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December 15, 2009
Unilever drops palm oil supplier criticised by Greenpeace
The Hague (AFP) Dec 11, 2009
Anglo-Dutch food and cosmetics giant Unilever said Friday it was severing ties with an Indonesian palm oil supplier accused by environmental organisation Greenpeace of destroying rainforests. "The Greenpeace claims are of a nature that we can't ignore. Unilever is committed to sustainable sourcing. Therefore, we have notified PT Smart (part of the Sinar Mas group) that we have no choice but ... read more

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Manure focus of electricity effort in Kan.
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Major Report Released At Bioenergy Australia 2009
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Enerkem Awarded Funding By US DoE For Biorefinery Project
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University's Plan To Create Petroleum-Free Fleet
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Memory Foam Mattress Review & Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison

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President Obama, USDOE And USDA See Green Value In Sapphire Energy
San Diego CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2009
Sapphire Energy has received another big boost for its groundbreaking energy work. Sapphire was awarded nearly $104.5 million as part of President Obama's American Recovery and Investment Act and the Biorefinery Assistance Program, authorized through the 2008 Farm Bill. The grant is from the U.S. Dept. of Energy for $50 million and the loan guarantee from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture for ... more

Logos Technologies And EdeniQ Awarded Cellulosic Bio-Ethanol Grant
Arlington VA (SPX) Dec 08, 2009
Logos Technologies and EdeniQ have announced that they have been awarded a $20.4 million grant to modify and operate a pilot-scale bio-refinery plant to produce low-cost ethanol bio-fuel from cellulosic feedstock, such as corn stover and switch grass. Logos will manage the project, and EdeniQ will be responsible for the modification and operation of their existing refinery site in Visalia ... more

Developing Renewable Fuels From Algae Oil
Houston TX (SPX) Dec 07, 2009
Endicott Biofuels and TransAlgae have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of algae as a potential transportation fuel and renewable chemical feedstock source. According to Endicott Chief Executive Officer David Robinson, TransAlgae's strategy is consistent with Endicott's goal to create economically sustainable new sources of energy through the development of renewable ... more

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Ceres And CHOREN Assess Energy Crops For Thermochemical Production Of Biofuels


First Goodyear Concept Tires Made with BioIsoprene Technology


First Giant King Grass Harvest
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High-tech, eco-friendly dream home takes shape in Japan

Coal remains king in China, despite climate change vow

Gulf leaders tackle economic woes, conflicts

Iran does not insist on uranium swap inside the country: FM

UN nuclear watchdog chief holds talks in Nigeria

New UN atomic watchdog chief to visit Nigeria

Less Nitrogen Oxide In Tropical Weather Than Expected

Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Up By 29 Percent Since 2000

NASA Conducts Airborne Science Aboard Zeppelin Airship

Charcoal trade threatens gorillas

Google wants to help watch over world's forests

Climate: France at loggerheads with EU allies on forests

Chemical plant helps Dutch aubergine grower

Taiwan farmers potty-train pigs to curb pollution

Taiwan fishermen fall victim to climate change: report

Toyota aims to roll out plug-in Prius in two years

China's BAIC agrees to buy some Saab assets

Stronger Chinese auto sales lift luxury German brands

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Flax And Yellow Flowers Can Produce Bioethanol
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 27, 2009
Surplus biomass from the production of flax shives, and generated from Brassica carinata, a yellow-flowered plant related to those which engulf fields in spring, can be used to produce bioethanol. This has been suggested by two studies carried out by Spanish and Dutch researchers and published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. "These studies evaluate, from an ... more

Arctic Expedition Investigates Climate Change And Alternative Fuels
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 27, 2009
Scientists from the Marine Biogeochemistry and Geology and Geophysics sections of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) organized and led a team of university and government scientists on an Arctic expedition to initiate methane hydrate exploration in the Beaufort Sea and determine the spatial variation of sediment contribution to Arctic climate change. Utilizing the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter ... more

California Energy Commission Awards UCR Grant For Synthetic Fuel Facility
Riverside CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2009
The California Energy Commission has awarded a $1 million grant to UC Riverside's College of Engineering-Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) to build a process demonstration unit (PDU) to convert biosolids to clean synthetic diesel fuel. The PDU will be located at CE-CERT's facilities on Columbia Ave. in Riverside and will use a steam hydrogasification process ... more

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Switchgrass Produces Biomass Efficiently


Biofuel scores a first in green aviation


KLM flies world's first "passenger flight on biofuel"
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African frustration erupts at UN climate talks

ECOWAS chief calls for Guinea 'protection force'

Developing nations slam EU climate fund pledge

Toyota aims to roll out plug-in Prius in two years

China's BAIC agrees to buy some Saab assets

Stronger Chinese auto sales lift luxury German brands

Galaxy Collision Switches On Black Hole

Galaxy Collision Switches On Black Hole

A 200 Million Mile Long Lab Bench For Turbulence Research

Russia To Launch MIM1 Module To ISS Next Year

Russia Plans To Send 10 Spacecraft To ISS Next Year

SpaceX Begins NASA Astronaut Training For Dragon Spacecraft COTS Program

Shuttle Endeavour readied for a space trip

Space shuttle Atlantis lands back on Earth

Atlantis Ready For Landing Friday

ATK Successfully Ground Tests New Castor 30 Upper Stage Solid Rocket Motor

Virgin spaceship to take visitors into suborbital space

Steering The Ares Rockets On A Straight Path

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Scientists complete corn genome

New Facility To Test Aircraft Engines, Alternative Fuels

Encouraging Ethanol Truths Prove Inconvenient In New Gore Book

NASA Develops Algae Bioreactor As Sustainable Energy Source

UCI Computer Model Foresees Effects Of Alternative Transportation Fuels

Joule Reports Breakthrough In Renewable Diesel Production

DuPont And BSES Partner To Improve Sugarcane

WWF Confronted Over Greenwashing Of Sustainable Palm Oil

VIASPACE To Trademark Giant King Grass

Genomes Of Biofuel Yeasts Reveal Clues That Could Boost Production

Wet Ethanol Production Process Yields More Ethanol And More Co-Products

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Ceres Wins Grant To Develop High-Yielding, Low-Input Energy Grasses

Honeywell's Biomass-to-Oil Process Selected By Italian Company

Dongtai Organic Waste Treatment Project Update

Renewed World Energies Merges With BioCentric Energy

K-State Engineers Study Surface Texture And Algae Growth

Researchers Create First Synthetic Cellulosome In Yeast

European palm oil buyers shunning eco-friendly variety: WWF

Brooklyn Fuel Company Launches BioGreen

SPEC Process E And C Helps Qteros Achieve Cellulosic Ethanol Milestone

Verenium And VPP Test C5 Cellulosic Technology On Pulping Feedstocks

Sequencing Microbial Genes For Potential Biofuels Use Receives DoE Funding

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