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Saturday 18 April 2009
 Aljazeera.net | Lula says Brazil ready to share sugarcane biofuel technology Xinhua, China "Biofuels are an effective weapon in the fight against global warming," he said. The draft of the summit's finial declaration includes clauses encouraging development of biofuel development, but the practice of turning sugarcane into ethanol remains ... Lula's big moment |
 Times Online | Bolivia vows not to sign Americas summit document if biofuel ... Xinhua, China (Xinhua/Juan Carlos Hernandez) "If the issue of biofuel is not reviewed, the government of Bolivia will not sign this document. Introducing biofuel policies means to privilege the machines over human life. What will we pick, human life or US machines? ... Video: Obama Pledges Partnership at Summit of Americas Bolivia's Evo morales won't sign declaration unless revised Summit of the Americas is lacking a clear business agenda |
After Game 2 Loss, Devils Have Injury and Energy Concerns New York Times, United States By DAVE CALDWELL NEWARK ??? Three thin, purplish welts had formed around Devils forward Patrik Elias's left eye late Friday night. Elias said he had been clipped by a stick on his first shift of a Stanley Cup playoff game that the Carolina Hurricanes ... |
Power line would carry wind energy Chicago Tribune, United States AP SIOUX FALLS, SD - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved incentives that could help a Michigan company build a 3000-mile transmission "superhighway" to move wind-generated power out of the Midwest. Novi, Mich.-based ITC Holdings Corp. ... Power line would carry wind energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dismisses Interstate Power ... FERC Approves Green Power Express's Request for Grid Investment ... |
 The Associated Press | Desert clash in West over solar potential, water The Associated Press To some solar companies answering Washington's push for renewable energy on vast government lands, it's also an environmental thorn. The unusual collision pits natural resources protections against President Barack Obama's plans to produce more ... |
Tea Parties Offer Energy but Few Answers for GOP Washington Post, United States Opportunity because they offer a jolt of energy for a battered party after two dismal elections. Risk because they supply at best only a partial answer to what ails the Republicans. There is certainly a sense of d??j?? vu to the demonstrations. ... |
Once a polluted site, now a shoreline trail for the public The Olympian, WA 1984: The State Department of Ecology steps up a pollution inquiry at the Cascade Pole wood-treating plant at the tip of the Port of Olympia peninsula. Studies show that the groundwater, soils and Budd Inlet sediments are contaminated with dioxins, ... |
From "Bad Experiences" to an "Ecology of the Soul" OpEdNews, PA Life, I now believe, is less about getting one's wishes granted than about creating an ecology of the soul in which the various elements ???the light and radiant, and the dark and wet???are channelled to life's purposes. Andrew Bard Schmookler's website ... |
 Business Wire (press release) | Energy-efficient home upgrades save money at tax time Seattle Times, United States Congress tripled the tax credit for energy-efficiency home improvements when it passed the latest stimulus plan. The tax credit now covers up to 30 percent of the cost of products installed this year and next. By JW ELPHINSTONE The Associated Press NEW ... Pay less for energy with these tips Tax credits making it easier to go green at home and in cars Survey: Nearly Half of US Homeowners Who Are Aware of the Newly ... |
US Small-Caps Close Higher; Consumer, Energy Cos Lead Wall Street Journal By Kelly Nolan Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Economically sensitive consumer discretionary and energy names helped lead small-capitalization stocks higher in a rally Friday, which capped a six-week winning streak. ... |
Rally to push for toxin-free toys in Michigan Detroit Free Press, United States The Ecology Center in Ann Arbor plans to rally parents, educators and health care professionals to promote the passage of legislation introduced April 2 by several state lawmakers, including some from metro Detroit. ... |
Refurbishing Normal New York Times, United States By ROB WALKER Last year, The Journal of Industrial Ecology published a comprehensive analysis of the ???consumption drivers of the Danish bathroom boom.??? OK, that sounds pretty esoteric. But the study's authors, Maj-Britt Quitzau and Inge Ropke, ... |
Explore alternative biofuels, report says Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN While the ethanol industry still contributes billions to the state economy, the report says Minnesota should redirect the subsidies to encourage a new generation of biofuels. By TOM MEERSMAN, Star Tribune Great idea!!!! Corn ethanol is a bankrupt idea, ... |
 New York Times | Biofuel subsidies targeted in report Morris Sun Tribune, MN John Yunker of the legislative auditor's office discusses his report on the biofuels industry in Minnesota during a Friday legislative committee hearing. The suggestion that Minnesota end its annual payments to ethanol producers came in a report on ... The Biofuel Bubble Highlights of biofuels report Auditor report recommends ending Minnesota's ethanol producer ... |