Solar SystemNews and information about the solar system.Arm & Hammer breaks ground on plant- September 17, 2008 Some towns name themselves after prominent citizens. Other well-known figures are content with having their names connected to bridges or highways.http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_10482143 Titan: The latest- September 17, 2008 Titan is Saturn's largest moon. Through Earth-based telescopes it looks like an orangey, brownish disc, with its centre a bit brighter than the edges.http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_similkameen/keremeosreview/opinion/28487844.html 'First shot' of planet circling Sun-like star- September 17, 2008 Image captures planet 'orbiting sun-like star' Chee Chee Leung September 17, 2008 - 10:58AM This image is believed to be the first of a planet orbiting a sun-like star.http://www.theage.com.au/national/image-captures-planet-orbiting-sunlike-star-20080917-4i8... Tour the solar system- September 17, 2008 Here are 9 posters about traveling to the planets done in a very retro style. The one for Mars is my favorite but this one's pretty cool too.http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/2008/09/see_the_solar_system.html ENVIRONMENT-INDIA: Green Buildings Popular With Builders, Clients- September 17, 2008 India's energy conservation laws for buildings are voluntary but this is one area in which the country is already 'greener' than in many parts of the developed world.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43901 House approves offshore drilling- September 17, 2008 WASHINGTON : The House has voted to allow oil drilling off the nation's Atlantic and Pacific coasts if states agree - but only 50 or more miles out.http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/17/business/NA-US-Offshore-Drilling.php Ground broken for plant that means 300 new jobs in York County- September 17, 2008 If one is to believe the talk heard at a groundbreaking ceremony, other states should be green with envy that Pennsylvania landed an Arm & Hammer factory and distribution center.http://yorkdispatch.inyork.com/yd/local/ci_10481320 Sun may have been thrown far from its birthplace- September 17, 2008 Spiral arms are created and destroyed in this simulation of the disc of a spiral galaxy.http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14749-sun-may-have-been-thrown-far-from-its-birthp... Trina Solar inks sales deal with Invictus- September 17, 2008 Trina Solar Ltd, an integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products, announced that its subsidiary, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co.http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800544300_765245_NT_713d1a72.HTM Renewable energy paperwork spawns new business in Md.- September 17, 2008 Utility companies needing to offset emissions can either generate the clean energy themselves or purchase from other green energy producers renewable energy certificates - pieces of paper that cost hundreds of ...http://www.mddailyrecord.com/article.cfm?id=8589&type=UTTM |