturing industry http://Environmental.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14280%2etxt ANDERSON, Indiana -- I Power Energy Systems LLC, a developer of environmentally friendly electric power generation equipment, announced today it is on path to create more than 100 new jobs following a 2006 award from Indiana's 21st Century Research and Technology Fund. http://Environmental.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14276%2etxt