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Sunday 21 June 2009
War-Time Fungus Joins Elephant Dung to Make Biofuels Bloomberg Six decades later, scientists have genetically engineered the organism to make cheaper biofuels. Danisco A/S of Copenhagen cultivates the fungus to create enzymes that break down plants to produce ethanol. CSM NV, the Amsterdam-based food company, ... |
Maurel & Prom diversifying into 2nd generation biofuels ScandOil, Norway Greenext Energy Europe SA has given Maurel & Prom one month to decide whether to take out a licence for a process involving the enzymatic hydrolysis of wood cellulose in France and countries in which Maurel & Prom operates. ... |
Funding in doubt for biofuel-from-algae program StarNewsOnline.com, NC By Ana Ribeiro As algae percolate in tanks at Brunswick Community College, waiting to perhaps become biofuel, their program is running out of money. The NC Community College bionetwork will stop funding bcc's biotech program and others statewide in the ... |
Ecology groups say EU delaying on climate change New Europe, Belgium EU leaders missed a chance during their two-day summit to take the initiative on climate change policy when they opted to delay any decisions until the autumn, environmental groups have warned. ???European leaders were right to state that the time has ... |
Wash. state to continue Neah Bay rescue tug Seattle Post Intelligencer The state Department of Ecology has extended for another year the contract to keep an emergency response tug in Neah Bay. Since 1999, the tug has helped 42 crippled ships, preventing oil spills in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Washington's outer coast ... |
Airline industry could be flying on biofuels in five years Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom The aviation industry could be powered by biofuels instead of traditional petrol-based products within five years, according to one of the contributors to a study backed by heavyweights including Boeing, Rolls-Royce and Virgin Atlantic. ... |
Global biodiesel Will Triple from 2010 to 2020: 12 Leading Biofuel ... Next Big Future, CA Jatropha are plants native to Latin America that produced oil used to make biofuels in other countries. * Algae-based biodiesel will achieve commercial availability in 2012, Pike Research predicts, and will have a larger market impact beginning in 2016 ... |
US to fund $.6-B clean energy deals Business Mirror, Philippines CONTINUING its turnaround from the Bush years, the United States has pledged nearly $600 million in funding assistance from October this year to support clean-energy projects in Asia and in other parts of the world; and itself plans to spend $150 ... Rich nations urged to invest in clean energy Oxfam urges more clean energy action News Analysis: Nuclear power emerges as green option for Asia |
BAY STREET: Gauging an entry point for energy stocks Reuters By Jeffrey Jones CALGARY, Alberta, June 21 (Reuters) - A lot of oil analysts say crude prices around $70 a barrel are too steep, given the tenuous state of the economy, and energy investors don't seem to want to argue yet. By and large, Canadian energy ... |
 CNET News | Europe Looks to Africa for Solar Power New York Times, United States By TOM ZELLER Jr. An employee of the Geneva electricity provider Services Industriels de Geneve cleaned a panel in the company's solar energy panel field in March. A blog about energy, the environment and the bottom line. It aims to harvest the sun's ... State turns focus on renewable energy Governor's Energy Office promotes alternative energy Queensland set to become solar powerbase |
Ecology Action Centre plans annual general meeting on Monday TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada On Monday's agenda will be a bylaw review, election of the new board of directors and a presentation of the organization's annual awards. The Ecology Action Centre is an environmental group that has existed for more than 37 years. ... |
Small-scale biofuel production holds more promise, says USAID Business Mirror, Philippines DECENTRALIZED biofuel production, or small-scale factories built on degraded or underused lands, has the potential to provide energy to half a billion people living in poverty in rural Asia. The report, Biofuels in Asia: An Analysis of Sustainability ... |
 WJFW-TV | MREA Energy Fair crowd evolves as event enters 20th year Wausau Daily Herald, WI By Nick Paulson ??? For the Wausau Daily Herald ??? June 21, 2009 The Midwest Renewable Energy Association's Energy Fair essentially has the same format as when it started 20 years ago, but there has been one noticeable alteration. ... MREA Energy Fair Helps Power the Future Central Wis. hosts annual renewable energy fair I'll be at the 20th Midwest Renewable Energy Fair this weekend |
Ecology rewards schools for environmental programs The Olympian, WA Fifteen Southwest Washington public and private schools received cash awards last month for their outstanding environmental programs, according to the Department of Ecology. The Terry Husseman School Awards program, presented by the Washington ... |
Scientists Publish Work That Saved the Large Blue Butterfly The Epoch Times, NY To celebrate, decades of research carried out by lead researcher Jeremy Thomas from the University of Oxford, and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in Wallingford will be published for the first time this week. Barnaby Smith from the Centre for ... Butterfly back from extinction Butterfly That Mimics Ants Points to Conservation Clue |
Thousands remain without power following storms The Associated Press Consumers Energy in Michigan says about 22400 of its customers statewide had no power as of 6 pm Saturday. Iowa and Wisconsin also had scattered outages. The storms produced torrential rain. The National Weather Service said parts of northern Illinois ... 67000 ComEd customers remain without power after storms Thousands remain without power because of storms Service Restored to More Than 230000 Customers |
Biofuel advocates say food vs. fuel argument is bunk The Southern, IL by adam testa, the southern In a world in which scientists and researchers seek the perfect fuel alternative, officials in the national biofuels arena contend their products offer the best shot at the "moving target" of an ideal option. ... Commentary: How ethanol is fueling rural America's future Ethanol Standards Would Hike Corn, Feed Prices, Study Says Ethanol tiny slice of food cost |
New 'Freedom's Way' includes section from Nashua through Souhegan ... Nashua Telegraph, NH These are loose-knit groups that have come together under the oversight of the National Park Service to celebrate regional identity, history and ecology. Their work ranges from basic advertising efforts, such as road signs and pamphlets, ... |