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Monday 20 April 2009
Cops sold on biofuel, fire brigade ready to try it out Times of India, India KOLKATA: Biofuel, the world's fuel for the future, has gained greater acceptance in the city. Kolkata Police has started using biofuel for its wireless fleet as a test case. The result, so far, is "very good" and the city police chief is thinking about ... |
Palo Alto leads nation in renewable energy participants Bizjournals.com, NC More people participate in Palo Alto's renewable energy program than in any other city in the country, according to a report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Slightly more than 20 percent of Palo Alto's customers enroll in the energy ... |
 Miami New Times | Miami launching "smart grid" energy initiative BusinessWeek Miami is poised to become one of the first cities in the nation to implement a $200 million "smart grid" to promote efficiency and renewable energy. The city, Florida Power and Light and General Electric are pushing to use federal stimulus money to ... Miami Smart-Grid Project Powers Expectations For Clean Energy Miami to tap stimulus for $200 million smart grid GE, Cisco and Others Team with Miami for $200M Smart Grid Project |
Bald Eagles Topic of Ecology Lecture Hartford Courant, United States Local naturalist Ken Etheridge will lead a discussion on the lives of bald eagles, their distribution in the local area and tips on spotting them. Etheridge is a member of the Great Meadows Conservation Trust and the Bald Eagle Study Group of ... Bald Eagle Surveys Show Rise in Nest |
'Biofuels could pollute more' Economic Times, India Environmentalists have warned against biofuels, saying they could produce twice the carbon emissions of the fossil fuels they replace, environmentalists have claimed. Friends of the Earth said rules introduced a year ago requiring a percentage of UK ... |
 TVNZ | US Energy Sector Beaten Down By Broad Market, Oil Prices Wall Street Journal By Steve Gelsi Halliburton Co. on Monday signaled more trouble ahead in the hard-hit oil drilling sector as US energy stocks recoiled from recent gains and fell harder than the broad market. Corporate earnings both inside and outside the energy sector ... Oil Falls the Most in Seven Weeks as Dollar Gains, Stocks Drop Oil tumbles 9% to below $46 Oil Price Drop Drags Energy Stocks Lower |
Midwest Research Institute Advances Algal Biofuels Research ... PR Newswire (press release), NY MRI's algae research and development efforts are focused in two core areas: developing biofuels and related products, and addressing carbon dioxide capture. "Within the R&D industry, we are seeing the pace of algae research increase at a significant ... |
Biofuels to be showcased at Earth Day event in Indy Brownfield, MO by Dave Russell As a part of Earth Day Indiana activities in Indianapolis on Saturday, April 25, the Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC) and Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) will have their Biofuels Mobile Learning Center at the American Legion Mall in ... |
Decision day nears for Calif. carbon rule on fuels New York Times, United States Indirect land-use changes refer to ripple effects of biofuels' production, such as release of carbon when land is cleared to make up for crops diverted to fuel. The provision takes into account feedstock production's effects on land use elsewhere, ... |
JBEI researchers develop new technique to assess feasibility of ... Ethanol Producer Magazine, ND There is a lot of attention being paid to biofuels right now, but Sapra said the amount of research and development that goes into developing those fuels is often overlooked. ???The idea is if you are doing bioprospecting or looking for a host, ... |
* Biofuel industry has traveled leaps and bounds The Keene Sentinel, NH Since then, the biofuel industry, along with its local consumers, has traveled leaps and bounds. Among the latest to jump on the biodiesel bandwagon is Keene firm Clarke Distributors, which is now using a blend of the renewable fuel to power its ... |
Hungary, Slovakia seek EU ecology funds United Press International BUDAPEST, Hungary, April 20 (UPI) -- Slovakia and Hungary agreed to seek more European Union funds to preserve the ecology of the Ipel River on their border, a Budapest official said. The 135-mile long Ipel river makes a natural environment convenient ... Hungarian-Slovak joint application for EU funding to protect River ... |
 WHO-TV | Obama back on road to tout clean energy Boston Globe, United States Finally back in Washington after globe-trotting trips to Europe and the Caribbean, President Obama plans to hit the road again this week to promote his alternative energy agenda. The White House officially announced this afternoon that Obama will ... iowapolitics.com: Iowa to showcase wind energy, Newton's ... White House releases details about Obama's Iowa trip President Obama to Travel to Newton, Iowa on Wednesday |
State lawmakers tout bills to safeguard kid products Detroit Free Press, United States She went on to list several toys tested by Ann Arbor's Ecology Center and found to contain mercury, which can damage the neurological system of a growing child: a Dora the Explorer lunch bag, a Little Tykes bath toy and Mattel's Ballerina Barbie. ... |
 Business Wire (press release) | Clean Air and Water, Green Products: Brought to You by Biotechnology Business Wire (press release), CA Cellulosic biofuel, made from cellulose in wood, grasses, or the non-edible parts of plants- such as cornstalks- can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 85 percent compared to gasoline. (Biotechnology Industry Organization. ... BIO debunks myths in anti GM report |
 findingDulcinea | Minnesota Biofuels Company Draws Interest With Clean Diesel Fuel findingDulcinea, New York With it, the biofuels company has produced clean diesel fuel using a ???continuous flow??? process, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. In fact, SarTec can make approximately 1000 gallons of diesel a week for $1.25 to $1.75 per gallon. ... |
NEWS FROM AROUND THE REGION FOR 4/20/09 provide by the Associated ... KMAS, Mason County The building houses leased offices of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Ecology, which 13 years ago declared that the creek was severely polluted with fecal coliform. The problem was fixed, and workers on Friday were able ... Washington House Passes Restructured Emissions Bill |
Makers of next-generation biofuels likely to face challenges SmartBrief, DC Startup companies that manufacture next-generation biofuels are not large enough to meet the target set by Congress requiring the use of 21 billion gallons of "advanced" biofuels annually across the country by 2022. Industry executives say meeting this ... |
 Workday Minnesota | A Tale of Two Energy Economies Center For American Progress, DC By 2030 Colorado could have more than 600000 jobs in renewable energy and energy efficiency and nearly $62 billion in revenue. By Tom Kenworthy | April 20, 2009 New research shows that the real energy future for Colorado and much of the West rests not ... IBEW sees sunny prospects for renewable energy jobs My Turn: Energy bill is step forward Solar power supporters split over roof panels |
Biofuel subsidies targeted in report Perham Enterprise Bulletin, MN The suggestion that Minnesota end its annual payments to ethanol producers came in a report on biofuels released Friday by the Minnesota legislative auditor. The auditor's analysis also concluded that traditional biofuels ??? ethanol and soybean-based ... News Day: Subsidizing corn for a sacred cow / The professor is a ... Report recommends ending ethanol producer payments |
 Stock Watch | Chesapeake Energy Corp. Further Trims Natural Gas Production in ... Trading Markets (press release), CA Apr 19, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- CHK | Quote | Chart | News | powerrating -- Chesapeake Energy Corp. announced it has elected to curtail approximately 400 million cubic feet (mmcf) per day of its gross natural gas production due to continued ... The next big thing Commodity Market Outlook for Energy Sector: Nirmal Bang Soaring oil price lifts Global Energy |
 Reuters | Brazil pledge to share sugarcane biofuel technology Biofuels International, UK Despite critics claiming that the practice of turning sugarcane into ethanol could occupy agricultural land destined to food production, and areas currently covered by forests, Lula stated that Brazil would be the first ones to condemn biofuels if they ... Lula says Brazil ready to share sugarcane biofuel technology |
There's Hope for Earth Southtown Star, IL It was, in fact, one of her peers who inspired her to start an ecology movement for kids. "One of my friends said she does not think that the environment is that big of a problem. I'm trying to get people to realize that we need to be worried about it ... |
Benton County considers organic waste facility TheNewsTribune.com, WA The county is using $37000 from the state Department of Ecology and $12500 of its own money to find companies and consultants to identify organic waste sources and alternatives to burning or burying the wastes in the landfill. ... |
Fuel recovered after tug sinks in Lake Washington near Kenmore Seattle Times, United States The spill had no observable impact on fish or wildlife, said Dan Partridge, a spokesman for the state Department of Ecology. The tug was operated by Lakeshore Marine Construction. The sinking's cause has not yet been determined. News From Around the Local Waterways Tugboat Sinks, Spills Fuel On Lake Washington |
Political ecology: DA's environmental policies Thought Leader, South Africa Q&A with the DA on a few front-line issues regarding their environmental resources policies (political ecology). The questionnaire ??? sent to major political parties ??? interrogated a number of issues ranging from agriculture and the extractive ... |
CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Novozymes sees China biofuel project Reuters UK, UK HONG KONG, April 20 (Reuters) - Denmark's industrial enzyme maker Novozymes A/S (NZYMb.CO), which has teamed up with China's COFCO and Sinopec to develop a solution for cellulosic ethanol, said the country would need a total of 90 billion yuan ($13.2 ... REFILE-Novozymes,COFCO,Sinopec in $13 bln biofuel deal-Report |
 BBC News | IAEA chief urges N Korea dialogue BBC News, UK The International Atomic Energy Agency chief, Mohamed ElBaradei, has said he hopes North Korean nuclear disarmament talks would restart quickly. Speaking at a conference in Beijing, China, he said he hoped IAEA inspectors would be allowed back into ... UN agency issues N Korea warning IAEA chief hopes for return of nuclear inspectors to DPRK Top UN Nuclear Official Optimistic About North Korea, Iran |
Don't sink energy independence by crimping biofuels The Detroit News, MI As part of California's strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels, CARB is pushing for the enactment of a low-carbon fuel standard, or LCFS, that aims to regulate the emissions level of petroleum refiners, biofuels producers ... California plan scares supporters of ethanol Ethanol From Sugarcane Already Meets California Low Carbon Fuel ... |
 Scientific American | Wesley Clark: State's energy future is biofuels Orlando Sentinel, FL Biofuels present a tremendous opportunity for the Sunshine State. In Florida, you have the potential to turn grass from the fields and orange peels into clean, green renewable liquid fuel. Not only is this good for the environment, reducing the amount ... Natural Resources Canada/Government of Canada Provides New Funding ... Hired to Crack The Bl... Ont. ethanol plant up for $73M from feds |
California's proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard Los Angeles Times, CA The objections from biofuel producers are more troubling. They focus on a penalty for "indirect land use change" that would be applied only to biofuels when calculating their carbon intensity. This is triggered when production of a certain biofuel ... Don't sink energy independence by crimping biofuels |
Battle Ground printer fined for pollution Seattle Post Intelligencer The state Department of Ecology has fined a Battle Ground printing company $18000 for allegedly discharging silver-bearing photochemicals, ink and solvent wastes into the sewer system. The agency investigated Wholesale Printers Inc. after the Clark ... State fines BG printer for pollution overflow |
Where 'Energy-Efficient' Works Washington Post, United States The high taxes have not reduced productivity but rather are helping the development of an extremely energy-efficient economy in the housing, industrial and transportation sectors. While Detroit continued to produce gas guzzlers, high-priced gasoline in ... |