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Wednesday 29 April 2009
Planned biofuel plant in S. Ark. would employ 60 WXVT, MS AP - April 29, 2009 6:14 PM ET EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) - A published report says a new contract to buy large amounts of sawdust is an early stage of plans by a Canadian company to build a $40 million biofuel plant in the El Dorado area. ... Dynamotive secures feedstock supply for planned bio-oil plant |
 The Associated Press | Energy Sec. announces $193M for energy research The Associated Press (AP) ??? The primary US lab for renewable energy will receive $110 million in federal stimulus funds and another $83 million will go toward wind energy and other alternative power and efficiency projects, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Wednesday. ... Chu announces new wind energy funding Stimulus plan pumps money into NREL Renewable energy key to state's future. |
 WBAL Radio | Constellation Energy CEO Shattuck gets pay cut in half Bizjournals.com, NC Constellation Energy Group Inc. CEO Mayo A. Shattuck III will take a 49 percent pay cut for the work he did in 2008 as he and other top executives forgo bonuses for a year in which company stock lost about 80 percent of its value. ... Constellation backing French power partner Shattuck: Constellation/EDF deal ???key component to the next ... |
 TheBull.com.au | Crude Oil, Gasoline Rise as Supplies of the Motor Fuel Decline Bloomberg Gasoline supplies declined 4.7 million barrels to 212.6 million last week, the biggest reduction since September, the Energy Department said. Stockpiles were forecast to climb by 200000 barrels, according to a Bloomberg News survey. ... US OIL INVENTORIES: Crude Inventory Build Tops Expectations FUTURES MOVERS NYMEX-Crude ends up on Wall St rally, shrugs supply |
DuPont board gets former Bush energy secretary MarketWatch By Christopher Hinton , , ) said Wednesday its shareholders have elected Samuel Bodman, the former US Secretary of Energy under the Bush administration, to its board of directors. Bodman, 70, was energy secretary from 2005 until George Bush's departure ... |
Biofuel Production: a Drink-Or-Drive Issue? Newswise (press release) Newswise ??? Federal requirements to increase the production of ethanol has developed into a ???drink-or-drive issue??? in the Midwest as a result of biofuel production's impact on water supplies and water quality, says an environmental engineering ... |
Leveraging Biofuels in Latin America: Are the Current Growth ... PR Newswire (press release), NY BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan will host a live briefing on Thursday, May 07 at 15:00 EDT to provide industry participants an overview of different strategies to grow in the biofuels market. ... |
Dynamotive secures feedstock supply for planned bio-oil plant Biomass Magazine, ND By Lisa Gibson Dynamotive USA Inc. secured a supply of 220000 tons per year of sawdust from Southeast timber producer Springhill Land and Timber for a proposed bio-oil plant in southern Arkansas. That's more than enough to operate the facility, ... |
Chicken feed mill fined by DOE Nisqually Valley News, WA "Ecology takes a cooperative approach with permit holders in order to correct problems and help businesses comply with their stormwater permits," said Garin Schrieve, Ecology's Water Quality Program regional manager. "But when the same problems are ... |
Peace and Ecology considering new venue for Earth Day event Bridge River Lillooet News, Canada ???We've been wondering what we're going to do next,??? said Rod Webb of the Lillooet Peace and Ecology Group. Webb estimated that between 120 and 140 people attended the event throughout Saturday evening. The Planet Peace Cafe is a cornerstone of Peace ... |
Greenfield biofuel plant clears early hurdle Boston Herald, United States By AP GREENFIELD ??? A proposed $250 million wood-burning power plant proposed for Greenfield has cleared its first environmental hurdle. The state's environmental affairs secretary has ruled that a broader review under the Massachusetts Environmental ... |
FedEx to boost biofuel use to cut costs, emissions New York Times, United States Biodiesel derived from jatropha, ethanol from switchgrass, and other "second-generation" biofuels produce less emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases than petroleum, CEO Fred Smith said during a US Chamber of Commerce aviation forum. ... |
NV Energy Posts 1Q Loss On Weak Demand, Higher Costs Wall Street Journal SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Weak demand and higher costs led NV Energy Inc. (NVE) to report a first-quarter loss Wednesday, but the utility holding company said it was cutting near-term capital spending and expects to be cash-flow positive in 2010. ... NV Energy reports $22M 1st quarter loss NV Energy slips to loss in Q1 - Update NV Energy, Inc., Reports First Quarter Results |
Animals that play dead sacrifice others msnbc.com Miyatake, a professor in the Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology at Okayama University, and his team focused on a predator-prey system that, like the cartoon Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, involves constant chasing. In this case, a hungry jumping ... |
Encore Energy Announces Biofuel Market and Energy Efficiency ... GlobeNewsWire (press release), CA In anticipation of explosive demand, the Company continues targeting distressed biodiesel asset purchases and biofuel production and distribution agreements. The Company has soon to be announced programs in Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and in the ... |
Recycling tomato waste: a new ecology-friendly alternative MyNews.in, India Tomato processing produces waste consists of skin and seeds, which is difficult to handle. The volume of this waste was huge and goes unutilized due to lack of adequate technology. Presently most of the industries are dumping this waste into open space ... |
American Ecology Recognized by Norfolk Southern Corporation for ... PR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro American Ecology Corporation ( NASDAQ : ECOL) announced today that it is a recipient of Norfolk Southern Corporation's Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award for 2008, based on its excellent safety record in handling hazardous chemicals transported on NS ... American Ecology Reports 1Q Results |
 guardian.co.uk | Specter's switch likely to have limited impact on energy, climate ... New York Times, United States Arlen Specter's party switch sent shockwaves across Washington yesterday, but it appears unlikely to significantly alter the prospects for President Obama's agenda on energy, climate change and other major legislation. Certainly, Senate Democrats were ... Video: Sen. Specter 2001 Rule to Prevent Party Switching Specter Joins Conservative Democratic Bloc On Climate And Energy |
Jet fuel from oilseeds emits less greenhouse gas USA Today "These next generation biofuels are true hydrocarbons and on a molecular level indistinguishable from fossil fuels," said Shonnard, a chemical engineering professor at Michigan Tech. Sustainable Oils General Manager Scott Johnson said Shonnard's study ... |
 RTT News | Talisman Energy 1Q Net Slips On Lower Prices >TLM Wall Street Journal Talisman Energy Inc. (TLM) recorded slightly lower net income in the first quarter, as gains on asset sales were offset by lower realized prices, higher depletion, depreciation and amortization costs, and dry-hole costs. The Calgary upstream oil and ... Pembina Pipeline Buys Talisman Gas-Gathering Network Pembina buys Talisman gas plant for C$300 mln Talisman Energy Q1 profit declines - Quick Facts |
Biofuels Battle: Chemistry Versus Biology Forbes, NY There are 1865 biofuels companies out there, and sometimes it seems that there are at least 1865 different ways of turning every manner of biological material into fuel for a car, truck, train or plane. A big part of the reason, of course, ... Key Challenges and Issues facing the Liquid Biofuels: The North ... Biofuels worse for climate change than fossil fuels |
Jatropha Gets a Champion in SG Biofuels BNET, Ca SG Biofuels wants to be at the forefront, establishing a gene library for jatropha and working to increase the plant's yield and geographic range. The prize is a plant that can be grown on marginal lands across the world to make biodiesel. ... County pledges $500000 toward new biofuel plant SG Biofuels opens jatropha center |
Biofuel work gets federal funding TMCnet Apr 29, 2009 (The Centre Daily Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- A biofuel research effort at Penn State will get $21 million over five years as one of 46 projects across the country that are part of an energy initiative the ... Center to investigate plant cells for better biomass fuels |
 San Diego Union Tribune | New center to focus on algae, biofuels San Diego Union Tribune, CA (Jim Demattia) - Background: San Diego is home to a large cluster of biotechnology companies and research institutions, including several doing work on algae and biofuels. What's happening: The organizations are teaming up to create the San Diego ... Algae Biofuel Partnership in San Diego Great (Algae) Expectations, and San Diego's Plans for Creating a ... Prize Capital TM Announces Due Diligence Phase for $10 Million ... |
 Earthtimes (press release) | Renewable Energy Emerging Markets conference San Francisco Chronicle, USA The Renewable Energy in Emerging Markets conference brought together representatives of 35 countries to explore delivering solar, wind, hydropower and alternative fuels to their people. The delegates met with American government officials and discussed ... Progress Energy picks Carolina Solar to build power plant Progress Energy will link to Person solar farm CORRECT (4/27): NTR Expands Solar-Thermal Development Business |
 State Journal | Massey Energy's 1Q profit about flat Forbes, NY AP , 04.28.09, 10:40 PM EDT Coal producer Massey Energy said Tuesday its first-quarter profit was about flat year-over-year, hurt by higher costs and weak demand amid the global economic downturn. The Richmond, Va.-based company said Tuesday it earned ... Massey plans pay cuts amid low coal demand Massey Energy Q1 earnings increase; provides shipment outlook for ... Massey Energy Reports First Quarter 2009 Operating Results |
Two U faculty elected into prestigious honorary society Minnesota Daily, MN However, the University of Minnesota Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Chair Scott Lanyon said Polasky is qualified for the honor because of his ???groundbreaking??? work in a variety of fields. Polasky is a faculty member in the Department of ... AAAS Taps 17 Profs as Members |